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ISLAMABAD: A day after its members protested in different parts of the country, the PTI spo­kesperson on Saturday denou­n­ced the government for an alle­ged crackdown on the ‘nationwide protests’ and demanded the release of a few workers detained by the authorities. In a statement, PTI Inform­at­­ion Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram claimed a large number of PTI supporters took to the streets on Friday despite the hurdles created by the government. He alleged pre-dawn raids, fabricated cases, and heavy police deployment to stop the protesters, who “rejected the government and took to the streets in large numbers”. He claimed the PTI protest proved “public power” could not be crushed by using force while condemning the arrests of protesters and demanding their immediate, unconditional release. He dismissed the government’s portrayal of family meetings with Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi as “confidence-building measures,” calling it “cynical theatre”. He pointed out that these were the basic constitutional rights, not ...

• Envoy urges return to US-facilitated peace talks, ceasefire to end Ukraine war • Unicef warns children are paying the price of conflict UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for an immediate ceasefire and renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, warning the UN Security Council that the escalating conflict is exacting a devastating toll on civilians, including children. Speaking at an emergency meeting on Friday, convened after a reported strike on a college dormitory in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said the worsening humanitarian situation demanded urgent action. “We are deeply perturbed by the escalation in fighting lately and the consequential worsening humanitarian impact,” Mr Ahmad told the 15-member council. He underscored that civilians must not be attacked in situations of armed conflict anywhere, calling for purposeful efforts to end this protracted conflict. “Military means cannot bring lasting peace. Only a resolute commitmen...

Вечером 23 мая возле контрольно-пропускного пункта вблизи Белого дома в Вашингтоне неизвестный открыл огонь по офицерам Секретной службы США.

• Thousands of Trump supporters stormed building in 2021 during certification of Biden’s victory • Over 1,500 people were charged after riot • Justice Dept says press releases deleted from website WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department has removed from its website hundreds of press releases detailing criminal charges brought against individuals involved in the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Congress, according to media reports. The Jan 6 attack happened after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Trump repeatedly claimed that the election was stolen from him. Thousands of Trump supporters marched to the Capitol building while Congress was meeting to officially confirm Biden’s victory. Rioters broke through police barriers, smashed windows and entered the building. Lawmakers were forced to hide or flee. Several people died and many police officers were injured. After the attack, the Justice Department carried out one of the biggest investigations in US history. More than 1,500 people were...

Resuming the war would undoubtedly benefit Netanyahu politically. The prime minister doesn't want to go into this year's election with Hamas still in Gaza. He will want to be in a position to tell voters: We are nearly done with Hamas

US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that final details of a deal with Iran are currently being discussed, giving crypto markets a lift. Crypto markets have recovered around $75 billion in value after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a peace agreement with Iran was imminent. Trump said in a post to his Truth Social platform on Saturday that a deal has been “largely negotiated” between the US and Iran, along with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. “An agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other countries,” Trump said. Read more

As Washington weighs a Pakistan-brokered cease-fire and renewed nuclear talks, Israeli officials fear Trump is sidelining Netanyahu after a war that lasted longer – and cost more politically and economically – than the White House expected

Ultra-Orthodox religious norms barring close contact with women led commanders to keep female soldiers from the unit operating the system out of a southern Lebanon post, sources say, leaving the key combat support tool unused there

Deze week hoor je het verhaal van Hardo, die kunst maakt over de financiële wereld.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has affirmed that imposing concurrent sentences in cases involving multiple murders substantially diminishes the seriousness of additional offences and artificially equates the taking of one life with the taking of several. “To direct all sentences to merge into one concurrent term in cases of multiple murders would substantially dilute the gravity of the additional offences and create an artificial equivalence between the taking of one life and the taking of several,” observed Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar in a judgement he authored. Justice Kakar, who headed a three-judge SC bench comprising Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, heard a jail petition filed by Qaiser Abbas against a May 11, 2018, judgement of the Lahore High Court. Qaiser Abbas was convicted of killing Faiza Bibi and Abiha on June 23, 2011. The prosecution stated a quarrel had taken place a month earlier between the deceased, Faiza Bibi, the complainant’s wife, and Shameem Bibi, the petitio...

• Two policemen, two civilians also martyred in exchange of fire • Police defuse 10kg bomb planted near mosque BANNU: A fierce clash erupted on Saturday between police, a peace committee and terrorists in the Barakzai Akh­undkhel area of Miryan tehsil in Bannu district, leaving at least 25 terrorists dead and several others injured, police said. Two police personnel and two civilians were martyred in the exchange of fire, while seven policemen and three civilians sustained injuries. District Police Officer Yasir Afridi told Dawn that more than 25 terrorists were killed during the police operation. According to sources, the police peace committee received information about the presence of a large number of terrorists in the area and immediately launched an operation. The Lakki Marwat police peace committee also arrived to support the Bannu police. Terrorists had erected barricades at various points along the routes, which police managed to clear while advancing. Police sources said that despite intense firing,...

• ISPR says ‘intensive negotiations’ resulted in ‘encouraging progress’ towards agreement • Trump claims MoU on peace deal ‘largely negotiated’, will only sign when ‘we get everything we want’ • Tehran says accord in ‘finalisation’ stage • Ghalibaf asserts Iran has rebuilt military capabilities during lull in fighting ISLAMABAD: Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir concluded a high-stakes visit to Tehran on Saturday after intense negotiations that produced encouraging progress towards a final understanding between Iran and the United States to end the conflict. The two-day visit marked the most consequential mediation effort since the direct talks hosted by Pakistan last month. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Field Marshal Munir had held “high-level engagements” with the Iranian leadership “as part of ongoing mediation efforts aimed at promoting de-escalation and constructive engagement”. “The discussions remained focused upon expediting the consultative process underway t...

In Lahore, food is never merely food. It is memory, migration, performance, class, longing and history carried on the tongue. Few places embody this truth more vividly than Gawalmandi, the dense and storied neighbourhood in central Lahore whose narrow streets, smoky grills, old facades and crowded eateries became inseparable from the cultural imagination of the city. To speak of Gawalmandi is to speak of Lahore itself: a city built through displacement, improvisation, coexistence and reinvention. Until recently, Gawalmandi has been celebrated primarily for its famous Food Street, for sizzling kebabs, fragrant hareesa, fried fish, doodh-jalebi and late-night crowds that gather under strings of lights. Yet reducing Gawalmandi to a culinary destination alone would flatten its layered historical significance. The neighbourhood is also a site through which one can understand urban modernity in South Asia, the social consequences of Partition, and the transformation of everyday life in postcolonial cities. Through ...

QUETTA: As many as 13 terrorists were killed, while four Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel were martyred and six others injured during separate operations conducted by the CTD and security forces in the Panjpai and Noshar areas on the outskirts of Quetta, and in Pishin. A spokesperson for CTD said that nine terrorists belonging to a banned outfit were killed, while four Counter-Terrorism Depart­ment personnel were martyred and six others injured during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted by the CTD and security forces in the Panjpai and Noshar areas near Quetta district on Saturday. He said the operation was carried out on the outskirts of Quetta after authorities received information about the presence of terrorists. “A heavy gun battle continued for more than three hours. Nine terrorists were killed, while four CTD personnel embraced martyrdom and six others were injured in the intense exchange of fire,” the spokesperson said. 13 terrorists killed during IBOs in Pishin, Panjpai and No...

Немецкий профейсионный боксер Агит Кабаел, который сейчас является временным чемпионом WBC в супертяжелом весе, требует организовать бой против Александра Усика.

Een Franse rechtbank heeft een man veroordeeld tot 25 jaar cel voor het verkrachten en martelen van zijn echtgenote. Slachtoffer Laetitia R. (42) kreeg niet alleen te maken met seksueel geweld, maar zou door haar echtgenoot ook onder druk zijn gezet om seks te hebben met honderden andere mannen.

Is een nieuwe stad in het Markermeer een groots gebaar om de woningnood op te lossen? Haagse politici staan te trappelen om land terug te veroveren op het water. „Maar je moet niet denken: even snel eilanden opspuiten en vol zetten met huizen.’’ Lees het hier in onze special.

Alimentele procesate au ajuns să fie privite automat ca un pericol pentru sănătate. Nutriționiștii spun, însă, că unele pot face parte dintr-o dietă echilibrată, dacă știi ce să verifici pe etichetă.

Starting September 1, all schoolchildren must be provided with free hot meals.

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