Share:To live a successful and complacent life, one must make a mission statement and whatsoever the situation arises, one should not deviate from it. And once anyone perseveres on the mission statement, the day comes when it pays back. For instance, Lawrencepur had made a mission statement before the start of their business that they would not compromise on the quality of the fabric come what may whether they get the loss or benefit from their business and Albaik restaurant in Saudi Arabia made their mission statement that they would give a certain amount of money like 2% in charity whatsoever they earn. Both businesses are reputed now and have good names worldwide and people prefer to be their customers. FAISAL ANSAR,Karachi.

Kevin Fiala is only four months into his first season with the Kings, but the former Wild forward feels like he's been there for years. Since his first game against the Wild on Oct. 15, a 7-6 win for the Kings that included a goal and two assists for Fiala, the 26-year-old has become even more of a catalyst for Los Angeles offense. "His skill set's as good as anybody's," Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said. "That's what I want to improve, especially this season after last season," said Fiala, who signed a seven-year, $55.125 million contract with the Kings after the trade. Injury updateMarcus Foligno skated Monday and Tuesday, but the Wild winger remained out against Los Angeles.

PHOTO: REUTERS/FileA major defence expo was kicked off in the United Arab Emirates on Monday with Russian firms participating in the maritime section despite Western pressure on Gulf states to help isolate Moscow and a strong showing by Israeli companies. Russian firms, including Kalashnikov and Rosoboronexport, displayed assault rifles, missiles and drones at the Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX), part of the biennial International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) event. Men in traditional Emirati garb known as a thobe, as well as military-uniformed men from India, Pakistan and other states, were seen engaging with Russian firms' delegates. Many arms-producing nations vie for influence and contracts from wealthy Gulf Arab countries, especially the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which have moved to diversify their defence partners and want to develop their own industries. Israeli firms had a large presence at IDEX, including Iron Dome anti-missile system-maker Rafael.

North Andover, MA (01845)TodayLight snow this morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 90%..TonightBecoming partly cloudy after some evening light rain. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

Lucknow: On February 20, 2023 at Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Center Lucknow (Ministry of Culture, Government of India), art gallery no. Jaiswal, renowned photographer Anil Kumar Risal, Alok Kumar, former principal of Lucknow Art College, and senior painter Mohammad Shakeel. Ishaq from Lucknow, Manoj Pawar from Dewas and Dr. Chandrashekhar Kale from Ujjain, 30 pictures have been displayed. On this occasion, Regional Secretary Dr. Devendra Tripathi, former Vice President of State Lalit Kala Akademi Girish Mishra, supervisors Venu Gopal Parashar, Shivram, Pramod Barua and artists and art lovers of the city were present. This exhibition will be open for all the artists and art lovers of the city till February 25 from 11 am to 7 pm daily.

Ukrainian servicemen ride a self-propelled howitzer outside the town of Siversk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 20, 2023. The United States has warned of consequences if China provides military support to Russia, which Beijing says it is not doing. "We urge certain countries to immediately stop fuelling the fire," he said in comments that appeared to be directed at the United States, adding that they must "stop hyping up 'today Ukraine, tomorrow Taiwan'". On Monday, Wang called for a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine war during a stopover in Hungary. 'Lethal weapons'The United States casts China and Russia as the two biggest nation-state threats to its security.

Share:International Mother Language Day is being observed today [Tuesday] to promote cultural and linguistic diversity. The theme this year is “Multilingual education – a necessity to transform education”. International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999. The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. The UN General Assembly welcomed the proclamation of the day in its resolution of 2002.

Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif indicated that Alvi violated the Constitution by announcing elections. “What the president has done is against law and the Constitution.” He added the government reserved the right to act against “unconstitutional measures”. Read: President Alvi announces Punjab, K-P elections on April 9He also alleged that President Alvi was “toeing his party’s line”. It provides no role for the president in the announcing of such date for a provincial assembly," read the statement. Has the President consulted with the ECP before announcing a date of elections in KP and Punjab?

My late fa­ther Nazir Ahmed Malik and uncle Dr Salim Wa­hid Salim, both work­ers of the freedom move­ment were taken aback. Hamid Nizami was bold with his Nawaiwaqt newspaper, and Habib Jalib was also defiant, but Dr Salim decided on direct action. In the year 1959, Dr Salim organ­ised a hunger strike camp oppo­site the main gate of the Civil Sec­retariat. Under the watchful eyes of the press, Dr Salim was assured sympathetic consideration of his demands. The strike ended, and a life was saved but Pakistan lost track, tyranny survived and has continued since then.

Provided/Alertwildfire.orgSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Snow, cold temperatures and strong winds return this week to Lake Tahoe and the active weather may continue through the end of the month and beyond. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for the region that goes into effect at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, and lasts for 12 hours. Snow accumulations of up to 9 inches are possible above 7,000 feet with 3 to 5 inches for the basin. Looking further ahead, weather officials are seeing a “classic” winter storm possibly developing this coming weekend into next week. “Outlooks agree with an 80% chance for below normal temperatures, and a 65% chance for above normal precipitation.

Pakistan agreed to implement the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP), which contained policy suggestions by IMF. Emphasising that Pakistan collect taxes from the rich and give benefits to the poor, Georgieva highlighted that the country did not need debt restructuring. In separate comments, Georgieva said that money collected from the rich in the form of taxes should be spent on those who needed the government’s help. She questioned why the rich in Pakistan should benefit from the subsidies and should not pay taxes in the face of tremendous challenges. She concluded by saying that the IMF was “very clear that it wants the poor people of Pakistan to be protected”.

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Barcelona's team players attend a minute of silence for victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria before the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Cadiz CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday urged the Supreme Court to take notice of how an audio clip was recorded and leaked featuring PTI leader Yasmin Rashid and Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar. Read more: Alleged audio clip of Yasmin Rashid, Lahore CCPO emerges"When someone needs to be blackmailed, their audio clip is released," Imran said during an address, flanked by Yasmin Rashid. Referring to an earlier leaked conversation over landline allegedly featuring his wife, he said Bushra Bibi's privacy and fundamental rights were violated with the unlawful phone-tapping. "As soon as the caretaker government assumed office, Dogar was transferred and in his place, our worst opponent was appointed as CCPO." On the occasion, Dr Yasmin Rashid announced that she would approach the courts following the audio leak, requesting the judiciary to determine which agency or institution was involved.

"We are spending a trillion rupees on education but still there is no improvement," the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader said. Miftah said the nation must stop thinking on ethnic lines and rather think like Pakistanis first. Read more: Dar’s economic policies inflicted ‘huge loss’ on Pakistan: MiftahHe opined that Pakistan should resolve its own issues first rather than meddling in the matters of Afghanistan. Miftah is one of those PML-N leaders who had been actively vocal about the poor economic policies of the current regime. His statement came amid reports that the PML-N is mulling to take action against Miftah for publicly criticising the incumbent finance minister’s policies.