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Security personnel inspect the site after militants detonated an explosive-laden motorbike along a road in Quetta on March 27, 2025. — AFP Govt condemns terrorism, terms it anti-state conspiracy.Balochistan ministers promise strict action against terrorists.Authorities address governance issues, vow to improve law, order. QUETTA: The Balochistan government has expressed its commitment to resolving security challenges through dialogue, announcing that the opposition has been offered a mandate to help address the issue, The News reported.Speaking at a news conference alongside provincial ministers on Saturday, government spokesperson Shahid Rind said the chief minister is keen to engage the opposition in meaningful talks to…
A new crescent seen through a telescope shines beside the tower of a mosque. — Reuters/FileSaudi moon-sighting committee convened to verify sighting.ME nations, including Kuwait, Qatar, Iran, confirm sighting.Crescent not spotted in Oman, Eid to be celebrated on Monday. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that the moon for Shawwal had been sighted, and Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow (March 30), Arab media reported.According to media reports, the moon-sighting committee convened after Maghrib prayers and verified the sighting of the new moon, marking the end of Ramadan after 29 days of fasting. An official statement from the Royal Court…
Laurence Fishburne looks back at difficult time in careerLaurence Fishburne does Apocalypse Now in 1979. However, during the shooting, he faced a different situation.In his words, he explained in Apple TV+’s new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood that he could not perform a scene well, which disappointed his director, Francis Ford Coppola. “There’s a scene in Apocalypse Now that got cut from the original film, and then it’s been put back in the redux,” the John Wick star recalled. “I was 14, 15, whatever, trying to do this scene talking about sex and…
Prince William’s ruthless plan for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s titles revealed Prince William is set to snatch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s titles if they publicly bash the royal family after he becomes king.According to insiders, the Prince of Wales hasn’t forgiven the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for badmouthing the Firm after their exit as working royals in 2020, especially Harry’s comments about their father King Charles in his bombshell memoir Spare. The source told Radar Online: “The king was especially stung by Harry labeling him an emotionally cold father in his scathing memoir, Spare.””But the monarch is very…
For months now, US President Donald Trump’s administration has been leading a well-publicised crackdown on migration. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have turned deportations into media spectacles, posting videos of chained deportees and releasing their names to spread fear. Within the past few weeks, the Trump administration has expanded its deportation surge to include even foreign nationals with legal status in the country, including academics. The president has pledged to deport 11 million people – doubling the number removed under President Joe Biden and even surpassing President Barack Obama’s two terms, during…
The Presidential Court announced that tomorrow, Sunday, is the first day of Eid Al -Fitr in the UAE, after it was proven that the Shawwal Hilal’s vision was proven legitimate this evening.
Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed, following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 29, 2025. — ReutersIn light of the unfortunate earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, the Pakistan embassies in Yangon and Bangkok will be available to provide assistance to Pakistani citizens in the event of emergencies, the Foreign Office said in a statement.Additionally, the Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has been activated to monitor the situation, it added. At least 1,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday. The foreign…
The image shows packages of fentanyl. — Reuters/FileA new US intelligence report said that India has emerged as a growing player in the illegal fentanyl trade, a designation which is likely to raise alarm in New Delhi as President Donald Trump wields tariffs on countries he accuses of not doing enough to stop the deadly drug from flowing into the United States.Fentanyl, which is a powerful synthetic opioid that can be 100 times more potent than morphine, is the most common drug involved in overdose deaths in the US, reported CNN. It has fuelled an opioid crisis that has become…
MF Husain’s Gram Yatra. — Christie’s/FileAn old and forgotten oil-on-canvas masterpiece of Indian painter MF Husain rediscovered decades later has rewritten the record books for Indian art. Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra), a large 14-foot-wide mural, was sold for $13.8m (£10.6m) at a Christie’s auction in New York last week. The majestic painting shattered the previous record set by Amrita Sher-Gil’s The Story Teller in 2023 after it was sold for $7.4m (£5.7m), according to BBC. At the age of 95, Hussain passed away in 2011 and was a pioneer of Indian modernism through art. He continues to be a lasting inspiration for his…
This photograph taken on December 3, 2024, shows men gathered during a meeting at a mosque, after clashes in Parachinar. — AFPBoth warring tribes agree to eight-month peace deal.Agreement finalised in presence of Kurram DC.Elders and key stakeholders participated in negotiations. PARACHINAR: Amid the government’s efforts to ease tensions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram District, an eight-month peace agreement was reached between two warring tribes of the region on Saturday.Jirga member Haji Kamal confirmed the development, saying that the agreement was finalised in the presence of Kurram Deputy Commissioner Ashfaq Ahmed along with other officials.Sources told Geo News that elders from…