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Thirteen conservative judges appointed by Donald Trump vow not to hire judicial law clerks from Columbia University after pro-Palestinian campus protests. source https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-judges-columbia-law-clerks-rcna151148

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan experienced its “wettest April since 1961”, receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, the country’s weather agency said in a report. April rainfall was recorded at 59.3 millimetres, “excessively above” the normal average of 22.5 millimetres, Pakistan’s metrology department said late Friday in its monthly climate report. There were at least 144 deaths in thunderstorms and house collapses due to heavy rains in what the report said was the “wettest April since 1961”. Pakistan is increasingly vulnerable to unpredictable weather, as well as often destructive monsoon rains that usually arrive in July. In the summer of 2022, a third of Pakistan was submerged by unprecedented monsoon rains that displaced millions of people and cost the country $30 billion in damage and economic losses, according to a World Bank estimate. “Climate change is a major factor that is influencing the erratic weather patterns in our region,” Zaheer Ahmad Babar, spokesper

KARACHI, Pakistan & GUWAHATI, India, Mar 29 2024: Nine years ago, farmer Sultan Ahmed Bhatti gave up tilling the soil and using most fertilizers and pesticides on his farm in Doober Bhattian, Pakistan. His brothers at first derided him. But soon, his first experiment with growing wheat on raised beds was a runaway success. “We produced more wheat than what we grew on ploughed, flat land,” he said. Today, researchers, climate experts, and agriculture students visit his 100-acre farm, where he grows wheat, rice, maize, sugarcane, and vegetables, to see how he is able to reap bumper crops with minimal input costs. The magic is in the soil, says Bhatti, picking up a fistful of soil in his calloused hand. “It’s all about respecting the soil that treats you so well.” Bhatti is among a small but growing segment of farmers across Pakistan and India pursuing regenerative farming techniques. It’s part of a global movement to make agriculture more sustainable by increasing soil health th

A-list actor Mawra Hocane has clarified all speculations about her marriage once and for all, with her latest Instagram picture dump. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Taking to her Instagram handle earlier this week, Mawra Hocane confirmed that marriage is not on the cards for her anytime soon, as she treated her millions of followers on the social site with some wedding pictures, probably from the sets of her upcoming drama. The five-picture gallery sees the actor look radiant, dressed in a heavily-embellished yellow and gold outfit, paired with floral jewellery and fresh, dewy makeup. Sharing the visuals, Hocane clarified in the caption, “NOOOO it’s not my wedding…” “…not now, not next week, not next month, not this year… now if we are done with the gossip.. here’s a little bts from my next..ty,” confirmed the ‘ Jawani Phir Nahi Aani’  star.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by MAWRA (@mawrellous) Nonetheless, the no

Actor Shahzad Sheikh reflected on life after his parents’ divorce in his childhood, and how the family kept their bond despite the separation. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv In his recent outing on actor-host Ahmad Ali Butt’s podcast ‘Excuse Me’ , Shahzad Sheikh opened up about the stigmatization of divorce in our society, underscoring the fact that it’s not always that one person or both in a relationship are wrong, sometimes two perfectly good people are not compatible with each other and are together, just for the sake of their kids. Butt added that it is unfair on their end because they both become really unhappy in the relationship and start to resent each other. “As a family, it’s important to sit and talk it out, and involve kids in the decision-making process [of separation],” Sheikh noted. Further, speaking about his own parents’ divorce, the ‘Tere Bina Mein Nahi’ actor added, “Credit goes to my mother; she never once thought, ‘I will not let the kids meet the

Flight operations at Gwadar airport have been suspended due to a 16-hour continuous downpour, ARY News reported. According to details, the 16-hour continuous rain in Balochistan’s coastal district of Gwadar has disrupted routine life. The roads and houses have been submerged in rainwater. Sensing the severity of the situation, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has suspended the flight operation at Gwadar airport to ensure the safety of the passengers and the airplanes. The CAA in a NOTAM  issued has suspended all kinds of flight operations at the Gwadar airport. Read more: Emergency declared after record-breaking rainfall wreaks havoc in Gwadar The district administration has declared a state of emergency in rain-hit areas of Gwadar while paramilitary forces have been called in to help the district administration in rescue and relief operations. Met officials said the coastal district received over 160mm rainfall in 12 hours. Flood waters entered residential and commercial are

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday reserved its verdict in Sara Inam murder case, ARY News reported. Sarah, a Canadian national, was allegedly murdered by Shahnawaz, her husband and son of renowned journalist Ayaz Amir, in Islamabad a year ago. District and Sessions Judge Nasir Javed will announce the reserved verdict on December 14. Read more:  SARA INAM MURDER: SHAHNAWAZ AMIR’S MOTHER SENT TO JAIL ON JUDICIAL REMAND Last month, Shahnawaz, the prime suspect was acquitted by a court in the case pertaining to the possession of an illegal weapon. Sara Inam murder case The renowned journalist Ayaz Amir’s daughter-in-law had been murdered by her husband, Shahnawaz, in Islamabad’s Chak Shehzad suburb on September 22, 2022. The 37-year-old was living at a farmhouse in the area where she was found dead. She was reportedly murdered with a dumbbell and her body was hidden in a bathtub in the bathroom. Earlier, Sara’s family decided to stay in Pakistan unt

MOSCOW: Moscow on Monday said it retook two villages from Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, as Russian troops mount a counter-offensive in the border area where Kyiv launched its surprise incursion in August. Russia’s defence ministry said army units “continuing offensive actions, liberated the settlements of Uspenovka and Borki.” Ukraine said on Monday it had asked the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia’s Kursk region following a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s army remains in the Kursk region more than a month after launching the assault, in which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Kyiv has taken control of about 100 settlements. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he had instructed his ministry to formally invite the UN and ICRC to work in the Kursk region when he visited the northeast Ukrainian region of Sumy on Sunday. The ministry confirmed that it had issued the request

Pakistan women’s cricket team’s former skipper, Bismah Maroof announced her retirement from international cricket on Thursday. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv     In a statement, Pakistan women’s cricket team all-rounder Bismah Maroof said, “I have decided to retire from the game I love the most. It has been an incredible journey, filled with challenges, victories, and unforgettable memories.” She added, “I want to express my gratitude to my family, who has supported me throughout my cricketing journey, from the very beginning until now. I also want to extend my thanks to the Pakistan Cricket Board for believing in me and providing the platform to showcase my talent. The support from the PCB has been invaluable, particularly in implementing the first-ever parental policy for me, which enabled me to represent my country at the highest level while being a mother. I am deeply grateful to the fans whose unwavering support has been a constant throughout my career, wherever and w

In a surprising move, Grand Theft Auto (GTA 6) publisher Take-Two Interactive announced it’s laying off 5% (600) of its workforce and $140 million in canceled projects. According to Bloomberg, Take-Two revealed in an end-of-business SEC filing a plan to save itself more than $165 million annually due to “reductions in its existing expense base and lowered projected expense growth for the coming years.” In the process, it’ll incur up to $200 million in charges, the majority of which – up to $140 million – is related to the cancelation of projects, while another $25 million to $35 million is related to employee severance and related costs. Take-Two is also reducing its office space as part of the plan. Back in February, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that the company had “no current plans” to undergo layoffs. To see this turnaround is particularly galling, not least because in GTA 5, Take-Two owns one of the industry’s greatest cash-cows – Rockstar’s game has made at least $8.5 bi