BEIJING: Chinese military officials told US counterparts at talks this week that Beijing will “never compromise” on the issue of Taiwan and urged them to stop “provocative actions” in the South China Sea, the defence ministry said Wednesday (10th of January, 2024). China “stressed that it will never compromise or back down on the Taiwan […]
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UNITED NATIONS: With no let-up in Israeli bombardments across Gaza, the UN health agency pleaded on Tuesday for better access across the enclave, where relief is arriving “too little, too late” to help civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict. “Even if there is no ceasefire, you would expect humanitarian corridors to operate… in a […]
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Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun took responsibility for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident Tuesday (9th of January, 2024, vowing “complete transparency” as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis. “We’re going to approach this number one acknowledging our mistake,” Calhoun told employees at a safety meeting called after Friday’s emergency landing, which […]
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PESHAWAR: A 2-member PHC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Arshad Ali, while declaring the ECP decision to revoke PTI’s electoral symbol ‘Bat’ illegal, maintained here on Wednesday (10th of January, 2024) that it was sans lawful authority and of no legal effect. Directing to publish the intra-polls certificate filed by PTI on ECP […]
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KARACHI (IFJ/AFP): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned ‘Israel’s seemingly deliberate targeting and killing of Media persons’ in Gaza following a drone strike that killed two and injured one on 7 January. Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman Hamza Al-Dahdouh, son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael Al-Dahdouh, and freelance videographer Mustafa Thuraya, […]
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BANNU: Two cops (Faizuddin and Sikander Khan), who were providing security to a Polio team, were gunned down while two others were wounded by unknown militants here on Tuesday (9th of Jan, 2024). When the terrorists attacked the polio team, Policemen retaliated and during the exchange of fire one of the assailants (who sustained bullet […]
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BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli command base Tuesday (9 Jan, 2024) in retaliation for the killings of one of its commanders and a Palestinian leader. Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Palestine war broke out on 7 October . Hezbollah said it had […]
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PARIS: 34-year-old Gabriel Attal has been picked by Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (9th of Jan, 2024) to head the government just before Olympics 2024 and the European Parliament Polls where centrists have to face Marine Le Pen’s far-right. Presidential statement, while confirming the appointment, held: “The president of the republic appointed Mr Gabriel Attal prime […]
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KARACHI: Ambassador of European Union (EU) to Pakistan, Dr. Riina Kionka, Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) advised business community of the Port City to broaden and diversify their exports to EU for taking maximum advantage of EU’s GSP Plus scheme for Pakistan which has recently been rolled over for four more years up to 2027. The […]
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LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi unveiled a groundbreaking initiative, announcing the distribution of 26,000 electric motorbikes and rickshaws to the public on interest-free basis – a groundbreaking milestone in Pakistan’s history. The announcement took place at a special function organized by the Punjab Transport Department at a local hotel on Tuesday (9th Jan, […]
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