Trump touts tariffs, mass deportations, Nato skepticism in TV interview – World
US President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from Nato after he takes office next month. In his first formal television interview since the election — and just six weeks before Inauguration […]
Syria’s Assad and his family in Moscow: Russian media – World
Assad family granted asylum by Russia on “humanitarian grounds”. Following his ouster on Sunday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source. The Interfax news agency quoted the unnamed source as saying: “President […]
FM Dar discusses Pakistani nationals stranded in Syria with Turkish counterpart – Pakistan
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about the unfolding situation in Syria on Sunday, where they discussed stranded Pakistani nationals. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad left office and fled the country after being ousted by Syrian rebels, who ended the 50-year Assad dynasty in a lightning offensive that […]
PTI to pursue civil disobedience campaign at home and abroad if demands not met: Omar Ayub – Pakistan
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan on Sunday warned that the PTI will pursue a civil disobedience campaign at home and globally if the party’s demands are not met. A recent message posted on party founder Imran Khan’s X account announced the formation of a five-member negotiation team comprising Ayub, Ali Amin […]
Norris wins in Abu Dhabi, McLaren seals first constructors’ title in 26 years – Sport
McLaren’s Lando Norris won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to seal the team’s first constructors’ title since 1998. The pole-sitter claimed the team crown for the British marque after holding off the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in the season-closing race under floodlights at the Yas Marina circuit. Lewis Hamilton, who […]
Israel sends tanks into Syria to ‘seize’ buffer zone following Assad ouster – World
Netanyahu says 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria “has collapsed”, so he “directed the [military] yesterday to seize the buffer zone and the commanding positions nearby.” Israel has pushed tanks over the border into the buffer zone with Syria after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted earlier on Sunday after rebel forces captured the capital Damasus. […]
PM lauds PCB’s ‘principled’ stance on ICC Champions Trophy – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday praised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s “principled” stance over the hosting of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The tournament, scheduled to take place in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9, has become embroiled in a dispute, with the Board of Control for Cricket in […]
More than a year after her sister, African elephant Sonia tragically dies in Karachi’s Safari Park – Pakistan
More than a year after zoo elephant Noor Jehan passed away, her sister Sonia tragically died on Sunday in Karachi’s Safari Park, a park official said. Sonia, along with three other female elephants, were caught in the wild at a very young age in Tanzania and brought to Karachi in 2009 to be later shifted […]
Islamabad hospitals directed to release dead bodies of patients immediately – Pakistan
In a landmark decision, the Islamabad Health Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has issued policy directives instructing hospitals in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) to immediately release the bodies of deceased patients, prohibiting the practice of withholding them over unpaid medical bills. For years, families of deceased patients in Islamabad faced the distressing situation of hospitals refusing […]
Islamabad hospitals directed to release dead bodies of deceased patients immediately – Pakistan
In a landmark decision, the Islamabad Health Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has issued policy directives instructing hospitals in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) to immediately release the bodies of deceased patients, prohibiting the practice of withholding them over unpaid medical bills. For years, families of deceased patients in Islamabad faced the distressing situation of hospitals refusing […]