BEIJING: Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, authorities said on Monday, as her team completed a six-hour stint outside the Tiangong space station as part of its ongoing construction. Tiangong — meaning “heavenly palace” — is the latest achievement in China’s drive to become a major space power, after landing a rover on Mars …

Iran said on Monday that the United States should provide guarantees that it will not abandon Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers again if talks to revive the agreement succeed. Indirect talks between Iran and the United States, which stalled in June after the election of hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, are set to resume on November 29 in Vienna to …

ROME: The UN’s food agency said on Monday the number of people on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen to 45 million, as acute hunger spikes around the world. The jump from 42 million people earlier in the year was largely down to a food security assessment that found another three million people facing famine in Afghanistan, …

LAHORE: Punjab has reported 456 new cases of the mosquito-borne dengue virus disease and six deaths in the last 24 hours period. According to Provincial health department 333 new cases surfaced in provincial capital Lahore, during the last 24 hours. Dengue fever yesterday claimed six lives, five in Lahore and one in Rawalpindi. Yesterday 37 dengue fever cases were reported …

KARACHI: Trading on the Pakistan Stock Exchange remained lacklustre on Monday as uncertainty over the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme made investors cautious. According to Topline Securities, the benchmark index achieved an intraday high of 47,442 points. Selling pressure ensued, however, and the KSE-100 index closed at 47,115.04 points down 180.76 points or 0.38 per cent from last Friday. …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has intensified offsite and onsite inspections against Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) and imposed penalties on a large number of real estate agents for not implementing anti-money laundering and counter finance terrorism regime, Dawn has learnt from knowledgeable sources. The FBR designated Department of Director General DNFBPs imposed hefty fines on all those real …

This is a story about stories as they play out in the streets of one of Karachi’s most historic neighbourhood, Pakistan Chowk. In it, you will meet characters that contribute to the essence of the space. In it, are the heroes whose stories go undiscovered by people around them, but who find their way easily into the lens of another. …

In its fourth year, Dawn.com and Deutsche Welle (DW)’s celebrated video storytelling competition, It Happens Only In Pakistan, serves as a celebration of budding filmmakers who bring to light the struggles and courage of Pakistan’s most resilient heroes. The three winning films take home prize money worth Rs500,000, Rs300,000, and Rs200,000, respectively. First Prize: Saf-e-Awal A film by Muhammad Afnan …

LAHORE: In-form Iftikhar Ahmed has been included in place of veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez as the national selection committee on Monday announced an 18-member Pakistan squad for the tour of Bangladesh where a three-match T20 International series will be staged on Nov 19, 20 and 22 in Dhaka. The 31-year-old Iftikhar who has played 13 T20 Internationals, so far is …