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Judicial commission to probe ethnic profiling of Baloch students
The court on Thursday ordered the Home Secretary to put in place a mechanism to redress complaints from Baloch students, Samaa TV reported. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that ethnic profiling cannot be accepted and courts would not turn a blind eye to human rights violations, Samaa TV reported. He criticised the present government -- which recently took charge -- and reminded the ministers that they must walk the talk on the issues they used to highlight while in opposition.
Russia deploys military dolphins at Black Sea naval base
The US Naval Institute (USNI) reviewed satellite imagery of the naval base at Sevastopol harbour, and concluded that two dolphin pens were moved to the base in February at the start of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, The Guardian reported. Russia has a history of training dolphins for military purposes, using the aquatic mammal to retrieve objects or deter enemy divers.
NATO ready to support Ukraine for years to come in war against Russia
Speaking at a youth summit in Brussels, Stoltenberg said, "We need to be prepared for the long term," BBC reported. He added that "there is absolutely the possibility that this war will drag on and last for months and years", the report said. NATO countries -- alongside nations that are not part of the alliance -- met in Ramstein, Germany, earlier this week to discuss how they can support Ukraine's defence and security.
Raids at house of Karachi female suicide bomber's father
Four people, including three Chinese nationals, were killed and four others sustained injuries in a suicide attack carried out by a burqa-clad woman outside the Confucius Institute in KU's premises on Tuesday, Geo News reported. Laptops and other evidence, including documents, were taken into custody during the raid. Sources privy to the matter said movement of a car bearing a government number plate to and from the raided house was observed, Geo News reported.
Indian-origin man develops airport for flying taxis, drones in UK
The world's first fully-operational airport for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and drone technology, the 'Air-One' in the city of Coventry is currently hosting demonstrator flights. The hub for flying taxis and delivery drones is open to the public till the middle of May, reports the BBC. Sandhu, Founder and Executive Chairman of the company Urban-Air Port, said that he delivered Air-One in 15 months.
No agreement yet on meeting between Putin, Zelensky
"The time of the meeting of the presidents of the two countries and the context of the meeting have not been determined yet," Xinhua news agency quoted Podolyak, also a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the peace talks with Russia, as saying.
N.Korea urged to stop escalating tensions over Kim's vow to bolster nuke power
"Our government and the international community have maintained the stance that North Korea should stop all acts that heighten tensions, including the advancement of its nuclear capabilities, and to return to the negotiating table," a Unification Ministry official said.
Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to zoom past Earth on Thursday: NASA
NASA defines any space object that comes within 193 million km of Earth as a "near-Earth object" (NEO) and any fast-moving object within 7.5 million km as "potentially hazardous". According to the Centre, as they orbit the Sun, the NEOs can occasionally approach close to Earth. However, it explained that a "close" passage astronomically can be very far away in human terms: millions or even tens of millions of kilometres.
'Karachi suicide blast aimed at sabotaging Pak-China ties'
The Karachi Police's Counter-Terrorism Depart�ment has registered a case on behalf of the state at the Mobina Town police station on murder and terrorism charges against two commanders of the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Dawn news reported. Officials believed that the motive of Tuesday's attack was to sabotage Pakistan and China relations and they suspect the involvement of a foreign hostile agency.
Over half of US howitzers are in Ukraine today: Pentagon
"Munitions continue to flow into Ukraine, as well as weapon systems... Those soldiers will go back to Ukraine and teach their fellow soldiers as those batteries stand up," Kirby said during a press briefing on Wednesday. He also claimed that the equipment being sent to Ukraine is "having an effect on the battlefield" and is making a difference on the battle lines in the eastern Donbas region, the site of the major Russian effort in Ukraine.
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