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  'Not enough,' DPM -  Ishaq Dar says Afghan Taliban jailed hundreds of TTP militants ( Geo TV ). akistan was ready for a cleanup operation in Afghanistan but halted it due to Qatar's intervention, says DPM. Dar urges Kabul to ensure zero cross-border militant activity. Pakistan reiterates demand for decisive action against TTP. Pakistan did not close border with Afghanistan "out of happiness." Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that during his recent visit to Kabul, the Afghan Taliban interim rulers informed him about the detention of hundreds of TTP militants.  "[Afghan Foreign Minister] Amir Muttaqi invited Pakistan to send a delegation to come and verify arrests of hundreds of TTP members," the deputy premier said while terming the TTP militants detention "not enough".  Briefing the media on his recent visits to Moscow, Berlin and Brussels, Dar urged the interim rulers to ensure Afghan soil is not used for...

What Are The Best Science-Based Strategies For Critical Thinking? contributed by  Lee Carroll , PhD and  Terry Heick Scientific argumentation and critical thought are difficult to argue against. However, as qualities and mindsets, they are often the hardest to teach to students. Einstein himself said, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” But how? What can science and critical thinking do for students? And further, what can teachers learn from these approaches and take to their classrooms? Outside of science, people are quick to label those who question currently accepted theories as contrarians, trolls, and quacks. This is, in part, because people are sometimes not aware of how science moves forward. Interestingly, professional teaching journals point out that a common myth students bring to school is that science is already all discovered and carved in stone–a fixed collection of knowledge–rather than the simple approach to thinking...

FBI probes Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders. US lawmakers who warned military against following illegal orders slam ‘intimidation, harassment’, as FBI seeks interviews. The FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging members of the United States military to “defy illegal orders”, according to the legislators. The statements on Tuesday came a day after the Pentagon said it was reviewing Senator Mark Kelly, a US Navy veteran and one of the six lawmakers, over potential violations of military law. President Donald Trump has previously accused the lawmakers of sedition and said in a social media post that the crime is “punishable by DEATH”. All six of the  Democratic lawmakers  in the video have served in the military or the intelligence community. Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, one of the six in the video, told reporters on Tuesday that “the counterterrorism division at th...

US presses Europe on rules for big tech companies ......................................................................................................................................... Europe should "reconsider" its rules for big tech companies if it wants to see lower US tariff rates on its steel and aluminium exports, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said. His comments come as officials from the US and European Union are meeting in Brussels to discuss the status of the trade framework that the two sides agreed in July. That deal set US tariff rates on European products at 15%, lower than had been threatened, in exchange for promises of European investment and changes that would allow in more American agricultural products. But the two sides remain at odds over some parts of the deal. European officials hoped they would secure relief for their metals exports as part of the deal reached over the summer, but the US is still charging at 50% duty - and has expanded t...

Dharmendra Bollywood’s Reigning Stars , Dharmendra (born December 8, 1935, Nasrali, Punjab, India—died November 24, 2025, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) was a veteran Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood. Especially noted for his powerful dialogue delivery and ability to portray a wide range of characters, Dharmendra was counted among Bollywood’s reigning stars in the 1960s and ’70s. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan (2012), one of the highest civilian honors in India. Family , Dharmendra married Prakash Kaur at the age of 19 in 1954, before he entered the film industry. The couple became parents to two sons, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, both successful film actors; and two daughters, Vijeta (born in 1962) and Ajeeta (born in 1966) . Throughout his life, Dharmendra spent most of his life with him.   Dharmendra’s Family Tree:  A Closer Look At His Children, Grandchildren And The Iconic Deol Dynasty . Early life and debut , Dharmendra was one of six children born to par...

  د ھرمیندر کی وفات: انڈین سینیما کے ’ہیمین‘ جن کے مداحوں میں نواز شریف بھی شامل وندنا - عہدہ,بی بی سی نیوز 24 نومبر 2025 انڈین سینیما کے ’ہیمین‘ کہے جانے والے اداکار دھرمیندر 89 برس کی عمر میں وفات پا گئے ہیں۔ انڈیا کے وزیر اعظم نریندر مودی نے انسٹاگرام پر ایک پوسٹ میں لکھا کہ دھرمیندر کی وفات کے ساتھ انڈین سینیما کے ایک نمایاں دور کا اختتام ہوا ہے۔ مقامی میڈیا کے مطابق دھرمیندر کی بیوی ہیما مالنی اور خاندان کے دیگر افراد کے ساتھ ساتھ بالی وڈ کے اداکاروں کی بڑی تعداد ان کی آخری رسومات کے لیے ایک شمشان گھاٹ پہنچ چکی ہے۔ دھرمیندر کو سانس لینے میں دشواری کے باعث ممبئی کے بریچ کینڈی ہسپتال داخل کیا گیا تھا۔ انھیں کچھ روز تک علاج کے بعد واپس گھر لایا گیا تھا۔ فلمی پردے پر ایکشن ہیرو کی شبیہ رکھنے والے دھرمیندر دراصل ایک شاعرانہ طبیعت کے مالک تھے۔ لیکن ’ہیمین‘ اور ایکشن ہیرو جیسے ٹیگز میں محدود کرنے کے بجائے دھرمیندر کی زندگی پر اگر نظر ڈالی جائے تو وہ اس سے کہیں زیادہ گہرے اور ہمہ گیر شخصیت کے مالک نظر آتے تھے ۔ فلم 'انُوپما' میں جہاں وہ ایک حساس مصنف، سماج سے گہرا رشتہ رکھنے والے ...

JF-17 draws ‘significant attention’ at Dubai Airshow; friendly country signs MOU for procurement of jet | DAWN | News Desk Published November 20, 2025 , The JF-17 Thunder Block-III drew significant attention, emerging as a “major focal point” at the Dubai Airshow 2025, with an MoU (memorandum of understanding) signed with a friendly country for the procurement of the jet. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement released on Thursday, said that several countries also expressed interest in acquiring the battle-proven fighter aircraft. The fighter has proved its combat capabilities during two conflicts with arch-rival India in 2019 and 2025. The biennial airshow is being held at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport from November 17-21. “Demonstrating increasing international confidence in Pakistan’s aviation industry, several countries expressed interest in acquiring the JF-17 Thunder. In a noteworthy development, an MoU was signed with a friendly country for the pro...

  Alarmed by weakness of audit mechanism, IMF calls for independent AGP office . | DAWN | Khaleeq Kiani Published November 24, 2025 . • Warns of fiduciary risks to Rs40tr in public funds • Questions why auditor general’s office remains attached to federal secretariat • Audit process bogged down by over 6,000 reports a year, minimal PAC follow-up ISLAMABAD : The Inter­national Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed serious concern over the absence of an internal audit mechanism and weak constitutional and parliamentary audit supervision in Pakistan, warning that these gaps pose major fiduciary risks to public funds estimated at about Rs40 trillion at the federal level and even higher in the provinces. It has called for a fully independent Office of the Auditor Gen­eral of Pakistan (AGP) to ensure better value for taxpayers’ money. In a detailed section in its Governance & Corruption Diagnosis Assessment (GCDA), the IMF has identified a series of weaknesses in Pakistan’s internal fina...

How Does the Internet and Internet Technology Work?24, 2021 By - Lucy Bennett, iLoung . Everyone wants access to high-speed internet, nowadays, because, without it, we are practically stranded. The internet powers our day-to-day routines and enables us to complete our tasks on time. It transports us to the World Wide Web, which knows no time-space bounds, and is a virtual plane that is available to all users around the world 24/7. What do you require for internet access? A fast and reliable internet service, as offered in Cox internet plans, and a slew of devices to use the internet on. For an average user, enabling the Wi-Fi option on the smartphone and opening an app that works online is all there is to the phenomenon of “the internet.” They know about a modem or a router, which brings internet signals from the service provider to their home and a wire that runs into the wall. Moreover, they pay a designated internet bill every month or so, which keeps their service connectivity inta...