A small aircraft crashed into a public bus in Sao Paulo early this morning, igniting a massive fire. The accident occurred at approximately 7:20 a.m. local time on Avenida Marques de Sao Vicente in the Barra Funda district, according to reports from foreign media. The aircraft, identified as a King Air F90, went down while attempting an emergency landing. The plane had taken off just five minutes earlier from Campo de Marte Airport before losing control. Authorities have not yet disclosed the number of people onboard the aircraft, but the King Air F90 has a capacity of eight passengers. Fortunately,…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced that Saturday, February 22, will be a holiday. This day commemorates the establishment of the First Saudi State by Imam Mohammed bin Saud in 1727, marking a significant milestone in the Kingdom’s history. Founding Day celebrates Saudi Arabia’s deep-rooted heritage, national unity, and the longstanding leadership bond between its rulers and citizens. The annual observance highlights the early Saudi efforts in establishing security and stability after centuries of division. It traces the Kingdom’s journey from the First Saudi State, through the leadership of Imam Turki bin Abdullah, founder of the…
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that “development had won” as his Hindu nationalist party regained control of the capital province Delhi in local elections. “Development has won, good governance has won,” Modi said after the city’s former chief minister — a key opposition leader to the premier — confirmed having lost his seat. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in government in the national parliament but has not controlled the local legislature in the capital Delhi since 1998, making this a symbolic and strategically important victory. “We will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday demanded the closure of USAID, intensifying his unprecedented efforts to dismantle the humanitarian agency. In a post on his Truth Social app, he accused the agency of widespread corruption, writing, “THE CORRUPTION IS AT LEVELS RARELY SEEN BEFORE. CLOSE IT DOWN!” The move has caused turmoil within the agency’s global operations and raised concerns about the erosion of American influence worldwide. Trump’s firm stance on USAID closure over widespread corruption In the three weeks since he began his new term, Trump has launched a crusade led by his top donor and the world’s richest…
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump is taking his long-standing battle with the country’s media to a new level by targeting the finances of organizations already struggling in an increasingly tough commercial climate. Armed with multimillion-dollar lawsuits and regulatory threats now, President Trump has long had an antagonistic relationship with mainstream news outlets, deriding them as the “enemy of the people.” A notable exception is the powerful conservative broadcaster Fox News, some of whose hosts have taken on major roles in his administration and where his daughter-in-law Lara Trump is set to start as a prime-time host. Trump now appears to…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he was revoking Joe Biden’s security clearance, ending his predecessor’s right to receive intelligence briefings after leaving office. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information,” Trump said on his Truth Social network. “Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings.” In reference to his former reality TV show “The Apprentice,” Trump added in capitals: “JOE, YOU’RE FIRED.” U.S. presidents are traditionally given the right to receive intelligence briefings even after they step down. Trump said he was taking…
On Friday, a U.S. judge temporarily allowed around 2,700 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), who had been placed on leave by President Donald Trump’s administration, to return to work, halting certain aspects of a plan to dismantle the agency. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington, who was nominated by Trump during his first term, partially granted a request from the largest U.S. government workers’ union and an association of foreign service workers who filed a lawsuit to stop the administration’s efforts to shut down the agency. Nichols’s order, which will remain in effect until February…
Early Saturday, a federal judge temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s government efficiency team and political appointees from the Trump administration from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments, citing the risk of improper disclosure of sensitive information. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer issued the order after a coalition of 19 predominantly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit late Friday, arguing that Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency lacks the legal authority to access the U.S. Department of Treasury systems. The lawsuit claimed that Musk and his team could disrupt federal funding for health clinics, preschools, climate initiatives,…
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal condemned the opposition’s claims of electoral rigging, labeling them as fabricated and baseless. Expressing his thoughts, Iqbal said, “Such allegations are being made through the creation of false forms, aimed at undermining the credibility of the current government.” He added, “If an inexperienced person runs a country, an accident is bound to occur.” Iqbal questioned, “How has the country been pushed into inflation and unemployment?” He claimed, “There is no project associated with the opposition’s leadership that has marked true success. Whenever the PML-N has been in power, the country’s development has resumed.” Halt in Development…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and leaders staged protests across various cities on Saturday, marking February 8 as a “black day” in protest against the alleged theft of the party’s mandate during the general elections held on this day a year ago. The protests and rallies led to clashes with police, arrests, and additional security reinforcements. Clashes and Arrests in Multan, Muzaffarabad In Multan, PTI leaders Mehr Bano Qureshi, Makhdoom Zahid Bahar Hashmi, and Daler Mahar were arrested for violating Section 144, which bans public gatherings. Several party workers were also detained, though the exact number was not disclosed. In Muzaffarabad,…
