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Workers operate at the construction site of Yebatan Hydropower Station in southwest China, Nov. 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — On the upper reaches of the Jinsha River in southwest China, a high altitude hydropower station is under construction. Notably, the significant difficulty of temperature control and crack prevention during the concrete pouring process in such a cold and high-altitude area has been overcome by the construction team.The Yebatan Hydropower Station is located at the junction of Baiyu County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province and Konjo County in Xizang Autonomous Region, which is also in the southwest of…
By Shahabullah Yousafzai | PUBLISHED February 23, 2025 PARACHINAR: While the local administration, with support from the police, Frontier Corps, and other security forces, may have destroyed a few bunkers in Kurram, lasting peace in the newly merged tribal district remains elusive until a comprehensive strategy is adopted. The nature of disputes in Kurram — framed as either tribal disputes or sectarian clashes — are deeply complex and not limited to recent incidents, such as the attack on a convoy or retaliatory violence by one sect against Bagan village. Reports indicate that during the violence in Bagan, homes were set…
LAHORE: Alex Carey was on 49 when his pull off Adil Rashid seemed destined for Jofra Archer. The strapping England fast bowler spilled it; the anguish of the missing the chance seeing him drown in his thoughts. England had for long sought that breakthrough in their Champions Trophy opener at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Carey and Josh Inglis, having come together with Australia at 136-4, were threatening to take the game away. To add insult to injury, Inglis went after Archer in the very next over, hitting back-to-back fours. The momentum had swung in Australia’s favour; with six wickets…
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration sent emails on Saturday evening to U.S. federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week by Monday night or risk losing their jobs.The emails came shortly after Elon Musk, the billionaire head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, posted on the social media site X that not responding to the email request would be viewed as a resignation.”All federal employees will…
Hamas condemns Israel’s decision to postpone release of Palestinian prisoners, saying its claim of ‘humiliating’ handover ceremonies was false.Hamas has condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, saying its claim that the captives’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a pretext to evade Israel’s obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s decision reflects a deliberate attempt to disrupt the agreement, represents a blatant violation of its terms, and shows the occupation’s lack of reliability in implementing its obligations,” Ezzat El Rashq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, said…
Sun Jingnan briefs on the production of Fuxing bullet trains she was engaged in, at the exhibition hall of the CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd. in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Feb. 20, 2025.Sun Jingnan has served as a welder at the CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd. for more than three decades, and also an eyewitness to the rapid development of China’s railway transportation industry.Having grown from a newbie to an expert, Sun is a mentor to numerous talented youngsters in the railway sector. She believes that a craftsman in any walk of life has to be meticulously careful with…
PUBLISHED February 23, 2025 ISLAMABAD: In one of the recent interactions between Pakistani and Taliban officials, the presence of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil was on top of the agenda. When the Pakistani side confronted the Taliban officials with evidence of how the terrorist outfit was using the neighbouring country’s soil to launch attacks on Pakistan, they conceded that yes the TTP was a problem. However, the Taliban officials were of the opinion that the strategy being pursued by Pakistan was not going to resolve the issue. The key factor, nevertheless, was admission by the Taliban controlled Afghanistan…
To celebrate his first month back in the White House, United States President Donald Trump took a victory lap of sorts before a large group of conservatives, where his former adviser was seen making a Nazi-like salute and billionaire businessman Elon Musk waved a chainsaw. In a rally-like speech to an enthusiastic audience at the four-day Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on the outskirts of Washington, DC, Trump on Saturday touted his accomplishments since coming into office on January 20, tearing into his political opponents, including predecessor Joe Biden. “Every single thing he touched turned to s***,” Trump said of…
OF the important reasons for Pakistan to win in Dubai, staying in the tournament isn’t the biggest. What matters more is that India do not progress to the final, that their act of sabotage becomes a footnote in the annals of international cricket. Pakistan must win in Dubai both for the sake of Pakistan and for the sake of the integrity of a sport that makes a virtue of its integrity. To suggest that this Pakistan team is equipped mentally and physically to overcome India is, however, something of a stretch. The tournament’s longest-serving holders and reigning champions find themselves…
Nasrallah was assassinated by Israel five months ago and his public funeral delayed for security reasons.Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon are set to pay their last respects to Hezbollah’s late leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, last September. The public funeral, delayed for security reasons, is scheduled for 1pm (11:00 GMT) on Sunday at Beirut’s Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, which has a capacity of about 50,000 people. Hezbollah organisers have installed thousands of extra seats on the pitch and many more outside, where mourners will…