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Shehbaz Sharif to visit Turkey to offer support
In a tweet on Tuesday, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Prime Minister will leave for Ankara on Wednesday morning. "He will express his condolences and condolences to President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan for the destruction of the earthquake, the loss of life, and the people of Turkey. Due to Prime Minister's visit to Turkey.
Turkey-Syria quake toll surges to 4,940, search & rescue underway
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced that the country's overall toll currently stood at 3,381, while the number of injured persons increased to 20,426, reports the BBC. In a televised briefing, AFAD official Orhan Tatar said that some 11,000 buildings were damaged and added that nearly 25,000 emergency responders are currently working at the affected areas.
Indian-American teen in Johns Hopkins' world's 'brightest' list
Natasha Perianayagam, 13, is a student of Florence M Gaudineer Middle School in New Jersey. She has been recognised for her exceptional performance on the SAT, ACT, School and College Ability Test, or similar assessment taken as part of the CTY Talent Search, a university press release said. Natasha, whose parents hail from Chennai, also took the Johns Hopkins Talent Search test in Spring 2021 when she was in class 5.
Pakistan Senate for conforming all laws to Islam
The resolution, moved by Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, also drew the government's attention towards Articles 203C and 203F of the Constitution providing for the Federal Shariat Court and Shariat Appellate Bench in the Supreme Court, The News reported. Through the resolution, the House showed deep concern over the vacant positions of judges, including Ulema Judges, in the Federal Shariat Court and infrequent meetings of the Shariat Appellate Bench in the Supreme Court.
Sweden deploys Patriot air defence system in first live operation
It is the first time since it was delivered in 2021 that the system is deployed for a live operation in Sweden, Xinhua news agency quoted the Aftonbladet newspaper as saying in a report on Monday. Therese Fagerstedt, head of press at the Swedish Armed Forces, told the newspaper that the operation in Gothenburg was not a training exercise.
Shehbaz orders immediate restoration of Wikipedia across Pak
The Prime Minister has also constituted a Cabinet Committee on matters related to Wikipedia and other online content," The Express Tribune quoted Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb as saying. A notification issued by the Prime Minister's Office said a ministerial committee consisting of the Ministries of Law, Economic Affairs and Information.
Indian-American Ro Khanna elected co-chair of India caucus
Khanna, 46, a Democrat who represents California's 17th Congressional District, will co-chair the Caucus with Republican House colleague Mike Waltz. "The Indian-American diaspora can play such an important role in helping strengthen the US-India partnership. I think this is a historic moment for our community. I think we're really emerging and coming into our own as a strong voice," Khanna told NBC News.
North Korea calls for 'perfecting' war readiness posture
Kim Jong-un presided over an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Monday, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Participants "discussed in depth the major military and political tasks for 2023 and the long-term issues concerning the orientation for army building", Yonhap News Agency quoted the KCNA as saying in a statement.
Musharraf couldn't fulfil his last wish to go back to Pakistan
Musharraf left Pakistan in 2008 and since then, he has been shuttling between Dubai, London and the US. Since 2016, he has been living permanently in Dubai. There were two reasons for shifting to Dubai. Firstly, his guest lecture sessions in the US and UK were almost over, and secondly, since he was suffering from a rare disease -- Amyloidosis, Musharraf could not be treated at any hospital in Pakistan.
'Find it difficult to write': Salman Rushdie speaks out after attack
I was "lucky ... my main overwhelming feeling is gratitude. I've been better. But, considering what happened, I'm not so bad," he said in an interview with journalist-author David Remnick in 'The New Yorker', the BBC reported. The award-winning novelist was attacked on stage at an event in New York state last August and spent many weeks in hospital. He subsequently lost vision in one eye.
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