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PkMAP Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai participates in a protest in Pishin, on February 22, 2024. — X@MKAchakzaiPKMAPPkMAP chief slams SC’s reserved seats verdict.Condemns undermining of democratic values.“This is not the time to hurl abuses at each other.”ISLAMABAD: Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai has offered to hold talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the formation of a unity government.”I am ready to hold talks with the prime minister on the matter of unity government formation,” he said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad. His remarks on unity government comes just days after the SC’s Constitutional Bench…
Search and rescue boats search for survivors from the Rafelia II ferry that sank in the Bali Strait, near Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia March 4, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. — Reuters Ferry was carrying 65 people — 53 passengers, 12 crew members.It sinks about 30 minutes after leaving East Java’s Banyuwangi port.Authorities say ferry was headed to Bali when incident occurred. JAKARTA: Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country’s Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday.The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya…
An undated picture of Pakistan U19 Volleyball team. – FileKARACHI: Pakistan is gearing up for the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship scheduled to take place in Tashkent from July 21 to August 3. The team secured its spot in the tournament after clinching bronze in the U18 Asian Championship last year. Drawn in Group A, Pakistan will face tough competition from Belgium, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Their campaign begins on July 24 against Belgium, followed by matches against Uzbekistan on July 25, Turkey on July 26, Puerto Rico on July 28, and Argentina on July 29. The Pakistan…
Charlize Theron faces backlash over viral video Hollywood star Charlize Theron is facing backlash after publicly discussing a sexual encounter with a man 23 years her junior.While speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast, The Old Guard actress revealed she recently had a one-night stand with a 26-year-old. “I did just recently f*** a 26-year-old, and it was really f***ing amazing,” she said in a clip that has since gone viral, drawing mixed reactions from fans and critics.Some questioned why she would share such intimate details publicly, while others defended her, arguing that both parties are consenting adults and no one…
Google Chrome browser issue warning, update your Chrome now to protect it from hackers Google has released a new emergency update for Chrome after discovering a serious security flaw in its system. This flaw, found in the V8 engine (which runs JavaScript and WebAssembly code), could allow hackers to steal your data or even install malware or ransomware on your device.The flaw has been identified as “CVE-2025-5554”, and it has been given a severity rating of “8.1 out of 10”, making it a high-risk threat. According to Google, hackers have already exploited this vulnerability to target users.This marks the “second…
The US president says he’ll be ‘very firm’ with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Although it’s not clear that Israeli leaders want to end the “Forever War” they launched in the aftermath of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, the US has enough leverage to force a truce, argues Georgetown University visiting scholar, Khaled Elgindy. Annelle Sheline, a former State Department official who quit in protest of President Biden’s Gaza policies, argues that Israel’s war was “not really about Hamas” but more about the Israeli desire to control Gaza, the West Bank and the wider region. Sheline and Elgindy delve…
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This collage shows families stuck and drowned in raging Swat River (left) and Naseer Ahmed — the father of two drowned children from Mardan. — Screengrab via Geo NewsA man from Mardan recounted the tragic incident at the Swat River last week, which claimed at least 12 lives — including his two children, 12-year-old Daniyal and 6-year-old Ishaal.Naseer Ahmed told of his ordeal as he and other people around him were helpless to pull the 17 people of two families from Sialkot and Mardan from the raging water of the Swat River. Speaking to Geo News, Ahmed said: “I called…
Kimia, 25, an Afghan journalist and artist who was accepted into Germany’s humanitarian admission programme for vulnerable Afghans, now stranded in legal limbo, speaks with Reuters at a guest house where she is living, in Islamabad, June 13, 2025. — Reuters BERLIN/ISLAMABAD: In a cramped guesthouse in the federal capital, 25-year-old Kimia spends her days sketching women — dancing, playing, resisting — in a notebook that holds what’s left of her hopes.A visual artist and women’s rights advocate, she fled Afghanistan in 2024 after being accepted into a German humanitarian admission programme aimed at Afghans considered at risk under the Taliban.…
Pakistan’s first-ever international gold medallist wrestler Din Mohammad. — Geo NewsLAHORE: Pakistan’s first-ever international gold medallist wrestler Din Mohammad passed away after a prolonged illness. He was over 100 years old.Hailing from Lahore’s Bata Pur area, Din Mohammad earned the honour of winning Pakistan’s first gold medal in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila. Representing the country in wrestling, he defeated opponents from the Philippines, India, and Japan to claim the top podium spot.Besides the Asian Games gold, Din Mohammad also brought home a bronze medal from the Commonwealth Games and represented Pakistan in numerous international events, raising the…