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Opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development held at Mehran University

 Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Hyderabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th February, 2025) The opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development organized by Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, was held. Addressing the opening ceremony, Energy Sector Expert Engineer Irfan Ahmed said that an environmentally friendly energy transition is taking place, electricity is being generated from wind and solar energy, there are many wind power generation projects in Sindh and wind power is also cheap. He said that if the equipment is made in Pakistan, the cost of the projects will be reduced because at present most of the equipment is being purchased from abroad. He said that Pakistan has a lot of natural and natural sources and resources to generate environmentally friendly energy, but we are not using them properly. Engineer Irfan Ahmed said that due to the cost of buying equipment for wind power generation pr...

American woman Onija Andrew Robinson's son comes to light, calls mother mentally ill

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 My mother went to Pakistan to meet a man and his family and was supposed to return after 2 weeks but she didn't come, video message from son Jeremiah Andrew Robinson Friday, January 31, 2025 Karachi (UrduPoint Newspaper Latest. January 31, 2025) The son of Onija Andrew Robinson, an American woman who wanted to marry a Pakistani young man, has come to the fore in America. The son has described his mother as mentally ill. The American woman’s son, Jeremiah Andrew Robinson, said in his video message that it was learned through the media that her mother is in Pakistan. My mother had gone to Pakistan to meet a man and his family and she was supposed to return after 2 weeks but she did not come.

It's been five years since Brexit, where does Britain stand now?

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 Friday, January 31, 2025 Islamabad (News / Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 31 January 2025) At 11pm London time on 31 January 2020, when it was midnight at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Britain officially left the European Union after almost five decades. This membership guaranteed free trade and free movement between the UK and 27 other European countries.

The long journey of registering religious schools in Pakistan

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 Thursday, January 30, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Jan, 2025 ) The process of registering religious schools in Pakistan is a complicated one. It began when the government tried to bring them under a single regulation to improve their curriculum, funding and educational standards.

All-Party Hurriyat Conference condemns India's colonial agenda, says Indian troops conducting large-scale cordon and search operations in Jammu

 Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Srinagar (news / Pakistan Point News - 29th January, 2025) In illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops continued large-scale cordon and search operations and harassed people for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in several areas of Jammu region and Kashmir Valley. According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian Army, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force and police personnel carried out operations against peaceful freedom fighters in Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, Reasi and various areas of Jammu. The troops conducted raids under the black law of prevention of illegal activities at 25 places in Rajouri alone. These raids are being carried out to suppress the voice of Kashmiris and their ongoing freedom struggle. The black law UAPA has long been used as a weapon to target political activists, journalists and ordinary citizens, under which the occupying authorities have the power to arrest people without any evidence or...

Trump and Modi talk on phone, bilateral trade also a major topic

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 Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Islamabad (News / Pakistan Point News - 28th January, 2025 ) US President Donald Trump spoke to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for the first time since taking office, discussing bilateral trade and Modi’s possible state visit to Washington. The White House said in a statement that Trump stressed the importance of “moving towards a fair bilateral trade relationship” as well as the importance of India purchasing American-made security equipment. The two leaders also reportedly discussed Modi’s plans for an upcoming visit to the White House. Later, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a statement on social media, “We are committed to a mutually beneficial and trusting partnership. We will work together for the well-being of our people and for global peace, prosperity and security. India: Adani suffers another setback, Kenya cancels several deals After this conversation, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will take the ...

Poison is being spread among US lawmakers against Pakistan, says Interior Minister

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 Monday, January 27, 2025 Islamabad (News/ Pakistan Point News - 27th January, 2025) Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi described his meetings with members of the US Congress as positive while talking to the media in the US city of Houston. However, he said that members of the US House of Representatives are being ‘incited against Pakistan’.

The world of minorities

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 Sunday, January 26, 2025 Islamabad (News / Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - January 26, 2025) Minorities are of many types, including religious, linguistic, ethnic and migrant. People have been moving from one place to another in search of livelihood and security. For minorities, settling in a new country has been a source of difficulty. Because of the climate, cultural differences and lack of knowledge of the language, there is a feeling of alienation.

Hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in the US, sent out of the country by military planes. White House

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 The largest deportation operation in history is well underway, with 538 illegal immigrant criminals arrested and hundreds deported via military aircraft. Statement by Spokesperson Caroline Levitt Saturday, January 25, 2025 Washington (News International- 25 January 2025) Hundreds of illegal immigrants were arrested in the United States and hundreds were sent out of the country by military aircraft. The White House said that the deportation operation promised by President Donald Trump has begun. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said that the Trump administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals and hundreds of people were deported by military aircraft.

Why is there an uproar over Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency'?

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 Saturday, January 25, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - 25th January, 2025) The Indian government has protested to the British government over the violent protests against Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency' and said that it is in touch with the British authorities regarding why obstacles are being created in the screening of the film.

Pakistan: Relations with US will deepen under Trump

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 Friday, January 24, 2025 ISLAMABAD (News / Pakistan Point News - 24th Jan, 2025 ) :The Pakistani Foreign Office on Thursday expressed hope that Pakistan’s relations with the United States will deepen further under the new Trump administration. However, the spokesperson also stressed that non-interference in internal affairs is an important foundation of bilateral relations.

Imran Khan fears nothing but Allah, Ali Amin Gandapur

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 Monday, January 20, 2025 Peshawar (News International- 20 January 2025) Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur says that PTI founder Imran Khan does not fear anything except Allah, PTI founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi believe in the law despite illegal punishment, the struggle will continue with PTI founder Imran Khan until his last breath, in a statement, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that those who live under the shadow of fear compromise on principles and ideologies.

Urgent reforms, strategic leadership, and privatization are needed for the sustainable performance of Pakistan's public institutions. Wealth Pak

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 There has been a slight reduction in losses of government institutions, but they are burdened by inefficiency. Privatization is the ultimate solution, but there is no possibility of its implementation in the near future. Experts Monday, January 20, 2025 ISLAMABAD (News International- 20th January, 2025) Pakistan’s public sector enterprises have seen a slight decline in losses, but they remain burdened by inefficiency. Urgent reforms, strategic leadership and privatization efforts are needed for sustainable performance. The biennial report on federal state-owned enterprises, recently published by the Ministry of Finance, has revealed a significant picture of the performance of public sector enterprises so far.

J.D. Vance is the third youngest US vice president.

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 The law student hails from a poor town in the state of Ohio. Report Monday, January 20, 2025 Washington (News International- 20 January 2025) Republican Party Vice President-elect J.D. Vance is one of the third-youngest vice presidents in American history. He started life as an ordinary person but later achieved success. He was raised in a backward industrial town in the US state of Ohio.

Who are the most prominent Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli prisons?

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 Sunday, January 19, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th January, 2025 ) The ceasefire deal in the Gaza war, which came into effect on Sunday, 19th January, did not specify how many Palestinian prisoners would be released from Israeli prisons in exchange for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas. One reason for this is that it is also unclear how many Israeli hostages are still alive and how many have been killed in Hamas custody.

Three Israeli women held by Hamas released after ceasefire

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 Sunday, January 19, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 19th January 2025) According to reports received from Jerusalem on Sunday, 19th January, under the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war that came into effect three hours later but before noon, local time, the Palestinian militant organization Hamas was to release three female hostages as a small but first group, whose list of names it had handed over to Israeli government representatives through mediators today.

The ruling clique that dominates the country is focused on conquering the nation and pleasing America.

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 Pakistan cannot progress without getting out of American slavery. The people should be part of our movement to get rid of American loyalists. If traders make their products cheaper, the people will also support them. Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman Saturday, January 18, 2025 Lahore (News  International- IPA - January 18, 2025) Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said that the ruling party that has imposed its rule on the country is only interested in conquering its own nation and pleasing America. Pakistan cannot progress without getting out of American slavery. Israel is bombing the people of Gaza despite signing an agreement under American auspices. Even today, more than 150 Palestinians have been martyred. America is the enemy of humanity. It has created a history of oppression and tyranny all over the world. It dropped an atomic bomb on Japan. It killed millions of people in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam. It has overthrown democratic government...

German military deployment possible in future Ukrainian buffer zone, says defense minister

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 Saturday, January 18, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 18 January 2025) According to reports received from the German capital Berlin on Saturday, January 18, the German Defense Minister said this in an interview published today. According to Boris Pistorius, Germany may consider deploying federal German army troops for security responsibilities in a future demilitarized zone in the Russian-Ukrainian war conflict.

More than 400 pubs closed in Britain in a year

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 Saturday, January 18, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan News - DW News - 18 January 2025) The data was published by the commercial real estate company “Altus Group”, according to which the total number of pubs in England and Wales has decreased to 38,989, some of which are still vacant for rent and other businesses have started in some buildings.

Mohan Singh is a metaphor for the struggle and prosperity of the Sikhs.

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 Friday, January 17, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - 17th January, 2025 ) Despite constituting less than two percent of India's population, Sikhs play a significant role in the manufacturing sector as well as providing food security to the country. According to the National Family Health Survey, Sikhs are the richest among religious groups. About 60 percent of Sikh families are prosperous and have modern means of living.

Imran Khan allotted prisoner number, Bushra Bibi to be transferred to women's barracks

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 Friday, January 17, 2025 Rawalpindi (News International- 17 January 2025) After being sentenced in a reference of 190 million pounds, PTI founder Imran Khan was declared a prisoner and allotted a prisoner number. Bushra Bibi will be transferred to the women's barracks. Bushra Bibi, who was arrested from the courtroom, was medically examined by the doctors of the jail hospital, after which her biometrics will also be done. Jail sources say that after completing all the legal requirements in the jail, Bushra Bibi, the wife of the founder of PTI, will be transferred to the women's barracks.

0 million pounds is an open and shut case, Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan

 The Al-Qadir Trust case is a major crime in the country's history. The punishment seemed to be written on the wall and the facts were telling of the criminal act. On May Day, an angry mob burned the records from the Criminal Court of Mianwali. Press conference of the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. Friday, January 17, 2025 Lahore (News International / Pakistan Point News - NNI. January 17, 2025) Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan has termed the 190 million pound case as an open-and-shut case, saying that the crime in this case was clear, and the punishment seemed to be written on the wall. The British crime agency NCA stopped a controversial transaction, and Pakistan’s right to it was recognized, however, the then government sent its advisor Shahzad Akbar to Britain, where they held various meetings, after which this money should have gone to the state’s account, but it did not reach there.

Geographical and climatic crises are the reason for the slow economic recovery, report says

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 Thursday, January 16, 2025 Islamabad (News International/ Pakistan Point News - 16th January, 2025) The International Labour Organization (ILO) has said that geopolitical tensions are increasing the cost of climate change measures and debt problems are putting pressure on the labor market.

Concerns over misuse of anti-terrorism laws in Turkey

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 Thursday, January 16, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - 16th January, 2025) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lalor, has expressed deep concern over the prolonged detention of nine rights activists in Turkey.

Hamas not respecting ceasefire agreement, Israel says

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 Thursday, January 16, 2025 Islamabad (News/ Pakistan Point News - 16th January, 2025) The Gaza ceasefire agreement brokered by the US, Egypt and Qatar was announced on Wednesday night. The deal is set to take effect on Sunday, while Israel will formally approve it through the ratification of the country's security cabinet. However, 77 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza last night after the deal was announced.

Fighters who threatened al-Sisi in Syria arrested

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 Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ISLAMABAD (News / Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - January 15, 2025) An Egyptian militant who supported Syrian fighters to overthrow the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been detained by Syrian authorities on charges of threatening the Cairo government.

Ukrainian war: Negotiations only between the US and Russia, Russian adviser

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 Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - 14th January, 2025 ) According to reports received from the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday, January 14, Nikolai Patrushev, an advisor to President Vladimir Putin, has said regarding possible negotiations to end the bloody war between Moscow and Kiev that only Russia and the United States should be involved in any such talks.

Khaleda Zia acquitted in last corruption case against her

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 Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Islamabad (News International/ Pakistan Point News - 15th January, 2025 ) According to reports from the country's capital Dhaka, the Bangladesh Supreme Court in a decision delivered on Wednesday, January 15, acquitted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader in the last corruption case filed against him.

Pakistan: Political parties push for security talks with Kabul

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - 14th January, 2025) Representatives of several political parties expressed their concerns over the current law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in a nearly four-hour-long meeting with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir in Peshawar on Monday.

Cybersecurity is entering an era of unprecedented complexity due to changes in geopolitical dynamics. World Economic Forum

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 Only 15% of organizations in Europe and North America expressed lack of confidence in their country's ability to withstand a major cyberattack, in stark contrast to 36% in Africa and 42% in Latin America, the WEF report said. Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Washington (News International/ Sputnik - International Press Agency - January 14, 2025) The World Economic Forum (WEF) report says that global cybersecurity challenges have increased due to serious and complex changes in geopolitics. The World Economic Forum’s new report “Global Security Outlook 2025” says that cybersecurity is entering an unimaginably complex era due to changes in geopolitics, all this is happening at a time when new technologies are emerging rapidly and threats are continuously increasing.

Gaza: Terms of ceasefire and hostage release agreement being finalized. Palestinian official

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 Negotiations are in the final stages and an agreement is possible within hours, days or more. Israeli officials Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Tel Aviv (News International / Latest News - International Press Agency. January 14, 2025) A Palestinian official involved in the negotiating team between Israel and Hamas has said that the terms of the agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages are being finalized between the parties, while US President Joe Biden says that the agreement between the parties is at a critical juncture where it has a strong possibility of being fruitful, and the US administration is also focused on this issue.

India's politics in sports continues, Pakistani-born English cricketer Saqib Mahmood still denied visa

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 Saqib Mahmood has been included in both the T20 and ODI squads for England against India, and is also part of England's squad for the Champions Trophy. Tuesday, January 14, 2025 New Delhi (News International Latest Newspaper. January 14, 2024) The England cricket team's upcoming white-ball tour has been hit by a hitch as a report says that Saqib Mahmood has not yet been granted a visa and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was forced to cancel his flight a few days ago.

US, allies' steps strengthened during Biden era, Sullivan

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 Monday, January 13, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 13 January 2025) After Democratic President Joe Biden arrived in the White House, the United States adopted a different foreign policy under his leadership, and the aim was to remedy the strain and breakdown in the relationship between Washington and America's allies, which was the result of the "America First" policy of Biden's predecessor, Republican President Donald Trump, during his first four-year term in office.

Sixty percent of terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir were Pakistani, says Indian Army Chief

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  ISLAMABAD (News International/ Pakistan Point News - 13th January, 2025 ) Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, while addressing the traditional annual press conference ahead of Indian Army Day on 15th January, said on Monday, January 13, that the situation on the country’s northern borders is ‘sensitive’ but stable.

Iran engaged in nuclear talks with European powers

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 Monday, January 13, 2025 Islamabad (News International / Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 13 January 2025) This is the second time in less than two months that a Tehran delegation has held talks with the three European powers. Earlier, nuclear talks were held between Tehran and the three European powers in Geneva in November.

The Taliban cover their crimes with cultural and religious cloaks, Malala

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 Sunday, January 12, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 12th January 2025) Malala Yousafzai addressed the participants of the meeting on Sunday, January 12, on the second day of the global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world, which began on Saturday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

Germany and France falter before Trump's presidency

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 Sunday, January 12, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - 12th January, 2025 ) Donald Trump will be sworn in as president on January 20, but he has already threatened to impose higher tariffs on European products, reduce US support for the war in Ukraine and review funding for the Western defense alliance NATO before taking office.

Dinner in honor of Amjad Malik on his appointment as Vice Chairman Overseas Pakistanis Commission Punjab

 Barrister Amjad Malik pays tribute to UK-based media persons for presenting Pakistan's image to the world in a better way. If we are weak overseas, we will not be able to help ourselves or help Pakistan, says Member of Parliament Muhammad Afzal Khan. Sunday, January 12, 2025 Manchester (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - NNI. January 12, 2025) Chief Coordinator and Senior Vice President Overseas Pakistanis Barrister Amjad Malik, while paying tribute to the media persons based in the UK for presenting the image of Pakistan to the world in a better way, has said that we have to confront the work that the enemy is doing against us and prepare ourselves to serve Pakistan. The stability of Pakistan is not the responsibility of any party, individual or any society. The stability of Pakistan is the necessity of the future of our children, and the role of the media will be important in this. Chief Coordinator and Senior Vice President Overseas Pakistanis Barrister Amjad M...

Tahir Khokhar expresses serious concern over the rights of oppressed Kashmiris and Palestinian people

 The cries of Kashmiris and Palestinians have reached from earth to heaven. If the nations of the world remain silent even today, Allah's punishment will intensify further, the statement said. Saturday, January 11, 2025 Muzaffarabad (UrduPoint news international/ Pakistan Point News - NNI. 11th January 2025) Former Minister of Tourism and Transport Muhammad Tahir Khokhar has expressed his grave concern regarding the rights of the oppressed Kashmiris and the Palestinian people, saying that it is the responsibility of the international community to prevent the atrocities and excesses taking place in these two regions. At present, Palestine and Kashmir are drowning in blood, they are being martyred, they are being genocided, neither women are being spared, nor their honor is protected, nor are innocent children being martyred.

The establishment has no ideology, their ideology is only to maintain authority and control, we object to this. Maulana Fazlur Rehman

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 It is unfortunate that politicians make compromises. To improve the country's system, one has to stay in one place. If the people get the fruits, it will be proven that the economy has improved. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief talks to journalists Saturday, January 11, 2025 Karachi (UrduPoint News International- 11th January, 2025) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that PTI has not taken us into confidence regarding the talks. We do not know what they are saying and doing. It is a pity for politicians that they make compromises. To improve the country's system, we have to stay in one place. The establishment has no ideology. Their ideology is only authority. We have and will continue to object to this.

Respiratory problems are responsible for the deaths of 650,000 people worldwide annually. World Health Organization

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It is time to get vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Vaccination is the best way to prevent illness and death. WHO report Saturday, January 11, 2025 Geneva (UrduPoint News International- 11th January, 2025) The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that respiratory problems are causing the death of 650,000 people worldwide annually, so now is the time to get vaccinated against seasonal influenza.

Afghanistan not included in Islamabad conference on girls' education

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 Saturday, January 11, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - 11th January, 2025) Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has arrived in her native Pakistan to attend a global summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world starting today. Malala expressed her happiness on her arrival in Pakistan.

Wildfires in California: One of the most devastating natural disasters

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 Friday, January 10, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - January 10, 2025) Authorities in California said that about 180,000 people were forced to leave their homes in the city of Los Angeles and surrounding areas due to wildfires. The fierce flames of the fire have destroyed thousands of homes. The Forest Service said that more than 11,750 hectares of land have been burned to ashes so far.

Swiss citizen allegedly commits suicide in Iranian prison

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 Friday, January 10, 2025 ISLAMABAD (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - 10th Jan, 2025 ) A Swiss national detained in Iran on charges of espionage committed suicide in prison on Thursday, Mezan News Agency reported, quoting the chief justice of Iran’s Semnan province. The Swiss national was being held in a prison in Semnan, about 180 kilometers east of Tehran.

If children won't take risks, how will they learn?

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 Friday, January 10, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 10 January 2025) You may have seen a child hanging upside down from a swing, sometimes jumping from a high surface or table, or struggling to climb and descend on a rocky surface, or falling and slipping while running. Children are often seen playing seemingly dangerous games. But in a research report published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers say that such games are also necessary for children's development.

India's Kumbh Mela: The world's largest religious gathering

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 Friday, January 10, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - 10th January, 2025 ) Devotees from all over India and other parts of the world are arriving to participate in this festival. Many of them will come in religious processions as well as on elephants, horses and chariots and perform various rituals.

EU may gradually ease sanctions on Syria

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 Friday, January 10, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - 10th Jan, 2025 ) The European Union's foreign affairs chief Kaia Kallas wrote on Twitter about war-torn Syria, a day after meeting with Western powers in Rome, "The EU could gradually ease sanctions, provided there is concrete progress."

Lebanon's army chief elected as country's new president

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 Thursday, January 9, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News / Pakistan Point News - 9th January, 2025 ) Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president on Thursday, January 9. The move marks a shift in the balance of power in the region and suggests that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group has been weakened after a devastating war with Israel.

Pakistan: Militants take 16 workers hostage

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Thursday, January 9, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News/ Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 09 January 2025) Militants have abducted 16 workers working on a mining project in northwestern Pakistan by attacking a vehicle. According to reports, the workers were working on a mining project of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.

Muzaffarabad's young student Muhammad Muzammil Mujeeb has achieved academic distinction, becoming the world's youngest student to gain admission to an undergraduate medical program in the United States.

 Thursday, January 9, 2025 Muzaffarabad (UrduPoint News/ Pakistan Point News - 09th January, 2025) Muhammad Muzammil Mujeeb, from Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has become the world’s youngest student to gain admission to an undergraduate medical program in the United States, making him one of the brightest young men in the world. Muzammil began his educational journey at the age of two and a half and soon emerged as a top performer.

‘Musk’s statements endorse AfD’s agenda,’ German survey says

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 Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 08 January 2025) Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s statements about Germany’s far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) have had a positive impact on the party’s reputation ahead of the German elections.

European Commission fined for violating its own rules

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 Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint news international/ Pakistan Point News - 11th Jan, 2025 ) According to reports received from the European Union headquarters in Brussels, the Belgian capital, on Wednesday, January 8, the General Court of the European Union ordered in a decision that the European Union Commission pay a fine of 400 euros to a German user.

Biden administration asks federal court to block plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants

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 The agreement with the Ministry of Defense has been legally enforced. The position of the defendants' lawyers is that the decision to impose the death penalty in a serious attack should be made only by the Secretary of Defense. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Washington (UrduPoint News International/ Latest News - International Press Agency. January 8, 2025) The Biden administration has asked a federal court to block a plea deal reached with the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two other defendants because the deal would have spared them the death penalty in the trial. According to the American broadcaster, the Justice Department argued in a petition filed in a federal court in Washington, DC that if the guilty pleas of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks are accepted, the government would suffer irreparable harm.

Trump threatens Middle East mayhem if hostages not released

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 Canada should be a state of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America, I will announce major pardons on the first day of the presidency. The newly elected US president's address to the press conference Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Washington (UrduPoint News - 08 January 2025) US President-elect Donald Trump, while explaining his position on important foreign policy issues, demanded the release of the hostages from Hamas. During a press conference in Florida, Trump emphasized six times that if the hostages are not released, there will be apocalypse in the Middle East.

Fabricated sexual images pose serious threats to female politicians around the world

 Female politicians increasingly falling prey to AI-generated pornography, researchers say Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Washington (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - NNI. 07 January 2025) According to researchers, from the United States to Italy, Britain and Pakistan, female politicians are increasingly being targeted by sexual or pornographic images generated by artificial intelligence. This is a disturbing trend that has threatened women’s participation in public life. According to media reports, experts believe that this significant increase in fake content through content published without the consent of the targeted people thwarts efforts to regulate artificial intelligence globally.

Dozens killed in Tibet earthquake

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 Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - 11th Jan, 2025 ) A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayan region on Tuesday morning, killing dozens and injuring dozens more, local media reported.

Trump reiterates offer to make Canada the 51st US state

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 Tuesday, January 7, 2025 ISLAMABAD (UrduPoint news international/ Pakistan Point News - 11th Jan, 2025 ) Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday under pressure from the ruling Liberal Party amid growing unpopularity. Canada is due to hold a general election this year. The Canadian prime minister, however, said he would remain as prime minister until the party elects a new leader.