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ISLAMABAD: Former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Tariq Meh­mood Jahangiri is set to challenge his removal from office before the Fed­eral Constitutional Court (FCC) next week, sources close to the development told Dawn on Friday. His legal team has finalised a constitutional petition to contest the IHC’s December 18 verdict that declared his appointment unlawful on the basis of an allegedly invalid LL.B. degree, the sources said. A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan had issued a short order directing the law ministry to de-notify Justice Jahangiri. President Asif Ali Zardari subsequently approved the de-notification on the advice of the prime minister, and Justice Jahangiri’s name was removed from the IHC website. Sources indicate the upcoming petition will argue that the IHC verdict was premature and violated principles of judicial propriety. A key contention will be that the Sindh High Court (SHC) had already suspended the Karachi Unive...

• Sohail Afridi’s entourage arrived in city around 4:30pm; PTI workers complain of harassment, arrests en route • Engagements at Punjab Assembly marred by altercations, confrontations with journalists • Govt provides ‘foolproof security’; Azma ‘welcomes’ chief minister to Punjab LAHORE: Although Khy­ber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi managed to reach Liberty Roundabout on Friday night, he was unable to deliver a planned speech at the venue as a heavy contingent of police had blocked all roads leading to area by setting up pickets. Videos posted by PTI on social media showed a large number of party supporters, including Imran Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan Niazi, present near Liberty Chowk. The chief minister, who was due to launch the PTI’s street movement from Lahore, had earlier spent the day greeting and addressing PTI supporters, who met him at different points en route to Lahore. His convoy eventually entered Lahore around 4:30pm, from where he made a bee-line for the Punjab Assemb...

В ночь на 27 декабря россияне массированно запустили "Шахеды" по Украине. Вражеские дроны двигались с севера, востока и юга, столица второй раз за ночь оказалась под атакой.

Un cabanier din Predeal, disperat că nu i s-au ocupat camerele de Crăciun, a venit cu o ofertă de nerefuzat: „plătiți cât vă permiteți”. În loc de persoane interesate de ofertă, pe grupul unde a postat anunțul s-a iscat o dezbatere despre starea turismului, prețuri și critici la adresa sa.

Подполковник Вооруженных сил Украины, заместитель командира Третьего армейского корпуса Максим Жорин назвал единственный возможный сценарий остановки боевых действий.

In the Kursk sector, fighters from the 15th Mobile Border Guard Detachment used drones to strike a Russian tank camouflaged in the terrain.

Rusland voert in de nacht van vrijdag op zaterdag grootschalige luchtaanvallen uit op de Oekraïense hoofdstad Kyiv. Dat hebben de lokale autoriteiten gemeld. Journalisten van persbureau AFP meldden luide explosies in de stad. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over de oorlog in Oekraïne in ons liveblog.

Aproape jumătate din județele României sunt ocolite de autostrăzi și drumuri expres, iar pentru unele dintre acestea planurile de dezvoltare a infrastructurii rutiere rămân incerte.

Israël heeft vrijdag aangekondigd dat het als eerste land ter wereld het in 1991 van Somalië afgescheiden islamitische Somaliland als soevereine staat erkent. Tegelijkertijd heeft Somaliland Israël erkend, en komen er volledige diplomatieke betrekkingen. Somalië en de in de Afrikaanse Unie (AU) verenigde Afrikaanse landen zijn fel tegen de erkenning van Somaliland. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a resolution introducing state financial support for defense industry enterprises through a preferential financial leasing mechanism.

Het Chinese ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft sancties aangekondigd tegen tien personen en twintig Amerikaanse defensiebedrijven vanwege een grote wapenverkoop aan Taiwan. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in ons liveblog.

Serviciile speciale ruse ar folosi tehnici psihologice și neurolingvistice dezvoltate încă din perioada KGB pentru a influența lideri politici occidentali, susține Mikola Malomuj, general al armatei ucrainene și fost șef al Serviciului de Informații Externe al Ucrainei.

Olaf Sleijpen president De Nederlandsche Bank De komst van Olaf Sleijpen als chef van DNB in juli betekende een stijlbreuk met de periode-Klaas Knot. Op monetair gebied wil de Limburger de lijn vasthouden, maar met zijn bedachtzaamheid én met een pijnlijke reorganisatie drukt hij zijn stempel op de bank.

A surge in stablecoins, tokenized RWAs and growing sovereign wealth fund interest could drive a major increase in Ethereum’s TVL in 2026, Sharplink’s co-CEO said. Ethereum’s total value locked (TVL) may surge ten-fold in 2026 as adoption expands across multiple use cases and institutional investors, according to Sharplink’s co-CEO Joseph Chalom. Sharplink Gaming is the second-largest public Ethereum treasury company, holding 797,704 ETH (ETH), worth roughly $2.33 billion at the time of publication, according to Ethereum Treasuries data.  “The stablecoin market will hit $500B by the end of next year,” Chalom predicted in an X post on Friday, as the total stablecoin market capitalization currently sits at around $308.46 billion. A move to $500 billion would represent an increase of about 62%. Read more

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В ночь на 27 декабря россияне запустили по Украине баллистику, крылатые ракеты типа "Калибр" с моря и аэробаллистические ракеты типа "Кинжал". На фоне обстрелов в Киеве прогремели мощные взрывы.

A resident of Khmelnytskyi has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison for making a false report about the mining of a Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TCC).

Macro-econoom Mathijs Bouman moest even tot tien tellen toen hij vlak voor de kerst het profiel las van Meg O’Neill, de nieuwe ceo van BP.

Van David Beckham tot Beyoncé, Harvard-hoogleraar Anita Elberse onderzoekt waarom beroemdheden bekendheid verwerven en hoeveel zij daaraan verdienen, zodat haar studenten ervan kunnen leren.

Er is veel bewijs dat de mens stapelgek is. Zo gelooft hij in oudejaarsloten en beloftesjamanen die niet leveren, en koopt hij vlees van diervriendelijk gehouden beesten om bij de terraswarmer te grillen.