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• Traffic police, KDA’s TEB, Cantt boards, SMTA are involved in regulating traffic, installation of signals, signs across city • Nearly half of city’s 130 traffic signals are out of order, say sources • Mass transit body recently installed 11 signals • Govt mulls single body for traffic engineering KARACHI: While the Sindh government appears to be overzealous about strict implementation of e-challans, the responsibility of traffic engineering remains scattered among multiple entities, hindering the development of a seamless and efficient transportation network in Karachi. Sources told Dawn that the absence of a unified traffic engineering authority was a significant obstacle to designing and implementing solutions — from road design to traffic signal timing — leaving the city’s traffic stuck in multiple gridlocks. They said that the challenging task of traffic engineering and management was at present shared among multiple entities, including the Traffic Engineering Bureau (TEB) of the Karachi Development Aut...

Бойцы 57-й отдельной мотопехотной бригады Вооруженных сил Украины уничтожили российских оккупантов, которые пытались поднять флаг РФ над зданием в Волчанске Харьковской области.

• Afridi announces weekly protests outside IHC, Adiala jail • Claims Imran kept in isolation and visitors denied access • Alleges KP kept deprived of NFC share since 2018 • Special assistant says provincial cabinet to meet every Friday PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Sunday that the powers-that-be wanted to push the PTI into a conflict, but the party would remain peaceful and not opt for confrontation. “However, the PTI will never hesitate to offer sacrifice,” Mr Afridi added while addressing a news conference at the Chief Minister’s House. He maintained that efforts were being made to corner the PTI, but his party would continue to hold peaceful protests. “Persistent efforts have been made to isolate the PTI, and peaceful protesters were even shot at,” the chief minister said. ‘Imran in isolation’ He continued that PTI founder Imran Khan was being kept in isolation and solitary confinement, and that all his visitors, including the chief minister himself and Mr Khan’s sister...

AFGHAN refugees return to Afghanistan after deportation.—Dawn/file ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees, awaiting resettlement in the US, have urged the Trump administration to resume the programme, saying that they were living in Pakistan under extreme hardship and constant fear of deportation. The statement from the Afghan P1/P2 case holders came days after the US administration abruptly halted the processing of all immigration requests from Afghan nationals indefinitely after the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House. “We, the Afghan allies and partners of the United States with completed P1/P2 cases, express our deep concern and urgent plea for assistance. Our cases were fully processed, and we were awaiting our flight dates when, on January 20, 2025, the programme was suspended without explanation,” the statement shared with the media said. “For more than three years, we have been living in Pakistan under extreme hardship and constant fear,” it said, while also condemning the Washington atta...

Члены Европейского Союза не доверяют обещаниям США по безопасности и готовятся отражать российскую агрессию, полагаясь на собственные силы и военное взаимодействие. Все это происходит на фоне частичного вывода американских войск из Европы.

Ook in 2026 blijft de economie groeien. De koopkracht van burgers stijgt, de overheid blijft geld uitgeven en de export loopt door. Duitse investeringsplannen geven onze uitvoer daarnaast een oppepper. Dat de werkloosheid stijgt, is eigenlijk ook goed nieuws.

In the final days of the Nafatli Benett and Yair Lapid government in 2022, Taal chairman Ahmad Tibi approached members of the government and offered to provide a safety net. He was turned away. That's it, Arabs aren't allowed to save Jews from Jews

Numeroși români consideră salariul minim pe economie ca fiind unul foarte mic în comparațiile cu așteptările lor, iar un venit lunar de aproximativ 10.000 de lei este considerat, în general, ca fiind unul decent.

Two explosions occurred on November 29 in the temporarily occupied Berdiansk district of Zaporizhzhia region; as a result of a successful operation by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) and the Resistance Movement, Russian occupiers from the so-called Akhmat unit suffered losses.

40-летний китаец Хуан Чжунчен женился на женщине через четыре часа после свидания с ней, которое состоялось вслепую.

• Suicide bomber, three other terrorists killed at FC HQ • Banned BLA claims responsibility for both assaults QUETTA: Security forces foiled an armed attack on the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in the Nokundi area of the district, killing three attackers late on Sunday night. An FC South spokesman said a group of terrorists targeted the FC headquarters in Nokundi town. “A suicide bomber detonated himself at the main gate of the headquarters, and after the blast, at least half a dozen armed terrorists attempted to force their way into the camp,” the spokesman said, adding that the FC Quick Response Force immediately retaliated and killed three terrorists who had entered the FC fort along with others. Sources said heavy gunfire and multiple blasts were heard from inside the fort. Security forces, however, successfully foiled the attack, according to the FC spokesman. “A clearance operation is under way inside the fort,” he said, adding that the situation was under control. On the other hand, some sources cla...

Major cryptocurrencies traded lower in early Asia as DeFi platform Yearn noted at "incident" in its yETH pool.

Adesea, ne răsplătim reușitele prin achiziții scumpe, însă peste câțiva ani ajungem să fim dezamăgiți de cât de mult s-au devalorizat. Și cu cât facem mai multe astfel de cumpărături, cu atât contribuim mai mult la prosperitatea producătorilor, ale căror acțiuni cresc considerabil în valoare.

Door de strategische onkunde van McLaren en de goede race van Max Verstappen krijgen we de seizoensfinale waar we op gehoopt hadden. Hoe kon McLaren het zo weggeven bij de pitstops en hoeveel zit Verstappen nog in het hoofd van Lando Norris? Coureur Ho-Pin Tung en NU.nl-verslaggevers Joost Nederpelt, Patrick Moeke en Bas Scharwachter bespreken het in deze terugblik op de Grand Prix van Qatar.

Op het Stationsplein in Den Bosch heeft in de nacht van zondag op maandag een steekincident plaatsgevonden. Rond middernacht kreeg de politie een melding van een beroving, waarna een man met steekwonden werd aangetroffen.

Drie van de vier mensen die zaterdag bij een familiebijeenkomst in de Californische stad Stockton zijn doodgeschoten waren kinderen. Dat laat de politie zondag weten, een dag na de bloedige schietpartij.

Când reprezentantul special al președintelui american Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, va sosi zilele următoare la Moscova pentru discuții, este posibil să beneficieze de o primire cordială, însă de puțină disponibilitate din partea Rusiei de a face concesii, notează The Times.

Două poduri noi au fost construite în ultimii ani peste Dunăre, iar câteva orașe din România au beneficiat și ele de astfel de proiecte, spectaculoase, dar costisitoare pentru bugetele locale. În următoarele luni trei poduri noi vor fi inaugurate.