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Новаторское открытие ставит под сомнение историю происхождения человека — ученые обнаружили затонувший город возрастом 140 000 лет, погребенный под толщей воды у побережья Индонезии.

A private airline flight (FL-842) from Karachi to Lahore narrowly averted disaster on Saturday evening when it was caught in a violent storm while attempting to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport.

The Pakistan Polio Programme has officially launched its third round of National Immunisation Days (NIDs), marking another major step in the country’s drive to eradicate poliovirus.

LAHORE: The Punjab government has plans to enact a law to control criminal and anti-social persons commonly known as “goondas”, who make life difficult for the people, in the province. The new law, The Punjab Control of Goondas and Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2025, will serve as a modern, effective legal tool to tackle organised and habitual crime, protect public safety, and deter anti-social behaviour. The Act, after enactment, will repeal The Punjab Control of Goondas Ordinance, 1959. The Punjab home department has drafted the new law that provides a comprehensive legal framework for identifying, monitoring and restraining individuals commonly known as “goondas” who pose a threat to public order. The act provides the legal definition of goonda as “a person habitually involved in disorderly conduct, criminal activity, or anti-social behaviour that endangers peace or creates public nuisance”. The district intelligence committees (DICs) have been empowered to declare an individual a ‘goonda’ based on credible re...

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Saturday that an Israeli strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis at least nine children from the same family, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the reports. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said civil defence crews retrieved “the bodies of nine child martyrs, some of them charred, from the home of Dr Hamdi al-Najjar and his wife, Dr Alaa al-Najjar, all of whom were their children”. He added that Hamdi al-Najjar and another son, Adam, were also seriously wounded in the strike on Friday. A medical source at Nasser Hospital, where Alaa al-Najjar works, gave Adam’s age as 10 years old. Footage of the aftermath released by the civil defence agency showed rescuers recovering badly burned remains from the damaged home. Asked about the incident, the Israeli military said it had “struck a number of suspects who were identified operating from a structure” near its troops. “The Khan Yunis area is a dangerous warzone,” it added. “The claim regarding harm to uninv...

• Latif Baloch’s son was also abducted, slain a few years ago • Journalist bodies condemn killing, demand justice QUETTA: A journalist, Abdul Latif Baloch, who worked for a Quetta-based newspaper as a correspondent, was gunned down by unknown assailants in the Mashkey area of Awaran district on Saturday, police said. The gunmen barged into the journalist’s house in the wee hours of Saturday morning and tried to take him away. When he offered resistance, the intruders opened fire, killing him on the spot. The killers fled the scene and could not be arrested till late into the night. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. According to police officials, Mr Baloch was also working in the Levies force department. They said that a few years ago, the body of Mr Baloch’s kidnapped son was found in Mashkey. Journalist organisations strongly condemned the killing of Mr Baloch, who was working for Daily Intikhab. While the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) expressed its deepest shock and out...

HYPE stands in a league of its own, followed by AAVE and XMR.

GUJAR KHAN: Scores of teams from across the country participated in the two-day Jhelum Tent-Pegging Championship 2025 — the first in the history of the Jhelum district to be organised by a female tent-pegger. The event was organised by Arooj Azhar Kiyani, the Chief Executive Officer of the Kingsgate Equine and the first female captain of a tent-pegging team in the country, in collaboration with the Punjab government. A large number of people, including families, gathered to watch the cultural sport, while over 70 tent-pegging teams participated in the event. Talking to Dawn during the event, Ms Kiyani said she felt proud to be the first female tent-pegger in Pakistan, adding that it was not easy for her to make her debut in a male-dominated sport. Speaking of the challenges faced by women in becoming horse riders, especially tent-peggers, the KingsGate CEO said that there was a scarcity of good trainers in the field who could coach young girls to pursue their passion. “Luckily, I found a good coach who helped...

В ночь на 25 мая ВС РФ осуществили комбинированную массированную атаку, использовав 367 средств воздушного поражения. Под ударом оказался ряд украинских регионов, в результате чего сообщается о 13 погибших, среди которых трое детей, а также о 50 пострадавших в результате атаки россиян.

"Топ-менеджер, который годами ищет работу, обновляя свое резюме на job-сайтах, хотя в это время трудоустроен и должен заниматься текущей работой — это red flag для рекрутеров". Почему это так, объяснила руководитель проектов Полина Левицкая.

HYPE's run seems to be unstoppable at the moment.

In a stirring tribute to the valiant sacrifices of Pakistan’s armed forces, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has released a powerful new anthem titled "Dharkan Pe Aik Hi Naam", celebrating the landmark success of Operation Bunyan-Un-Marsoos.

KARACHI: The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) organised an interactive session on ‘The Pakistan-India conflict’ in the institute library on Saturday. It was explained by PIIA chairperson Dr Masuma Hasan there was a need to hear different voices, especially the voices of the youth, regarding the recent conflict. Therefore, they decided to call on their research assistants to talk about the different themes of the conflict, as identified by them, for the audience to then take it from there. Taking the audience through the events of the past month or so, she also reminded how India, out of the blue, with no credible evidence, held Pakistan responsible for April 22’s Pahalgam attack, which was an intelligence failure on the part of India. “Then India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 and Pakistan suspended the Simla Agreement of 1972,” she said. “Then on May 7, India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. While defending the country very well, Pakistan retaliated on May 10, which w...

В ночь с 24 на 25 мая в соцсетях появилась информация о якобы сбитом стратегическом бомбардировщике Ту-160 ВКС РФ над Тверью. Очевидцы даже засняли момент атаки на видео, однако последующая проверка данных опровергла эту версию — эксперты утверждают, что российская ПВО открыла огонь по другому воздушному судну.

A crypto investor in Manhattan is accused of holding an Italian man captive for weeks, allegedly torturing him for access to Bitcoin wallet credentials. A Manhattan crypto investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian man in a disturbing bid to extract access to digital assets. John Woeltz, 37, was arraigned on Saturday in Manhattan criminal court following his arrest on Friday. He stands accused of holding a 28-year-old Italian man captive for weeks inside a luxury townhouse in Soho, reportedly rented for $30,000 per month. According to police reports cited by The New York Times, the victim arrived in the US on May 6 and was allegedly abducted by Woeltz and an accomplice. Read more

The maximum temperature in Karachi is expected to hover between 39°C and 40°C on Sunday, with high humidity levels making it feel as hot as 45°C in coastal areas, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned.

The team behind the project published the updates earlier this week.

Исследования показывают, что Библия все время была права относительно идеального рабочего графика — для максимальной эффективности ученые советуют соблюдать древнюю заповедь о субботе.

KARACHI: Sidra Amin’s Stars clinched the National Women’s T20 Tournament title with a commanding 42-run victory over Fatima Sana’s Conquerors at the National Bank Stadium on Saturday. After opting to bat first in the decider, Stars posted 135-5 thanks to opener Sana Urooj’s brisk 37-ball 44 before they bundled the Conquerers out for 93 with two balls to spare with Anosha Nasir taking 3-14. Sana and Anosha were jointly awarded the player-of-the-final. Sana set the tone for her side, striking seven fours and being involved in key partnerships: 33 for the first wicket with with Huraina Sajjad (23) and 47 for the third with Kaynat Hafeez (21). Kaynat provided the anchor, striking just one six in her 35-ball knock with their partnership being broken when Nashra Sandhu (2-21) cleaned up Sana. Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz provided the late flourish, the skipper striking four four fours in her 13-ball 18 while the latter faced 11 deliveries for 15. The Conquerers lost half their side with 80 on the board in the chase a...

"It must be fake history that the genocidal attack on the Jewish people took place, leading to the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust," Harvard Chabad posted.