Washington: The United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken met with China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday, a development which the New York Times said hopes to shore up the fractious relationship between the two countries despite disputes over the economy, national security, and geopolitical frictions.The meeting followed Blinken’s over five-hour-long meeting with China’s Foreign Minister

Islamabad: Pointing to constant intervention by the European and Western nations, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that he is hopeful that the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will be completed and that no obstacle would hamper the process, according to Geo News.Speaking with Geo News, the minister insisted that in order to safeguard their interests amid the turmoil and unrest

France and Germany agreed on Friday to move to the next phase of a project to jointly develop a battle tank by 2040, their defence ministers said, as they seek fresh impetus despite reservations and differences on each side.Berlin and Paris in 2017 agreed to work on a joint fighter jet under French lead, estimated to cost some 100 billion euros in total, and also a Franco-German tank to succeed

Two terrorists were killed while as many Army personnel got injured on Friday as a gun battle between the militants and security forces continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said.The encounter began on Thursday at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the Sopore area of north Kashmir. After the night’s lull, a fresh exchange of firing took place on Friday morning,

The Border Security Force (BSF) along with the Punjab Police recovered a drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district, officials said on Friday.According to an official BSF release, "Based on information on April 25, 2024, BSF intelligence set up about the presence of a drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district, a joint search operation by BSF troops with Punjab Police was conducted in

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane joined his counterparts from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in Kazakhstan capital, Astana for a pivotal Defence Ministers’ meeting on Friday, the Ministry of Defence said in an official press statement.During the gathering, a significant protocol was signed, underscoring the collective commitment of all SCO members towards fostering peace