President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif both extended greetings to the Hindu community in Pakistan to mark Diwali on Monday and reiterated their commitment to minority rights. Diwali is a colourful festival involving lighting candles, worship, celebrations and prayers. It is celebrated to mark the day when Lord Rama returned home after his 14-year exile. It is a five-day festival and during this time, houses are cleaned and windows are opened to welcome Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. According to Radio Pakistan, the president said that the festival of Diwali “reminds us of the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil”. He noted that the Constitution guaranteed equal rights and complete freedom of religion to all citizens. “Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah envisioned a Pakistan where minorities would enjoy equal rights and opportunities,” he added. Zardari also lauded the services of Hindu community in education, commerce, and public service. In his message, Prime Minister Shehba...
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending cross-border terrorism, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif announced in an interview with Al Jazeera Arabia.
58-летний Филипп Киркоров впервые высказался о бывшей жене Алле Пугачевой на фоне скандального интервью, где она назвала их брак фиктивным и публично его унизила. Мол, вышла замуж из-за жалости. Певица вспомнила историю с матерью артиста, которая перед уходом просила помочь сыну.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Power Division to prepare a comprehensive reform package aimed at ensuring the efficient use of electricity to boost industrial and agricultural productivity across the country.
Two terrorists belonging to the outlawed group “Fitna-ul-Khawarij” were killed in a joint intelligence-based operation carried out by Swabi Police and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in the Manei Ajmeer mountain area.
There was anger on Monday in Israel after police banned the Israeli Premier League’s Tel Aviv derby amid chaotic scenes, triggering complaints from the clubs and political opposition. The crowd trouble at Sunday’s abandoned match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv comes amid tensions over a ban preventing Israeli fans from attending an upcoming Europa League away game against English side Aston Villa. The match in Tel Aviv was called off after what a police spokesman described as “disorderly conduct, riots, the hurling of objects, smoke grenades, fireworks, injured officers and damage to the stadium infrastructure”. Speaking to public broadcaster KAN, he said: “This is not a soccer game: this is severe disorder and violence.” After the police order, the Bloomfield Stadium, the home ground for both teams, was evacuated, with police on horseback intervening to control the 30,000 fans. Hapoel’s management was infuriated by the police decision and tactics. “From the preliminary discussions before the ga...
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Еще 14 лет назад улицы Сирта заполнили толпы, праздновавшие падение диктатора, казавшегося бессмертным. Сегодня, в годовщину гибели Муаммара Каддафи, история напоминает: ни один автократ не вечен. И когда мир смотрит на Москву, на Путина, который так же построил государство страха, неизбежно возникает вопрос — чем завершится его эпоха, и не станет ли финал таким же, как у ливийского "вождя революции".
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday removed the registrar’s objections on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s plea seeking a meeting with incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan and issued notices to the Adiala jail superintendent and others for October 23. Afridi had filed the plea on Oct 17, two days after he was sworn in as the provincial chief executive on Oct 15. He had gone to Adiala jail — where Imran has been imprisoned since September 2023 — after getting protective bail from the Peshawar High Court on Oct 16. However, he was denied the meeting; Afridi has stated that he would announce his cabinet after consulting Imran. He had then filed a plea with the IHC, however, the registrar’s office had objected to the maintainability of the plea. Today, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir took up the matter and overruled the objections of the registrar office. Afridi’s lawyer Advocate Ali Bukhari said that the registrar’s office had raised the objection that the petition was filed “without the provin...
The Punjab government has initiated a province-wide crackdown on smoke-emitting vehicles as part of its intensified efforts to curb rising smog levels.
Engineering and tech company Simtel Team, a national leader in the field of renewable energy, has announced the expansion of its business abroad via the opening of a subsidiary in Stockholm, Sweden, under the name of Simtel Nordics.
The Director General Parks on Monday informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) that a detailed reply regarding the cutting of trees along Karachi’s Shara-e-Faisal will be submitted in court later today.
В Киеве двум полицейским сообщили о подозрении из-за превышения служебных полномочий во время избиения мужчины возле Голосеевского РТЦК. Пострадавший получил многочисленные телесные повреждения, хотя не оказывал никакого сопротивления.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said Pakistan will “breathe easy only after eliminating the menace of Fitna al-Hindustan,” vowing that the designs of Indian-backed terrorists will not be allowed to succeed.
The Punjab government has made it mandatory for all motorcycle riders to wear face masks as smog levels continue to worsen across major cities, particularly Lahore.
Ученые говорят, что глубокий вздох приносит не только психологическое удовлетворение, но и физическое восстановление. Новое исследование продемонстрировало неожиданную пользу глубоких вздохов.