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A traffic police vehicle attempts to stop a dumper on Karachi’s Sharea Faisal. — ReporterDumper Association fails to hand over concerned vehicle, driver.Being chased by motorcyclists, fear of vehicle being torched: driver.Traffic police seize 27 dumpers, issues fines to 142 drivers.KARACHI: The driver of the runaway dumper who fled after hitting a vehicle on the city’s Sharea Faisal has been arrested after he surrendered before the authorities.The arrest comes two days after a video went viral showing a traffic police vehicle attempting to stop a dumper travelling on Sharea Faisal.However, the dumper driver fled by hitting the vehicle at high…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks to the media in Beirut, Lebanon, October 4, 2024. — ReutersTEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister will travel to Russia this week for talks on the country’s nuclear programme, just days before a fresh round of indirect negotiations with the United States.On Saturday, Abbas Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman — the highest-level negotiations since the 2015 nuclear accord collapsed.US President Donald Trump, who withdrew from the deal, has brought Iran back into the spotlight since returning to office in January.In March, he sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah…
Victoria Beckham ahead of husband David in achieving one milestoneFashion designer Victoria Beckham may be closer to getting one of the highest honours in the UK before her husband and retired footballer David Beckham.The former Spice Girl most recently earned the Harper’s Bazaar Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Women of the Year Awards last year. She was also previously awarded Designer Brand of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2011 and then an OBE in 2017.Now, a brand and culture expert Nick Ede believes the famed fashion designer Victoria is likely to receive one of the…
Israel’s bombing of Gaza’s last functional hospitals turns treatable conditions into death sentences.Patients in Gaza are dying of treatable wounds and illnesses due to Israeli attacks and its aid blockade. Israel bombed one of the last working hospitals in Gaza on Sunday, meaning more Palestinians with routine health conditions might now face death. Targeting health facilities is a war crime, yet it has continually occurred in the war on Gaza. So what’s the impact of Israel’s attacks on patients and doctors? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Olga Cherevko – spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
The decree of a federal law No. (41) of 2024 is entered into the new personal status law, issued by the UAE …
ISLAMABAD: Former senator Professor Khurshid Ahmad, who was also a prominent economist, philosopher, and ex-Naib Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), passed away on Sunday in Leicester, United Kingdom, at the age of 92.His political career included multiple terms as a Member of the Senate in 1985, 1997, and 2002, and he held the position of Federal Minister for Commerce and Planning in 1978. Additionally, he served as the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission.A distinguished academic, Ahmad was the founding chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad and the Islamic Foundation in Leicester. He authored an impressive 70 books in…
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent leaves the Economy Ministry building, days after Argentine President Javier Milei’s administration sealed a new loan deal with the IMF, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 14, 2025. — ReutersBessent says believes US, China don’t need to decouple.Says deal with China to be more difficult than with other nations.China is US’s top economic and military rival, says Bessent. BUENOS AIRES: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has criticised China’s commerce minister for dismissing President Donald Trump’s tariffs as a “joke”. However, he stressed that a major deal with Beijing could still be reached amid escalating trade…
A woman takes a picture from Ponte della Costituzione (Constitution Bridge) in Venice, Italy, September 6, 2020. — ReutersPlanning a holiday is increasingly becoming a job for artificial intelligence, as AI-powered tools offer personalised itineraries in seconds — challenging the role of traditional travel agents, AFP reported.Start-up Mindtrip is among the companies leading this shift. Its generative AI can produce a custom travel plan from a simple prompt, recommending hotels, restaurants, attractions, and activities. Users can then confirm bookings either within the app or through partner websites that open directly to the selected options.“Instead of jumping between Google searches, everything…
Cate Blanchett gets honest about her profession’s futureCate Blanchett is a well-established actress who says she did not mean to continue her career forever.“My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting,” she told Radio Times. “[There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.”The Academy-winning actress also said she’s “spent a lifetime getting comfortable with the feeling of being uncomfortable” in the public eye as a famous actor.“When you go on a talk show, or even here now, and then you see soundbites…
Bryce Dallas Howard recalls how dad Ron broke her heart just before ChristmasBryce Dallas Howard recently recalled what truth her dad, Ron Howard, told her about Santa Claus.In her recent appearance on Bustle’s One Nightstand, the 44-year-old actress and director revealed that her father did not let her live in her fantasy world by revealing that Santa Claus was make-believe.Bryce shared, “When I was very young — too young — my cousin was like, ‘Santa isn’t real.’ And I was like, ‘Well, you’re wrong. And I can prove it to you, and here’s how I’m going to prove it to…