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(From left to right) KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur, COAS General Asim Munir, and PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan. — Screengrab/GeoNews/ISPR/AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders engaged in the revival of backchannel talks have been frustrated by a recent aggressive post on X from the party’s official account targeting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir.Informed sources say the aggressive tweet and some other contentious material have been shared with them. This development serves as a setback to the PTI, which continues to seek dialogue with the establishment while simultaneously running an anti-military campaign and personally attacking the army…
Women take part in a demonstration ahead of the International Women’s Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 5, 2023. — ReutersUNITED NATIONS: Women’s rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women on Thursday, due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding.”The weakening of democratic institutions has gone hand in hand with backlash on gender equality,” the report said, adding that “anti-rights actors are actively undermining long-standing consensus on key women’s rights issues.” “Almost one-quarter of countries reported that backlash on gender equality is hampering implementation of the…
Meghan Markle admits she is married to the most amazing man in a confessional interview.The Duchess of Sussex, who sat on The Drew Barrymore show this week to talk about her new Netflix series ‘With Love, Meghan,’ admitted that she always vowed to date Prince Harry even after they marry.Opening up about her initial conversations with Harry, Meghan said: “When I was in college and one of the dads said to me, he’s like, ‘You know, Megan, when you meet your person one day, I want him to say to you the same thing that I said to my wife when…
Dolly Parton pens emotional tribute to late husband Carl DeanDolly Parton had embraced the reality that her husband Carl Dean is “in God’s arms now.”The country music legend took to her official Instagram account on Thursday, March 6, to share an emotional tribute for her late husband after three days she announced the dismal news. “This is a love note to family, friends, and fans. Thank you for all the messages, cards, and flowers that you’ve sent to pay your respects for the loss of my beloved husband Carl,” Parton penned. “I can’t reach out personally to each of you…
A US trade war has begun with China, Mexico and Canada.Tariffs are central to US economic and foreign policy in the new administration of President Donald Trump. So, what’s in store for the United States and the world? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Niall Stanage – White House columnist for The Hill newspaper Dimitris Valatsas – Chief economist and founding partner of Aurora Macro Strategies, an advisory firm that focuses on geopolitics and macroeconomics William Lee – Chief economist at the US nonprofit think tank the Milken Institute
Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al -Zyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said that the comprehensive economic partnership agreement between the UAE and the Central African Republic …
Police personnel stand alert in Karachi on February 2, 2024. — INPSecurity guard shot dead by unknown assailants in PECHS.Street criminals kill two in Sohrab Goth, Quaidabad on March 5.Citizens capture, thrash robber who later succumbs to injuries.KARACHI: The ongoing year is turning out to be no different than 2024 for the residents of the metropolis in terms of rampant street crime incidents which have resulted in the death of as many as 19 people since January in the provincial capital.Five people have been gunned down in the city in the last five days in the city. A security guard…
Nobel Prize medal replica is on display inside the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway September 19, 2022. — Reuters OSLO: Over 300 people have been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, organisers said on Wednesday, with politicians saying they had put US President Donald Trump forward for the award.In line with Nobel statutes, the identity of the candidates is kept confidential for 50 years. The 338 overall nominations comprise 244 individuals and 94 organisations, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said.That was a significant increase from the previous year’s 286 nominations but shy of the record 376 nominations registered in 2016.Although the…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center with a payload of Starlink satellites in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, January 8, 2025. — ReutersBOCO CHICA: SpaceX prepared for the next test flight of its massive Starship prototype rocket Thursday, as scrutiny grows over founder Elon Musk’s influence on the US government’s space programme.The world’s biggest and most powerful launch vehicle is set to blast off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, in a launch window that opens at 5:30 pm local time (2330 GMT). It will be Starship’s eighth orbital mission — all so far uncrewed —…
King Charles would not have liked Meghan Markle mentioning the Sussex name on her new Netflix series.The Duchess of Sussex, who proudly spoke about her royal title when celebrity guest Mindy Kaling called her a ‘Markle,’ would have upset King Charles.The US Office star, Kaling is spotted saying: “People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box.”Meghan fires back with: “It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now.”She said: “It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognised how meaningful that would be to me until we had children.”I…