Pakistan pays over 26 billion to China amid increasing debt due to BRI initiative

Pakistan has had to pay over ₹ 26 billion in interest cost to China to repay a maturing debt in the fiscal year 2020-21, reported ANI citing local media and other sources. According to the annual financial statement that was released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday, the bank tapped the $4.5 billion or 30 billion yuan…Continue Reading

Migrant dies, others captured trying to swim around border fence into U.S.

The U.S.-Mexico border fence is seen where it extends into the Pacific Ocean at International Friendship Park in Imperial Beach, Calif. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Nov. 1 (UPI) — Federal authorities said a woman died over the weekend as dozens of migrants in Mexico attempted to swim around a barrier on…Continue Reading

Police: Teen arrested for shooting at Northern California councilmember’s home

Nov. 1 (UPI) — Police in Northern California have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection to a shooting at a Gilroy councilmember’s house over the weekend that left one person dead and three others wounded, authorities said. The police department in Gilroy, which is located about 33 miles south of San Jose, announced in a…Continue Reading