Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sheikh Rashid’s wish to ensue civil war will never fulfill: Rana Sana

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said the Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid’s wish to ensue civil war in the country would never fulfill. “People like Sheikh Rashid create environment of civil war. Why is Sheikh Rashid taking bail before arrest, if he is not afraid of being … Read more

More than 100 people evacuated from Azovstal plant Tuesday

A convoy of 106 individuals evacuated from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol is due to arrive later Tuesday. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, claimed that Russian forces were preventing hundreds of others from leaving Mariupol and other Russian-occupied locations. “Hundreds more women, children and the elderly are under the rubble,” she said. She further … Read more

UK PM addresses Ukrainian lawmakers, promises more military aid

UK PM

In a remote address to parliament in Kyiv on Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised additional £300 million ($376 million, 358 million euros) in UK military aid for Ukraine, hailing the country’s resistance to Russia as its “finest hour.” Johnson praised Kyiv for battling “with the intensity and valour of lions” in his video address … Read more

‘Back online’: Tanzania’s president makes amends for his predecessor’s mistakes

President Samia Hassan is healing strained ties with the West and resuming long-abandoned projects. It was heralded as the start of a new era when Tanzania’s president took office last year; after her predecessor died abruptly of suspected COVID-19. When Samia Suluhu Hassan, the East African state’s first female president, instructed parliament to “stop comparing … Read more

EU members seek opt-outs from Russian oil embargo

Russian oil embargo

Officials in Europe were working on a new set of penalties to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, but some members are jockeying to avoid an oil embargo. The European Commission is set to give along with the draught plan to member states later Tuesday, according to several EU officials and European … Read more

Following Hindu-Muslim confrontations in Jodhpur, India, a curfew has been enforced

Following riots between Hindus and Muslims in Rajasthan, internet connections were interrupted and a curfew was imposed. Following new clashes between the Hindu and Muslim communities in Jodhpur; it is the capital of Rajasthan state in northern India, the government has enforced a curfew and cut down internet connections in the area. Following more fighting … Read more

Defending Ukraine’s modernist architecture as “our legacy”

Activists are fighting to rescue Ukraine’s rich Soviet-era architecture amid the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion. “It’s difficult to talk about history preservation while people are being killed,” says Ievgeniia Gubkina”. “However, heritage is more than simply bricks and mortar. “Heritage is a collection of memories.” Gubkina, like many others in her area, has been … Read more

Russia attacks Mariupol plant, UK PM address Ukraine parliament

Russia attacks Mariupol plant

After a ceasefire that allowed people to flee, Russian soldiers launched an onslaught Tuesday against the Azovstal steel factory, the last stronghold of Ukrainian forces in the damaged southern port city of Mariupol. “Using artillery and aircraft, units of the Russian army and the Donetsk People’s Republic are beginning to destroy” the “firing positions” of … Read more

Helpless Pakistanis arrested at Dubai Airport transit, not allowed to contact families back home

Dubai Airport transit

Some passengers of an Emirates connecting flight were arrested at the Dubai Airport transit who are not even allowed to contact their families back home, Bol News reported on Tuesday. The passengers were taken into custody on the pretext of old complaints against them. The airport authorities are not even allowing them to contact their … Read more

PM, Abu Dhabi crown prince agree to remain in touch to advance bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have agreed to remain in close contact to further advance bilateral collaboration and cooperation in the international arena. The two leaders agreed to this during a telephone call made by the PM to Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan … Read more

Officials: At least 9 people killed by shelling and air strikes across Donetsk

Russian artillery barrages and air strikes have killed nine civilians, according to the regional military administration in Donetsk. Russian bombers bombarded the town of Avdiivka Tuesday morning. According to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the chairman of the Donetsk regional military administration, a residential sector in the city’s center district was targeted. He claimed that the same region … Read more

Hundreds of people evacuate, as Russia bombards Lyman

Hundreds of residents were evacuated from Lyman, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Tuesday. The Russian military blasted the town with artillery fire. An armored coach and many other cars were transporting men, women, and children of different ages. A 59-year-old Igor says, “I’m not going back there. I’m afraid.” “I took what I could … Read more

Ukrainians flee to Zaporizhzhia, leaving their loved ones behind

After a long and arduous journey, evacuees from the besieged Azovstal steel factory in Mariupol were expected to arrive at a processing center in Zaporizhzhia on Monday. However, since then, the media center, appears to have more members of the press than families who have managed to evacuate. The Azovstal evacuees are now anticipated to … Read more

A Fijian court rules that the US can take a superyacht believed to be owned by Russian oligarch

The US is provided permission by Fiji’s High Court to take a superyacht that allegedly belongs to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. Fiji’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) filed for its restraint and moved to register the US warrant. The vessel, known as the Amadea, has been prohibited from leaving Fijian waters since … Read more

President Arif Alvi exchanges greetings with people in Eid Milan programme

arif alvi Eid

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, along with Begum Samina Alvi, on Tuesday met and exchanged Eid greetings with a large number of people belonging to different walks of life. Members of the parliament, ambassadors, civil society representatives, staff members of the President House, their families, and a large number of people belonging to various fields … Read more

Putin plans to end war on May 9, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis stated Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban told him that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to end the invasion of Ukraine on May 9; Russia’s Victory Day. In an interview, the Pope made the remarks to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. “Orban, when I met him, he told me that the Russians have … Read more

Nearly 1.1 million Ukrainians have been evacuated to Russian territory

About 1.1 million people have been transported from Ukraine to Russian territory, since the invasion, according to Russian officials. According to Russia’s defense ministry, about 200,000 of those are minors. Thousands of people have been evacuated from “risk locations” in the last 24 hours, they say. Russian Colonel-General, Mikhail Mizintsev said, “In the past 24 … Read more

A Continuing Humanitarian Crisis at Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport

KARACHI: The modern and dazzling-looking Dubai International Airport remains one of the key landing and transit points for millions of passengers every year, but for some their dream journey turns into a nightmare once they land at its Terminal 2. Behind all the facade of Dubai Airport’s much-trumpeted efficiency and welcoming signs, many passengers are … Read more

Protests in US

On Monday night, pro-abortion rights supporters and anti-abortion rights activists clashed in the streets of Washington, D.C., after a leaked draft majority opinion suggested the country’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court was planning to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade decision, which legalized abortion nationwide. The dueling protests in Washington, DC encapsulated a decades-long polarization of US … Read more

Rihanna shares video of her statue with baby bump at Met gala 2022,

Rihanna

On the heels of the Met Gala, Rihanna got a monument modelled after her pregnant physique at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Rihanna posted a video of the ‘tribute’ to offer fans a better look. Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP Ferg are expecting their first child. On Monday, Rocky and did not attend the Met … Read more

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been barred from competing at Wimbledon

Wimbledon decides to restrict participants from Russia and Belarus due to the invasion of Ukraine. It has caused a growing schism among some of the world’s best tennis players. Wimbledon explained its decision by stating that it did not want to “help the Russian regime’s propaganda machine.” Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Novak Djokovic, have … Read more

Soha Ali Khan prepares seviyan for Eid with Kunal Kemmu

Soha Ali Khan prepares seviyan for Eid with Kunal Kemmu

Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan celebrated Eid with her family. The actor posted pictures of her celebration with her husband and daughter, Inaaya Naumi Kemmu while preparing seviyan. Soha is wearing a pink salwar suit and Kunal is wearing kurta pyjamas in the first photo. Inaaya, their daughter, is dressed in a lemon green lehenga … Read more

How did Dwayne Johnson become the highest-paid actor in Hollywood?

Dwayne Johnson

It’s difficult to grasp how Johnson Dwayne ‘The Rock’ became such an industry hero when you study and dissect his modern legacy. Johnson has been a captivating figure of public adoration with an enigmatic, pungent smell of lingering success since his days as a WWE wrestler to his life as one of the highest-earning Hollywood … Read more

Russia hits logistics centre near Ukraine

The defence ministry claimed on Tuesday that Russian missiles targeted a military airport in Odesa, Ukraine’s southern city, destroying drones, missiles, and ammunition given to Ukraine by the US and its European partners. According to the defence ministry, “high-precision Onyx missiles targeted a logistics center at a military airstrip in the Odesa area through which … Read more

Azovstal evacuees are moving, while residents remain stuck

According to Mariupol mayor Vadym Boichenko, an evacuation convoy starts moving from the seaside town of Berdiansk to Ukrainian-controlled territory. It is situated 5o miles west of the beleaguered city. Many of the initial group of people evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill are among those in the convoy. “Now the column is moving in … Read more