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Abdul Qadeer Khan sits during a public meeting in Islamabad on February 26, 2013. — AFPKARACHI: Some four years after Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s passing, his widow Hendrina Khan has revealed that the personal cost of Pakistan’s nuclear programme is still unresolved and characterised by betrayal, The News reported.Hendrina said her husband agreed to be the “scapegoat” for the state’s proliferation scandal after receiving guarantees from the then-president Pervez Musharraf, but soon the latter broke those pledges. “He accepted the role of scapegoat,” she disclosed in an interview with her granddaughter that was uploaded to the granddaughter’s YouTube account. She…
This photo taken on April 22, 2025, shows workers adding clean top soil to a rice field in the village of Iitate, Fukushima prefecture. — AFPIITATE, Japan: To reduce radiation across Japan’s northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated soil from swathes of land.Now, as young farmers seek to bring life back to the region once known for its delicious fruit, authorities are deliberating what to do with the mass of removed soil — enough to fill more than 10 baseball stadiums. Here are some key things to know:Why was the soil removed?On…
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s latest move shows ‘they’ve moved on – for good’A royal insider has claimed that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s latest big step shows that the couple have ‘moved on – for good.’Speaking to the Radar Online, the source close to Meghan and Harry says they are relishing the new friendship with Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham, and its implications for their brand. The insider said, “They’re not looking back. Teaming up with Nicola and Brooklyn is their way of showing they’ve moved on – for good.”The report further says the duchess is ‘especially excited’ to bring…
Prince Andrew turning to his ‘kin’ Prince Harry whose been just as ‘terribly treated’Prince Andrew seems to have grown a fondness for Prince Harry, a man who he believes suffered just as terribly as him at the hands of King Charles.The revelation has been shared by a well-placed insider that is close to RadarOnline. According to the source, “Andrew is feeling a lot of kinship towards Harry. In his view, they are both ‘spares’ that have been terribly mistreated.”For those unversed, both the uncle and nephew have been isolated from royal circles since their media frenzy. For the Duke of…
In March, the United States government deported to El Salvador 29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who had lived and worked in the US for almost half his life. Little did he know that he would soon be the face of US President Donald Trump’s sinisterly exuberant mass deportation campaign. Married to US citizen Jennifer Vasquez Sura, Abrego Garcia was detained while driving in Maryland with the couple’s five-year-old autistic son, who got to witness his father’s capture by the US forces of law and order and has apparently been severely traumatised as a result. In a subsequent court affidavit, Vasquez Sura…
Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Siwa) has implemented a number of development projects …
Image released by PTI shows former prime minister Imran Khan during his appearance at the Supreme Court on May 16, 2024. — PTINAB receives no notice enabling Imran Khan’s pre-Eid release.Ex-PM’s lawyer dismisses release rumours as completely baseless.Court backlog delays Khan’s appeal beyond current calendar year. ISLAMABAD: Rumours regarding the possible release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan before Eid ul Adha have been firmly rejected by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and government sources. Even the PTI doesn’t expect it to happen, The News reported on Sunday.These denials come amid speculations in the media and political circles…
Drone view of search and rescue operations in the aftermath of rock collapse at a quarry in Cirebon, West Java Province, Indonesia May 30, 2025 in this picture obtained from social media. — Reuters Indonesian authorities will continue searching on Sunday for eight people trapped in a rock collapse at a quarry in West Java, where the death toll has reached 17 with six injured, the search and rescue agency Basarnas said.The toll, as reported by the victims’ families, is provisional, the agency said in a statement late on Saturday. The site of Friday’s collapse in Cirebon is dangerous and “does…
Rubble from collapsed houses is seen in the Anguwar Hausawa Gangari community, due to the flooding that killed 151 people and forced several thousand from their homes in Mokwa, Niger State Nigeria, May 31, 2025. — Reuters Flood hits Mokwa overnight, rescuers continue body search.Nigeria faces seasonal floods since rainy season begins April.2022 floods killed 600, displaced millions, ruin vast farmland. Flooding in Nigeria’s Niger State this week has killed 151 people and forced several thousand from their homes, an emergency official told Reuters on Saturday.Ibrahim Audu Hussaini, director of information at the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, provided the new death…
Pakistan’s U-23 World Squash Champion Noor Zaman speaking to Geo News in Birmingham, UK. — Reporter/FileBIRMINGHAM: Rising Pakistani squash sensation Noor Zaman, fresh off his triumph at the Under-23 World Championship, is now set to compete in one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments — the British Open. The 20-year-old has not only emerged as a top talent in recent years but is also proudly carrying forward one of Pakistan’s most illustrious squash legacies. He will be up against England’s Curtis Malik in the first round on Sunday (today). Noor who hails from another legendary squash family of Pakistan, is…