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Starlinks, military-tech, digital blockade of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has presented 100 victories of the year. Traditionally, in December, the team of the Ministry of Digital Transformation sums up the results of the year and presents 100 victories of the Ministry. Current achievements are related to the challenges of wartime, the demands of the military and every Ukrainian. “Despite all the challenges of the war, we continued to build a digital state. But new priority areas of work were added during the war – military services, the development of military-tech, Starlinks. Diia remained the main…

The Men’s Interim Selection Committee has added Mir Hamza, Sajid Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani to the Pakistan Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand, which commences here on Monday. The decision was made following the Committee’s meeting, which was chaired by Shahid Afridi, who, along with Pakistan captain Babar Azam, joined the session through video link. Following a long spell of discussion with captain Babar Azam, Shahid Afridi, the chairman of selection committee said that best squad was formed to give challenge to opponents. “We had a good discussion on the squad and agreed we needed to strengthen…

Despite the freezing weather, markets in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul are full of people shopping, following a mega sale announced by local and international brands. In the heart of Kabul’s financial district, hotels are welcoming more guests, including businessmen from Central Asia, China, Pakistan and Russia. “Business is returning to the hotel industry,” said Samira Khan, a 22-year-old receptionist at Safi Landmark Hotel & Suites. “It’s still slow, however things are improving.” Samira is among hundreds of educated young women who have returned to jobs in the hotel sector in Kabul. Her younger sister has joined another hotel in Kabul as…

By DENNY ROY Plenty of analysts, including Americans, argue that improvement in US-China relations depends on the United States adjusting its behavior to accommodate Chinese concerns. This curiously absolves Beijing of equivalent responsibility. It also deflects the important question of whether the government of the People’s Republic of China has trapped itself into an inability to make the policy changes that could resuscitate bilateral relations. Cornell University professor Jessica Chen Weiss, in a much-discussed article in Foreign Affairs, acknowledges the dangers of “aggression” and “coercion” by the PRC but limits her specific policy recommendations to the United States. Weiss says Washington should: halt acts…

A criminal complaint was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Mohammad David Hashimi, 35, of Potomac Falls, Virginia; Abdullah At Taqi, 23, of East Elmhurst, Queens, New York; Khalilullah Yousuf, 34, of Ontario, Canada; and Seema Rahman, 25, of Edison, New Jersey, with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Hashimi, Taqi and Rahman were arrested on Dec. 14 in Virginia, New York and New Jersey, respectively. Yousuf was also arrested on Dec. 14 in Canada by Canadian law enforcement pursuant to a provisional arrest request from the United States. Taqi…

It is the story of an unsung hero of Pakistan Army in erstwhile East Pakistan Captain Arjumand Yar Khand Shaheed Ex 15 FF on December 15, 1971. Brigadie Mehboob Qadir penned down tale of Captain Arjumand Yar Khan’s brave fight and ultimate martyrdom. “Captain Arjumand Yar Khand was a young and very handsome, rather feminine officer from an infantry unit. He was known as the ‘baby of the battalion’. He was assigned the task of setting up a strong delaying position ahead of this defensive position to cause as much attrition and loss of time on the advancing enemy as…

Freezing temperatures hit homeless Pakistan flood survivors forgotten by the world Infants and elderly at extreme risk from illness and cold Snow is falling in parts of Pakistan and two months of freezing temperatures lie ahead for flood survivors who are still homeless and living in the open air, Islamic Relief is warning.   North-western parts of Balochistan province have received the first snowfall of the year and winter rains will start across the country in the next few weeks. Rural communities urgently need reconstruction of homes and health centres, but in many areas work has barely started due to lack…

A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The number of those killed has increased again this year – to 57– while 65 journalists are being held hostage and 49 are missing. Last year’s record has been broken again. The total of 533 journalists being held in connection with their work on 1 December was 13.4% higher than last year’s figure. RSF has also never previously seen so many women journalists in detention. A total of 78 are currently held, a…

BY Syed Shaheen Chishti “This part of the world was considered as wealthy as Europe as back as 1500’s. We were a good host to Mugal invaders and then followed by the British East India company. Millions of people died to obtain the birth of a divided India on the 15th of August 1947. Millions more died trying to leave what was a home for a new home under a new sky. Many perished in the journey due to hate, we killed poor and raped women on all sides. The crime of women just to listen to the matriarchal society.…

Islamabad:  In its largest edition ever, the Tour of Islamabad, Pakistan’s premier road cycling edition, saw athletes from all four provinces compete for the trophies. 95 professional riders, male and female, took up the challenging three-day course in and around the capital city. The race started on Friday with the first challenge, an individual time trial from Islamabad Zoo up the Pir Sohawa Road to the top of the ridge of Margalla National Park. The winding road is particularly difficult as it is impossible to find a steady rhythm due to the varying gradient. Despite the challenging parkour, several riders…