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Lian Yuming, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends a group interview ahead of the closing meeting of the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)Members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) attend a group interview ahead of the closing meeting of the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2025.…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a three-member inquiry committee to investigate the alleged irregularities in the leasing of valuable Port Qasim Authority (PQA) land, following explosive revelations by Senator Faisal Vawda that the land was leased at throwaway prices during the current government’s tenure. According to a notification issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the land was allocated for a small and medium industrial park. It added that the alleged financial irregularities in the leasing process will be probed by the panel.  The committee will be led by the chairman of the prime minister’s inspection commission, who has…

The closing meeting of the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) — The third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, held its closing meeting on Monday morning.Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders attended the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.A resolution on a work report of the Standing Committee of the…

PUBLISHED March 09, 2025 KARACHI: The bond between a father and son is a landscape of unspoken words, shared silences, and the echoing footsteps of inherited traits. It’s a relationship that can be both a source of profound strength and a delicate, often fraught, dance of expectations. The Mehta Boys captures this complex dynamic with a raw, unflinching honesty, which is also perhaps the most striking element of the film. It explores complexities, unspoken tensions, and silent moments of love and understanding that families knit together, and in doing so, it does not shy away from the messy, sticky realities…

After the election authority’s decision, about 300 of Georgescu’s supporters gather outside the election bureau, shouting ‘freedom!’.Romania’s central election authority has banned far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in the country’s May presidential election re-run, triggering protests from Georgescu’s supporters. The decision, announced on Sunday, is not yet legally binding, and is expected to be appealed, with Romania’s Constitutional Court deciding on an appeal by Wednesday. The far-right candidate unexpectedly won the first round of the country’s presidential election on November 24. Shortly before the run-off, the Constitutional Court cancelled the first round due to irregularities in campaign financing…

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBitcoin fell on Monday as volatility in the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency continues following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to create a strategic bitcoin reserve for the United States.Bitcoin was trading at $81,712, down over 5% but off earlier lows, at 9:42 a.m. Singapore time, according to Coin Metrics.The reserve will be funded by coins that have been seized in criminal and civil forfeiture cases and there are no plans for the U.S. government to buy more bitcoin. After the strategic reserve announcement last Thursday, crypto prices declined as…

PUBLISHED March 09, 2025 LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: They say life and death is in the hands of God. But sometimes the delicate thread of fate suddenly lands in the hands of distraught family members, who barely have minutes to find, match and trade a few bags of blood in return for the irreplaceable lives of their loved ones. In a heart-wrenching scene outside a government hospital in Peshawar, Rakhshinda Bibi, an elderly woman, was seen pleading passersby for blood donations for her 10-year-old son suffering from thalassemia. Highlighting the gravity of her situation, Rakhshinda tearfully shared that she was left with no…

Iraq faces worsening power shortages after the US cuts waivers tied to Iranian gas and electricity imports.The United States has ended a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, in line with US President Donald Trump’s policy of exerting “maximum pressure” on Tehran. In a statement released on Sunday, the US Department of State said the decision not to renew the waiver was made to “ensure we do not allow Iran any degree of economic or financial relief.” Such a waiver was introduced in 2018, when Washington reimposed sanctions on Tehran after Trump abandoned a nuclear…

Montreal, Canada – Canada has its next prime minister. Mark Carney has been elected as the new head of the governing Liberal Party, replacing Justin Trudeau in the midst of historic tensions and fears of a trade war with the United States. An economist and former central banker, Carney will be sworn-in as prime minister in the coming days. He is making his first foray into Canadian politics at the country’s highest level – and with a federal election looming. He is also taking the helm of a party that, after years of declining support and criticism over its handling…

Staff work at the secretariat of the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2025. Chinese national lawmakers submitted 269 proposals to the country’s annual legislative session as of Saturday noon, the deadline for proposal submission at the ongoing third session of the 14th NPC. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) — Chinese national lawmakers submitted 269 proposals to the country’s annual legislative session as of Saturday noon, the deadline for proposal submission at the ongoing third session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC).The secretariat of the session said on Sunday that…