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HYDERABAD: Supreme Court Justice Salahuddin Panhwar has lamented that the feudal system, bandits and drugs have badly gripped and crippled the people in Sindh. Addressing the legal fraternity at district bar association Umerkot, the judge said Larkana and Sukkur divisions have become ensnared by the tentacles of feudal lords and bandits while the drug culture has swept across the districts of Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions. “Generations are being destroyed,” he bemoaned. “The lives of ordinary people and of the families are being destroyed.” He maintained that if the stories of survival of such people are shared with the people in…
BULAWAYO: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra all scored 150 and over as New Zealand built up a commanding 476-run lead against hosts Zimbabwe at the end of the second day of the second Test at the Queens Sports Club on Friday. New Zealand were 601-3 at stumps following a dominant day at the crease after being 174-1 overnight, with Conway scoring 153 and Nicholls and Ravindra compiling an unbeaten 256-run partnership to ensure a mammoth total. Nicholls was 150 not out and Ravindra unbeaten 165 as the tourists resisted the temptation to declare late in the day and…
Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Security forces thwarted a major infiltration attempt from Afghanistan, killing at least 33 terrorists in the Zhob district of Balochistan, the military said in a statement on Friday, adding that a “sanitisation operation” is ongoing for residual terrorist elements in the area. The movement of a sizeable group of Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij was detected by security forces in the Sambaza area of Zhob on the night between August 7and 8, the military’s media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement. They were trying to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. “Own troops effectively engaged…
CHENGDU: Pakistan’s squash players suffered contrasting fortunes on Friday as rising star Noor Zaman advanced while veteran Nasir Iqbal fell during the World Games in Chengdu, China. The 21-year-old Noor demolished China’s Chen Haisong in straight games 11-2, 11-2, 11-0 during their round-of 32-clash, announcing his title ambitions emphatically. Displaying ruthless precision and a devastating mix of attacking shots and flawless court coverage, Noor — who won the Under-23 World Squash Championship in April — overwhelmed his opponent, the home favorite, in just 18 minutes. A visibly pleased Coach Fahim Gul lauded Noor’s focus and execution. “Noor came in with…
Children view a wall featuring Chinese zodiac paper-cutting artwork at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)Lacquer leather craft artisan Ren Jie examines raw materials for traditional leather craft at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District…
Listen to article Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday during a meeting with US President Donald Trump that would boost bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict and move them toward a full normalization of their relations. The deal between the South Caucasus rivals – assuming it holds – would be a significant accomplishment for the Trump administration that is sure to rattle Moscow, which sees the region as within its sphere of influence. “It’s a long time – 35 years – they fought and now they’re friends, and they’re going to be friends for a long time,”…
DUBAI: The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is confident that the high-voltage Pakistan-India clash at the Asia Cup will go ahead. The neighbours have been at loggerheads since a terrorist attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam sparked a brief war and saw the cricketing relations between the two nations nose-dive. Recently, two World Championship of Legends fixtures between the two countries were called off as the India Champions players decided not to play against their Pakistan counterparts. The Asia Cup was originally scheduled to be staged in India but was shifted to the UAE due to tensions between the two countries. India…
A woman looks at a board of “Dead to Rights” at a cinema in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said that the film transcends time and space, revealing the darkest corners of history while also shining a light on the best of human conscience and reminding us of the cruelty of war and the preciousness of peace.by Xiong Maoling, Hu YousongWASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — The North American premiere of “Dead To Rights,” a Chinese historical film about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, was held Wednesday night at a cinema near Washington,…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan narrowly missed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) target to spend at least Rs2.86 trillion on improving poor health and education standards, as Sindh, Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), and Punjab fell short of their commitments. Education spending appeared to be a low priority, despite one in four children being out of school and half of grade-five students unable to read grade-two Urdu stories. Against the target of Rs2.863 trillion, the federal and four provincial governments spent Rs2.84 trillion in the last fiscal year, missing the mark by Rs27 billion, according to government sources. Compared to the targets in the…
CHITRAL: A team of 16 women trekkers left Chitral city for the base camp of Terich Mir, the highest peak of Hindukush range, here on Friday morning in connection with the ‘Year of Terich Mir 2025’ celebrations. The weeklong trekking is part of the celebrations to mark the first successful ascent to the peak 75 years ago. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) is organising the events. Of the women trekkers, two belong to Chitral, while the rest was drawn from all the four provinces of Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan. Fauzia Bibi, the board member of KPCTA, and president of…