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Covid-19 is getting out of hands in China again

24Dec

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Global

Covid-19 is getting out of hands in China again

In the last 20 days, Covid-19 has reached a new level in China. Hospitals are full as they are getting 250 million cases per month. "Every person I know is getting fever", citizens are crying. Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with COVID-19 on a single day this week. The Bloomberg news agency has reported. Citing minutes from an internal meeting of the country’s National Health Commission held on Wednesday. In all, the report which was published on Friday said about 18 percent of the country’s population of 248 million people are likely to have contracted the virus in the first 20 days of December. That stood in dramatic contrast to the official number of 3,049 new infections reported that day. Hospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a f...

Beijing shuts parks, museums as China’s Covid-19 cases rise

22Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Global, Health

Beijing shuts parks, museums as China’s Covid-19 cases rise

China has decided to shut down Parks and Museums due to the rise of Covid-19 cases. Health officials have reported two additional deaths linked to Covid-19. This death toll is lower from the past week’s 3. The number of cases are rising again in China since May. The most recent wave is testing recent adjustments to China's "Zero-Covid” policy. The policy made the authorities focus more on their enforcement actions. Moreover, the policy refrains from the widespread lockdowns and testing that have stifled the economy and irritated citizens. According to analysts, localities responsible for 19.9% of China's total GDP were subject to restrictions or lockdowns on Tuesday. This percentage is up from 15.6 percent on Monday and near the index's peak in April. In April, the government pla...

PIA offered a special deal for students traveling to China

19Sep

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Pakistan

PIA offered a special deal for students traveling to China

Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has offered a special deal for students that travel to China. PIA has increased student discounts from 10% to 15% for students that will be going to China from Pakistan. Along with this PIA has announced a 7% additional discount on surcharges. This makes the total discount on a single unit of Tickets 22%. This discount is applicable to both incoming and outgoing flights. PIA made the public announcement on 14 September. This is a major relief for students that are studying abroad in China. PIA offered a special deal of up to 22% discount for students traveling to China According to an estimate, approximately more than 28,000 students from Pakistan study in China. These students are studying across China in multiple Universities that give scholars...

Pakistan has to take side in China-Taiwan’s conflict

7Aug

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Latest

Pakistan has to take side in China-Taiwan’s conflict

The recent visit of Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan creates so many rifts in the region. It made Pakistan a bit in trouble as it has to take the strong side of either country now. What will happen in political diplomacy on an international level, would be definite in the future now. The War of 7 decades is in the final round after the recent visit of Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. China does not want to let go Taiwan and wants to merge it into "One China". Meanwhile, Taiwan is strongly retaliating against this oppression. China has more numbers and resources to take over Taiwan but it can convey a really bad image to whole world. They are trying to take China's side for the sake of so many economic ties and commitments. Pakistan is always a strategic partner of China all these years. They do not ...

Is China likely to invade Taiwan soon???

7Aug

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Opinion

Is China likely to invade Taiwan soon???

The conflict between china and Taiwan is getting intense day by day. China has surrounded the island from 6 sides. In the name of military drill, the Chinese army is going towards direct combat. China and Taiwan's infamous dispute is getting rage day by day. In a recent drill, the Chinese army surrounds Taiwan from 6 coasts. In the name of the casual drill, they are blasting missiles underwater and shooting rockets in the air. This is the crucial yet alarming situation going on in the region. Under China’s leader, Xi Jinping, the People’s Liberation Army has upgraded to the point where a campaign to seize Taiwan seems increasingly plausible. Yet even experts and officials who monitor China’s military for a living disagree over how ready those forces are to invade Taiwan and how in...