The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50 percent of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, according to satellite imagery, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave. More than 23 kilometers (14 miles) have been constructed in recent months, running […]
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From IPPs to Wheat Procurement: Is Pakistan Building Another Economic Trap?
Pakistan today finds itself trapped in a dangerous economic vortex where the state is attempting to increase revenue by placing ever-growing pressure on the economy, while the economy itself continues to shrink under that very burden. Industries are shutting down, employment opportunities are shrinking, consumption is falling, and consequently, the tax base itself is collapsing. […]
How Punjab is Building through Sport!
Punjab’s Khelta Punjab Pink Games should be read not as a ceremonial sports gala but as a structural reset in how the province approaches youth development, gender inclusion and population wellness. Globally, sport in 2026 is framed as a growth accelerator, a convergence space where public health, economic productivity, social cohesion and human capital formation […]
Building on the Past, Embracing the Future
The turn of the year renews all nature. At the dawn of 2026, on behalf of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, I would like to extend our most sincere and best wishes to the Government and people of Pakistan. The year 2025 was extraordinary. China’s 14th […]
Building Resilience
Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank on Tuesday signed two major climate resilience initiatives worth $304 million–one focused on Sindh and the other on Punjab. The announcement was greeted with donor praise and bureaucratic satisfaction. Why shouldn’t it? In a country battered annually by floods, heatwaves and toxic smog, few would dispute the urgency of […]
Southeast Asia’s tallest building Merdeka 118 set to open in mid-2023
KAULA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s tallest building the Merdeka 118 Tower in Malaysia is set to be inaugurated in mid-2023. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the 678.9-metre-tall Merdeka skyscraper touted as the world’s second-tallest building after Burj Khalifa, Dubai. Merdeka 118 tops out at 678.9 metres, grabbing the title of Southeast Asia’s tallest building from Landmark 81 […]
Building declared ‘dangerous’ collapses in Karachi, at least one casualty
At least one person died and multiple were wounded as a building in the metropolis’ Lyari neighbourhood collapsed late Sunday, rescue sources said. Sindh Rangers and police personnel reached the site immediately to provide rescue services and a crane dispatched to the site, with rescue officials saying at least one body and 10 wounded people […]
Building collapse kills 7 in India after monsoon rains
A three-story building collapsed after monsoon rains in a hilly area of northern India on Sunday, killing at least seven people, officials said Monday. Rescuers were looking for half a dozen people, including some soldiers, still unaccounted for early Monday. Several soldiers were among the 31 people rescued since the collapse occurred in the town […]