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Bishop Samson Shkardin © ACNsauce: ACNPakistan’s Catholic Church has praised amendments to the Christian Marriage Law that will raise the legal age of marriage to 18, which could help reduce the number of abductions and forced marriages of Christian girls.The Christian Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2024, which applies to Christians in the Islamabad Capital Territory, amends the original 1872 law that set the legal marriage age at 16 for boys and 13 for girls.Bishop Samson Shukardin, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan (CBCP), said that although the law is limited in geographic scope, it could be a first step…

Conservationists have warned that the country’s leopard population, already on the brink of extinction, faces a number of threats, including increasing encounters with humans, declining forest cover and illegal hunting.Rab Nawaz, a senior official at WWF Pakistan, said that although there were signs of an increase in the population, especially in designated protected areas, there was a serious risk of the animal becoming completely wiped out from Pakistan.Pakistan has only a handful of leopard reserves, including Margalla Hills National Park in Islamabad, Ayubia National Park in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Machiara National Park in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Nawaz said Pakistan’s…

James Michael Klein, a financial executive who founded the Fandango movie ticket sales business in 2000, died at age 64 after jumping to his death from the 20th floor of Manhattan’s Kimberly Hotel on Tuesday morning, New York news outlets reported. variety.In a statement, the NYPD said officers arrived at the hotel at 10:19 a.m. and “found an unconscious and unresponsive male with injuries consistent with a fall from a great height. The investigation is ongoing.”according to TMZHe left a suicide note in the room.After leaving Fandango, now owned by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros., in 2011, Klein founded Acumen, InsureOn…

In leaving the Warriors for the Dallas Mavericks, Klay Thompson will be faced with a dramatic difference in climate, culture, politics and society. Basketball, however, may be his biggest adjustment. Thompson has spent his entire NBA career, which began in 2011, playing as a shooting guard alongside point guard Stephen Curry, a two-time MVP known for his relentless movement and impressive 3-point shooting. But in Dallas, Thompson will likely play small forward in an offense whose primary playmakers are Luka Doncic and the mercurial Kyrie Irving. Charlotte Hornets guard Seth Curry, who played 100 games for the Mavericks and was…

The 2024 British Open tees off Thursday from Royal Troon Golf Club as golf’s final major of the 2024 season.The winners of the previous three majors – Masters winner Scottie Scheffler, PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele and U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau – are in this year’s field.This marks the 10th time Royal Troon will play host to The Open, the most recent time coming in 2016 when Sweden’s Henrik Stenson beat Phil Mickelson by three strokes to win his first and only major title.Follow along for live updates and highlights from the first round at the British Open.BRITISH OPEN LEADERBOARD: Live scores from Royal…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Trump is expected to take to the stage on the final day of the Republican National Convention to outline his vision for the country if elected.Article informationauthor, Madeline Halpertrole, BBC News, New York1 hour agoAmericans may see a “different version” of Donald Trump when he addresses the nation for the first time since the shootings, his daughter-in-law Lara Trump said. Trump is due to take center stage at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, delivering a speech and formally accepting the party’s presidential nomination.Lara Trump told the BBC’s US news partner CBS that Trump…

In Pakistan’s general elections earlier this year, the overwhelming vote and the bitterly divisive results that followed saw almost all of the country’s institutions, especially the military, sucked into a metaphorical black hole. While traditional politicians such as Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Molana Fazal felt that they were being pushed out of politics, on the intervening night of February 8 and 9, the country’s always dominant establishment, the military, felt overwhelmed. TOP SHOT – Lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party hold up posters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan during a protest in front of the…

Ramban, July 18: Bharatiya Janata Party Jammu and Kashmir state general secretary and election chief Tarun Chugh on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party was fully prepared for the upcoming state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Addressing party workers in Banihal town of Ramban district, Chugh expressed confidence that the party would ensure complete victory.”BJP is ready. Whenever there are elections, our workers are ready. BJP will start its winning path from Banihal,” Chugh said.Chugh encouraged party workers to put in all their efforts to lead the BJP to victory.He further criticised…

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden has been isolating at his Delaware beachfront home after testing positive for COVID-19 and is increasingly isolated from many quarters within the Democratic Party amid growing doubts about whether he should continue his reelection campaign. Biden’s announcement of his positive test on Wednesday came amid growing calls within his party for him to step down from the presidential race in 2024. CNN reported that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had privately told the president that polls showed Biden could not beat former President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election and that continuing to run…

This was announced at the end of a four-day session known as the Third Plenary, a key event where party leaders hammer out long-term strategy. 09:12China’s 3rd Plenary Session: What to expect from the long-delayed policy conferenceChina’s 3rd Plenary Session: What to expect from the long-delayed policy conferenceAt this General Assembly, President Xi JinpingPresident Trump’s unprecedented third term in office began later than usual, reflecting the complex and challenging environment he faces with China.The country’s economic growth has slowed significantly, and financial and Real Estate Market These events have seriously undermined public confidence. Externally, competition between China and the United…