‘Pathaan provides cover for BJP’s violations of human rights in Kashmir’, says Fatima Bhutto. Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, which broke box office records in India and other countries, was reportedly illegally screened in Karachi’s DHA at the request of SRK fans while Mission Majnu received harsh criticism in Pakistan for its ridiculous portrayal of Pakistanis […]
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Uber-cool AC’s video goes viral; lashes out at people for calling him transgender
Uber-cool AC’s video goes viral; lashes out at people for calling him transgender. Hazim Bangwar has become the talk of the town since he was chosen to serve as the new assistant commissioner of North Nazimbad, Karachi. Photos of the 29-year-old have gone viral for all the wrong reasons. Due to his effeminacy and distinctive […]
Britain faces largest ever healthcare strikes
Britain faces largest ever healthcare strikes. Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance drivers to walk out on Monday as Britain faces the largest-ever health workers’ strike over a growing pay dispute with the government, further disrupting an already troubled healthcare system. Since late last year, nurses and ambulance workers have been striking individually on […]
Iran’s supreme leader issues pardon for ‘tens of thousands’ of prisoners
Iran’s supreme leader issues pardon for ‘tens of thousands’ of prisoners. Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest. However, the pardon approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came with […]
Europe closer to alignment with Israel on Iran
Europe is closer to alignment with Israel when it comes to combating Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday morning after he returned from a meeting in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron. Europe is closer to alignment with Israel on Iran. “At the center of our long conversation, I […]
How Franco-Prussian War of 1870 shaped modern Europe?
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 holds eminence as the war that shaped modern Europe and built the academic substructure of European diplomacy as well as the International Relations discipline. The conflict not only rescinded the geopolitical norms in Europe but also led to the development of the modern state. It also had a profound impact […]
Beijing threatens to ‘respond’ after US shoots down Chinese spy balloon
The Biden administration lauded the Pentagon for shooting down an alleged Chinese spy balloon off the US Atlantic coast on Saturday, but China angrily voiced its “strong dissatisfaction” at the move and said it may make “necessary responses.” Beijing threatens to ‘respond’ after US shoots down Chinese spy balloon. The craft spent several days flying […]
‘Iranian forces targeting eyes of protesters’, says human rights group
In their crackdown on the rallies that have erupted across Iran since September, security personnel have systematically targeted protesters’ eyes, a human rights group claimed on Friday. ‘Iranian forces targeting eyes of protesters’, says human rights group Iran Human Rights, a Norwegian organisation, reported that preliminary data suggested that young women were overrepresented among those […]
Chile expands emergency as deaths from wildfires rise
Chile has extended an emergency declaration to yet another region as firefighters struggled to control dozens of wildfires that have killed at least 23 people. Chile expands emergency as deaths from wildfires rise. The latest emergency order on Saturday covers the southern region of Araucania, next to the previously declared Biobio and Nuble regions, located […]
Elon Musk to attempt Starship launch in March
Elon Musk to attempt Starship launch in March. Elon Musk, the billionaire chief of SpaceX said in a tweet on Saturday that SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March. “If remaining tests go well, we will attempt a Starship launch next month,” Musk said, in a response to a user’s tweet about […]