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The nation celebrated the Youm-e-Takbeer (Day of Greatness) with patriotic fervour as rallies and ceremonies held across the country to commemorate the day when Pakistan emerged as a nuclear power.Pakistan has announced a public holiday on Youm-e-Takbeer to remember the May 28, 1998, nuclear tests at the Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan.Codenamed Chagai-I, these tests marked Pakistan’s first public demonstration of its nuclear weapons capability, making it the seventh nation in the world and the first Muslim-majority country to possess nuclear arms.This decision came as a direct response to India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests, conducted earlier in…
Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami looks on during a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi (not seen), in Tehran, Iran, November 23, 2021 — ReutersTehran, Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks.Eslami says American inspector might be allowed if Iran’s demand taken into account.Iranian president thanked Oman for its mediation efforts. Iran on Wednesday said it may consider allowing US inspectors with the United Nations nuclear watchdog to inspect its facilities if a deal is reached with the United States.Iran has long been accused by Western powers of seeking to develop nuclear…
Civil defence personnel during a mock drill in Varanasi on May 7, 2025. —AFP Haryana to carry out mock drills in 22 districts.Drills to simulate critical incidents such as air raids, drone attacks.Controlled blackout to be observed near vital installations. ISLAMABAD: India is set to conduct large-scale civil defence mock drills from tomorrow (Thursday) in four states along its border with Pakistan just weeks after both countries reached a ceasefire following military confrontation.According to Indian media, mock drills will be held in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Punjab and Gujarat on Thursday evening, authorities said. The Haryana government has…
Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha (left) and Bangladesh skipper Litton Das during the toss for the first T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, May 28, 2025. — Facebook/PakistanCricketBoardAfter winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the first T20I of the series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.Playing XIPakistan: Salman Agha (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed Bangladesh: Litton Das (capt), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Jaker Ali (wk), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful…
Miley Cyrus reveals future plans after ‘Something Beautiful’ albumMiley Cyrus just revealed she has an “extremely experimental” album which would come after the release of Something Beautiful. According to Rolling Stone, as the Grammy award winning singer gears to release her ninth studio album, which is a follow up to 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation, Miley told her fans at an event: “My next album is about to be extremely experimental, so have fun with that. Something Beautiful is just the appetizer.”At the fan event in Chateau Marmont hotel, the songstress treated her fans to songs like Easy Lover, End of…
When Luis Enrique leads his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team out to play Inter Milan in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final, the coach will be seeking to win the European continent’s top prize for the first time for the French side and reverse years of fan frustration at the Parc des Princes. This is the club which, until recently, boasted superstar players the caliber of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr, but failed to win any European silverware since the third-tier UEFA Intertoto Cup way back in 2001. Since his arrival in 2023, Enrique has changed PSG radically, overseeing the…
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The Silver Jubilee Gate of Karachi University. — Online/FileThe Sindh government has approved scholarships for 2,723 students pursuing higher education. The decision was made during a board meeting of the Sindh Education Endowment Fund Trust (SEEF), chaired by Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah.The scholarships, approved for the academic year 2023–24, are intended for students from Sindh currently enrolled in universities across the country. Minister Shah chaired the meeting in his capacity as Chairman of the SEEF Board of Trustees. The meeting, held in Karachi on Tuesday, was attended by College Education Secretary Shahab Qamar Ansari, School Education Secretary…
Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party demonstrate in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan area. — Reuters/FileThousands rally in support of Bangladesh National Party in Dhaka.Leftist parties gear up for protest against the release of JI leader.At least half dozen demonstrations held in Dhaka on Wednesday. Protests have become part of daily life in Bangladesh’s capital, with residents either taking part as political parties jostle for power after an uprising last year, or avoiding them.The South Asian nation of around 170 million people has been in political turmoil since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August 2024, fleeing by helicopter as crowds…
Kate Moss reveals she waited 23 years for ‘closure’ from Johnny DeppKate Moss just opened up about the fact that she waited for a closure on her breakup with Johnny Depp for 23 years.The supermodel and the Pirates of Caribbean star were in a high profile relationship for almost four years but didn’t work out as Depp started putting work over their bond. Now, the comedian David Williams revealed that Moss and Depp had not seen each other since the breakup until both of them were guests at Stella McCartney’s 50th birthday bash in September 2021.Speaking to Daily Mail, Williams…