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PESHAWAR: Families of police martyrs from Kohat, Bannu and Mardan regions have announced a complete boycott of the August 4 Martyrs’ Day ceremonies, citing decades of neglect and broken promises by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. Led by Muhammad Salman Khan, the families declared that they will stage a strong protest during the central event in … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney, after a meeting with Canada’s political leaders, downplayed the chances of success in talks aimed at reaching a trade deal with President Trump.
In the 1990s, the U.S. called Microsoft a bullying monopoly and sought to rein it in. The company lost in a landmark decision, but emerged intact.
Plus, the death of Ozzy Osbourne.
[The earlier decision found it legal for the president to restrict access to a news organization in invite-only places like the Oval Office or Air Force One.
SLOUGH, ENGLAND: Thirty years ago in September 1994, runaway bride Rachel Green burst into Central Perk in a blind panic searching for shelter and the long-lost friend who would provide it. Joining the long-lost friend and her gang on the sofa that was always mysteriously available to them in a packed café, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, … Read more
A total of 72 lives have been tragically lost in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan, with 75 individuals injured as rain-related hazards and flash floods continue to wreak havoc from June 26 onward, according to the latest figures shared by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Sharing updated details on recent rain-related disasters across Pakistan, NDMA … Read more
A fact-finding committee presented findings on a wave of sectarian killings earlier this year. Human rights experts said the report failed to hold the country’s security establishment accountable.
[His New Albion Brewing Company, founded in 1976, was considered the first microbrewery. It set the model for thousands more to come.
Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed gang.
