KANSAS CITY: One person was killed and children were among the 21 injured after a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday (15th Feb, 2024) triggered panic among huge crowds of fans. Shots rang out moments after jubilant Chiefs players addressed a vast, cheering crowd, sending shocked fans and […]
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PESHAWAR: The HBL PSL-9 edition is around the corner with some of the leading stars of limited-overs cricket racing to light up cricket grounds in Pakistan. With a new coach and captain, Karachi Kings enter HBL PSL 9 with optimism and they’ll show faith in their local talent as well as global star power to […]
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ISLAMABAD: The coordination committees of PML-N and PPP have concluded their second round of talks, in which matters regarding government formation have moved forward. The coordination committee has decided to conduct its third consultation session on Friday (16th of Feb) to finalize recommendations after consulting with their respective political leadership. Senator Ishaq Dar, Sardar Ayaz […]
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KARACHI: On Thursday (15th Feb, 2024) Urduphones all over the globe marked the solemn occasion of the 155th death anniversary of the illustrious Urdu poet, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. The last great poet of the Mughal era Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib – one of the greatest Ghazalgo poets in the history of Sub-Continent – was […]
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Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Turkiye and Egypt have called on Israel to stop the ongoing offensive in Rafah and work for a ceasefire to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In a telephone call the French President asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Gaza death toll is intolerable and operations there […]
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WASHINGTON: As rich countries struggle to adjust to an era of mass migration, authorities often focus on lethal sea routes out of Africa to Europe and the long-standing flow north from impoverished Latin American countries. But of the nearly 2.5 million crossings recorded by US Customs and Border Protection in fiscal year 2023, 1.26 million […]
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JAKARTA: Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday (15th Feb, 2024) looked set to become the new president of the world’s third-largest democracy, likely avoiding a runoff vote against election rivals who have yet to concede. The ex-general declared victory Wednesday evening after preliminary counts from government-approved pollsters – previously shown to be reliable – […]
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TOKYO: Once forecast to become the world’s biggest economy, Japan slipped below Germany last year to fourth place, official data showed Thursday (15th Feb, 2024), although India is projected to leapfrog both later this decade. Despite growing 1.9 percent, Japan’s nominal 2023 gross domestic product in dollar terms was $4.2 trillion, government data showed, compared […]
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin described US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday (15th Feb, 2024) as more predictable than Donald Trump but said the Kremlin was prepared to work with whoever wins November’s election. Asked by a journalist who Russia would like to see win in the likely contest between the Democratic incumbent and Republican […]
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RAWALPINDI: Former NA speaker Asad Qaisar has informed the Media outside Adiala Jail, following a rendezvous with PTI Chief incarcerated here, on Thursday (15th Feb, 2024) that Imran Khan had nominated Omar Ayub Khan as candidate for the slot of PM. According to Asad Qaisar, he has been instructed by IK to negotiate with political […]
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