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Trump tells Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be ‘far worse’

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United States President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear ‍weapons or the next US attack would be far worse. “Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ ‌and negotiate a fair and ‍equitable ‌deal — no nuclear weapons — one that is ⁠good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!” Trump wrote in a social media post. The Republican US president, who during his first White House term pulled out of world powers’ 2015 nuclear ⁠deal with…

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President Zardari explores avenues for enhanced cooperation in meeting with Dubai ruler

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President Asif Ali Zardari explored avenues for enhanced multi-domain cooperation in a meeting with Dubai’s ruler on Wednesday during a four-day official visit to the United Arab Emirate. President Zardari arrived in the UAE on Monday for the visit. According to a statement issued by the President’s Secretariat, he met UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at Dubai’s Zabeel Palace today and congratulated him on completing two decades of leadership as the city’s leader while commending the emirate’s transformation into a global centre for…

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Israeli PM vows to disarm Hamas

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MEITAR, ISRAEL: Israel on Wednesday laid to rest the last hostage from Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned at the funeral that the country’s enemies would pay a heavy price for any future aggression. Netanyahu’s threat came as Hamas told AFP it was prepared to carry out a full transfer of governance in Gaza to a 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee established under a US-backed ceasefire plan. Hundreds of mourners packed a stadium in southern Israel on Wednesday for the funeral of Ran Gvili, the last…

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War clouds gather as US, Iran lock horns

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next US attack would be far worse. Tehran responded with a threat to strike back against the United States, Israel and those who support them. “Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal — NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS — one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!” Trump wrote on social media. Amid a…

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Britain’s Starmer seeks fresh economic start with China

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BEIJING: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he wanted to build a “sophisticated relationship” aiming to boost growth and security, signalling a breakthrough in ties after years of acrimony. On the most important day of his four-day visit to China, the first by a British prime minister in eight years, Starmer held talks with Xi at the Great Hall of the People before they lunched together. Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party government has struggled to deliver the growth it promised, has made improving…

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Zardari seeks rail freight modernisation

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to providing institutional facilitation and fast-track approvals to partner enterprises, and underscored the importance of deepening long-term cooperation in rail freight modernisation, inland logistics and integrated freight corridors. The president met with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World in Dubai, UAE. The president appreciated DP World’s strong and sustained partnership with Pakistan and its contribution to the country’s logistics, port operations and infrastructure, President Secretariat said in a press release. The meeting reviewed…

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UC delimitation to begin next month

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RAWALPINDI: Under the newly enacted Local Government System Act 2025, Punjab — including Rawalpindi Division — has been divided into a total of 792 local government units. Delimitation of union councils across all ten divisions, including Rawalpindi, will begin in February, for which training of the District Election Commission staff has already started. According to officials, Punjab will have a total of 792 local government units comprising 33 municipal corporations, 264 municipal committees, 28 town corporations, 325 urban union councils, and 142 tehsil councils. All 36 district councils across the…

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IHC Bar rejects lawyers’ role in Imaan Mazari, husband’s arrests

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) on Thursday strongly rejected remarks made by Judge Mohsin Aktar Kayani suggesting its involvement in the arrests of lawyers Iman Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha, calling the allegations “baseless”. “There is no truth in the judicial remarks that the High Court Bar was involved in the arrests of Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha,” said IHCBA Secretary Manzoor Jajja. He described comments made by a judge, who previously served as president of the High Court Bar, regarding the Bar’s conduct…

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Acting registrar saga continues at SZABMU

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ISLAMABAD: A decision has once again been taken to appoint an acting registrar at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), as the Ministry of National Health Services has forwarded an agenda to syndicate members proposing the appointment of a registrar on deputation. According to the agenda, Syed Tanseer Asghar, a surgeon at CDA Hospital, has been nominated for appointment as registrar on deputation. However, syndicate members have suggested that the post should instead be advertised and a registrar appointed on a permanent basis. Objections have also been raised over…

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IHC questions dual trials, judges’ competence

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked how separate trials can be held and judgments delivered on the basis of FIRs arising from the same incident. Describing this as a serious legal issue, the capital’s high court also lamented over the lack of competence of some judges “brought from the Lahore High Court (LHC)” on deputation to Islamabad. IHC senior puisne judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on Wednesday raised these concerns while hearing a jail appeal filed by Zeeshan Masih, who is serving a life sentence in a murder case.…

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