In a city where transgender women are too often pushed to the margins, I climbed a scaffold. Not to hide. Not to survive. But to paint. For the first time in Peshawar, a transgender woman stood high above the street on scaffolding, transforming a towering 25-by-25-foot wall into a public artwork. Every brushstroke became an...
Author: Team IBC English (Team IBC English)
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Israel conveys ‘comments, concerns’ to US on Gaza plan, says version made public does not reflect its position
Israel has conveyed concerns to the United States on a Gaza plan hailed by President Donald Trump after Hamas said it had agreed on disarmament, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Monday. “Israel has conveyed its comments and concerns on the proposed framework to our American counterparts. The version that has been made public does not reflect Israel’s positions,”...
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Trump says new Iran talks set to start today after calling off massive attack
US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the country to pursue a deal to end the war entering its sixth month. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the talks would cover the Strait of Hormuz — a route for global...
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Police across Balochistan on high alert following Kharan attack
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Preparation Revealed for Biggest Attack on Iran Since WWII, Forces Remain Ready: Pete Hegseth
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has revealed that American armed forces were fully prepared to launch the largest military strike on Iran since World War II; however, the operation has been temporarily postponed for now. Despite the delay, U.S. forces remain in an extraordinary state of high military readiness. According to U.S. President Donald...
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Abu Dhabi World Jiu-Jitsu Championship: Pakistan Wins 2 Gold Medal to Create History
Pakistani athletes have delivered an outstanding performance at the Abu Dhabi World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, securing 2 Gold and 1 Bronze medal for the country. Participating for the first time in the Masters category at the championship held in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan scripted history by winning 2 Gold medals in its very first attempt. The maiden...
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Trump vows harder strikes as Iran says Hormuz shut
• US president says he is ‘losing patience’ with Tehran; tells cabinet ‘we just want to win’ • Only four vessels clear Hormuz as IRGC claim strikes on two tankers moving under US escort • Baghdad says it was not told of US-Saudi strikes on its territory • Iran distances itself from Egypt port attack...
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Activists held in Lahore for holding pro-Kashmir demonstration
LAHORE: Activists of the Haqooq-i-Khalq Party were arrested on Friday while holding a peaceful demonstration outside the press club to show solidarity with the Joint Action Committee of AJK. However, a party spokesperson says that all the detainees have been released on the condition that there will be no demonstration on Saturday (today). Activist Farooq...
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At least 32 killed after coal mine explosion near Quetta; search under way for 2 miners
QUETTA: Rescue teams recovered 32 bodies overnight from two coal mines in the Sorange coalfield near Quetta after a methane gas explosion, while the search for two more miners was under way on Friday The explosion occurred on Thursday at a private coal mine in the Sorange coalfield, about 30 kilometres northeast of Quetta. The methane gas...
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Islamic State-Khorasan claims killing of Taliban official in Afghanistan
KABUL: A regional branch of the militant Islamic State group has claimed a rare deadly attack on a Taliban official in northeastern Afghanistan, a monitoring group said. The head of the information and culture department in Badakhshan, Zabihullah Amiri, was shot dead on Tuesday while en route to the provincial capital Faizabad. The Islamic State-Khorasan...