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Listen to article Punjab has launched an extensive tree plantation campaign under the “Chief Minister Plant for Pakistan” initiative, aiming to plant trees over 48,368 acres of land in the province. Senior Minister of Punjab, Maryam Aurangzeb, stated that under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the target has been set to plant 42.5 million saplings. For the fiscal year 2024-25, the plan is to plant 7.361 million trees over 8,496 acres of land. For this purpose, 1.8 billion rupees have been allocated in the current fiscal year, with 1.085 billion rupees already spent, accounting for 60% of the total budget.…

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced his government would create a national strategic crypto reserve that would include five cryptocurrencies, adding he would make the US “the crypto capital of the world”. In a statement on his Truth Social network, Trump said a crypto working group, which was set up following his inauguration in January, is pressing forward with the reserve’s creation, fulfilling promises he first made to crypto lobbyists during his election campaign. Following his Sunday announcement, values of the named currencies, including Bitcoin, soared, following what has been a weeks-long slump. The move comes before a…

The Nothing Phone (3a).NothingBARCELONA — British smartphone startup Nothing on Tuesday debuted a new handset it hopes can shake the mobile industry out of a perceived innovation slowdown.Nothing launched its new Phone (3a) device, a budget phone that comes with an unusual design featuring multiple different shapes and so-called “Glyph” lights on the back that light up to preset ringtones and notification sound effects.The Phone (3a) will retail at a starting price of £329 — or about $414 — while Phone (3a) Pro, a souped-up version of the device with better camera features, will start at £449. The Nothing brand…

Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat against India in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday. The winner faces South Africa or New Zealand in Sunday’s final of the eight-nation 50-over tournament. Australia made two changes with batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly and leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha coming in for Matthew Short and Spencer Johnson. ” sandbox=”allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms”> Connolly, who bowls left-arm spin, joined the squad as a replacement for Short, who was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a thigh injury. However, the onus will…

Listen to article Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Nazriati (PTI-N) Akhtar Iqbal Dar extended an invitation for Sher Afzal Marwat to join his party, advising him to pursue politics within PTI-N. Akhtar Iqbal Dar stated that within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), a dictator does not tolerate anyone else’s popularity. He described the founder of PTI as an ungrateful, self-centred, and opportunistic person. He further mentioned that history shows the founder of PTI has always used people for his own benefit and discarded them like tissue paper once their utility was over. A person who considers himself the all-knowing cannot tolerate anyone within his party.…

United States President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. The tariffs on the US’s biggest trading partners took effect at 00:00 Eastern Time (05:00 GMT), causing markets across the globe to tumble. Washington has also imposed an additional 10 percent levy on Chinese imports, adding to the 10 percent imposed last month. Mexico and Canada are the top US trading partners, accounting for more than 30 percent of total goods traded. The value of trade among the three North American countries is more than $1.6 trillion. Tariffs would apply to imports from Mexico and…

Under a dry, smoggy sky, a beekeeper in Pakistan’s Punjab province carefully loads boxes filled with tens of thousands of bees onto the back of a truck. Together, they will travel 500km (about 300 miles) in an increasingly desperate chase to find flowering plants, clean air, and moderate temperatures for honey production as climate change and pollution threaten the industry. Pakistan’s beekeepers typically move seasonally to avoid stifling heat or freezing cold. Summers are spent in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and winters in central Punjab province. But weather patterns made unpredictable by climate change, coupled with some of the worst…

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrives to give a press conference on the “Defence package” at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty ImagesNew plans from the European Union to increase defense spending could potentially mobilize as much as 800 billion euros ($841 billion), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.”Europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending. Both, to respond to the short-term urgency to act and to support Ukraine but…

Listen to article A settlement has been reached in the Karachi assault case involving Shahzain Marri and his guards, where they allegedly attacked two men near Boat Basin last month. Victim Barkat Soomro said he forgave the attackers “for the sake of Allah” after political figures mediated between both parties. Speaking to local media, Soomro expressed gratitude to journalists for highlighting the case. He added that his family elders were in contact with the accused, leading to reconciliation. The accused acknowledged their wrongdoing and offered to pay compensation, but Soomro refused, choosing to forgive them instead. Political and feudal figures, including Mir…

A third of such people will be living in two regions – MENA and Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers warn.Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, says a new study. The research published in the Lancet medical journal on Tuesday used data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it described as one of the great health challenges of the century. “The unprecedented global epidemic of overweight and obesity is a profound tragedy and a monumental societal…