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  ISLAMABA air max sale D:The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to take the judiciary and political leadership into confidence for the success of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's upcoming tax amnesty scheme.The tax authority has also requested the prime minister to mitigate any objections the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) could raise over the scheme before it was launched.If Finance Minister Asad Umar secures the IMF's nod next week, the scheme may be announced on April 15.All companies and individuals would be entitled to avail the scheme except public office-holders and their relatives. The condition applies air force homme  to those who have been in  nike air force 1 mujer office since January 2000.The FBR put forward the advice in its first presentation to the prime minister on Friday. Khan endorsed the scheme in principle, but asked the finance ministry to make it more stringent.PML-N slams PTI govt s U-turn on tax amnesty schemeSources in the F Hjsf FA investigates England trio s potential breach of Covid-19 rules
 ISLAMABAD:Pakistan and Russia, during the recent visit of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Islamabad, have agreed to intensify efforts to deepen cooperation in a myriad of sectors, the Foreign Office said on Friday.  quot During the delegation-level talks, the two sides agreed on the need to intensify efforts to deepen cooperation in all areas, including econom new balance usa y and trade, energy, counter-terrorism, security and defence, education, and people-to-people exchanges,  quot  said FO spokesperson Z jordans damen ahid Hafeez Chaudhri in the weekly briefing in Islamabad today.The visiting foreign minister also called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Ar nike air max 1 my Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, he added.  quot The visit provided both sides an opportunity to review the whole gamut of bilateral relations and share their respective perspectives on key regional and international issues,  quot  Chaudhri added.Underscoring the importance of energy sector cooperation, Foreign Minister Qureshi reaffirmed Pakistan  rsqu

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  KARACHI:Sensational revelations came out in the report  af1 bianche presented by Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) in the Sindh High Court regarding the fire incidents in multi-storied buildings in Karachi. It has been stated in the KMC report that, more than 200 buildings on I.I Chundrigar Road, Khalid Bin Waleed Road and Sharea Faisal were inspected. It was found out that all the inspected buildings have been constructed with poor materials and without proper planning. The buildings also lack fire fighti samba shoes ng system, emergency exit and oth new balance schuhe er necessary arrangements. Qdvn Rise in illicit cigarette sales feared
 ISLAMABAD:Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed an agreement to expand support for Islamabad s response to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa through the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF).Economic Affairs Division Secretary Noor Ahmed and ADB Country Director for Pakistan Xiaohong Yang inked a loan agreement, aimed at strengthening Pakistan s public health response to Covid-19 and help meet basic needs of the poor and vulnerable.Under the agreement, the government of Norway will provide a $5.28-million grant to str grey air max engthen the emergency response system in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa amid the Covid-19 crisis. The grant is being drawn from unused resources of the Pakistan Earthquake Fund and will be administered by  jordan schuh the ADB. The grant will help provide emergency response services, procure necessary equipment and nike af  supplies to poor communities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa s remote areas,  said Xiaohong.  This reflects the enduring partnership

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  KAR nike airforce 1 hombre ACHI:The go nike air max vernment has given af1 s  industrial status to the telecom sector in the federal budget for fiscal year 2021-22. Cynd ANP senator s home attacked by a bomb in Peshawar
 A study on delimitation of constituencies has suggested that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) shou adidas original campus ld disclose the reasons for deviating from the threshold set for changes in the boundaries of constituencies.A Democracy Reporting International (DRI) study suggests that ECP should release additional data and information about constituencies, including maps, and provide data and information in a format which stakeholders can easily understand and analys adidas originals hamburg e.The report by DRI Country Representative Hassan Nasir Mirbahar and Senior Progra nike air max97 mme Officer and Governance and Innovation Expert Ray Serrato said ECP has recently re-drawn electoral constituencies in a way that puts more emphasis on respecting administrative borders than on an equal vote for each citizen. The law is not clear on this point and the ECP has the discretion to prioritise certain criteria. However, the equality of the vote is an essential principle of democratic elections.Bending rules: Political deputations rankle FI

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  The ten-pointer ten days before tense elections tells a tale of troubling trials and tribulations for the troika that is facing the most trying of tests. Here goes:1. Nawaz Sharif has gone to jail but refused to roll over and play dead. That s rather inconvenient. It rearranges the scheme of things. But it also opens up a number of interesting possibilities that can shape the outcome of the elections on July 25th. Friday s (July 13th) events signified one important facet of the unfolding s air max 720 aga: the final chapter in the fascinating and tumultuous story adidas adidas original  of Nawaz Sharif has commenced. The next ten days will help decide if the story ends in a blaze of glory or the ignominy of defeat.Twitter reacts as nation awaits Nawaz, Maryam's return2.聽If the Caretaker government in Punjab wanted glory for the Sharifs, it did a f af1 supreme antastic job on Friday. These geniuses in Punjab appeared less caretakers and more caregivers for the PML-N as their bumbling, clumsy and myopic planning gave the PML-N an event  Nyzu Plan afoot to privatise govt schools
 KARACHI:Pakistan  rsquo s debt sustainability is once again a topic of discussion, resonating not just locally but also in global capital hubs. The consensus is clear: the level of loans poses a burden on citizens.The ramifications of misgovernance, poor policymaking, and the myopic vision of first-class stakeholders directly impact the middle and lower classes disproportionately. In this context, coupled with a hi red dunks storically high 22% interest rate, the question arises: Is it time for the central bank to alleviate the debt burden on th adidas spezial rot e exchequer Twenty-eight years ago, in 1996, interest rates touched 20%, while Pakistan  rsquo s population averages 21 years in age. Approximately 150 million people have never experienced an era with a 20% interest rate, yet they will bear the brunt of these missteps.The economic manoeuvres of politicians, repeat stan smith original edly tried and failed, have left the country devoid of strong purchasing power, quality education, decent job prospects, and hope for a financiall

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  BANGKOK:A Thai man was trampled to death by five wild elephants near a rubber plantation on Friday, police said, the latest deadly encounter in a country where pachyderms are both venerated and feared.Masaree Samae, 40, was killed in the early morning attack in southern Yala province, home to many of Thailan airmaxes d's sprawling rubber plantations. The victim was riding his motorbike on the way to tap rubber... and was circled by five elephants,  police captain Sathit Woonchoom. I conducted the autopsy with a doctor and found wounds on his back and head,  Sathit said.Four elephants killed in train collision  jordan mujer in northeast IndiaThe officer said he heard elephants rustling in the bushes near when he arrived at the scene to investigate.Thailand's wild elephant population has dwindled to about 2,700 from a peak of 100,000 in 1850, according to the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre.Deforestation and habitat  aj1 loss has brought them in closer contact with humans in recent decades, and they often clash wi Nfxx Sharjeel Memon replaces Saeed Ghani as Sindh information minister
 ISLAMABAD:Paying tributes to the working class on the occasion of International Labour Day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday stressed the need to fulfil workers  rsquo  rights by making them shareholders in the system o nike jordan f the global economy.  ldquo While we pay rich tributes to the working classes   amp  celebrate their contributions today, the fact is that the disruption in global markets has led to a severe cost air max95  of living crisis,  rdquo  he said in a tweet.ReadGovt, PTI to go for final round of talks todayThe prime minister said, with an increase in commodity prices, the working people found themselves under tremendous stress.The edifice of material development that stands on the foundation of hard work will crumble if those who made it possible are excluded from its benefits, he added.Shehbaz said fulfilling labour rights and making people shareholders in the system remained a fundamental cha nike air max damen llenge for the global economy.

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  ISLAMABAD:As the federal government on Tuesday announced to take the Kashmir issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the law nike dunks women  ministry has yet to give its opinion whether to move the UN top court.Earlier Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qures air jordan hi stated that Pakistan had decided to approach the ICJ on Kashmir issue and the law ministry would soon share the details on the subject.However, when contacted, sources in the law ministry said that no decision had yet been taken. Even lawyers who had expertise in international law expressed astonishment over the foreign minister s announcement.It is learnt that the opinion is divided on whether Pakistan should move  jordan basse ICJ or not because of the jurisdictional issue.聽 However, a senior PTI leader told The Express Tribune that senior party leaders were in contact with the UK-based lawyer who was advising Pakistan to approach ICJ against India on the issue.The PTI leader stated that a man named Ben Emerson was introduced by a cabinet member to P Cuuu Momina Mustehsan writes open letter to late model Anam Tanoli
 LAHORE:Secretary to the Prime Minister Fawad Hassan Fawad opted not to appear before the Lahore chapter of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday.The bureau asked Fawad to appear before a combined investigation team (CIT) on Friday at 11am in the Ashiyana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme scam, but he did not turn up till the end of NAB s office time.During the previous hearing, he was unable to give satisfactory responses to NAB queries. Subsequently, he was handed over a questionnaire.NAB accused him of using his political clout in awarding the contract of Ashiyana-e-Iqbal scheme, a public-private venture initiated by the Punjab government to provide subsidised housin adidas originals handball spezial g to the poor, to nike air plus  Casa Developers, instead of the lowest bidder.Casa Developers, it is learnt, was not eligible for the contract. This led to a loss nikeair  of millions of rupees to the national exchequer, NAB contended.According to NAB, Fawad possessed vital information regarding the case.During its investigation, NAB arrested

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  ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has decided to keep its borders with Iran, Afghanistan and India closed for another two weeks as it stepped up efforts to contain the proliferation of the novel coronavirus which has so far infected more than half a million people worldwide. The government has decided to keep Pakistan s western and eastern borders closed for another two weeks,  said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Dr Moeed Yusuf while addressing a news conference on Saturday.Special Assistan new balance 990 t to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal were also present at the presser.According to Dr Yusuf, the decision t nike air force one hombre o keep the borders closed was taken at a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) for COVID jordan viola -19 held on March 26.  All flights will also remain suspended till April 4,  the adviser added.Dr Yusuf, however, clarified that the government could give special waivers for flights if a Iksk Trial date set after two decades for 9/11 plotters report
 QUETTA:In order to strengthen contacts between Pakistan and China, a delegation from the Poa jordan2 pang Municipal People s Government of the People s Republic of China visited Gwadar.On the occas adidas originals damen ion, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Chinese delegation and Gwadar Deputy Commissioner retired captain Mohammad Wasim for fortifying relationship betw adidas campus blue een the people of both the cities.Both the sides discussed issues for improvement in various sectors and projects.Representatives of the Chinese delegation said that in 2006 Gwadar and Poapang were named sister cities, and on March 28, 2019, an agreement was signed in Beijing to promote equal relations between the two cities.The Chinese and Seasporse Holding Company signed an agreement under which the Poapang and Gwadar City Friendship Forest would be created to meet the financial needs of the project.Published in The Express Tribune, December 6th, 2019.

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  MULTAN:The Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) organised an awareness and training session on Tuesday to guide farmers about cotton cultivation and its management.Farmers, hailing from Jhandeerwala Village, also joined the special training session. CCRI Director Dr Zahid Mehmood told farmers about research studies carried out in the institute.He also suggested optimum use of mode jordan bebe rn technology for higher quality and enhanced yield of cotton. Similarly, Plant Physiology and Chemistry Incharge Dr Fayyaz Ahmed highlighted the importance of soil and water analysis. He informed the farmers about proper and prop af1 mens ortionate use of fertilisers.Plant Breeding and Genetics Head Dr Muhammad Idrees highlighted differ jordan low ent varieties of seeds and their characteristics. Agronomy Department Incharge Dr Naveed Afzal highlighted methods to prepare soil, samples for lab tests, eradication of weeds and balanced application of fertilisers.Published in The Express Tribune, April 18th, 2018. Dydl US hits Chinese Russian firms over Moscow military aid
 ISLAMABAD:The National University  air air max of Sciences and Technology (NUST) has been given air force 1 mid  the status of a   lsquo high tech special economic zone  rsquo  by Prime Minister Imran Khan which will h new balance 420 elp give a tremendous impetus to the Pakistani economy.

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  BEIJING:A lack of innovation is China s  Achilles heel , President Xi Jinping warned in an article given high prominence by state media on Thursday, where he also bemoaned the economy for being adidas spezial handball  big yet without being strong.Xi s comments, carried in the latest issue of the ruling Communist Party s influential bimonthly theoretical journal Qiu Shi, were made in a speech in January 2016, and or jordan grau iginally published a year later in a collection of Xi s speeches.In the piece, re-published as the economy faces strains during a protracted trade war with the United States, Xi takes an unvarnished look at the problems the country faces. Though our economy has vaulted to second place in the world, it is big and not strong, and  jordan2 its bloatedness and frailty are quite prominent,  Xi said. This is mainly reflected in the lack of strength in innovation ability, which is the  Achilles heel  of this lug of an economy of ours. China s technological prowess is still at the low end of the global value chain,  Pgyh Muslim staffer quits Sky News Australia says channel  helps legitimise radical views
 Pakistan on Saturday rejected the report issued by the US Department of State on International Religious Freedom and termed the observations of the report 'biased' and 'unsubstantiated'.A statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) said that Pakistan did not support reports that made observations on the internal affairs of sovereign states. Pakistan is a multi-religious, multi-cultural  adidas campus blue and pluralistic society where people of different faiths are living together. Their contributions to society add to its richness and diversity. Their rights are guaranteed under the Constitution of Pakistan. Thes adidas original samba e constitutional guarantees are underwritten by a vigilant judiciary that has demonstrated resolve to protect the fundamental rights - including religious freedoms - in recent high profile cases,  the statement said.Pompeo asks Pakistan to do more on religious freedomThe statement highlighted the implementation of the  National Action Plan on Huma dunk high n Rights  for which a total of Rs750 million have

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  LAHORE:The need for increasing the city   39 s tree cover to curb smog was stressed in a meeting on Wednesday.Lahore Divisional Commissioner Zaid Bin Maqsood emphasised the inverse relationship between smog and tree cover, highlighting the need to increase gr air max bw een areas of the city.A decision was made to form vigilance committees to prevent the burning of crop residues.Chairing the meeting, the commissioner said fully active vigilance committees would be formed at the village level and strict action would be taken against those who set fire to crop residues.Environment department officers, along with police personnel, will be involved in smog control efforts, with a senior police officer appointed as the focal person at the district level.Officials informed the commissioner that all pyrolysis plants will be demolished as per court orders under the smog control plan.The com jordan6 missioner directed that brick kilns be permitted only under anti-smog tec af1 white hnology guidelines, maintaining zero toleranc Lreh Tube wells solarised in sustainability leap
 Actor Aamir Khan has revealed that Shah Rukh Khan,will be replacing him in the聽space film聽Saare Jahaan Se Accha聽being written by Anjum Rajabali, reported DNA Indi nike air plus a.Aamir was interacting with media at the grand finale of the 2nd ed adidas originals verde ition of Cinestaan  air max 2090 India s Storyteller Script Contest 2018 beside writers Juhi Chaturvedi and Anjum Rajabali on Monday in Mumbai.Aamir and the writer had earlier collaborated in Ghulam. The PK star was supposed to be a part of Anjum's upcoming venture which is predicated on Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma. PHOTO: HINDUSTAN TIMES

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  LAHORE:The value-added text adidas spezial verte ile industry has rejected the frequent increase in prices of gas and electricity, saying such  af1 shoes tariffs make Pakistani products uncompetitive in the international mar nike air force ket. Tesc McDonald s fries can cure baldness study finds
 KARACHI:The business community has argued that gas tariff can be slashed instead of an upwa adida ssamba rd revision as inefficiency on the part of Karachi-based public utility is causing financial losses, which have been overestimated and are recoverable.Industrialists and businessmen, while speaking at a public hearing organised by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Wed nike air force 1 mujer nesday, strongly urged Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) to overcome its line losses, standing currently at 16.53% of total sales.It would partially help the company earn the targeted revenue and end the demand for increase in end-consumer tariffs, they said.Earlier, the gas utility had sought Ogra s approval for a tariff inc jordan4 rease of Rs62.52 per million British thermal units (mmbtu).It sought the increase with effect from July 1, 2019 and, if approved, end-consumers would receive inflated bills and the company would receive a total of Rs22.67 billion in the ongoing fiscal year 2019-20.The tariff surge, if given the go-ahea

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  LAHORE:The PTI on Th air nike max plus ursday announced that it would approach the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his niece PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, son ex-Punjab CM Hamza Shehbaz and others in corruptio nike dunk sb n cases.  ldquo PTI has decided to file an application in the top court under Article 184 against the bail and acquittal of the Sharif family in various cases,  rdquo  PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said during a media talk in Lahore, accompanied by former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.  ldquo The court has taken a suo motu notice and we want to become a part of the case,  rdquo  he added.Claiming that the Sharif family had robbed the national exchequer several times, Fawad demanded that the cases against PM Shehbaz, Maryam and Hamza should be reop nike force 1 ened and the top court should review the decisions.He urged the SC to hear these cases at the same pace it had heard against former prime minister Imran Khan about his disqualification.Speaking on the occasion, Qur Dtkv PSL opening ceremony
 A joint committee would be formed comprising journalist organisations and representatives from the Sindh government for solving the issue nike air max270 s faced by the media industry.It was decided after a media convention organised b af1 nocta y Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) on Tuesday at Karachi Press Club in light of the current crisis faced by the media industry.According to the press release, KUJ members, representatives from Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Karachi Press Club, All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council o adidas originals hamburg f Pakistan Newspaper Editors and Pakistan Association of Press Photographers as well as Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Information and Law Murtaza Wahab also attended the event.Wahab said that the government is working hard to ensure prosperity of all the  true journalists . He stressed that the government is expediting the process of issuing health cards for journalists.The adviser said he will also raise the issue in the upcoming meeting of the cabinet. He added that P

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  JAKARTA:Indonesia has criticised a US study questioning why the world's fourth most populous nation had not yet recorded a case of coronavirus, ca jordan4 lling the findings an insult and insisting it was on high alert.The virus has killed more than 1,100 people in China and spread to adidas original campus  dozens of countries around the world - but the Southeast Asian nation of more than 260 million has not reported a confirmed case since the outbreak campus adidas green .A study by Harvard University public health researchers this week found Indonesia should have reported a coronavirus outbreak and could have undetected cases given its extensive air links to China and the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak.Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto called the Harvard report  insulting  late Tuesday and said the country had proper testing equipment.Pakistani students in China recuperating: Foreign ministry They can be baffled but it's a fact  there are no cases, he told reporters in Jakarta. I am just telling you like it Xcud SC clarifies chief justice s remarks on love marriages
 ISLAMABAD:The federal and provincial governments needed to expand the pandemic relief programmes and improve their accessibility by easing down the eligibility criteria to mitigate the immediate risks for women and prevent exacerbation of the existing gender gaps during Covid-19 across the country.This was recommended in a survey report conducted by the Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability and Free and Fair Election Network (TDEA-FAFEN).Based on a survey of 6,000 households from 20 districts acro adidas originals handball spezial ss Pakistan, the socio-economic impact assessment report highlighted the issues faced by marginalized communities in gen air force mujer eral a air force 1 hombre nd women in particular during the first wave of the pandemic.The findings suggested that women and girls were more vulnerable to non-health impacts of the pandemic.According to the report, women-led households financially suffered more than men-led households as the former had a lower monthly income than the latter, even before the pandemic-associated econom

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  ISLAMABAD:The stakeholders on Consortium Formation for Machike-Thallian-Tarujabba White Oil P air force 1 hombre ipeline Project (MTT-WOP), on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) nike jordan  at the Special air force drake  Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Secretariat, PM Office. Hrxt Michael Clarke offers to return for crisis-hit Australia
 QUETTA:Adviser to the Chief Minister on Education Haji Muhammad Khan Lehri聽has said the provincial government has gone the extra mile in utilising all available jordan4  resources to improve quality of education in rural areas. Concrete measures are being taken to ensure attendance of t jordan1 eachers in educational institutions across the province in order to achieve the standard of knowledge,  said the education adviser while talking to APP on Friday.Separate schools for boys, girls in every UC a must: CM Negligence will not be tolerated in this regard,  said Lehri, adding that the provincial government was aware of public matters and was taking effective steps for their resolution in order to provide relief at their doors. The government is focusi air max 1 ng all of its attention on ensuring sustainable progress in all the fields of educations,  the adviser added.He urged all segments of the society, stakeholders and teachers to play their due role in addressing the issues of education for attaining the goal

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  BEIRUT:Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Lebanese protesters in central Beirut on Saturday in clashes that went on into the night and wounded dozens of people.Hundreds of people had been marching in the capital as part of a historic wave of protests that has swept Lebanon since Oct 17, furious at a ruling elite that steered the country toward its worst economic crisis in decades.Since the protests pushed Saad al-Hariri to resign as prime minister, talks between the main parties have been deadlocked for weeks over forming a new cabinet.Lebanon urgently needs a new government to pull it out of the crisis. Foreign donors say they will only help after the country gets a cabinet that can enact reforms.Lebanon聽PM聽Saad Hariri resigns after two weeks of nike air af1  mass protestsRiot police and security forces deployed en masse in Beirut on Saturday night, ch adidas originals superstar asing demonstrators, beating and detaining some of them, a Reuters witne jordan12 ss and a protester said.Plumes of white smoke billowed from Kwml Bilawal sees  some PTI leaders  in election race
 BEIJING/MOSCOW:After sealing pledges of a  quot new era  quot of strategic partnership with China   39 s Xi Jinping, Russian PresidentVladimir Putinon Friday is set to highlight the growing importance of trade near the Russian border in China   39 s northeast.Putin ends his two-day, red-carpet visit to China in Harbin in Heilongjiang province, which has long-running trade and cultural ties to Russia, touring a Russian-China Expo and a forum on interregional cooperation.Facing politic air max97 al isolation and Western sanctions over Russia   adidas spezial handball  39 s two-year-oldinvasion of Ukraine,Putin is increasingly turning to China to support its war economy.Amid the pomp of a full state visit, Putin and Xi signed a joint statement on Thursday that hailed the   quot new era  quot , countering the U.S. across a sweep of security and economic issues and a shared global view.  quot The China-Russia relationship today is hard-earned, and the two sides need to cherish and nurture it,  quot af1 noir   Xi told Putin  quot China is willing