Senegal anti-LGBT law: PM Ousmane Sonko seeks tougher legislation, doubling prison terms

LAHORE: Dr.Ansab Ali. Punjab’s Provincial Minister for Sports, Faisal Ayyub Khokhar, chaired an important meeting of the Sports Department on Monday, where a comprehensive review of the Annual Development Programme (ADP), ongoing sports infrastructure projects, and preparations for the National Games 2025 was conducted. During the briefing, officials informed the minister that work on ADP…

NEW DELHI: Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her intended return home is aimed at restoring democracy and defending the rights of the country’s people.In an interview with news agency PTI, Hasina criticised Tarique Rahman’s government, alleging that Bangladesh was facing a severe national crisis and that extremist forces had regained ground.She said…

Following the UK’s ban on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israeli opposition figures have sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Opposition leader Yair Lapid called the British decision “wrong and dangerous” but placed the blame on the Netanyahu government, saying it’s the government’s job to prevent such decisions, not threaten…

Government forces and Houthis clash in Maqbanah, Jabal Habashi districts; UN reports nearly 1,800 families displaced, dozens killed on both sidesTaiz/Sanaa, — More than 900 families have been displaced in just two days as fighting between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels intensified in Taiz province, local authorities said on Friday.Preliminary figures from the Taiz…

By Muhammad Shahzad, Lahore PakistanLahore: Chairman of the Carpet Training Institute (CTI), Ejaz-ur-Rehman, has urged the government to introduce a comprehensive support package for the hand-knotted carpet industry and other export-oriented sectors in the upcoming federal budget, warning that timely intervention is crucial to revive the struggling sector.In a statement, he said Pakistani hand-knotted carpets…