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Listen to article The court has issued arrest warrants for Umar Ayub and other leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The case hearing against PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Omar Ayub, and others for violating Section 144 took place before Judicial Magistrate Shahzad Khan in the District and Sessions Court Islamabad. During the hearing, arrest warrants were issued for Omar Ayub, Aamir Dogar, and Aamir Mughal due to their absence, while the request for exemption from attendance for Shoaib Shaheen and Barrister Gohar was granted. Barrister Gohar Khan filed a request for exemption from attendance during the hearing. The defense’s requests for acquittal…

United States President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine in a dramatic escalation of his spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump will pause all aid until Kyiv is committed to what he determines are good-faith negotiations for peace, multiple US media outlets reported on Monday, citing unnamed Trump administration officials. “The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well,” an unnamed White House official was quoted as saying by multiple outlets. “We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is…

The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCBARCELONA — Huawei is dipping its toes back into the international smartphone market, but analysts warn the lingering effects of U.S. sanctions is likely to hamper the Chinese company’s ability to compete with leaders Apple and Samsung.Over the past few months, Huawei has launched two key devices outside of China. The first in December was the Mate X6, a foldable smartphone, followed by the Mate XT, Huawei’s 3,499 euros ($3,660) trifold phone.Huawei was looking to stand out from the crowd of similar-looking smartphones at the Mobile World…

An aerial drone photo taken on July 19, 2024 shows a wind farm in Tongliao, China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)”If a country has effective and low-cost green technologies, is committed to a global ecological civilization, practices free trade, and is willing to share its green technologies, then it can play a key role in shaping a postmodern, ecological global civilization,” said Philip Clayton, president of the U.S. Institute for Ecological Civilization. “China can play and is playing this crucial role.”BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — Recent years have witnessed record-breaking heatwaves worldwide, making it clear that global warming is…

Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused the government of placing former Prime Minister Imran Khan in solitary confinement at Adiala jail, claiming that he is being held in the prison’s death cell. The party’s Central Information Secretary, Sheikh Waqas, made the claims during a press conference, stating that Imran Khan had been denied any visitors, including political allies and family members, Express News reported. Sheikh Waqas emphasised that, according to the law, Imran Khan is entitled to meetings with his legal counsel and family. However, he alleged that even these rights were being blocked. He further claimed that, despite a…

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images23andMe’s special committee of independent directors on Monday rejected CEO Anne Wojcicki’s proposal to take the distressed genetic testing company private.Wojcicki submitted a proposal to the committee on Sunday, offering to acquire all of the company’s outstanding shares for 41 cents each, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.The stock plunged 33% on Monday to close at $1.47, down more than 99% from its peak…

Listen to article Pakistani actor Sajid Hasan has strongly criticised the police’s behaviour in the Mustafa Amir murder case, accusing them of coercing his son, Sahir Hasan, into giving a forced statement under duress. The senior actor described this act as a “well-planned conspiracy,” claiming that his son had been taken hostage to manipulate his testimony. During a press conference, Sajid Hasan revealed that his son was physically abused in an attempt to make him provide a statement of the police’s choosing. He questioned whether these repeated attempts on his family were just coincidences or part of a larger conspiracy. This incident…

Medics at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital administer ‘mechanical ventilation’ after pontiff’s latest health setback.Pope Francis has suffered two bouts of “acute” respiratory difficulties as he struggles to recover from double pneumonia in hospital, the Vatican said. Francis, admitted to Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital more than two weeks ago, suffered a “significant accumulation” of mucus in his lungs, which triggered two episodes of “acute respiratory insufficiency” on Monday, the Vatican said in a statement. The Pope also suffered a bronchospasm, akin to an asthma attack, leading doctors to perform two bronchoscopies to evaluate his air passages, with “large secretions” of mucus…

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump has paused all military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week, a White House official said on Monday.”President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution,” said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.Zelenskiy’s office did not…

Listen to article The country’s security forces have identified another Afghan militant killed during a recent operation against cross-border infiltration, as tensions between the two countries rise over militant incursions, security sources said on Monday. The militant, Mujib ur Rehman alias Mansoor, was among 14 insurgents killed in an intelligence-based operation in Ghulam Khan Kelay near the Afghan border on February 28, the sources said. He was a commander of the third battalion at Afghanistan’s Hazrat Muaz bin Jabal National Military Academy and a resident of Wardak province. The identification follows a pattern of Afghan nationals allegedly involved in militant activities on…