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April 25, 2025

CTD arrests two terrorists from Sahiwal
CTD arrests two terrorists from Sahiwal SAHIWAL: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested two terrorists belonging to a banned organization along with funds intended for the purchase of weapons. According to details, the CTD conducted an intelligence-based operation and apprehended the two terrorists. Prohibited literature and money meant for the purchase of arms were also…
Laos calls for ‘Asia solidarity’ amid Trump tariffs
TOKYO — Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith said on Friday that Asia’s strength lies in its ability to come together as one in times of difficulty, as uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs shows no signs of ending. When competition in the global trading system “leans toward protectionism, it disrupts the global equilibrium and heightens tensions,” Thongloun said…
57 UN peacekeepers, including two Pakistanis, honoured posthumously
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations honoured 57 milit, police, and civilian peacekeepers from 32 countries, including two from Pakistan. These peacekeepers paid the ultimate price for the cause of peace last year serving the missions around the world, at an impressive ceremony that marked the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Among the posthumous awardees…
President signs bill prohibiting child marriage into law
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2025 into law, which fixes minimum age for marriage at 18. According to the legislation, no Nikah Khuwan will solemnize a marriage if either or both parties are under the age of 18. Nikah khuwan found violating this law may face up…
U.S.-China talks ‘a bit stalled’ and need Trump and Xi to weigh in, Treasury Secret Bessent says
BEIJING — U.S.-China trade talks “are a bit stalled,” requiring the two countries’ leaders to speak directly, Treasury Secret Scott Bessent told Fox News in an interview Thursday local time. “I believe that we will be having more talks with them in the next few weeks,” he said, adding that there may be a call…
Mahathir says China will be ‘No. 1 country in the world’
TOKYO — Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that China is destined to be the most prominent country, and that the U.S. will be unable to stop its rise given Washington’s increasingly inward-looking nature. Speaking at Nikkei’s annual Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on Friday, Mahathir said U.S. President Donald Trump “resents the…
Philippines seeks rules-based maritime order amid global turbulance
TOKYO — The Philippine foreign minister, amid rising tensions with China over its maritime expansion in the South China Sea, on Friday strongly urged ASEAN and China to quickly establish norms based on international law. “The Philippines does not accept, and indeed rejects, narratives that depict the South China Sea merely as a theater for…
Six dead gray whales found in San Francisco Bay area in the last week
Six dead gray whales have been found in the area of San Francisco Bay over the last week, officials said Wednesday, in a year when there has been an unusually high number of sightings in the area. The gray whales were found dead from May 21 to Wednesday, when one was found washed ashore at…
SK Group chairman proposes joint South Korea-Japan purchase of US gas
TOKYO — SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, a heavyweight in South Korean business circles, has proposed that his country and Japan jointly purchase liquefied natural gas from the U.S. in response to Washington’s pressure to buy more American goods. Chey told Nikkei Asia that he is proposing this idea to South Korean and Japanese businesses…