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South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Pillay held states and national leaders accountable and brought hope to victims of violence and conflict, and demonstrated a firm moral compass in her long career, the committee said. "A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time," the committee said. Navi Pillay was chair of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory that concluded last year that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Israel dismissed the report as "scandalous". The peace prize is the fifth Nobel awarded this week, after literature, chemistry, physics and medicine. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won i...

Do you remember the summer of 2016? A new show appeared on Netflix with very little noise. No one knew it would become a giant hit. That show was Stranger Things. It was a scary, fun, and sweet show set in the 1980s. Today, we still talk about it. How did this simple show about kids on bikes become a global phenomenon? How the Duffer Brothers Kept Going Before we got the show, creators Matt and Ross Duffer had a hard time. They had a great idea. They wanted a show about a missing boy, a creepy monster, and a strange girl with powers. But many big TV networks said no. Some reports say they were rejected over fifteen times. The networks thought a show about kids would not work for adults. They wanted the brothers to make it a show for children. Or they wanted to focus only on the adult cop character. But the Duffer brothers did not give up. Finally, Netflix saw the magic in their idea. A Perfect Trip Back to the 1980s Stranger Things Season 1 came out in July 2016. It was se...

Do you dread opening your electricity bill every month? You are not alone. Millions of families in Pakistan feel the same way. In recent years, power bills have gone up very fast. Sometimes, the bill is higher than a family's monthly rent. This is a huge problem that affects almost everyone in the country. It makes people angry and leaves them with very little money for food, school fees, and medicine. How did we get here? It did not happen overnight. The story of our high power bills goes back thirty years. It involves big decisions, foreign loans, and contracts that we still pay for today. If you want to understand the real reasons behind this crisis, we have to look at the past. We will explain the history of electricity in Pakistan in very simple words. You will see how past choices made by different governments created the high bills we see today. To keep up with other major public issues and get regular updates, you can visit our website for Pakistani news updates . N...

Are you ready for some very hot days? Pakistan is about to get extremely hot. The government has just issued a major warning for the country. If you live in Punjab or Sindh, you need to prepare right now. This is not just regular summer weather. It is a severe heatwave that could break records. We want to help you stay safe during this time. For more general stories, you can check out Pakistan news updates on our main page. Today, we will focus on this extreme weather and what it means for your daily life. Why is the Heatwave Coming? The Pakistan Meteorological Department shared some worrying news on May 17, 2024. They say a high pressure system is building in the atmosphere. This system acts like a giant lid. It traps heat close to the ground. Because of this, temperatures will rise fast. How hot will it get? Experts say temperatures will be 6 to 8 degrees Celsius higher than usual. This heatwave will start on May 21 and last until May 27, 2024. It is going to feel very i...

Pakistan is facing a busy week with big news. An IMF team is in the country right now. They want to see how Pakistan is using the new loan. This loan is very important for the economy. It helps keep the nation stable. The government is trying to meet all the rules. It is a time of change for many people. IMF Team Visits Islamabad The IMF team arrived this week for a sudden visit. They are meeting with finance officials to check progress. They want to look at the $7 billion deal. This money is for the next three years. Pakistan must show it can collect more tax money. You can find more Pakistan news updates on our main page. The government says they are on track. But many small business owners feel the heat. It's a balance that is hard to keep. I think the next few months will be very telling. Severe Smog Hits Punjab The air quality in Lahore is at a scary level. The AQI numbers are often over 1,000. That is many times higher than what is safe. The government started a ...

The International Monetary Fund recently finished a surprise visit to Pakistan. From November 11 to November 15, 2024, the IMF team held meetings with Pakistani officials. Many people are wondering what happened in these talks. Will there be new taxes? Will electricity bills go up again? I want to break down these updates in a simple way. You can check more Pakistan news updates to stay informed on these fast-moving events. Why the IMF Made a Sudden Visit The IMF team came to Pakistan for an unplanned visit. Usually, these visits happen at set times. This time was different. The team was led by Nathan Porter. They wanted to see how Pakistan is doing with its new loan program. Pakistan got a seven-billion-dollar loan deal in September 2024. The IMF wanted to check if Pakistan is keeping its promises. Why did they come so early? I think they were worried about tax collection. The country did not collect as much tax as expected in the first few months. There was a gap of about...

UN Secretary General António Guterres has said Pakistan is on the frontlines of climate chaos despite contributing only a tiny fraction of global emissions. In a post on X handle, he said the tragedy of 2022 floods in Pakistan showed the world a profound injustice. The UN Secretary General urged the G-20 countries to respect their commitments and urgently reduce their emissions.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has announced plans to upgrade all of its missiles and increase their range and speed. Army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia made the remarks in an interview with Fars news agency on Sunday, as tensions remain high between Iran and the United States amid the latter’s acts of mischief in the region and its rejection of diplomacy. Akraminia said that following the recent illegal US-Israeli war on Iran, the Army decided to improve the range of its missiles, and it has now taken steps in that direction. “The missiles we used during the war—particularly the Ground Force’s missiles that targeted enemy bases in Kuwait, and the Navy’s sea-launched cruise missiles that struck enemy vessels—performed very well and proved effective,” he added. “However, we concluded that we need to improve the speed and range of these missiles, as the enemy is now operating farther from our shores, at distances of up to 1,000 kilometers. God willing, we will upg...

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says Iranian forces exercise “complete and decisive” control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, rejecting statements by US officials that the waterway remains open. “The control exercised by the Islamic Republic’s forces over the strategic Strait of Hormuz is complete and decisive,” the IRGC Navy said in a statement on Friday. It described US officials’ claims that the Strait of Hormuz is open as “an outright lie,” saying they were intended “solely to control oil prices and cover up their own defeats.” The strait is closed to vessels seeking to transit without prior coordination with the Islamic Republic, the statement added. The IRGC Navy said the situation would remain in place until the end of the United States’ “terrorist army’s aggression” against the Islamic Republic and until the relevant obligations had been fulfilled. Iran closed the chokepoint following the launch of the latest bout of unprovoked American-Israeli aggres...

Iran’s top security official says US President Donald Trump’s claims of victory against Iran have moved beyond “fantasies,” noting that the reality on the ground is being shaped by Iran’s people, soldiers and missiles. Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), made the remarks in a post on X on Friday. “After one failure after another, the worst president in American history just keeps talking—and talking—and now his words have even outrun his own fantasies,” he wrote. “You can win every day in your own imagination. But reality is shaped by Iran—by its people, its soldiers, and its missiles.” The remarks come as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States has already won, or is on the verge of winning, the war on Iran. According to the latest tally, he has made victory claims at least 100 times. The claims began to emerge early after the US and Israeli regime launched their unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on Februa...