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Listen to article ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has chided the opposition partiesmainly the PTIfor their alleged double standards, saying they are availing perks and privileges from the same Parliament which they call “fake”. “I ask if it is justified to simultaneously withdraw salaries and hold key offices in the lower and upper houses of the Parliament while calling it bogus,” Sadiq said on Friday during his media interaction at the launching ceremony of the tree plantation drive the Mughal Garden in the Parliament House. The speaker said the opposition lawmakers come into the assembly to protest and neglect the…
Caribbean leaders have hit back at a threat issued by the United States government to cancel visas for anyone working with or supporting Cuban medical facilities, citing allegations of forced labour and claiming these missions “enrich the Cuban regime”. Cuban medical missions, which provide doctors, nurses and other medical staff as well as medical facilities, are critical to healthcare systems in the Caribbean. So how have Caribbean nations responded to this threat and what would it mean for healthcare there? Why is the US government taking aim at Cuba’s medical programme? The targeting of Cuban medical missions is not new…
Falam township, Chin State – In the mountains of western Myanmar, photographs of fallen fighters line a wall of a rebel headquarters – an honour roll of some 80 young men, beginning with 28-year-old Salai Cung Naw Piang, who was killed in May 2021. The true toll on the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) extends beyond this hall and grows as war against Myanmar’s military grinds on in Chin State – a Christian region of the country bordering India where ethnic Chin fighters have expelled the military from most of their territory. “Even if they don’t surrender, we will go…
LAHORE: The ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, featuring six teams including hosts Pakistan, is set to be held here at the Gaddafi Stadium and the LCCA ground April 9-19, the International Cricket Council announced on Friday. The sixth edition of the Qualifier sees teams from Bangladesh, Ireland, Pakistan and the West Indies compete with Scotland and Thailand in the 15-match league tournament that will decide the two qualifiers for the 2025 Women’s World Cup to be held later this year in India. Pakistan take on Ireland at the Gaddafi Stadium while the West Indies play Scotland at the Lahore City…
Close up of American visa label in passport. Alexander W Helin | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups. The first group of 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba and North Korea among others, would be set for a full visa suspension.In the second group, five countries — Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan —…
KARACHI/ HYDERABAD: Speakers at a seminar have highlighted the growing ecological and socio-economic challenges posed by the degradation of the Indus River. The seminar, titled “Indus River: The Lifeline of Sindh Under Threat”, was organised by the National Trade Union Federation Pakistan (NTUF) and the youth organisation, Alternate, at the Karachi Press Club on Friday. It coincided with the 28th International ‘Action Day for Rivers.’ Leading intellectuals, public representatives, and environmental activists, spoke at the seminar where they stressed the importance of protecting the Indus River, which is vital to the survival of Sindh and its people. NTUF Secretary General…
For decades, aspirin has been known as a go-to painkiller. New research reveals how it may also help fight cancer. While previous research hinted at a link between aspirin use and improved cancer survival, a study published in Nature last week explains why. However, experts caution that aspirin is not a cure – and it carries risks like increased potential for internal bleeding. So, how might aspirin keep cancer from spreading? And what does this mean for future treatments? What have studies found about aspirin use and cancer? Recent studies have revealed how aspirin, a widely used painkiller, may help…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesTesla CEO Elon Musk turned Delaware’s corporate law into a hot-button topic last year after a judge there ruled that his $56 billion pay package from 2018 was illegally granted and should be rescinded.In social media posts, Musk smeared the judge and became an outspoken critic of Delaware’s judiciary, moving the site of incorporation for Tesla and…
PARIS: Bruno Fernandes netted a hat-trick as Manchester United eased to a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and Tottenham Hotspur advanced after a 3-1 victory over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday. The second-tier tournament offers both Premier League clubs a chance for a trophy amid lacklustre domestic campaigns and get a welcome bonus of a spot in the Champions League next season. United will face Olympique Lyonnais in the last eight after the French side strolled to a 4-0 win over Steaua Bucharest, and Rangers overcame Fenerbahce 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3…
In this June 15, 2020, file photo, the Voice of America building stands in Washington.Andrew Harnik | APPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration’s latest step to shrink bureaucracy.The order instructs the agencies — largely little-known entities including one that provides funding for museums and libraries and one tackling homelessness — to reduce their operations to the bare minimum mandated by the law.”This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has…