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Listen to article LAHORE: The Punjab Wildlife Department has launched a sweeping crackdown against the illegal keeping of lions and other dangerous wild animals, following orders from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. In the past 24 hours, officials recovered 13 lions and arrested five individuals from different districts. Five First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered, with investigations ongoing in two additional cases, authorities said. Wildlife rangers carried out inspections at 22 locations across the province. In Lahore, four lions were seized, four individuals were arrested, one premises was sealed, and three FIRs were registered. In Gujranwala, four lions were recovered, with…

Elon Musk applaudes in the Oval Office as he attends a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.Nathan Howard | ReutersElon Musk said Saturday that he has formed a new political party, the “America Party,” which he claims will give Americans “back your freedom.””By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!” Musk wrote on X, one day after he posted a poll on the platform asking his followers if they support creating the “America Party.” Musk, the world’s richest man,…

Giant panda He Hua, who has been nicknamed Hua Hua, enjoys a specially prepared birthday cake to celebrate her 5th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Yang Yin/Xinhua)CHENGDU, July 5 (Xinhua) — In the early hours of Friday morning, fans could be found camping out for their chance to glimpse a celebrity: a 200-pound, onigiri-shaped panda who moves like a “sticky rice dumpling” and specializes in chowing down on bamboo.Before dawn, the gates of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding pulsed with…

Listen to article Pakistan and Poland have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation through high-level visits, parliamentary exchanges, and sustained dialogue, as the two countries seek to broaden engagement across multiple sectors. The understanding was reached during the 9th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) held in Warsaw on July 4. Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe) Ambassador Muhammad Ayub led the Pakistani delegation, while Poland’s Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski, headed the Polish side. The two sides reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to boosting collaboration in trade, investment, energy, defence, science…

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after the House passed budget reconciliation legislation at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025.Francis Chung | POLITICO via AP ImagesRep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation from Congress on Friday, a move that was expected but one that could, at least for now, shrink Republicans’ already narrow majority in the House.”To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington,” Green wrote in a post on…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: With the tide seemingly turning after the verdict on reserved seats, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has swung into action, intensifying efforts to unseat the PTI-led government in the province. The move is part of a larger plan greenlit by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who had reportedly handed Kundi the reins to orchestrate a political shake-up in the province. The reserved seats ruling has given the federal coalition a foot in the door of the K-P Assembly, fueling speculation that a no-confidence push may not be far off. Within government ranks, there’s growing consensus that the PTI’s decade-long…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev took a friendly stroll together in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, following the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit. The Azerbaijani president briefed the prime minister and the Turkish president about Khankendi and its historic buildings, the Prime Minister’s Office Media Wing said in a statement on Saturday. The three leaders engaged in an informal and pleasant conversation during the walk. As a symbolic gesture of unity, the leaders held hands to express the exemplary fraternal relations and solidarity among Pakistan, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan. Later, President Aliyev personally drove…

Listen to article Major cities across the country, including Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar, observed Muharram 9 processions on Saturday under tight security, with mobile phone services suspended in some areas and key locations sealed amid fears of unrest. Authorities in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar deployed tens of thousands of police personnel, sealed sensitive areas, and partially suspended mobile phone services in efforts to prevent any untoward incidents, Express News reported. In Karachi, the main Muharram 9 procession began at 1:00 PM from Nishtar Park. Prior to the procession, a majlis was held at Nishtar Park, where Allama Shahenshah Hussain Naqvi delivered a…

Pakistan were knocked out of the qualifiers for the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup on Saturday despite a 2-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan, as Chinese Taipei scored the most points in their group. The national squad was drawn in Group ‘D’ of the qualifiers in Jakarta alongside Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. Pakistan lost their first match of the campaign to Chinese Taipei 8-0 on June 29, but beat hosts Indonesia 2-0 in their second group match this week. Mariam Mahmood scored her first international goal in the very first minute of the match. “Layla Aliya won possession…

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has filed a writ petition in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) challenging the allocation of reserved seats in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. The party has requested the court to restrain the newly selected members on reserved seats from taking oath until a final decision is made. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been named as a respondent in the petition. Following the Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP), PML-N has also turned to the court over what it terms as unfair distribution of reserved seats. Filed through Barrister Saqib Raza, the…