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. Yemen prisoners. Photo: Reuters (file) Yemen’s Houthi rebels and its internationally recognised government agreed Tuesday to a prisoner swap involving nearly 3,000 people, including seven Saudis — making it the largest such exchange in 11 years of war should it succeed. The breakthrough deal came after nearly a fortnight of discussions between officials from both … Read more
[ Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA), led by Chairman Salim Valimuhammad KARACHI: A delegation of the Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA), led by Chairman Salim Valimuhammad, held a meeting with Korean Consul General Yi Sung Ho and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Director General Hwang Sungwoon to discuss ways of enhancing … Read more
The Trump administration had sought to require states to account for population losses tied to deportations in order to receive emergency preparedness grants.
Filmmaker James Cameron has publicly addressed a joke made by Amy Poehler during the 2013 Golden Globe Awards, more than a decade after the moment, describing it as an “ignorant dig” that “went too far” for an event meant to celebrate cinema. The joke occurred during the opening monologue, when Poehler, co-hosting alongside Tina Fey, … Read more
Multidisciplinary artists hold placards during a protest against violent attacks in Dhaka. Photo: AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned the top Indian envoy as fresh protests erupted outside its high commission in New Delhi over the mob lynching of a Hindu worker in Dhaka. The garment worker was accused of blasphemy and lynched on December … Read more
[ Shares of 340 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 93 stocks closed higher, 233 declined and 14 remained unchanged. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) moved cautiously on Tuesday as investors weighed rollover week adjustments and awaited clearer signals ahead of bidding for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines … Read more
. President Donald Trump, in an event at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Monday, reiterated his claims that he helped prevent a war between Pakistan and India in May 2025. He praised Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, calling him a “highly respected general”. “We stopped a potential nuclear war between … Read more
[A preliminary injunction in federal court cited the First Amendment, handing a win to tech companies like Apple and Google.
. KYIV: Ukraine pulled out troops from a town in the east after fierce battles, it said on Tuesday, as relentless Russian strikes killed three civilians and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures. Kyiv had to withdraw forces from Siversk, a town in the heavily embattled Donetsk region on the way to two … Read more
[ Federal Minister for Investment and Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh on Tuesday met Lithuania Honorary Consul General Masud Khan, where detailed discussions were held on Pakistan’s economic outlook and its vast investment opportunities. The meeting was also attended by Rasheed … Read more