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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday rejected the imposition of governor’s rule or an emergency in the province, saying only the “vision and policy” of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan would be followed in the province. Addressing participants of the long march at Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat, the chief minister thanked the participants for their enthusiasm and said the party’s negotiating committee had gone to Islamabad to help reduce the political temperature. He said a “mindset that makes decisions behind closed doors” had been trying to impose another decision on the people of the province. “Here, there is Imran Khan’s government and Imran Khan’s vision and policy will prevail,” Afridi said. He told the participants that the people had voted for a leader and “his player” was standing firm in the field. “We do not accept any policy that causes harm to the Pashtun...

A teacher becomes truly noble when he enters a classroom, delivers a lesson, completes the syllabus, and fully grasps the responsibility of 'being a teacher'. What a teacher can do? Few stories illustrate this better than that of Helen Keller. Deaf and blind from early childhood, Keller faced barriers that could easily have confined her to a life of isolation. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, refused to see her disabilities as the limits of her potential. Through patience, discipline and an extraordinary commitment to teaching, Sullivan helped Keller communicate, read, write and understand the world around her. Keller went on to become an author, lecturer and advocate whose life challenged society's assumptions about disability. Similarly, the popular story of Thomas Edison tells us that he was considered an incapable student and was rejected by his teachers. His mother taught him and helped him become a world-famous inventor, enabling him to realise potential that his te...

The bodies of three Pakistanis killed in an operation to recover a hijacked oil tanker off the Somali coast have reached Addis Ababa, with arrangements under way for their repatriation, the PMO said on Saturday The Palau-flagged MT Honour 25, carrying 18,500 barrels of oil and a 17-member crew, including 10 Pakistanis, was seized on April 21, around 30 nautical miles off Puntland while sailing from Oman to Somalia. Puntland’s Maritime Police Force said it rescued the tanker in an operation off Dharin-baar, but the pirates opened fire on the hostages, killing five, including three Pakistanis and injuring four others. According to the PMO statement, the bodies of Syed Kafeel Omar, Ahmad Ansari and Rafiullah had arrived in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, where Ethiopian Airlines staff were reviewing arrangements for their transfer to Pakistan. Read: Three Pakistani sailors killed in Somali ship rescue operation وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کی ہدایت پر صومالیہ میں جا...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced financial assistance of Rs12.5 million rupees per household, free education for children and residential accommodation for the families of the three Pakistanis who were killed during the recovery operation off the coast of Somalia in a hostage situation. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a post on X that PM Shehbaz announced that the government would also provide healthcare facilities to the children of Syed Kashi Umar, Mahmood Ahmad Ansari and Rafiullah Khan. Additionally, it would also provide one house per family to these individuals' families for residential purposes. "The prime minister said that the bereaved families will not be left alone in this difficult time, and the government will provide all possible support and assistance," the PMO said. Prime Minister @CMShehbaz has announced financial assistance, free education for the children, and residence for the families of three Pakistanis, who l...

New York's Governor Kathy Hochul vowed on Friday to close a legal loophole allowing offenders to avoid rape charges if their victims were willingly intoxicated, as in the case of an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. "It should not matter whether they chose to use drugs or alcohol. Voluntary intoxication is not a licence for sexual assault or gang rape. Period," Hochul told reporters. "I support closing this loophole, and will work with the New York State Legislature to accomplish this." New York Attorney General Letitia James has been appointed special prosecutor to investigate an alleged gang rape at Cornell University, the state's governor announced, following an outcry over prosecutors' decision not to file charges two years ago. The investigation was reopened on Monday after the alleged victim filed a civil lawsuit, fueling allegations that the elite college failed to properly hold the men accountable. Read More: Hudson Williams speak...

At least 15 Nepali workers were killed when an avalanche buried a mountain camp they were preparing in central Nepal for foreign climbers, a rescue official said on Thursday, in the deadliest incident of the autumn climbing season ending this month. The avalanche buried the base camp of the 7,126-metre Himlung Himal mountain in the northern Manang district over the weekend, where the Nepali workers were pitching tents and fixing ropes. One remains missing. Rescuers have so far recovered 15 bodies from the site, said Tul Singh Gurung, president of the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA). Eight bodies were recovered from under the snow on Thursday, while the other seven were retrieved earlier this week. Read More: Sindh records country's biggest rainfall deficit "The bodies that were recovered today are expected to be brought by a helicopter to Kathmandu," Gurung told Reuters. He said chances of finding the one missing worker were dim and the rescue...