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Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has said that India’s portrayal of the Kashmiri freedom movement as terrorism is misleading, describing it instead as a legitimate and lawful struggle recognised under international law. “What India labels as terrorism is, in fact, a legitimate and lawful struggle for freedom, recognised by international law,” said Field Marshal Asim Munir. Speaking at a commissioning parade held at the Pakistan Naval Academy on Saturday, the army chief urged the nation to remember the sacrifices of the Kashmiri people resisting India’s “illegal occupation” of Jammu and Kashmir. “At such a time, we…

Listen to article President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday strongly condemned the suicide attack on security forces in North Waziristan, terming it a cowardly act sponsored by external forces aiming to destabilise the country. In their separate statements, the president and the prime minister paid tribute to the 13 soldiers martyred during the operation and praised the security forces for eliminating 14 terrorists in the ensuing exchange of fire while offering prayers for the elevation of the ranks of the martyrs and expressed sympathies with the bereaved families. Both leaders also wished a swift recovery for the…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | ReutersA federal judge on Friday dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to throw out a defamation lawsuit against him filed by plaintiffs formerly known as the Central Park Five.U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone said that Pennsylvania’s Anti-SLAPP law, designed to protect defendants from lawsuits targeting protected speech, does not apply in federal court, rejecting Trump’s motion…

Rescuers evacuate residents in Rongjiang County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, June 28, 2025.  (Xinhua/Liu Xu)GUIYANG, June 28 (Xinhua) — Heavy flooding has returned to Rongjiang County in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, prompting local authorities to re-activate the highest-level emergency flood response, effective from 12:30 p.m. Saturday.At 6:30 p.m., the Shihuichang Hydrological Station on Duliu River recorded a water level of 253.06 meters, with a flow rate of 8,000 cubic meters per second, surpassing the guaranteed water level of 251.5 meters by 1.56 meters. This was slightly lower than its earlier forecast, which estimated a peak flood level of 253.5 meters…

Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Thirteen servicemen were martyred and three civilians – two children and a woman – injured in a suicide attack targeting a military convoy in North Waziristan tribal district on Saturday, as the army chief vowed to relentlessly pursue terrorists and unmask the “true perpetrator of terrorism in the region.” “A vehicle-borne suicide bomber attempted to detonate himself near the security forces’ convoy but was intercepted by the leading group, foiling his nefarious design,” the military’s media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement. “However, in their desperation, an explosive-laden vehicle was rammed into one of the vehicles of…

Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.Nathan Howard | ReutersElon Musk ripped into the Senate’s massive domestic policy package on Saturday, calling it “utterly insane” and destructive.” His remarks come weeks after he first hurled harsh criticism against the bill, which is backed by President Donald Trump.”The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!” Musk wrote on X, a platform that he owns.”Utterly insane and destructive. It gives handouts to…

Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have filed an intra-court appeal before the Supreme Court, challenging the decision on judicial transfers and seniority, which was ruled in favour of the IHC by the apex court earlier, Express News reported. Through senior counsel Munir A Malik, the five judges prayed SC to annul the decision made by a five-member bench, which had upheld the transfer of judges within the IHC. The decision had also referred the matter of judicial seniority to the president of Pakistan. They also requested SC to restrict three transfer judges, including Justice Sarfraz Dogar, from…

A Tesla logo outside the company’s Tilburg Factory and Delivery Center.Karol Serewis | Getty ImagesTesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker completed its first driverless delivery of a new car to a customer, routing a Model Y SUV from the company’s Austin, Texas, Gigafactory to an apartment building in the area on June 27.The Tesla account on social network X, which is also owned by Musk, shared a video overnight showing the Model Y traversing public roads in Austin, including highways, with no human in the driver’s seat or front passenger seat of the car.Tesla did not say which version…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference following the U.S. Senate Republicans’ weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Kent Nishimura | ReutersAfter weeks of sparring over the specifics of the “one big, beautiful bill,” the package is poised to soon head to the Senate floor, where lawmakers are pushing to get it across the finish line and on President Donald Trump’s desk before July 4.Questions remain over whether the House will ultimately accept the Senate version of the bill, which was finalized just before midnight on Friday, as…

Listen to article United States President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be reached “within the next week”, even as Israel’s relentless assault on Gaza continues, with at least 14 people killed in recent attacks across the besieged enclave since dawn. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said he believed a truce was close after discussions with unnamed parties. “I think it’s close. I just spoke to some of the people involved,” Trump said. “We think within the next week we’re going to get a ceasefire.” A spokesperson for Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who was involved in…