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Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is seen after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesDonald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.Trump blasted Cuellar for “Such a lack of LOYALTY,” suggesting the Republican president might have expected the clemency to bolster the GOP’s narrow House majority heading into the 2026 midterm elections.Cuellar, in a television interview Sunday…

Plans to hold meetings with PM Shehbaz, President Zardari, Field Marshal Asim MunirIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto speaks about a recent wave of nationwide protests during a press conference alongside political party leaders at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on August 31, 2025. Prabowo spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions in rallies that have spread across the country in recent days amounted to treason and terrorism. Photo: AFP The President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, is set to visit Pakistan on an official visit from December 8-9. This is the Indonesian President Prabowo’s first visit to…

35 people were detained from various locations after protesters allegedly pelted police personnel with stonesA heavy police contingent deployed after violent clashes near FTC on Shahrah-e-Faisal on Sunday. SCREENGRAB Violent clashes erupted near FTC on Shahrae Faisal on Sunday as a nationalist group’s rally marking Sindh Cultural Day tried to move towards the Red Zone, prompting police intervention as police detained 35 people were taken into custody from various locations, causing severe traffic disruption along the city’s main artery The nationalist group had planned a rally from Shahrah-e-Faisal to the Karachi Press Club to celebrate Sindh Cultural Day, which is…

With national gold on the line, the tension had given way to aggression, physical altercations to verbal spats and obscene gestures. The Sindh women’s netball team, however, rose beyond it to secure glory at the end of it all with a domineering 20-12 victory over Wapda in a fiesty final at the National Games on Sunday. It was a statement triumph; the provincial side overcoming their departmental opponents who have access to training all year round. “And yet, we beat them to win gold which makes this even better,” Sindh skipper Quratulain told Dawn. Teammates Kareema and Huma echoed Quratulain’s…

Total of 319 cases were registered across province relating to May 9–10 incidentProtestors throw stones after police fire tear gas to disperse them in Lahore on May 9, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to withdraw more than 55 cases pending in various courts against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in connection with the violent protests that followed the arrest of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan on May 9 and 10. The decision follows a formal approval granted by the provincial cabinet. According to official records, a total of 319 cases were registered across the province relating to…

McLaren’s Lando Norris sobbed tears of joy and relief as he won the Formula One championship for the first time and ended Max Verstappen’s four-year reign with a nervy third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Red Bull’s Verstappen, who ended the campaign with more wins (eight) than any driver, triumphed in the season-ender with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri second and 12.5 seconds behind at the chequered flag. Norris, Britain’s 11th Formula One world champion, took his points tally to 423 with Verstappen on 421 and Piastri third with 410. McLaren, who secured the constructors’ championship in October…

A security guard standing outside Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. Photo: AFP The Election Commission of Pakistan has refused to recognise Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as the chairperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in reply to Gohar’s previously issued letter, stated that on November 13, he had requested that the affiliation of independent senators with PTI be acknowledged. The commission said the PTI intra-party elections case is still pending, and the party has obtained a stay order from the Lahore High Court (LHC). According to the ECP, he cannot be…

Fizkes | Istock | Getty ImagesDivorce always raises thorny questions of how to divide marital property. In most cases, the remedy is pretty straightforward, requiring a surgical split between the two parties’ assets — although you can’t do that with the family dog or aquarium. But if you thought deciding who gets the dog was complicated, here comes cryptocurrency. With the crypto wealth accumulation phase still new within many households, and the recent sharp decline in digital assets including bitcoin and ether dinging the confidence of investors who had just seen record highs, the path forward is murky. But for…

Tourists pose for photos during an ice collecting festival in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 7, 2025. Marking the beginning of Harbin’s ice collecting season, the sixth ice collecting festival kicked off here by the Songhua River on Sunday, attracting lots of people with ice collecting ceremony and folk custom experience activities. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)HARBIN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — On a frozen stretch of the Songhua River, China’s “ice city” Harbin opened its annual ice-harvesting festival on Sunday, signaling the start of a bustling winter tourism season for the northeastern city.Wrapped in red cotton coats, dozens of ice…

ISLAMABAD: Three weeks into its existence, the newly minted Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) is struggling to find its bearings, having yet to leave a visible imprint on the country’s judicial landscape. Despite disposing of 99 cases, it has not issued a single reported judgment, leaving lawyers and observers waiting to see what kind of jurisprudence the new apex court intends to craft. So far, it has disposed of 99 cases, even as just 11 new matters have been filed by the country’s former apex court. Perhaps most tellingly, the FCC has yet to put its stamp on any reported judgment…