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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) interacts with President Asif Ali Zardari at a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on February 5, 2025. — AFPPresident greatly impressed by China’s development.Lauds Beijing’s foreign policy of non-interference.Highlights its significance as source of regional stability.Praising China’s remarkable growth and rise on the global stage, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the development showcased by Beijing was a positive thing and the was no need for the world to fear it.Speaking during an interview to the Chinese state media on his five-day visit to the country, President Zardari…
US President Donald Trump raises his fist upon arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, February 14, 2025. — ReutersVice President Vance’s speech sparks immediate criticism in Europe.Trump says most worrisome threat to Europe was not Russia, China.Vance questioned democracy in Europe as whole: US president WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday Europeans are losing their freedom of speech, hours after his Vice President JD Vance accused European politicians of censoring free speech.Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference was well received, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.The vice president’s speech has sparked immediate criticism in Europe.…
Shipping containers are being stacked on a ship at a seaport in Karachi on April 6, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: A significant shortage of critical medical devices is crippling the healthcare sector across the country, as customs authorities halt shipments following the expiration of a registration exemption, The News reported. Essential supplies, including diagnostic kits, surgical tools, implants, and monitoring equipment, are stranded at airports and ports, worsening an already precarious situation for healthcare providers. Importers and medical professionals warn that hospitals are feeling the strain, with crucial equipment unavailable for urgent procedures.Customs officials have reached out to the Drug Regulatory Authority…
Coco Gauff of the US grimaces after her loss to Emma Navarro of the US in a round of 16th match in the US Open in New York, United States, on September 1, 2024. — ReutersZero women cracked the list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes released on Wednesday by Sportico.US tennis star Coco Gauff was the top-earning female athlete in 2024 with $30.4 million, but that was more than $7 million short of the minimum $37.5 million cutoff to make the top 100. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo sits atop the global rankings for the second straight year with $260…
Pete Davidson reacts to ex Ariana Grande’s Oscar nod for ‘Wicked’Pete Davidson has no hard feelings against his ex-fiancée, Ariana Grande.Speaking to Page Six on February 14, the comedian and actor expressed his support for the pop singer, saying he wants Ariana to win an Oscar this year for her role in the film Wicked. “When we see each other, which is few and far between because we’re not in the same circles, it’s all love,” said Pete.“I hope she wins the Oscar, I hope she takes the gold,” added SNL the former Saturday Night Live comedian.Recalling his past relationships,…
Here are the key developments on the 1,087th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Saturday, February 15: Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian drone hit a confinement structure built to contain radiation at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, but the situation was stable after a fire was extinguished and radiation levels were normal. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the explosion. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 133 drones in attacks across Ukraine overnight. The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces have taken control of two frontline settlements in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk…
In the context of her participation in the “Tenth Gulf Week for Cancer Awareness”, which comes under the slogan “#your health_ in you” …
AJK Interior Minister Waqar Ahmad Noor addressing the media at the Directorate General Public Relations office in AJK on February 14, 2025. — Screengrab/Geo News/YouTube54 IED incidents reported along LoC since 2016.Indian IED blasts injure and kill innocent civilians.Pakistan protests, raises LoC violations with India.MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Interior Minister Waqar Ahmad Noor has said that India is smuggling weapons and drugs across the Line of Control (LoC) and orchestrating sabotage activities using explosive devices.Speaking at a press conference in the regional capital of Muzaffarabad, Noor said that India’s military and intelligence agencies have been involved in destabilising…
Robert Kennedy Jr walks in the US Capitol subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, US on December 17, 2024. — ReutersWASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US Senate confirmed Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary on Thursday, elevating his anti-vaccine advocacy to the highest levels of government despite dire warnings from the medical community.Known widely as “RFK Jr”, the 71-year-old nephew of the late president John F Kennedy, secured confirmation in a 52-48 vote largely along party lines, becoming the latest contentious addition to President Donald Trump’s cabinet. Kennedy now heads a department overseeing 80,000 employees and a $1.7 trillion budget as scientists…
Jay-Z celebrates as rape case against him gets ‘voluntarily dismissed’Jay-Z is claiming victory as a lawsuit alleging him of raping a teenage girl has been voluntarily dismissed.The voluntary dismissal was filed by attorneys Tony Buzbee and Antigone Curis, per People Magazine. The lawyers presented to the court that Jane Doe, who accused Jay-Z and Sean Diddy Combs of raping her back in 2000 when she was a teen, “hereby gives notice that the above-captioned Action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice.” The suit cannot be refiled.The rapper issued a statement on Roc Nation’s X account, calling the dismissal of the case…