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QUETTA: A bipartisan resolution in the Balochistan Assembly opposed the handing over of the area under Levies jurisdiction to the police. The resolution tabled on Saturday was opposed by Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, who said the government had no plan to abolish the Excise force. The joint resolution was moved by Mir Rehmat Baloch during…
He demanded new elections in Britain, promoted the far right in Germany, criticized the European Commission… and that’s just the beginning. Elon Musk is putting pressure on the far right in Europe, where progressives are debating how, or even whether, to contain it. The interventions of the richest man in the world, who also owns…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk confirmed on Saturday that Starlink has applied to launch internet services in Pakistan but was “waiting for government approval.” Musk responded to a post on “Please let Starlink be our bridge to tomorrow,” the user urged the billionaire, owner of X and the electric vehicle company Tesla. Later, in a second…
South Africa imposed the follow-on after bowling out Pakistan for 194 to take a 421-run first innings lead on the third day of the second Test at Newlands on Sunday. Pakistan collapsed after a fourth-wicket partnership of 98 between Babar Azam (58) and Mohammad Rizwan (46). Debutant Kwena Maphaka, 18, broke the stand five balls…
Amid rumors about the postponement of the verdict in the Al-Qadir Trust case, one of the lawyers representing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi stated on Sunday that there has been no confirmation that the verdict has been postponed. On December 23 (the original date the verdict was supposed to be announced)…
Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Alisher Tukhtaev, announced his government’s plan to introduce a new direct flight route between Uzbekistan and Karachi this year, describing it as an important step in fostering closer ties between the two nations. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported on Sunday. Pakistan and Uzbekistan are strengthening their ties through trade and…
A Syria war observer said explosions on Sunday rocked an area near Damascus that houses weapons depots used by the ousted government of Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosions in the Kisweh area, south of the Syrian capital, may be the result of an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli army, which…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a visit to crisis-ravaged South Korea on Monday, where he will delicately seek to encourage continuity in the policies, but not the tactics, of the accused president. Blinken arrived in the snow-covered capital in what will likely be his last trip as America’s top diplomat before President-elect Donald…
The government on Sunday expressed concern over new demands made by PTI leader Asad Qaiser, namely the inclusion of a representative of the establishment in the ongoing negotiations, as well as the party’s reluctance to submit a formal letter of demands. . while speaking in DawnTV News program ‘Doosra Rukh‘ On Saturday, Qaiser had said…
Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a “counterattack” in the western border region of Kursk, where kyiv’s forces began a shock ground offensive last August. It was not immediately clear how much Ukraine had advanced in the region, but pro-Kremlin military bloggers previously reported that a powerful new offensive was underway. “At around…