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In a blistering London speech, Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, tore into mental-health diagnoses, child-poverty metrics, and Labour’s welfare vision — igniting the fiercest policy fight of her campaign.
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Kemi Badenoch has declared war on the welfare state
In a blistering London speech, the Conservative leader tore into mental-health diagnoses, child-poverty metrics, and Labour’s welfare vision — igniting the fiercest policy fight of her campaign.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In a blistering London speech, Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, tore into mental-health diagnoses, child-poverty metrics, and Labour’s welfare vision — igniting the fiercest policy fight of her campaign.
#politics #uk #london #news #conservatives
#politics #uk #london #news #conservatives
Reeves delivers a Budget which expands the state and cuts child poverty, relying on record tax and threshold freezes, but offers little comfort to those worried about stagnant wages, no investment, and threadbare services.
#budget #uk #politics #news
#budget #uk #politics #news
Labour's Budget suffocates the middle-class, yet again
Reeves delivers a Budget which expands the state and cuts child poverty, relying on record tax and threshold freezes, but offers little comfort to those worried about stagnant wages, no investment, an...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Rachel Reeves will walk out of 11 Downing Street tomorrow with a Red Box in her hand and a fixed, careful smile on her face; why tax freezes, stealth hikes and shrinking services could turn Labour’s “grown-up” budget into a slow-motion crisis for Britain.
#uk #politics #news #labour #budget
#uk #politics #news #labour #budget
Labour's austerity loop of managed decline
Inside the headroom illusion: why tax freezes, stealth hikes and shrinking services could turn Labour’s “grown-up” budget into a slow-motion crisis for Britain.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
From Haripur to Lahore, by-election voters rebuked anti-state theatrics and KP misgovernance, tightening PML-N’s grip on a weary electorate, as PTI’s agitation and foreign-fuelled campaigns force citizens to turn to order over unrest.
#pakistan #politics #news
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By-election voters reward governance, not chaos
From Haripur to Lahore, the ballot box has rebuked anti-state theatrics and KP misgovernance, tightening PML-N’s grip on a weary electorate, as PTI’s agitation and foreign-amplified campaigns collide ...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Trump’s world is divided into killers and suckers; this is the story of the fixer who taught him, the mayor who impressed him and the tech king who did not.
#trump #politics #usa #news
#trump #politics #usa #news
The Roy Cohn Test explains why Trump adores Mamdani
How a radical Queens mayor, a ghost from Manhattan’s past, and a sulking tech billionaire explain the kind of charisma Donald Trump cannot resist.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Pakistan did not just survive four days of high-intensity conflict with India: it performed well enough that the US has branded it a “military success.” These are lines which will undoubtedly haunt the military apex in New Delhi for years to come.
#pakistan #india #china #france
#pakistan #india #china #france
The US brands Pakistan’s operation against India a military success
Pakistan did not just survive four days of high intensity conflict with India: it performed well enough that a United States report quietly called it a “military success.” For the first time in decade...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A nation of more than 240 million can't be run as if it were a modest federation of four gentlemen’s estates. A Mirpuri airport and a Multani university are not vanity projects; they are stress tests of a map actually serving its periphery.
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How new provinces could save an old state
Devolution that stops at the provincial secretariat is not devolution; it is merely colonialism with a different accent. A Mirpuri airport, a Multani university and a Gwadar harbour are not vanity pro...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The 27th Amendment writes real power into the Constitution, pulling it from the shadows into structure and scrutiny, ending critics' comfortable lies stating that Pakistan’s central command stands entirely outside the law.
#pakistan #politics #news
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In Defence of the Twenty Seventh Amendment
By writing real power into the Constitution, the Twenty Seventh Amendment does not create domination, it drags it out of the shadows and subjects it to text, structure and scrutiny. What unsettles its...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The 27th Amendment writes real power into the Constitution, pulling it from the shadows into structure and scrutiny, ending critics' comfortable lies stating that Pakistan’s central command stands entirely outside the law.
#pakistan #politics #news
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#pakistan #politics #news
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Hindu hate preacher Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, Head Priest of the Dasna Devi temple in India's Ghaziabad, is using the elections of Sadiq Khan and Zohran Mamdani to paint democratic Muslim wins as an “invasion”, justifying his vow to "erase" Islam.
#nyc #india #politics
#nyc #india #politics
Hindu hate-preacher vows to erase Islam after Zohran’s win
When a priest with his record can promise the erasure of the Prophet’s name and still function within the margins of acceptability, it is the Indian state’s commitment to secular democracy that is und...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Imran Khan, the former Pakistani prime minister, wagered the nation's security on charisma and sentiment, where leverage, verification, and distance were required. In his own romantic pursuits with the Taliban, he was blind to all three.
#pakistan #afghanistan #politics
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Unmaking Imran's Taliban romance
A state which refuses to distinguish between the vulnerable and the weaponised is not compassionate: it is careless with its own survival. Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, wagered th...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Imran Khan, the former Pakistani prime minister, wagered the nation's security on charisma and sentiment, where leverage, verification, and distance were required. In his own romantic pursuits with the Taliban, he was blind to all three.
#pakistan #afghanistan #politics
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King Charles has stripped his brother, Prince Andrew, of his royal titles, with Andrew now to be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, following renewed scrutiny after Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir accusing him of sexual abuse.
#politics #news #uk
#politics #news #uk
King Charles strips his brother, Prince Andrew, of royal titles
King Charles has removed Prince Andrew’s titles, with Andrew now to be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, following renewed scrutiny after Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir; royal warrants...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
After a bruising week on the frontier, Islamabad entered Doha with one demand and one only: end support and facilitation for anti-Pakistan militants operating from Afghan soil. It got it. A new regional normal now bears Pakistan’s imprint.
#afghanistan #pakistan #asia
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Pakistan turns pressure into policy
Pakistan came with one demand and departed with verification, guarantors and a timetable; Kabul kept its face, Islamabad kept the substance. A new regional normal now bears Pakistan’s imprint.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
After a bruising week on the frontier, Islamabad entered Doha with one demand and one only: end support and facilitation for anti-Pakistan militants operating from Afghan soil. It got it. A new regional normal now bears Pakistan’s imprint.
#afghanistan #pakistan #asia
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India cannot claim the title Pharmacy of the World while children die from poisoned cough syrup. Pride means nothing without transparent regulation, lot-by-lot testing, and accountability from factory floor to cabinet table.
#india #medicine #science
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Medicine should heal. In India, it kills children
India cannot claim the title Pharmacy of the World while children die from poisoned cough syrup. Pride means nothing without transparent regulation, lot-by-lot testing, and accountability from factory...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For fifty years Pakistan sheltered millions of Afghans while richer capitals sermonised from afar. If promises are paused in the West, do not scold the neighbour for enforcing its borders; honour your pledges and share the burden.
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Hospitality is a record of duty fulfilled
For fifty years Pakistan sheltered millions of Afghans while richer capitals sermonised from afar. If promises are paused in the West, do not scold the neighbour for enforcing its borders; honour your...
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October 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For fifty years Pakistan sheltered millions of Afghans while richer capitals sermonised from afar. If promises are paused in the West, do not scold the neighbour for enforcing its borders; honour your pledges and share the burden.
#pakistan #afghanistan #politics
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The Nobel risks turning from conscience into stagecraft when nominees with militant proximities are amplified by institutions. Absent of recusals, disclosures, and denunciating violence, awarding none beats laundering under the peace halo.
#pakistan #balochistan #nobel
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A Nobel for the BLA is a kick in the teeth to its victims
The Nobel Peace Prize risks turning from conscience into stagecraft when nominees with alleged militant proximities are amplified by friendly institutions, eroding the firewall of secrecy and trust.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Nobel risks turning from conscience into stagecraft when nominees with militant proximities are amplified by institutions. Absent of recusals, disclosures, and denunciating violence, awarding none beats laundering under the peace halo.
#pakistan #balochistan #nobel
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Pakistan's military spokesperson, DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif, has recast militancy as cross-border terrorism, divorcing it from faith, and tying refugee returns to a tougher regional security line.
#pakistan #afghanistan #india
#pakistan #afghanistan #india
Pakistan’s new line on terror puts faith aside and pressures Kabul
Pakistan recasts militancy as cross-border terrorism, divorces it from faith, and ties refugee returns to a tougher regional security line.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Pakistan's military spokesperson, DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif, has recast militancy as cross-border terrorism, divorcing it from faith, and tying refugee returns to a tougher regional security line.
#pakistan #afghanistan #india
#pakistan #afghanistan #india
Anchored by the Hafiz effect, Pakistan has shown that deterrence with restraint, tighter borders, cleaner markets, and an economic push via the SIFC recast the state as reliable, ensuring routines, not miracles, move the country forward.
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The Hafiz Effect
Anchored by the Hafiz effect, Pakistan has shown that deterrence with restraint, tighter borders, cleaner markets, and a geo-economic push via the SIFC have recast the state as reliable, ensuring that...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Israel’s strike in Doha broke a presumed red line. Qatar called it a sovereignty breach. Pakistan answered with presence: Shehbaz Sharif stood in Doha a mere 48 hours later, pairing solidarity with Qatar’s mediation as hard infrastructure.
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Hugs that draw borders
Israel's attack tried to shrink Qatar, and Pakistan answered with presence, not bluster, drawing a hard line for sovereignty. In Doha, mediation became infrastructure: solidarity turned from pose to p...
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September 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dubai's Princess Mahra has become engaged to rapper French Montana after a Paris Fashion Week proposal just one year after divorcing her first husband in a viral Instagram post.
#frenchmontana #dubai #rap
#frenchmontana #dubai #rap
French Montana engaged to Dubai’s Princess Sheikha Mahra post-PFW proposal
Dubai Princess Mahra has become engaged to rapper French Montana after a Paris Fashion Week proposal just one year after divorcing her first husband in a viral Instagram post and the couple have since...
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August 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Dubai's Princess Mahra has become engaged to rapper French Montana after a Paris Fashion Week proposal just one year after divorcing her first husband in a viral Instagram post.
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#frenchmontana #dubai #rap
امریکی محکمہ خارجہ نے بلوچ لبریشن آرمی (بی ایل اے) اور اُس کے ذیلی گروہ ’’مجید بریگیڈ‘‘ کو غیر ملکی دہشتگرد تنظیم (ایف ٹی او) قرار دے دیا۔ مجید بریگیڈ کو بی ایل اے کے پہلے سے موجود خصوصی عالمی دہشتگرد (ایس ڈی جی ٹی) درجہ میں بطور عرف شامل کر دیا گیا۔
#pakistan #balochistan
#pakistan #balochistan
امریکی محکمہ خارجہ نے بلوچ لبریشن آرمی اور مجید بریگیڈ کو دہشتگرد تنظیم قرار دے دیا
امریکی محکمہ خارجہ نے بلوچ لبریشن آرمی (بی ایل اے) اور اُس کے ذیلی گروہ ’’مجید بریگیڈ‘‘ کو غیر ملکی دہشتگرد تنظیم (ایف ٹی او) قرار دے دیا۔ مجید بریگیڈ کو بی ایل اے کے پہلے سے موجود خصوصی عالمی دہشتگرد...
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August 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
امریکی محکمہ خارجہ نے بلوچ لبریشن آرمی (بی ایل اے) اور اُس کے ذیلی گروہ ’’مجید بریگیڈ‘‘ کو غیر ملکی دہشتگرد تنظیم (ایف ٹی او) قرار دے دیا۔ مجید بریگیڈ کو بی ایل اے کے پہلے سے موجود خصوصی عالمی دہشتگرد (ایس ڈی جی ٹی) درجہ میں بطور عرف شامل کر دیا گیا۔
#pakistan #balochistan
#pakistan #balochistan
The Trump administration has designated the BLA and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, citing their role in deadly attacks in Pakistan since 2019 including a 2025 train hijacking which killed 31 people.
#trump #balochistan #pakistan
#trump #balochistan #pakistan
US declares BLA and Majeed Brigade as Foreign Terrorist Organisations
The Trump administration has designated the BLA and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, citing their role in deadly attacks in Pakistan since 2019 including a 2025 train...
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August 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Trump administration has designated the BLA and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, citing their role in deadly attacks in Pakistan since 2019 including a 2025 train hijacking which killed 31 people.
#trump #balochistan #pakistan
#trump #balochistan #pakistan
एपी सिंह की प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस की भारत की आधिकारिक विज्ञप्ति में विमानों, उनके प्रकार या स्रोत का उल्लेख नहीं, S-400 की भूमिका और रिकॉर्ड तोड़ हमले के संदर्भ हटाकर युद्धक्षेत्र के दावों को वायु शक्ति पर केंद्रित शुद्ध विवरण से बदला गया।
#OperationSindoor #India
#OperationSindoor #India
ऑपरेशन सिंदूर पर भारत की आधिकारिक प्रेस विज्ञप्ति ने पाकिस्तानी विमान मार गिराने के दावे को मिटा दिया
एपी सिंह की प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस की भारत की आधिकारिक प्रेस विज्ञप्ति में नष्ट किए गए विमानों, उनके प्रकार या स्रोत का कोई उल्लेख नहीं है, S-400 की भूमिका और रिकॉर्ड तोड़ हमले के सभी संदर्भ हटा दिए गए हैं,...
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August 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
एपी सिंह की प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस की भारत की आधिकारिक विज्ञप्ति में विमानों, उनके प्रकार या स्रोत का उल्लेख नहीं, S-400 की भूमिका और रिकॉर्ड तोड़ हमले के संदर्भ हटाकर युद्धक्षेत्र के दावों को वायु शक्ति पर केंद्रित शुद्ध विवरण से बदला गया।
#OperationSindoor #India
#OperationSindoor #India
A Turkish Air Force A400M Atlas landed at Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase from Ankara today in a sign of strengthening defence cooperation as both nations expand military ties, joint training, and strategic coordination.
#turkey #pakistan #defence
#turkey #pakistan #defence
Turkish military transport lands in Islamabad as defence ties deepen
A Turkish Air Force A400M Atlas landed at Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase from Ankara in a sign of strengthening defence cooperation as both nations expand military ties, joint training, and strategic coo...
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August 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
OpenAI has launched GPT-5 for all 800 million ChatGPT users claiming major improvements in coding, creativity and reduced sycophancy yet CEO Sam Altman says true AGI is still missing critical capabilities like continuous learning.
#openai #ai #agi
#openai #ai #agi
OpenAI heralds new GPT-5 as 'breakthrough' towards AGI
OpenAI has launched GPT-5 for all 800 million ChatGPT users claiming major improvements in coding, creativity and reduced sycophancy yet CEO Sam Altman says true AGI is still missing critical capabili...
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August 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Qatar is moving to become a global leader in tokenising real-world assets with a new policy report focused on regulation, infrastructure, and inclusion as the Gulf accelerates towards digital asset dominance in the $16 trillion space.
#qatar #blockchain #tokens
#qatar #blockchain #tokens
Qatar makes power play in $16tn tokenisation race with new report
Qatar is moving to become a global leader in tokenising real-world assets with a new policy report focused on regulation, infrastructure, and inclusion as the Gulf accelerates towards digital asset do...
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August 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Qatar is moving to become a global leader in tokenising real-world assets with a new policy report focused on regulation, infrastructure, and inclusion as the Gulf accelerates towards digital asset dominance in the $16 trillion space.
#qatar #blockchain #tokens
#qatar #blockchain #tokens