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PPP to stage protests in Sindh to demand same day elections to national, provincial assemblies

As the polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) apparently face a delay, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday announced that it would hold a protest across Sindh on Tuesday (April 25) to demand elections across the country on the same day. PPP Sindh President Nisar Khuhro, while announcing the protest, said that the party would stage demonstrations in all district headquarters of the province. “Sindh doesn’t accept the decision to hold polls [to provincial and national assemblies] separately except for the one-day polls,” he said. Khuhro said thatRead More


Imran Khan, Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Donald Trump, various others get blue ticks back

Just two days after ending legacy verified accounts and shifting Twitter verification to a subscription model, it seems various notable accounts have been given the blue checks back. The microblogging website has changed its policies regarding the verification system it had in place. Tesla CEO Elon Musk had announced after taking over Twitter that the platform will offer blue checks for $8 to those who subscribe to it. Following the announcement on April 20 the “blue tick purge” took place, Twitter removed all legacy or unsubscribed verified accounts from itsRead More


What makes biryani so special?

The flavours of this royal dish have a rich history and perfectly complement the joy of Eid. There are two categories of South Asians in this world — category A loves biryani, and category B loves biryani a little too much. I proudly belong in the second category, classified as a biryani fiend among family and friends, and a biryani snob among those who do not understand how difficult it is to find the perfect Pakistani blend of meat and rice in London. Indeed, it is a fact that IRead More


10 civilians, 3 soldiers killed in Mali amid resurgence of violence

    10 civilians, 3 soldiers killed in Mali amid resurgence of violencee airport and the Malian army camp.Bamako, Mali, Ten civilians and three soldiers were killed and 88 militants neutralised in multiple incidents across Mali Saturday, the government has  said, in a wave of bloodshed it described as a resurgence of “terrorist incidents”. Early Saturday morning, suspected terrorists attacked the Sevare airport area in the central Mopti region, detonating car bombs, which killed 10 civilians and injured 61 others, the government said in a statement. The blasts destroyed someRead More


China’s “porcelain capital” facilitates exports for smaller merchants

China’s “porcelain capital” facilitates exports for smaller merchants   NANCHANG, A batch of exquisite craft ceramics from small ceramics businesses in Jingdezhen, a world-famous “porcelain capital” in east China’s Jiangxi Province, left the city on Wednesday, heading for Dubai. Exports of this batch of 175 pieces of exquisite craft ceramics, weighing 0.96 tonnes and worth 805,000 yuan (about 117,087 U.S. dollars), showcase Jingdezhen’s on-going efforts to facilitate ceramics exports of small and micro-sized merchants. It is the first batch of goods officially exported from Jingdezhen through its pilot market procurementRead More


India arrests Sikh separatist after major hunt

    Amritsar, India,):Indian police arrested Sunday a firebrand Sikh separatist after a manhunt lasting more than a month that sparked protests and vandalism among the diaspora in Britain, Canada and the United States. Amritpal Singh rose to fame calling for the creation of a separate Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, the struggle for which sparked deadly violence in India in the 1980s and 1990s. Police said they arrested Singh at around 6:45 am (0115 GMT), having surrounded a village in the northern state of Punjab following intelligence that heRead More