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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Politics

Pakistan Navy submarine completes first live-fire test

Pakistan’s first Hangor-class submarine successfully conducted its maiden live weapon firing in the Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public Relations said. The newly inducted PNS/M HANGOR accurately struck a designated long-range target with an anti-ship cruise missile. Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf witnessed the exercise and highlighted the importance of stronger underwater capabilities. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the Navy, praising the submarine’s operational readiness and combat capabilities. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Netflix Film Draws Backlash Over Afghanistan Joke

Netflix dance comedy Best of the Best has faced criticism over a joke referencing the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The line, delivered by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s character, sparked backlash online, with viewers calling it insensitive. Producer and writer Hasan Minhaj and director Lena Khan also faced criticism as audiences debated the film’s treatment of South Asian representation. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Israelis settlers fire live ammunition in area of Beita, attack barn belonging to farmer

Israeli settlers have launched attacks on an area called Abu al-Hamra in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Wafa News Agency reports. Local sources told Wafa and our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that a group of settlers attacked an industrial facility and a barn belonging to a farmer named Samer Abu Mazen, firing live ammunition in the area. No injuries have been reported yet. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Entertainment

Andrew Garfield’s Latest Role Sparks A Tech Debate

Andrew Garfield says playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Artificial prompted him to delete his ChatGPT account. Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Garfield compared the experience to leaving Facebook after portraying Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network. He said the film deepened his concerns about AI’s uncertain impact on jobs, society and the economy. Artificial premieres in October. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Automobile

Pakistan seeks fresh LNG cargo after tender setbacks

Pakistan Liquefied Natural Gas Limited has invited international companies to bid for an LNG cargo scheduled for delivery from September 12 to 16, following two cancelled tenders. Bids must be submitted and will be opened on September 8. The move comes after Pakistan recently secured a record-priced spot LNG cargo at $21.88 per MMBtu. Earlier purchases for July were also made at progressively higher rates, reflecting volatile international LNG prices. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Rescue Efforts Intensify After Nepal Floods

Nepalese rescuers pulled a Chinese national alive from a debris-filled hydropower tunnel on Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country. The man was found deep inside the Upper Trishuli-1 project in Rasuwa and taken for medical assessment. Rescue teams continued searching for missing workers at several sites. The disaster destroyed at least 12 hydropower projects, while authorities have recovered 1,344 bodies and thousands remain missing. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Nepal flood survivors struggle to find a place to live

NUWAKOT: Survivors of devastating floods in Nepal say they have little hope of rebuilding after raging waters destroyed homes and farmland. Pabitra Lamsal, who lived in Dhunge Bazaar for more than four decades, lost her family’s two houses and rice fields. “There is no land left at all,” she said. Now sheltering with relatives, the 45-year-old said her family had rented two rooms but lacked cooking facilities. Their savings were also swept away by the floods. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Iranian president vows 'decisive response' to aggressors 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed that Tehran will deliver a decisive response to any aggression against the country amid a renewed exchange of attacks between Iran and the US. "We are not seeking war, but we will deliver a decisive response to the aggressors," President Pezeshkian said in a statement quoted by state TV. The Iranian president was speaking before travelling to Kyrgyzstan for a summit of a bloc that seeks to counter influence from the West. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Uncategorized

Blast claims lives in Balochistan’s Duki district

QUETTA: Three brothers were killed and a relative injured when a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) struck their pick-up in Duki district on Sunday, police said. SSP Mansoor Ahmed Buzdar said the vehicle was crossing a seasonal stream near Killi Bakhtair Khan in Luni tehsil when the blast occurred. The victims were travelling to their agricultural land when the attack took place. The IED had reportedly been planted by unidentified miscreants. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Iceland delivers setback to EU membership ambitions

REYKJAVIK: Icelanders have rejected plans to resume negotiations on joining the European Union, final referendum results showed Sunday, dealing a setback to Brussels. The vote saw a narrow majority oppose restarting talks suspended more than a decade ago. The non-binding result is expected to put the EU question aside for several years. Iceland, which has fewer than 400,000 people, remains closely linked to the bloc through the European Economic Area and Schengen arrangements. Read More…

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