Author: Girdopesh

Polling for the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections began on Sunday morning across nine constituencies in Muzaffarabad division and all 12 refugee constituencies. The voting process began at 8am and will continue till 5pm. Voting is taking place in nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division — five in Muzaffarabad district, two in Jhelum Valley, and two in Neelum — with 207 candidates contesting. Simultaneously, polling is also being held in all 12 refugee constituencies, including six seats reserved for refugees from the Kashmir Valley and six for refugees from the Jammu region. A total of 137…

Tel Aviv: Israeli emergency services say several people have been injured in attacks in central Israel. According to Israeli police, three people were injured when one of several cluster bombs fell in Tel Aviv. Israeli police have also released a video showing a man staggering away from the road after an explosion, while debris can be seen scattered all around. Cluster weapons disperse dozens or even hundreds of smaller bombs (bomblets) through rockets, missiles, or artillery shells, spreading across a wide area. Israeli emergency services reported that several people were injured in the attacks: In the Bnei Brak area, a…

Baghdad: In Baghdad, the international news agency Reuters, citing sources, has reported that the building of the United States Embassy in Baghdad in Iraq’s capital Baghdad was targeted by a missile. Smoke was seen rising from the building following the attack. However, Reuters did not provide information about any damage caused by the strike. According to the news agency Associated Press, the missile attack targeted a helipad located within the embassy compound. Meanwhile, a senior Iraqi security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Agence France-Presse that the United States Embassy in Baghdad was attacked by a drone on Saturday…

By: AFP US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has been “totally defeated” in the US-Israeli military campaign against the country and wanted a deal he would not accept, despite Iranian officials pledging to continue the fight. “The Fake News Media hates to report how well the United States Military has done against Iran, which is totally defeated and wants a deal – But not a deal that I would accept!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, without elaborating.

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader following the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, the state-run media announced early Monday. He was selected by Iran’s Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body of elected senior clerics tasked with choosing the supreme leader. The assembly has chosen a new leader only once before since the Islamic Republic was established in 1979. It was when Ali Khamenei was hastily selected following the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini more than three decades ago. US President Donald Trump said Thursday he must be “involved…

Tehran: The wars in the Gulf region have had severe environmental consequences. The Gulf War is considered one of the largest environmental disasters of modern history. At the end of the war, the forces of Saddam Hussein set fire to about 605 oil wells in Kuwait. These fires burned an estimated 5 to 6 million barrels of oil per day, and experts believe that nearly one billion barrels of oil were ultimately lost. As a result, more than 100 million tons of carbon dioxide and other toxic gases were released into the atmosphere. Massive smoke clouds spread over nearly 1,000 kilometers, reducing sunlight across the Gulf region and causing temporary changes in…

Today I get out from my bed and went on the journey to see things in my community I can improve here are some of the things I want to improve: He Stayed: The first thing I saw on my journey was a dog standing near the body of his brother who was hit by a truck almost 2 weeks ago in this chilling cold of Multan this brother and his mother was standing near the dead body. Searching for food near the garbage heap and than hit by a truck. Hundred of animals hit by trucks everyday searching of…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday disqualified Member of the National Assembly Jamshed Dasti over fake academic credentials. The development comes as the electoral body approved two petitions, including a reference filed by the National Assembly speaker, against Dasti seeking his disqualification. Issuing a written verdict today, the commission’s three-member bench declared the seat vacant following the lawmaker’s disqualification. It stated that Dasti “has made false statements and incorrect declaration, therefore he has also committed offence of corrupt practices defined under Section 167 and 173 of the Elections Act, 2017, punishable under Section 174 of the Election…

Translated from Urdu to English by AI. During the reign of the Shah of Iran, the 2,500-year royal celebrations were also observed in Multan. A beautiful park was built between the MCC Ground and the Press Club, and it was dedicated to the Shah’s elegant queen, Farah Pahlavi. Soon afterward, unrest began to erupt in Iran. The writings of Dr. Ali Shariati gained popularity among students, leading to anti-Shah protests. At that time, I had started teaching at Government College Quetta. I remember one evening when the Iranian Cultural Center (Khana-e-Farhang) in Quetta hosted a lavish dinner. Many guests seemed…

Translated from Urdu to English by AI. The sacred month of Muharram has begun. It is one of the few religious observances that carries a profound message. The essence of Muharram is that monarchy and authoritarian rule hold no moral legitimacy in a civilized world. The state exists for the welfare of its people, and if any ruler usurps the basic rights of the people, then it becomes the responsibility of every conscious human being to resist. Today, capitalism dominates the world. This system, as predicted by Karl Marx, has fully transformed into one of pure exploitation. To sustain it,…