Author: Gulf Times

BEIJING, Oct. 19 — China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has promoted development in developing countries, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday. “I would like to thank the Chinese government and President Xi Jinping for their contributions to developing countries through the BRI. I hope the synergy of BRI in infrastructure development can always be strengthened,” said Widodo at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing. The Indonesian president also called on all partner countries to collectively make the BRI stronger and more impactful. During his speech, Widodo mentioned…

  ISLAMABAD(19 Oct2023) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted protective bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo  Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases until Oct 24. Former Prime Minister Nawaz, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2019, left for London in the middle of his seven-year jail term on medical grounds. The elder Sharif is currently in Saudi Arabia and he will leave for Pakistan via Dubai on Oct 21. The former premier had approached the IHC, seeking court’s restraining order from arrest as he could approach the court. The IHC announced the verdict today,…