ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday questioned a 2024 judgment of the Supreme Court (SC) which had paved the way for demolishing the infrastructure developed by the Monal Group of Companies, La Montana and Gloria Jeans, inside the picturesque Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP).
The SC had ordered the closure of Monal and the adjacent La Montana restaurant on August 21,…
President Donald Trump shut down Midtown Manhattan Monday so he could take a nap at the NBA Finals.
After getting loudly booed by attendees at Madison Square Garden, Trump was spotted snoozing in his box seats next to Knicks owner James Dolan and his granddaughter Kai Trump.
DONALD TRUMP HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE NBA FINALS IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. pic.twitter.com/rFrW6c4cME
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The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index began the week on a strong note on Monday, gaining over 4,000 points during intraday trading.
KSE-100 gained 4,013.17 points or 2.39 per cent to stand at 171,857.41 points at 3:24pm from the previous close of 167,844.24 points.
The market opened with bullish momentum, gaining 3,594 points at 9:30am from Friday’s close. It then dipped to an…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index began the week on a strong note on Monday, gaining over 2,300 points during intraday trading.
The KSE-100 index had gained 3,594 points and was at 171,438 points at 9:30am, compared to Friday’s close of 167,844.24 points. By 1pm, the index had dipped to 170,189.87 points, up by 2,345.63 points (1.40 per cent).
The development comes amid hopes…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index began the week on a strong note on Monday, gaining 2,800 points during early trading.
The KSE-100 index had gained 3,594 points and was at 171,438 points at 9:30am, compared to Friday’s close of 167,844.24 points. By 9:39am, the index had slightly dipped to 170,714 points, up by 2,870 points.
The development comes amid hopes that a deal…
An independent record store will open this summer in the space formerly occupied by Europtica on Amsterdam Avenue near West 82nd Street.
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In reviewing the earlier related topic that OpenAI closed, OpenAI Support noted:
Could you please go ahead and create a support ticket for this? When you do, it would really help if you can include:
- The email address associated with your workspace
- A HAR file capturing the issue (this helps us investigate at the account level)
Once that’s done, just share the case ID with…
The 2025H2 Project Goal period has now concluded. Over these months, the Rust Project pursued 41 Project Goals, 13 of which were designated as Flagship Goals. This post contains curated updates on our progress since the last post and the final status for each of the goals (many of which continue as part of the 2026 period). Full details for any particular goal are available in its tracking…
Three new stores are coming soon to The Shops at Columbus Circle, and a new tea shop recently opened there.
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The United States is “not looking for a fight” over the Strait of Hormuz, and its ceasefire with Iran still holds, but any attack on commercial shipping will be met with a “devastating” response, the Pentagon chief said on Tuesday.
The warning from Pete Hegseth came on the second day of a US effort, dubbed ‘Project Freedom’, to facilitate the transit of commercial ships through the Strait of…
In Ohio, the state legislature’s GOP super-majority has been busy, populating the legislative slate with ruinous bills that test the outside bounds of common sense and basic constitutional rights. There is a bill that would require medical personnel to file a “certificate of life” for every fetus in Ohio, after detection of a heartbeat. There’s Ohio’s version of the SAVE Act; a separate bill…
Plus, would the U.S. or Israel use a nuclear weapon against Iran?
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday held separate meetings with the Iranian and US envoys to discuss arrangements made for a second round of Islamabad Talks between the two warring parties.
Naqvi’s intensified efforts come as Islamabad continues to set the stage for a possible second round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, after the first round ended without an agreement.
The…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday discussed security arrangements with the United States’ Charge d’Affaires to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, ahead of a US delegation’s arrival in Islamabad for expected talks with Iran.
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that representatives from Washington were heading to Islamabad and they would be “there tomorrow evening” for a second round of…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi discussed security arrangements for the planned second round of Islamabad Talks with the United States’ ambassador to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, in the capital on Monday.
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that representatives from Washington were heading to Islamabad and they would be “there tomorrow evening” for a second round of negotiations with Iran,…
When I was doing research for a book in the 1990s, I needed some particular data about crime in India. I called the Indian agency that had it and was told they had it all, in hard-copy files in a warehouse, and I was free to come and look whenever I was in the country.
While that would have been an expensive and time-consuming experience, it was at least a _possibility_. Governments don’t just…
• Dar says imperative truce remains in place for durable peace in ‘region and beyond’
• EU insists diplomacy essential to resolve conflict, to contribute to peace efforts
• Oman, Australia ministers urge both sides to extend ceasefire, return to negotiations
ISLAMABAD: As talks failed to break the deadlock, Pakistan on Sunday requested the US and Iran to uphold the ceasefire amid calls from the…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt threw one of her patented tantrums Wednesday in her first appearance since Donald Trump’s deranged threat to wipe out Iran’s “whole civilization” if they did not agree to his terms.
Andrew Feinberg, a journalist with _The Independent_ , asked Leavitt how Trump could claim the U.S. was fighting a just war after such extreme rhetoric.
“When the U.S.…
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Frizbee by Typeverything is used across the branding of Bahrain-based brunch and breakfast spot Popina. Their visual identity was designed in 2024 by Zeal Studio, combining approachable typography with a playful, fresh and contemporary look and feel. The restaurant closed doors in autumn 2025.…
Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces, the Foreign Office (FO) said.
The reaction comes a day after far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed East Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque compound, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa.
The report quoted the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem as saying that the…
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Thursday called for the UN Security Council to authorise the use of force to protect the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks.
Iran has placed a stranglehold on the key shipping lane — threatening fuel supplies and buckling the global economy — in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes on the country that triggered the month-old Middle…
KHYBER: The Torkham border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was reopened on Tuesday for the repatriation of undocumented Afghans.
The frontier, which connects KP with Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, was last opened on Thursday for the repatriation of Afghans after a month-long closure following the launch of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. However, the repatriation process was suspended only 12 hours…
Pakistan, along with seven other countries, condemned the restrictions imposed by Israel on the freedom of worship for Muslims and Christians in occupied Jerusalem, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Tuesday.
Since Israel and the United States started a war with Iran on Feb 28, Israeli authorities have closed access to Jerusalem’s holy sites over security concerns — Al Aqsa Mosque for Muslims, the…
Pastrami Queen's West 72nd Street store is closed temporarily for emergency repairs.
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Donald Trump spent the first year of his second term trying to signal his strength, his impunity, and his permanence in American public life. When House Republicans gathered at the Kennedy Center in early January for a policy summit, he struck a much more vulnerable tone. “You got to win the midterms, because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just going to be—I mean, they’ll find a reason to…
Goop Kitchen, founded in California in 2021 by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, is coming to the Upper West Side this fall.
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LONDON: A US-Israeli war on Iran has severely disrupted Middle East energy exports, collapsing oil production in Iraq and shutting down the entirety of Qatar’s natural gas facilities, choking off a shipping artery that handles a fifth of the world’s supply.
The conflict has forced widespread production stoppages and shipping closures, with Kuwait announcing output cuts over the weekend. Analysts…
• Index sees unprecedented plunge of over 16,000 points, inflicting Rs1.7tr loss in a single day
• Conflict shakes investor confidence as they lose over Rs4 trillion since January peak
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday witnessed the steepest single-day plunge, which inflicted unprecedented losses of Rs1.74 trillion on panicky investors who rushed to exit as the…
VISUALS broadcast by state media in the early hours of Friday show Pakistani forces destroying a Taliban position in the Kurram sector. — X / RadioPakistan and PTVNewsOfficial
**• Govt claims ‘heavy losses inflicted’ on Taliban units that attacked positions in Chitral, Khyber, Mohmand, Kurram and Bajaur sectors
• Offensive dubbed ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’; Tarar says two Pakistani soldiers…
Tamizdat Book Corner, which carries books banned in Russia, is opening Thursday in a corner of White Rabbit Books.
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