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Monsoon rains likely to lash Karachi from tomorrow

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KARACHI: After enduring a crushing heatwave with feel-like temperatures sizzling well above 50 °C, Karachiites are likely to experience monsoon rains from July 8 to 10, Geo News reported Sunday citing a weather expert. According to weather expert Owais Haider, drizzling was forecast for the city in the Sunday evening or night, as “a thunder-cell” was expected to form in the northeast. He said there was a likelihood of an increase in heat intensity during the day, as the temperature was predicted to fluctuate between 37°C and 39°C. On the…

Counting underway as Iran votes for president

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TEHRAN: Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election runoff between a reformist advocating improved ties with the West and an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator. The election, called early after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, followed a first round marked by a historically low turnout last week. The runoff between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili came amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, Iran’s nuclear standoff with the West and widespread economic discontent exacerbated by Western sanctions. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who…

Azm-e-Istehkam: Govt ‘welcomes’ Imran Khan’s statement on APC

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Govt started consultation with its allies to muster consensus on APC on new military operation, says info minister By Web Desk July 05, 2024 Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday apparently welcomed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s statement that his party would attend all-parties conference (APC) and confirmed the media reports that the federal government is planning to hold the political huddle to build a broader consensus on the newly launched Operation Azm-e-Istehkam. The minister’s statement came a day after Geo News, citing sources, reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had…

Muslim candidates and key role of Muslim vote in 100 constituencies

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The British Muslim voters could play a crucial role in around 100 constituencies including a majority of swing seats around the country and a record number of around 300 Muslim prospective parliamentary candidates — most of them Pakistani origin — are standing in elections on 4 July across the country. Muslims in the UK number at around four million and their participation in general elections is considered as of crucial importance in many swing seats and also in the traditional Labour safe seats where dynamics have changed this time. According…

PTI leaders protest over ‘not being allowed’ to meet jailed Imran Khan

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he Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Thursday said that they were not allowed to meet the party’s incarcerated founder Imran Khan in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after they waited outside the facility for a few hours to see him. Several PTI leaders, including Leader of the Opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub, protested outside the jail after the prison’s meeting time was over. “We are all united and there are no rifts among the party’s ranks and files. We are all on…

Blanket ban on word ‘shaheed’ to be lifted by Meta

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Global technological giant Meta has decided to lift its blanket ban on the use of word “shaheed” (martyr) as per the recommendations of its Oversight Board. The company, which also own prominent social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, announced the policy change after accepting the board’s extensive review which assessed that the blanket ban might be censoring those speaking about violence in conflict-hit places such as Gaza and Sudan. The word “Shaheed”, which Meta itself has accepted to being subjected to one of the most over-enforced blanket bans, has…

White House says zero chance Biden will withdraw

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WASHINGTON: Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the White House race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the president following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. Panic has gripped Democrats in the wake of last week’s debate, and internal rumblings about finding a replacement candidate before November’s election have been amplified by polls showing Trump extending his lead. The New York Times and CNN reported that Biden, 81, had acknowledged to a key ally that his reelection bid was on the line if he failed to quickly reassure the…