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[Having gotten into trouble for making jokes critical of the Chinese government, the standup comic Chizi now lives in self-imposed exile. He’s finding that freedom imposes its own constraints.
A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some go as mercenaries, but many more are drawn unwittingly.
[In India, Firozabad has depended on its glassmaking industry for centuries. Fuel prices are starting to shatter businesses already under pressure.
. Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi on Sunday praised the military’s role in a decisive national success, saying the country must not forget the gains achieved in Operation Bunyanum Marsoos. Speaking at a seminar, Ashrafi slammed the PTI, quipping that “if PTI comes to power riding … Read more
. KARACHI: Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Saqib Sadaqat has said bilateral trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh has recently increased by 20 per cent to reach $1 billion, adding that further growth is possible for the benefit of both countries. Addressing a session organised by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) on Sunday … Read more
Former President Asif Ali Zardari addresses to media at Sindh District Ghothki on Tuesday, 7 November 2023: Screengrab from PPP’s X handle ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari approved the PIA Corporation (Conversion) (Repeal) Ordinance, 2026 on the prime minister’s advice, according to a statement issued by the Media Wing of the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Sunday. The … Read more
Patients across major cities struggle as drug prices surge under weak oversight and global supply pressures LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: Rising medicine prices across Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar are pushing patients into a deepening crisis, as weak price controls, global supply disruptions and policy gaps continue to drive essential treatment out of reach. The situation has worsened amid … Read more
. LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday visited Jati Umra, in keeping with a long-held Sharif family tradition, where he met PML-N President and his elder brother, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, as well as his niece, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. During the meeting, the prime minister briefed the elder Sharif on the … Read more
President Trump offered few details on how the new program, which he called Project Freedom, would work, but said interference would be dealt with “forcefully.”
[The tractor-trailer was on the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday when it was damaged, the authorities said. Its driver had minor injuries and no one aboard the plane was hurt.