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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker Ali Muhammad Khan (Left) and Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif at National Assembly floor, Islamabad, December 17, 2024. — X/@NAofPakistanGovt welcomes “pleasant breeze came for first time from PTI”.Sanaullah asks PTI to approach govt for negotiations.Ali Muhammad says their hands not “tainted with blood”.ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has ruled out talks with the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with the “sword of civil disobedience hanging on its neck” as the former ruling party refused to “beg for negotiations”. “For the first time, a pleasant breeze came from the opposition […] but talks cannot be held at gunpoint,” Defence…
Sara Sharif (centre), her father Urfan Sharif (left), and her step-mother Beinash Batool (right). — AFP/ReutersFather Urfan Sharif bound to serve a minimum of 40-year jail.Batool also given life sentence with minimum 33-year term.Sara’s uncle Faisal Malik received jail sentence of 16 years.A UK court has awarded life imprisonment to the father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl, British-Pakistani girl, Sara Sharif, who died from prolonged and horrific abuse.Sharif was found dead in August 2023 at her home in Woking, a town southwest of London, after what prosecutors said was a campaign of “serious and repeated violence”. The family fled…
Josh O’Connor reflects on luxurious ‘Knives Out 3’ experienceJosh O’Connor has recently opened up about his luxurious experience while filming Knives Out 3: Wake Up Dead Man.The Challengers actor has revealed that his trailer was far more luxurious than his London apartment. Speaking with his co-star Daniel Craig for Variety, Josh admitted that the trailer on set was the “best trailer” he’d ever had.He said, “The trailers! That’s the best trailer I’ve ever had in my life. It’s better than my flat in London.”While Josh also shared that he spent a lot of time knocking on Daniel’s door. He told…
Pakistan and South Africa skippers during the toss. — Facebook/@PakistanCricketBoardRight-arm pacer Naseem Shah returns to squad.Series marks Rizwan’s 3rd assignment as ODI captain.Markram comes in as stand-in captain in Bavuma’s absence.South Africa chose to bat first after winning toss against Pakistan in first One Day International (ODI) of the three-match series being played at Boland Park, Paarl on Wednesday.Earlier, Pakistan announced its playing XI for the opening match, featuring a blend of seasoned players and promising newcomers as the team looks to make a strong start to the series. Right-arm pacer Naseem Shah has returned to the squad who will…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in awe of Jay-Z, Beyoncé amidst legal allegations?Sean “Diddy” Combs once expressed his admiration for Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s relationship in a resurfaced video.As reported THE MUSIC ESSENTIAL, in a throwback interview with Mirror, the music mogul admitted, “I’d love to have what Jay and Beyoncé have.” “My ideal woman has to have intellect and soul,” the rapper, who has been more than two dozen civil lawsuits, said.While expressing his admiration for the Jay-Z’ partnership with the Single Ladies hitmaker, Diddy said that it symbolized the kind of love and mutual respect he desires. His old interview resurfaced…
Mogadishu, Somalia – Hinda Aden and her fellow rebel fighters were trekking through the grasslands of Ethiopia’s Ogaden region under the cover of night, to avoid the enemy’s gaze, when they saw headlights approaching in the distance. “We knew who it was – that’s when we started running,” Hinda says about that fateful August 2006 night – the first time she found herself on the front lines of a decades-long war that had raged in Ethiopia’s far east. With each step, the then-22-year-old ventured deeper into the bush, as Ethiopian military vehicles pursued her team of Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)…
Dubai – Al Khaleej Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Acting Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs at Dubai Police, stated that traffic patrols seized 17 vehicles and issued 101 tickets last week against drivers who committed acts of sabotage and dangerous displays that caused chaos and noise on Al Meydan Street. He explained that these reckless behaviors included using vehicles illegally, making loud noises, and making dangerous movements, which endangered their lives and the lives of road users, in addition to disrupting road security and the tranquility of neighboring neighborhoods. Strict and strict procedures in enforcing the law. Major General…
Vendors transport bananas along a road amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 17, 2024. — AFPNew Delhi tops list with whopping AQI value of 800.Lahore was last seen in “hazardous” range on Nov 28.Lahore ranks second in world chart for most polluted cities.The air quality index (AQI) of Lahore has once again surged past the 300 mark, the threshold considered “hazardous” for human health despite continuous efforts of the provincial authorities to bring down smog levels in the Punjab capital. The increase in the AQI value occurred for the first time in nearly three weeks as the city was…
A general view of the damage incurred by the building housing the United States Embassy in Port Vila, Vanuatu after a powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island on December 17, 2024. — AFPThe United States closed its embassy in Vanuatu after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific island on Tuesday, causing “considerable damage” to the mission, the country’s embassy in Papua New Guinea said.”The US embassy in Port Vila has sustained considerable damage and is closed until further notice,” it said in a statement on social media. “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this earthquake.” The quake struck at…