Prof Cheng, who is also a former Defense Attaché in South Asian countries, noted that due to unbearable extreme Hinduism by the Indian authorities, Sikhs hoped to establish their own country Khalistan. “This force was quite active from the 1960s to the 1980s but was subjected to bloody armed suppression by the Indian security forces. In this situation, some leaders and supporters of the Sikh separatist movement fled to Western countries, where they have regained their foothold and influence. The Chinese scholar further noted that over the years, the Modi regime has been vigorously promoting extreme nationalism that only reveres Hinduism. This has become a major headache for Narendra Modi,” he said.

Cucho Hernández scored three goals in the first 23 minutes — his second hat trick in the last three matches — and the Columbus Crew clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night. The hat trick by Hernández was the second fastest from the start in league history. Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar set the league record with a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in July of 2021. Hernández scored again on a PK for a 2-0 lead eight minutes later after Yaw Yeboah drew a yellow card on defender Arnaud Souquet. Hernández finished off the hat trick when he used a pass from Julian Gressel to push the lead to 3-0.

The Foreign Office on Wednesday said Pakistan’s position on the Ukraine dispute was one of maintaining strict neutrality. “We continue to discuss matters of mutual interest and we believe that Russia understands that Pakistan has taken a neutral stance on the dispute between Russia and Ukraine,” spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch at her weekly news conference. The spokesperson said both the countries had a very robust dialogue and a number of visits and exchanges had taken place. Baloch said Pakistan is ready to hold talks with India on all disputes, especially the core dispute of J&K. “He will also share the measures taken by Pakistan to consolidate economic recovery and efforts to mobilize domestic and external investments,” she said.

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Dániel Gazdag scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time — his league-record 11th PK goal of the season — to rally Philadelphia to a 2-2 draw with Charlotte FC on Wednesday night, clinching a playoff spot for the Union. Gazdag, who has 13 goals this season, scored the equalizer after Olivier Mbaizo drew a foul on Charlotte’s Brecht Dejaegere. AdvertisementJustin Meram found the net unassisted in the 55th minute to give Charlotte (7-9-12) a 1-0 lead. Karol Swiderski picked up his eighth goal this season, scoring unassisted in the 61st minute to make it 2-0. Kristijan Kahlina finished with three saves — all in the first half — for Charlotte.

BALI - An Indo­nesian court has sentenced a woman to two years in jail for posting a viral TikTok video where she said an Is­lamic phrase before eating pork. Lina Lutfiawati, 33, was found guilty of “inciting ha­tred” against religious indi­viduals and groups. Lina Lutfiawati, who adopted the Indian name Lina Mukherjee due to her love of Bollywood movies, identifies as Muslim. The lifestyle influ­encer, who has more than two million TikTok followers, also runs a business in India. In March, she posted a video where she uttered “Bismillah” - an Arabic phrase that means “in the name of God” - before eating crispy pork skin.

In Pakistan, the transgender community, people with disabilities, re­ligious minorities as well as women constitute the broad spectrum of marginalised people. But for the disabled, the transgender, and religious minorities, the gap persists. The fate of religious minorities is equally miserable. Unless the laws that deprive minorities of voting rights are repealed and revised, the problem will persist. Including them will only make the democratic process more grounded and the sub­sequent government will be representative of the people as it should be.

It quoted Baloch as saying that Pakistan had remained a “target of a series of targeted killings and espionage by RAW”. Canada said it was “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking Indian government agents to the murder of the Sikh separatist leader. Replying to a question about statements by Indian civil and military leadership against Pakistan, she said Pakistan had the capacity and will to defend itself. India, Canada update travel advisoryToday, India warned its citizens against visiting parts of Canada, the latest salvo in a diplomatic row over allegations that New Delhi was involved in Nijjar’s killing. “In my experience, as a Sikh Canadian, there have always been suspicions that India was interfering in the democratic rights of Canadians.

The Foreign Office on Wednesday said the news of India’s involvement in an extrajudicial killing in Canada had shown that the country’s “network of extra-territorial killings had now gone global”. The spokesperson said the incident was a “reckless and irresponsible act” that called into question India’s reliability as a credible international partner and its claims for enhanced global responsibilities. She recalled that in December 2022, Pakistan released a comprehensive dossier providing concrete and irrefutable evidence of India’s involvement in the Lahore attack of June 2021. Qazi added that Pakistan was well-acquainted with India, having dealt with them for over seven decades. He recalled Pakistan's response to India's incursion in February 2019 and asserted that Pakistan would defend its independence again if necessary.

The Texas Longhorns begin their Big 12 farewell tour in Waco, facing the Baylor Bears to start conference play. “We understand the environment we’re walking into and we can’t be fearful of that. “We have to adapt and we have to adjust as a coaching staff.”Could Texas play the Baylor’s, the TCU’s, the Tech’s again? Sark lauded the team’s psyche and belief that they can keep course throughout the game, execute their style of football, and good things will happen. “Hopefully we can continue to capitalize and build that belief and that trust that no matter what the score is, just keep playing and good things will happen.”

ISLAMABAD - Diplomatic tensions between Canada and India have spiralled out of control, resulting in the mutual expulsion of senior dip­lomats. Nijjar, a leader in the Khalistan movement and Sikh for Justice, was fatally shot in broad day­light in Vancouver in June. Pannu, the found­er of the Khalistan move­ment, vows Sikh retaliation against India’s RAW intel­ligence. He notes that over a million Sikhs have already voted in favour of the Khalistan movement referendum. In a retalia­tory move, the Indian gov­ernment expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in New Delhi in response to the Ot­tawa expulsion.

In response to the criminal, political, ethnic, and terrorist violence, Karachi’s business community and civil society also mobilized. Armed Security Karachi, Credit: Benny Lin, CC BY-NC 2.0The ContextBetween 2010 and 2015, violence in Karachi reached dramatic levels. Political PartiesMuch of Karachi’s violence results from the strategic use of violence by ethnically-based political parties to secure electoral votes, government appointments, and economic rents. [88]ConclusionsAfter 2013, law enforcement forces in Karachi were able to significantly suppress a major flareup of homicides and criminal violence, compounded by political violence, ethnic rivalries, and terrorism. [11] Mashail Malik and Niloufer Siddiqui, “Exposure to Violence and Voting in Karachi, Pakistan,” United States Institute of Peace (USIP).

The kind of issues that lead to outrage in a country says a lot about it. Yes, a beauty pageant is what is important enough to get the caretaker prime minister to take note of the matter. When outrage leads to calls for shutting down anything – whether film or drama or even a beauty pageant – that is a sign of an unhealthy and skewed debate. A beauty pageant – with all its inherent contradictions and problems – may not be appetizing to many, but is not the end of the world. The real question is: when will Pakistani women’s bodies be stopped being used as a battleground for opposing ideologies?

By Chase Holmes, News ReporterPINSON — The City of Clay and the City of Pinson are coming together to hold a National Night Out tonight in Pinson. The event will be held at the Pinson Centennial Park at 6 p.m.Community members are invited to the block-party style event where residents can get to know their neighbors, first responders and city officials. There will be free food available for participants. “I hope everyone comes out tonight,” Mayor Joe Cochran of Pinson said. “Its a great opportunity to meet firefighters, law enforcement, and city officials.”

The much-anticipated visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman is likely to take place in the first week of October, official sources familiar with the development told The Express Tribune on Tuesday. The Saudi crown prince visited India recently to attend a G20 summit and later for a state visit. Because of the likely visit of the Saudi crown prince, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar postponed his trip to Saudi Arabia. Also read: Pakistan hopes MBS will make brief stopoverPakistan has high hopes of the impending visit of Saudi crown prince against the backdrop of economic crunch. This would be the first visit of the Saudi crown prince to Pakistan since he last visited in February 2019.