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Islamabad: Eid Milad-ul-Nabi Sallallah-o-Alaih-e-wa alihi Wassalam was celebrated on Saturday with religious fervor and solemnity. The day dawned with a thirty-one-gun salute in the Federal Capital, and a twenty-one-gun salute in all provincial capita...
Read More »PDMA Punjab Warns of High-Level Flood in Sutlej and Chenab Rivers
Lahore: Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Punjab has warned of a high-level flood in the Sutlej and Chenab rivers. In a statement, Director General PDMA Irfan Ali Kathia said that extremely high flood levels are expected at Panjnad within the ...
Read More »Washington: Donald Trump has been accused of inadvertently drawing BRICS nations—a grouping of some of the world’s fastest-growing emerging economies—closer together by imposing higher tariffs on them than on other countries. China, the largest BRICS member, still faces the prospect of a 145% tariff if it cannot reach a deal with Trump, while Brazil and India have been slapped with a 50% rate, half of India’s penalty being for buying discounted Russian oil. South Africa was given a 30% levy, and even newer members like Egypt could see their tariffs rise due to their participation in BRICS.
According to Deutsche Welle, Trump has repeatedly warned during the first seven months of his second term of additional punitive measures against any nation aligning with what he calls "anti-American policies"—a pointed reference to the BRICS growing ...
Read More »President, PM, and Military Chiefs Honor Armed Forces on Defence and Martyrs Day
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and the chiefs of the armed services have commemorated the Defence and Martyrs Day of Pakistan as an inspiring chapter in the nation's history. In their individual messages marking ...
Read More »Critical Flood Situation in Chenab River at Chiniot, Head Trimmu
Chiniot: The flood situation in Chenab River at Chiniot and Head Trimmu is getting critical after increase of upstream water nearing to four hundred and five thousand cusec. The district administration Jhang and Chiniot have mobilized all available re...
Read More »Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense as the “Department of War”, reverting to a title it held until after World War II. The switch was a signal that the department was “a force to be reckoned with”, said Trump after months of complaining that the original name was “woke”. After months of campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump sent a sharply different message on Friday when he signed an executive order aimed at rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
According to France24.com, Trump stated that the change was intended to send a message of strength and victory to the world, asserting that the United States is a formidable force. He criticized the Department of Defense's name as "woke", and emphasiz...
Read More »Defence and Martyrs Day Commemorated with Ceremonies Across Pakistan
Karachi: Defence and Martyrs Day was observed on Saturday to pay tribute to martyrs and Ghazis with renewed commitment to defend the motherland against all threats. It was on this day in 1965 when the Indian forces crossed the international border in ...
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