Pakistan
Dozens martyred in suicide blast at Islamabad imambargah
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (ABC): At least 31 worshippers were martyred and 169 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside an imambargah during Friday prayers in Islamabad’s Tarlai area, officials confirmed on Friday. The attack targeted Imambargah Khadijah...
China
China plans space-based AI data centres
BEIJING, Jan 29 (ABC): China plans to build space-based artificial intelligence data centres over the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, as the country steps up efforts...
Xi Jinping praises Zimbabwe liberation war veterans in letter
BEIJING, Jan 28 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping has written to veterans of Zimbabwe’s national liberation war, praising their lifelong commitment to friendship between China and Africa.
In his letter,...
World
Business
Dedicated secretariat set up to speed up seed approvals
ISLAMABAD, Feb 07 (ABC): The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has streamlined its pest risk analysis and seed approval process to ensure the timely availability of quality seeds across the country. At the same time, it has...