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Listen to article KARACHI: In a surprise move, senior lawyer Abid Zaman Advocate withdrew from representing Armughan Qureshi, the main accused in the Mustafa Amir kidnapping and murder case on Tuesday — the day an anti-terrorism court (ATC) extended the physical remand of Armughan until March 24. As per reports, Abid Zaman Advocate, who had been serving as Armughan’s attorney, made the decision to step down, stating that the accused’s father, who is also a legal practitioner, has expressed the intention to take over the case and fight it personally. This surprising development comes at a critical juncture in the case, raising…
Algerian gold medallist says she has ‘nothing to hide’ and vows to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Games in the US.Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender-eligibility row, is determined to defend her title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and says she will not be intimidated by United States President Donald Trump. “I will give you a straightforward answer, I am not transgender,” Khelif told ITV in an interview aired on Tuesday. “This does not concern me, and it does not intimidate me.” Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from female…
CHP calls Imamoglu’s detention a ‘coup’ as the mayor vows to challenge diploma invalidation, barring him from the presidency.Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor as part of what they say are investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on Wednesday morning, with the state-run Anadolu Agency saying prosecutors issued detention warrants for the mayor and roughly 100 other people. Imamoglu posted a video saying, “We are facing great tyranny, but I want you to know that I will not be discouraged.” He accused the government of “usurping the…
Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu speaks at the 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day celebrations held at the Maltepe Event Area on May 19, 2023 on Istanbul, Turkey. Hakan Akgun | Getty ImagesThe Turkish lira fell to a record low against the dollar and the country’s benchmark stock index dropped by as much as 7% following the surprise arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu — a rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and leading opposition party figure — on charges he denies.The lira was trading as low as 40.96 to the U.S. dollar, according to Refinitiv data,…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi on Tuesday directed railway authorities to adopt modern safety technologies and enhance emergency preparedness to ensure passenger safety at all times. He chaired a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Railways, attended by key stakeholders, to review Pakistan Railways’ operations and discuss future strategies. During the meeting, the minister stressed that the safety and security of passengers must remain top priority in railway operations. He took a detailed briefing on train schedules, passenger services, technical operations, and safety protocols. Abbasi emphasised the need to maintain punctuality in train arrivals and departures and…
Chinese tech company Tencent is a gaming giant and the parent company of WeChat, the ubiquitous social messaging app in China.Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTencent on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter beat on top and bottom line driven by a surge in gaming and advertising revenue.Here’s how Tencent did in the fourth quarter of 2024 versus Refinitiv estimates:Revenue: 172.4 billion Chinese yuan ($23.9 billion), versus 168.9 billion yuan expected.Profit attributable to equity holders of the company: 51.3 billion yuan, compared with 46.03 billion yuan expected.Revenue rose 11% year-on-year while profit was up 90% versus the same period…
MELBOURNE: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Richard Gould said they would not support a proposed global Twenty20 league bankrolled by Saudi Arabia as there was not enough room in the calendar for it. A Sydney Morning Herald report on Saturday said the event would be backed by the sports arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and feature eight teams playing in four different locations. “With the busy international calendar, a host of established franchise leagues around the world, and existing concerns about player workloads, there is no scope or demand for such an idea,” Gould told…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has lifted the stay order previously imposed on holding a High Powered Selection Board meeting for the promotion of FBR officers. “The balance of convenience and irreparable loss now tilts in favour of the other officers whose promotions could not be considered due to the injunction. Accordingly, the injunction is not extended and lapses from today,” said a written order issued by IHC’s Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan. The order noted that the High Powered Selection Board was prepared to consider the promotions but its proceedings had been put on hold by the injunction.…
Israeli leader says future ceasefire negotiations will ‘only take place under fire’.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a wave of air strikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza overnight is “only the beginning”. In a televised address on Tuesday evening, Netanyahu said that Israeli forces would strike Hamas with “increasing force” and future ceasefire negotiations would “only take place under fire”. “Hamas has already felt the weight of our force in the last 24 hours, and I want to assure you – and them – this is only the beginning,” the Israeli leader said. “We will continue…
MANCHESTER: The average annual salary for a female professional football player globally is $10,900, says FIFA’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams FIFA designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was around $24,030, although 16 of those top clubs paid an average gross salary of over $50,000, according to the “Setting the Pace, FIFA Benchmarking Report on Women’s Football” released on Monday. The highest of those salaries was approximately $120,000. The average gross salary, however, at Tier 2 and 3…