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KARACHI: Pakistan is set to review the security situation in India before taking a call on sending its hockey teams to the neighbouring country for the Asia Cup and Junior World Cup to be held later this year, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Saturday. According to the PTI, a top official of the Pakistan government has said that the national team will not be sent to India if there are security threats to them. Pakistan are scheduled to participate in the Asia Cup being held in Rajgir, Bihar, from Aug 27 to Sept 7, for which the Pakistan…

Listen to article DAMASCUS: A Syrian and an Israeli official are expected to meet in Baku later Saturday on the sidelines of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to Azerbaijan, a diplomatic source in Damascus with knowledge of the issue said. “There will be a meeting between a Syrian official and an Israeli official on the sidelines of the visit being conducted by Sharaa in Baku,” said the source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. Israel is a major arms supplier to Azerbaijan and has a significant diplomatic presence in the Caucasus nation which neighbours its arch foe Iran. The…

NEW DELHI: Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said on Saturday. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the June 12 disaster, but indicated that one pilot asked the other why he cut off fuel, and the second pilot responded that he had not. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was headed from Ahmedabad in western India to London when it…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the government was committed to steering the country towards an economic turnaround through structural reforms, institutional changes, and a renewed focus on meritocracy, Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported on Saturday. Addressing a group of Pakistani students enrolled in leading international universities under the government’s Uraan Pakistan Summer Scholars Programme, the prime minister said the coalition government had assumed office in 2023 at a time when the country was on the brink of default. “The majority believed Pakistan would default, while a small minority held hope that we might avoid it,” he said, recalling…

Listen to article PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday called for political change in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), suggesting that such a shift would be more appropriate if it came from within the ranks of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), which currently holds a majority in the provincial assembly. Speaking at a press conference in Peshawar, the JUI-F leader said it was immaterial whether the change emerged from internal dynamics or external pressure — what mattered, he insisted, was that change was now imperative. “If PTI claims to have a majority, then change must come from within,” he remarked. “It should…

This undated photo provided by the Institute of Animal Sciences under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences shows a somatic cell-cloned dzo in Qushui County of Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua)BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have announced the birth of the world’s first somatic cell-cloned dzo in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. This marks a critical breakthrough in high-altitude breeding technology, which is vital for improving plateau livestock and protecting endangered species.The newborn male calf, weighing 26 kilograms, was delivered via caesarean section. Rigorous genetic testing confirmed it is an exact genetic replica of the donor dzo.…

Listen to article QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has noted that the narrative being promoted at both national and international levels regarding province is often inconsistent with facts and requires correction to reflect a balanced and accurate perspective. He urged human rights organisations to develop an impartial and fact-based understanding of Balochistan’s history, current realities, and overall situation. Chief Minister Bugti shared these views during a meeting with a delegation from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Quetta on Saturday. The meeting involved detailed discussions on law and order, the human rights situation,…

Listen to article LAHORE: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday gave a 90-day ultimatum to those at the helm of the affairs for the release of PTI founder Imran Khan with a do and die warning. The remarks came during a high-profile gathering in Lahore, where parliamentary committees of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) from Punjab and K-P met to chalk out the party’s future course. The meeting marked what party leaders described as the formal launch of a renewed protest campaign focused on securing Khan’s release and resisting what they see as growing authoritarianism. “Listen carefully, decision-makers — listen, custodians of…

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is considering revoking comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship, a dramatic escalation of Trump’s threats to use the executive branch to target his opponents.”Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.He called O’Donnell a “threat to humanity” and said that she should “remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland,” which is where she currently resides.O’Donnell moved to Ireland in January following Trump’s re-election.There is no legal precedent for…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Azerbaijan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at strengthening bilateral collaboration in the legal and judicial sectors. The agreement was formalised during an official visit to Baku by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, according to an official release. The MoU, signed between the Ministry of Law and Justice of Pakistan and the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan, establishes a framework for cooperation in areas such as legal reform, institutional exchange, and the rule of law. During the visit, Tarar met with Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. Both sides emphasised the growing role of legal diplomacy…