MOSCOW: Alexei Navalny’s widow said on Monday (19th Feb 2024) that Russian President Vladimir Putin killed her husband, as she vowed to carry on his work, three days after he died in an Arctic prison. Holding back tears in a video address published today, Yulia Navalnaya said: “Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed my husband, […]
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BRUSSELS: the European Union on Monday (19th Feb, 2024) announced a formal investigation into TikTok over alleged breaches of its obligations to protect minors online, under a landmark new law on policing digital content. It is the second probe into a major online platform since Brussels introduced the Digital Services Act (DSA), after targeting tech […]
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KARACHI: PPP Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, speaking on Sunday (18th Feb, 2024) at a public meeting meant to celebrate Party’s victory in the 2024 polls, has informed that his father Asif Ali Zardari will be the President of Pakistan. He claimed that he was asked to become PM for last two years of the tenure, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Exposition of Jamal Shah’s oeuvres titled Celebration of a Dehumanized Existence was inaugurated here on Sunday (18th Feb, 2024) at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. The collection, which bears a universal interpretation transcending peace, positivity, and harmony, was praised for its profound symbolism and message. Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s low-cost carrier, Fly Jinnah, celebrated the inaugural flight of its first int’l route from here to Sharjah on Sunday (18th Feb, 2024) with a dual ceremony at Islamabad Int’l Airport before departure and at Sharjah Int’l Airport, where the aircraft received a warm welcome upon arrival. The inaugural flight carried onboard Fly Jinnah’s […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has accelerated the efforts to retrieve the major portion of around 13,972 acres of land worth billions of rupees found under the illegal occupation of private individuals and different government departments across the country. “Around 5,809 acres were occupied in Punjab, 1,181 acres are under encroachment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 5,948 acres in […]
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BEIJING: China on Sunday said it would step up law enforcement patrols in waters near Taiwan after two Chinese nationals died in a boat incident involving Taiwan’s coast guard. A Chinese boat was carrying four people when it capsized on Wednesday near the Kinmen islands while pursued by the Taiwanese coast guard. All four on […]
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GAZA: Mediator Qatar acknowledged on Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) that prospects for a new pause in Israel’s war with Hamas were “not really promising” as Israel rejected appeals to hold off on a threatened assault on the Gaza city of Rafah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that foreign countries calling on Israel to spare the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Jinnah Convention Center here was the venue where thousands of Pakistanis and expatriates converged on Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) to participate in EuroVillage, a family-focused festival organized by the European Union and its Member States. This year’s celebration centered on the theme of co-creating a sustainable future, entitled “Stronger Together – Sustainable Forever.” The […]
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CAIRO: Egypt is constructing a walled camp in the Sinai Peninsula to receive displaced Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip, a US media report and an Egyptian human rights monitor said on Friday (16th Feb 2024). But Israel said it had no plans to move civilians there, as it prepares an offensive in Rafah, in […]
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