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A handout photo taken and released on February 19, 2025 by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania shows dolphins stranded on a beach near Arthur River on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. — AFPDozens of dolphins have died after a pod of more than 150 stranded on a remote beach in Australia’s southern island of Tasmania, environment officials said Wednesday.A pod of 157 dolphins from a poorly understood deep-sea species was believed to have stranded in the past 48 hours — with “approximately 90” still alive as of Wednesday morning. They appeared to be members of a…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. — ReutersThe recent signals coming out of Adiala jail clearly indicate that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan is in no mood to make peace with the incumbent government and will resort to repeating the past mistakes that have broadened the gulf between him and his former benefactors.Khan has hinted at launching a country-wide protest movement to coerce the government into accepting his party’s demands, which are likely to be dismissed not only by the government but also by those who wield…
A large numbers of vehicles stuck in traffic jam due at Sharea Faisal n Karachi on February 17, 2025. — PPIKARACHI: The metropolis is set to host three ICC Champions Trophy matches at the National Stadium today (Wednesday), February 21 and March 1. As the city braces for the opening match — marking the beginning of the first ICC event since the 1996 ODI Cricket World Cup hosted by the country — between the national side and New Zealand, traffic police have issued a detailed traffic plan to facilitate cricket fans and commuters. The eight-team tournament, comprising 15 matches, will…
Benny Blanco stuns Selena Gomez with bizarre confessionBenny Blanco stunned his famous fiancée, Selena Gomez, by revealing his shower rituals.”OK, I might not get to shower every day,” the music producer confessed in a clip posted on Interview Magazine’s Instagram. “But when I do, when I feel like I deserve it, I’m in there for so long contemplating life,” he added. “I sit down in every shower I go into.”The 36-year-old then asked Selena if she ever cries in the shower, prompting the singer to laugh.“It’s incredible. Sometimes you just have to have a good cry,” noted Blanco.“I always get…
Only 90 of the 157 stranded marine animals appear to still be alive as rescue teams race against the clock to save them.More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a beach in the state of Tasmania, with rescue teams now scrambling to save those still alive, Australian environment officials have said. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment said in a statement on Wednesday that marine experts are at the scene of the mass beaching near Arthur River on Tasmania’s northwest coast, about 400km (250 miles) from the state capital, Hobart. “They’ve been stranded now for, we estimate,…
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A view of the National Assembly session underway with then-speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf in the chair, on April 10, 2023. — X/@NAofPakistanPunishments for human traffickers increased to 5 and 7 years.Government also raises fine from Rs0.5m to Rs3m and Rs5m.Jail term increased from 10 years to 14 years for repeat offence. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly passed three key bills, aimed at combating human trafficking and protecting vulnerable Pakistani migrants, The News reported on Tuesday.The bills — namely the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Emigration (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment) Bill 2025…
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) logo seen on a wall. — APP/FileNotice seeks explanation on tripling salaries without govt’s approval.Senate committee reviews Nepra’s unauthorised salary increase.Cabinet secretary says hike violates Nepra Act’s Section 8.ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued a show-cause notice to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for unilaterally increasing salaries without approval.During a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, chaired by Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan, government officials confirmed that Nepra had been served the notice over the unauthorised salary hike. The chairman and members of the national power regulating authority had nearly tripled their…
Nicola Coughlan reveals cosmetic surgery she wanted to overcome her biggest insecurityNicola Coughlan talked about the major insecurity she used to feel during her teen years and was convinced that she had an “ugly” forehead.In a recent chat with Grazia Magazine, the 38-year-old Netflix star candidly shared that she vowed to get a forehead reduction surgery to be confident about her looks. “As a woman, there’s always something new that you should suddenly be self-conscious about. I remember, as a teenager, being obsessed with my forehead. I thought it was so ugly and vowed to get forehead reduction surgery when…
Jair Bolsonaro and dozens of others have been charged over an alleged plot to violently overturn his 2022 election loss.Brazilian authorities have charged the country’s far-right former president, Jair Bolsonaro, and dozens of his supporters with attempting to stage a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss, the country’s top prosecutor has announced. Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet said on Tuesday that he had filed charges with Brazil’s Supreme Court against Bolsonaro and 33 other people, including some former ministers and an ex-navy chief. “The responsibility for acts harmful to the democratic order falls upon a criminal organisation led by Jair…