IAEA on Iran’s augmenting uranium stock

GENEVA: IAEA has claimed that Iran’s stock of uranium close to weapons-grade has dramatically augmented. IAEA maintained: “The significantly increased production and accumulation of high enriched uranium by Iran, the only non-nuclear weapon state to produce such nuclear material, is of serious concern.” Although Tehran has repeatedly denied that it wanted nuclear weapons, its adversaries […]

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Civilians cannot be tried in military courts: 5 SCP Judges

ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of an intra-court appeal here on Wednesday (26th Feb, 2025) challenging the trial of civilians in military court, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail stated that 5 judges were unanimous in their decision that civilians could not be tried in military courts. During the proceedings, Advocate Faisal Siddiqui pointed out though there had […]

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Pakistan must use F-16s only for counter-terrorism operations: US

WASHINGTON: In order to make sure that Pakistan use US-made F-16s only to contain terrorism and not against India, Trump administration had released $397 million on Monday (24th Feb, 2025). This amount is meant for a US-backed program aimed at making sure that the aircraft were not utilized the way they were used to during […]

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Ukraine War: Starmer to Visit White House this week

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who will be seeing Donald Thump this week, has informed that he was in regular contact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk. Starmer had talked to French leader Emmanuel Macron upon his return from Washington on 25th February. He said that UK will have to continue terms with both EU […]

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Chilas: 9th day of Diamer-Bhasha Dam Affectees Dharna

CHILAS: Despite government’s endeavours to pacify the protesters, thousands of slogan-chanting Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees continued their dharna here for the 9th consecutive day on 25th Feb 2025, saying that the sit-in would continue till their 31 demands were fulfilled. Their key demands are: 1) Eighty per cent royalty of Diamer Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan; 2) Thirty per cent […]

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Roosevelt Hotel: NYC to end $220m lease deal

NEW YORK CITY: Due to criticism that American taxpayers’ money was being utilized to help asylum seekers in PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel, Mayor announced that it would end $220 million lease agreement with the property. It may be recalled that during the 2020 pandemic the hotel had to close its gates. That translated into unbearable financial […]

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Ramzan to commence from Sunday 2nd March

KARACHI: According to the modern astronomical calculations, this year the holy month of Ramzan will commence from Sunday (2nd March) while the Muslims in Pakistan will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday (31st March). Newspakistan.tv M M AlamM. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career forty-five […]

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