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Candidates linked to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party are in the lead in Pakistan’s election, ahead of two dynastic parties believed to be favoured by the military, as vote counting enters its final leg. In an AI-generated “victory speech” posted on the social media platform X ...

A facet of franchise cricket is the merry-go-round of players between tournaments. In the DP World ILT20 this has reached a crescendo toward the end of the group stage. Last week’s column highlighted the four high-profile Pakistani players who were recruited by the Desert Vipers. Their impact on the ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets across the world to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, as it nears the 100-day mark on Sunday. People gathered at rallies in Malaysia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Indonesia on Saturday, as well as at other protests ...

ISLAMABAD —  The Pakistani government approved the creation of several deportation centers for hundreds of thousands of illegally residing Afghan nationals they plan to arrest and repatriate to Afghanistan starting next month, VOA learned Tuesday. Approval of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan comes ahead of the November 1 deadline ...

Reliance Industries Ltd., controlled by Asia’s richest tycoon Mukesh Ambani, is nearing a cash and stock deal to buy Walt Disney Co.’s India operations, according to people familiar with the matter.The US entertainment giant may sell a controlling stake in the Disney Star business, which it values at around ...

“If access on milled rice is conceded, the basis of operations will be undermined, the incentive for future investment in the UK will be lost and ultimately jobs will go.”A spokesperson for the UK Department for Business and Trade said officials were working towards an “ambitious trade deal.”“We have ...

Due to a lack of equipment, locals and rescuers are digging with their bare hands in search of survivors and bodies, Xinhua reportsThe death toll from the earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to 2,445 while more than 9,200 people have been injured, the Xinhua news agency ...

Survivors of a series of powerful earthquakes that struck western Afghanistan on Saturday have spent a second night sleeping amid the rubble of demolished villages as they search for loved ones using shovels. The death toll is approaching 3,000, according to senior Taliban officials.In the regional capital of Herat ...

FPJ Exclusive: Concerns Rise as Deadline for Discontinuation of ₹2,000 Currency Notes Nears amid Suspected ISI & Maoist Involvement | File According to the Reserve Bank of India's clean note policy, the highest denomination currency note in India, the ₹2,000 note, will lose its status as legal tender after ...

The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard.The Titan submersible was estimated to ...