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BEIJING: China believes “force is not a way to resolve” the Israeli-Palestinian crisis and once again calls for a ceasefire, its envoy for the Middle East pleaded in Egypt, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. Egypt on Saturday hosted a “summit for peace” where UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for swift “action to end this godawful nightmare” after two …

Dallas is once again suing to try to force the U.S. Navy to finish cleaning up a contaminated former Naval airfield after the military branch has blown its previous deadline to clear the site by seven years. Dallas is seeking damages and a firm timeline in a lawsuit filed this month saying the Navy has breached the terms of a 2002 legal …

ISLAMABAD: The government has, once again, decided to shut markets and commercial centres by 8pm daily to conserve energy, a decision quickly rejected by traders who say 8pm is when peak time starts. The government has also decided to include energy reforms in the budget for the next fiscal year to cut the country’s reliance on imported fuel. The decisions …

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden did everything on Monday to look and sound like someone running for re-election — but again insisted he has no official announcement to make. The 80-year-old Democrat has delayed an expected campaign launch for months, while teasing repeatedly that his intention is to run. Hosting hundreds of members of the public at a festive Easter event …

ISLAMABAD: Amid high political uncertainty, President Arif Alvi on Tuesday made a renewed offer to mediate among warring political forces. As the police surrounded PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s Lahore residence for a fresh advance to arrest him, the president urged his own party, the PTI, to initiate talks with other parties. According to an official press release issued by the …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Sunday slapped a ban on the broadcast of speeches and press talks of PTI chairman Imran Khan after he lashed out at former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa for what he called “protecting incumbent rulers in their alleged corruption cases” and hours later suspended the licence of ARY News for airing the clips …

The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to delay a job review for City Attorney Chris Caso for the second time in five months, as Dallas continues to face high-profile legal battles defending new city rules that his office signed off on. The disputes stem from the city’s push to shut down poker houses, cut strip club operating hours and limit …

ISLAMABAD: At a time when the country is facing serious challenges — rise in terror attacks and a worsening economic crisis — lawmakers on Friday once again deliberated upon Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s ‘controversial’ remarks about women. During an hour-long sitting, the National Assembly members also raised the issue of an alleged ‘anti-Islam campaign’ by a minority …

ISLAMABAD: Over 25,000 farmers from Punjab under the umbrella of Kisan Ittehadreached the capital again to stage a protest for the fulfillment of their demands. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was imposed in the capital, however, since Sept 21, farmers have reached Islamabad twice whereas teachers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also entered the capital three days ago and …

ISLAMABAD: As another 1,800 Covid-19 infections surfaced on Sunday, Abbottabad once again reported the highest positivity ratio in the country. According to data provided by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,853 people contracted the virus while 57 lost their lives. The total number of active cases throughout the country stood at 39,329 with 9,874 deaths having been reported …