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Trump admn says it has revoked over 300,000 visas
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday as the federal government continues its sweeping immigration crackdown. The number showed an acceleration in the pace of visa revocations in recent weeks. In an update issued on August 10, the State Department had put the number of visa revocations since Trump’s current term began in January 2025 at over 175,000. Trump says his immigration crackdown and deportation drive aim to improve domestic security. Rights advocates say the crackdownRead More
No talks with US till demands met: Tehran
News Desk CAIRO: Iranian media reported that Tehran informed Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Washington until its demands are met, reinforcing its position despite mediation efforts by Islamabad. The Iranian news agency Nour News stated that President Masoud Bezhakian discussed mediation efforts and regional developments during a meeting in Tehran with Munir. Pakistan is a key mediator between the United States and Iran. Previous mediation efforts led to the signing of a temporary peace agreement in June. However, the “Islamabad memorandum”Read More
NHMP organizes White Cane safety awareness session in Islamabad
The session brought together road safety professionals, mobility trainers, and members of the visually impaired community to highlight the importance of creating a safer and more accessible road environment for all citizens DNA ISLAMABAD: The Road Safety Awareness Unit (RSAU) of the National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) coordinated a special White Cane Safety Awareness Session in collaboration with the National Mobility & Independence Training Centre (NMITC) at the DLA Hamid Shakeel Auditorium in Islamabad. Organized in connection with White Cane Safety Day, the event aimed to promote inclusive roadRead More
Tajikistan calls for stronger security, economic cooperation within SCO
ASTANA Oct 21: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with heads of delegations from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) who had arrived in Dushanbe for a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government, Qazinform News Agency reports.Welcoming the participants, Rahmon said current global developments underscore the importance of the SCO as a platform for constructive dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation. “We are interested in further strengthening the Organization’s role in ensuring peace and stability, sustainable development and an atmosphere of trust throughout its area of activity,”Read More
PM Shehbaz Sharif greets Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu
Centreline Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Luca Niculescu on assuming office as the Prime Minister of Romania. “I extend my most sincere felicitations to H.E. Mr. Luca Niculescu on his assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Romania. I also express my best wishes for his success in the new office,” the Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif noted that Pakistan and Romania enjoy excellent bilateral relations founded on mutual respect, friendship, and cooperation. He expressed confidenceRead More
Voice for All: How Two Students Took Disability Inclusion From Classroom to Assembly
By Eshal Amin and Hana Marfani In most Model United Nations rooms in Pakistan, a delegate raises a placard, the chair nods, and a speech begins. It is so ordinary that no one notices how much it assumes: that every delegate can see the placard, hear the chair, read the draft resolution, and follow the debate as it moves. For blind and deaf children, each of those assumptions is a locked door. We started Voice for All to unlock them. When we began working with students at Ida Rieu School,Read More