WASHINGTON: The United States of America is aware of the tensions at Pak-India border, said State Department Spokesman John Kirby. During a daily media briefing, John Kirby, while replying to a question about killing of soldiers and civilians on both side of border during the last couple of months said, “We’re certainly aware of them. And in at least one case, investigations are just now beginning. We want to respect that process.” He said US…
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The business dealings of all Beijing city officials’ spouses and children will be investigated by the end of 2017, the official Xinhua News Agency said, as part of a push to restore party discipline and battle graft. The extended families of Communist Party cadres have become a key battleground in President Xi Jinping’s war on corruption, which has punished thousands of officials since he came to power in late 2012. Many cases of corruption have…
Proxies for growth once favoured by China’s premier are bouncing back amid a stabilisation in smokestack industries. Electricity use, rail cargo volume and bank loans – combined in a weighted average known as the Bloomberg Intelligence Li Keqiang Index – are collectively at the highest level in three years. While the strength shows fiscal and monetary stimulus is putting a floor under expansion, it is also evidence that stabilisation is reviving industries such as steel…
Nov. 24, 2015 marked a fresh start in the history of the Chinese Armed Forces, as the nation embarked on a long march of deepening military reform. One year on, the blueprint of the reform are clearer, and the commitment to building a strong military has become stronger. Amid profound and complicated changes in the international situation and the country’s ongoing efforts in revitalizing the Chinese nation, China has entered a key stage of transforming…
ISLAMABAD: Coalition partner of the ruling party in the National Assembly JUI-F on Tuesday criticised the government for its failure to end gas load shedding in its three and a half year tenure. Presenting a motion, JUI-F MNA Naeema Kishwar Khan said still the country was confronting gas loadshedding. She demanded the government take immediate measures to overcome gas shortages. Supporting the JUI-F, the ruling party’s Tahira Aurangzeb informed the house that gas load shedding…