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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah chairs 32nd apex committee meeting at CM House on April 10, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook/SindhCMHouseSindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday announced the establishment of a special unit to address cases of social media misuse.A series of decisions were taken in the 32nd apex committee meeting chaired by CM Murad.The meeting was told that, under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), a Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority has been created to ensure online safety and protect the rights of individuals on social media.The authority will have the power…
A vehicle carrying the American delagation arrives to the Russian Consulate where American and Russian delegations meet for a second time, to discuss stabilising bilateral embassy operations, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 10, 2025. — Reuters “Ukraine is absolutely not on the agenda,” says State Department,Says these talks solely focused on embassy operations.Russia’s envoy to Washington Alexander Darchiev to lead his side.ISTANBUL: US and Russian delegations arrived on Thursday for talks in Istanbul on normalising the work of their diplomatic missions after the war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War.…
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) logo seen on a wall. — APP/FileThe National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a government proposal to reduce electricity tariffs by Rs1.71 per unit, citing a relief in the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL). The reduction will apply to consumers nationwide, including those in Karachi, for the period from April to June 2025.Following a consensus with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier this month announced a reduction in power tariffs for domestic and industrial consumers by Rs7.41 and Rs7.69 per unit, respectively.The decision has been forwarded to the federal…
Noor Zaman posing with a trophy. — Instagram/@NoorZamanPakistan’s rising squash star, Noor Zaman, won the final of the inaugural WSF World U23 Squash Championships on Thursday after he registered a stellar comeback against Egypt’s Kareem El Torkey. Zaman was facing a slump with a score of 2-0 but soon he gained momentum and dominated the next three sets of the five-set game, winning the title by 3-2. Talking after winning the title, Zaman said after being two points down, his only thought was “to focus on my game”. “I had it in my mind to fight till the very end,” he added. The second-seeded Zaman faced…
Jason Momoa reveals hilarious bond with hair scrunchies Jason Momoa just claimed he “can’t live without” a hair scrunchie.The stylist of the Aquaman actor, Jen Stanfield, just spilled the tea over Momoa’s beauty and hair secrets.Particularly, he emphasized upon how important it is for the Game of Thrones star that the accessory matches his outfits and characters.“We can’t live without them! In his everyday life and on set, he loves them in silk and velvet,” Stanfield told WWD. He continued, “We used rose gold for Arthur Curry in Aquaman 2, and we’re going through a lavender and purple phase at the…
A worker shows the mouth of a cow at a cattle shop in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 14, 2022. — Reuters BUDAPEST: Hungary suggested on Thursday a “biological attack” as a possible source of the country’s first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in more than half a century, which has triggered border closures and the mass slaughter of cattle in the northwest.Hungary reported a first case of foot-and-mouth disease in over 50 years on a cattle farm in the northwest near the border with Austria and Slovakia last month, the World Organisation for Animal Health said, citing Hungarian authorities.Thousands of…
Greenpeace activists in London have turned the US embassy’s pond blood red in protest of arms sales to Israel.
Dubai Police General Command confirmed its global leadership …
Afghan refugees arrive to undergo biometric verifications at National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) ahead of their departure for Afghanistan, at a holding centre in Landi Kotal on April 7, 2025. — AFPOne-document regime will be fully implemented, says Talal.This decision taken in light of current ground realities, he says. Says 857,157 illegal foreigners repatriated to respective countries. Amid the ongoing countrywide drive against illegal foreigners and Afghan Citizen Card holders, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Thursday said that the Afghan citizens were being repatriated in a dignified manner. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Talal said that…
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen walks to attend the meeting of the new college of European Commissioners in Brussels, Belgium March 19, 2025. — ReutersEU will put them on hold for 90 days: von der Leyen.”Countermeasures to kick in if negotiations unsatisfactory.”Global stock markets rally in relief after Trump pauses tariffs. The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against US tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.The bloc was due to launch counter-tariffs on…