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PUBLISHED March 23, 2025 KARACHI: Environmentalists from all around the world stress the value of reusing materials to reduce pollution and save Planet earth every year as World Recycling Day comes around. The idea is simple: cut down on waste, recycle materials, and build a sustainable future. However, this admirable idea is frequently reduced to a sham in Pakistan. As disorganised as the state itself, the country’s recycling industry is inefficient, full of corruption, and lacks government monitoring. The concept of recycling itself is frequently twisted, acting as a front for dealers, middlemen, and multinational firms who take advantage of…

Tehran accuses US of bullying tactics as nuclear deal uncertainty deepens under Trump’s renewed pressure campaign.US President Donald Trump’s outreach to Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a possible new nuclear deal is an attempt to avoid direct military action, US special envoy Steve Witkoff has said. “We don’t need to solve everything militarily,” Witkoff told Fox News on Sunday. “Our signal to Iran is ‘Let’s sit down and see if we can, through dialogue, through diplomacy, get to the right place’. If we can, we are prepared to do that. And if we can’t, the alternative is not…

Pope calls for an immediate end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza as he arrives home at the Vatican.Pope Francis has arrived home at the Vatican after leaving the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, shortly after making his first public appearance following a five-week hospitalisation for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. The 88-year-old, who was admitted on February 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened, greeted his well-wishers on Sunday from a balcony of Gemelli hospital before his discharge. Using a wheelchair, as he has for several years, the pope smiled, waved, and made a sign of a thumbs up…

Portugal captain hopes to show Hojlund and Denmark his celebration as both sides meet in the Nations League quarters.Cristiano Ronaldo has responded to Rasmus Hojlund’s imitation of his famous “Siu” celebration, saying it was an honour to see the Denmark striker mimic it during their UEFA Nations League clash. “For me, it was not a problem,” Ronaldo said on Saturday, before the second leg of their quarterfinal. “I knew that this was not because he did not have respect for me. “I’m smart enough to understand that not only him but around the world people from other sports also do…

Meteorologist Qu Bo checks equipment at the Arctic Village National Basic Meteorological Station in Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, March 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)MOHE, March 23, 2025 (Xinhua) — China’s northernmost meteorological station, the Arctic Village National Basic Meteorological Station, located in Beijicun, or “North Pole Village” in Mohe City, has four meteorologists. They patrol the meteorological observation equipment, and conduct atmospheric detection and temperature monitoring of cold-region buildings.Established in 1957, the meteorological station was upgraded to a national-level station for meteorological observation in 2023. In recent years, the station has also carried out aurora monitoring and forecasting, contributing to…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government’s counter-terrorism approach has sparked debate within its own ranks as PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui asserted on Saturday that the government retains the option to launch an operation if needed just days after the interior ministry ruled out a fresh military offensive against terrorism. Stressing that terrorists cannot be allowed to roam freely and take innocent lives without facing consequences, the PML-N senator said that no major military operation was currently underway but the state has the authority to act wherever necessary to eliminate terrorism. The comments from PML-N’s parliamentary leader in the Senate have come after…

The number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023 has crossed 50,000, according to health officials. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday that at least 50,021 Palestinians have been killed and 113,274 wounded since Israel began attacking the besieged territory following an attack led by the Palestinian group Hamas on October 7, 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed and some 250 were taken captive in the attack in southern Israel. The ministry said at least 41 people were killed over the past 24-hour reporting period as Israel ramps up its attacks on…

A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesA federal judge reprimanded Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday for “making threats about shutting down operations” at the agency.Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander responded in two letters to counsel, hours apart, to claims that Dudek made in various media interviews that a temporary restraining order barring Department of Government Efficiency affiliates from accessing certain data “applies to almost all SSA employees.” Hollander called that assertion “inaccurate,” and later, “patently…

This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station’s core module Tianhe. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) — China’s space station is set to introduce a novel participant in its space science experiments — the planarian, a creature renowned for its extraordinary regenerative capabilities, China Media Group reported on Saturday.Planarians, flatworms with an evolutionary history spanning over 520 million years, are one of the widely used experimental animal models in biological research. These organisms demonstrate an exceptional capacity for tissue…

Listen to article Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori and Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, along with cabinet members, visited the mausoleum of founder of the nation — Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah — on the occasion of Pakistan Day. They offered Fateha (prayers) and laid flowers at the grave of the founder of Pakistan. Speaking to the media, CM Murad Ali Shah reflected on the significance of March 23, 1940, when the All-India Muslim League adopted the Pakistan Resolution in Lahore, which laid the foundation for an independent homeland. The CM also mentioned the tragic events of 1971 and how former prime minister Shaheed Zulfikar…