Month: January 2024

Turkey ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership after a year of delay

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Turkey approved Sweden’s admission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Tuesday, removing a significant obstacle to the previous nonaligned nation’s membership in the armed forces, CNBC reported. With four abstentions, the legislature approved Sweden’s accession protocol by a vote of 287 to 55. It is anticipated that the ratification will take effect soon after it is published in the official gazette. After this, Hungary is the only member of NATO that has not approved Sweden’s membership. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced Tuesday that he sent a letter to his…

Army troops to be deployed for ‘peaceful’ Feb 8 polls

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In a bid to ensure free, fair and peaceful general elections, the federal cabinet Tuesday unanimously approved the deployment of the Pakistan Army and civil armed forces personnel at sensitive polling stations and constituencies across the country. The development came during a meeting of the federal cabinet held with caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in the chair. “The troops will perform duties in sensitive constituencies and polling stations and will also act as a rapid response force,” read a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. On the recommendation of…

Donald Trump says he is ‘sharper’ than Nikki Haley

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As the Republican primary in New Hampshire is scheduled for Tuesday, former US President Donald Trump believed that his opponent former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is not as mentally stable as him calling for a cognitive test in which he said she’s not gonna win.  Speaking with Fox News Monday, Donald Trump said that he would score higher than the 52-year-old Nikki Haley, who criticised his cognitive abilities claiming that the former president is not fit for another term. Haley had been calling for the evaluation of…

Cristiano Ronaldo gets special cake from Al-Nassrians for winning 3 Global Soccer Awards

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr was recently taken aback by his colleagues at the club with a unique cake after the seasoned forward won three awards at the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards. The 38-year-old won three prizes at the Globe Soccer prizes 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, earlier this Friday, January 19. In addition to being named the Fans’ Favourite Player of the Year, he was awarded the Maradona Award and the Best Middle East Player title, according to Sportskeeda. The Al-Nassr players celebrated the former Manchester United and Real Madrid…

Woman steals 65 tumblers worth $2,500 as Stanley Cup craze continues

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In a new episode of the Stanley Cup mania, a 23-year-old California woman was recently arrested for stealing 65 Stanley tumblers worth approximately $2,500, USA Today reported. The Roseville Police Department, in an update on social media, said that the officers received a shoplifting complaint from the staff of a retail store near Roseville, 20 miles northeast of Sacramento, on January 17. “Staff saw a woman take a shopping cart full of Stanley water bottles without paying for them,” police said. “The suspect refused to stop for staff and stuffed her car…

PPP, JI see MQM-P’s political standing nowhere in Karachi

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The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) threw shade at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Monday, claiming its Karachi heyday is a distant memory and the party’s past dominance is unlikely to return. As the polls are closing in, political activities have picked up pace in the metropolis, with the MQM-P holding an impressive power show in Karachi’s iconic Bagh-e-Jinnah on Sunday. The party insists on reclaiming its prime as its breakaway factions have come under one umbrella. During Geo News programme “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath”, PPP…

Two lost Navy SEALS declared dead by US military

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The United States military announced Sunday that the two Navy SEALS that were lost during an operation to capture Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Huthis over a week ago are dead, as the forces failed to trace their men after a rigorous search of 10 days.  Previously, the Central Command (CENTCOM) said that two SEALs were lost at sea were involved in the January 11 operation, in which the elite special operations personnel boarded a dhow off the coast of Somalia and seized missile components made in Iran. CENTCOM said…

ECP swings into action against GDA candidate over code violation

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ISLAMABAD: Following an incident of “aerial firing” during an election rally, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has swung into action against Grand Democratic Alliance’s (GDA) candidate Irfanullah Khan Marwat. The poll organising authority ordered the Sindh Inspector General Police (IGP) to take strict action against Marwat, following “aerial firing” during electioneering in Karachi East district, in violation of the ECP’s code of conduct. The provincial police chief has also been ordered to formally inform the commission regarding the legal proceedings against Marwat – a candidate from the provincial seat,…