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Top HeadlinesPM Shehbaz Sharif calls Pakistan-China friendship time-tested and unbreakable as the countries mark 75 years of diplomatic relations, praising China’s support and Xi Jinping’s poverty reduction.
Poland’s ambassador Maciej Pisarski praised Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach and mediation, highlighting efforts to ease U.S.-Iran tensions and calling for dialogue for regional peace and stability.
NATIONALShehbaz Sharif met Chinese delegation led by Cai Dafeng to mark 75 years of Pakistan-China diplomacy, reaffirming “ironclad brotherhood” and pledging to advance the next phase of CPEC.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin announced China-Russia ties have entered a “new stage,” pledging deeper strategic coordination across trade, energy, technology, and people-to-people links amid global turbulence.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office strongly condemned a drone attack on the UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, calling it a serious breach of international law and urging restraint to avoid escalation.
The Xi–Trump summit goes beyond diplomacy, projecting China as an equal—and sometimes challenger—to US dominance. Analysts note Xi’s confidence, Trump’s weaker leverage, and the limits of tariffs.
China’s commerce ministry says Beijing and Washington agreed on preliminary trade understandings after the Xi-Trump summit, including reciprocal tariff adjustments, new trade and investment councils, and progress on agricultural market access.
China says the Xi-Trump summit deepened mutual trust, improved strategic communication, and agreed on a new framework to guide ties for the next three years amid global uncertainty.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreed on a “strategic stability” framework to build a constructive, stable China-US relationship. The leaders outlined cooperation, managed competition, and steps to address economic disputes.
Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping to secure trade gains, preserve a fragile tariff and rare earth truce, and push for greater access for US businesses, amid AI and semiconductor tensions.
Khawaja Asif tells the National Assembly that the Centre and KP are aligned against terrorism, citing improved coordination and rejecting fresh talks with Kabul. The session erupts in chaos after accusations spark clashes with PTI lawmakers.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China May 23–26 as Pakistan expands strategic and digital cooperation. The trip follows recent MOUs and aims to build a Pak-China digital corridor.
