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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Saudi Aramco sold 60 million barrels for loading via ship-to-ship transfer: UK media outlet

Saudi Arabia has sold about 60 million barrels of crude from its Gulf port of Ras Tanura for loading via ship-to-ship transfer at the Omani port of Sohar this month and next, Reuters has reported, quoting multiple trade sources. The partial rebound in state oil company Saudi Aramco’s exports from within the Gulf has cooled global oil prices, raising hopes it could make up for some of the volume lost at its Red Sea port of Yanbu, where exports slowed after the East-West pipeline was attacked. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Politics

Police Intensify Action in Child Violence Cases

GUJAR KHAN: Rawalpindi CPO Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera ordered the immediate arrest of those involved in the murder of eight-year-old Mohammad Ayyan, whose body was found in a well. Police launched raids and are investigating the case from all angles. Separately, a court in Kallar Syedan extended the physical remand of three suspects accused of torturing a nine-year-old madrassa student to death. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Tanker attacked at Iraq’s Khor al-Amaya port: Source

As we reported earlier, British maritime monitor UKMTO said it had received a report of another attack on a tanker off Iraq. An Iraqi source told Al Jazeera that the oil tanker had been targeted at the port of Khor al-Amaya in territorial waters near Basra. The targeted tanker was carrying two million barrels of Iraqi oil and was stationed around the loading area, the source added. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

UK’s PM says support for two-state solution ​must be backed by action

UK’s PM Andy Burnham says support for a two-state solution must be backed by action. “Britain has to stand for ⁠fairness against injustice. Where people ⁠are being bullied out of their homes, ⁠intimidated, we will always stand ⁠with the ⁠underdog and take what action we can to support ‌them,” Burnham told British lawmakers. His comments come after the UK announced a ban on the import of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

UK’s Miliband says Israel turning ‘blind eye’ to ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Bank by ‘settler terrorists’

There are reports from Ed Miliband as he announced a ban on goods from Israeli settlements and action against firms and individuals providing services to them. He said the Israeli government has “turned a blind eye” to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank by “settler terrorists”. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

UK imposes ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has announced a trade ban ‌on goods made in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. During a speech in the UK Parliament, he also said that Britain is sanctioning the Hezbollah-run ⁠financial institution al-Qard al-Hassan. Lebanon’s central bank ⁠last year banned ⁠banks and brokerages from dealing with al-Qard ⁠al-Hassan, which describes ⁠itself as ⁠a charitable organisation. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Miliband Signals Tougher UK Stance on West Bank

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday described the situation in Palestine as a “moral emergency”, accusing Israel’s government of ignoring settler violence in the West Bank. He said Britain was increasingly concerned about alleged war crimes in Gaza and called the occupation unlawful. Miliband announced measures targeting goods, services and property linked to illegal settlements, while reaffirming London’s support for a two-state solution and stronger action. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

US Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Key War Talks

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to discuss Washington’s plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The pair, representing President Donald Trump, are expected to travel to Kyiv after talks in Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of seeking to undermine diplomacy through overnight strikes on Kyiv’s airports and a civilian target in Dnipro that killed five people. He said Ukraine remained committed to diplomatic efforts. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Entertainment

Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali Earns Global Spotlight

Pakistani filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat’s film Lali has been selected for the 70th BFI London Film Festival, the UK’s leading film event. The festival unveiled its programme on Wednesday, featuring works from around the world. Lali will be screened on October 7. Khoosat, who co-wrote the film with Sundus Hashmi, celebrated its selection on Instagram. The film earlier made history as the first fully Pakistani-produced feature to premiere at the Berlinale in February. 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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