ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Spokesperson fired a broadside at the Sharif family’s courtiers, declaring November 24 as the dawn of a new era, when the shackles of oppression and slavery started shattering and the walls of tyranny crumbling. PTI Spokesperson blasted the government for turning Islamabad into an open prison blocking the peaceful protestors from entering the federal capital. He lamented that over two million Islamabad residents were being held hostage behind a barricade of 220 containers. Reacting to the chatterbox ministers and the sycophants, PTI Spokesperson lashed out at the puppet government for converting the entire country into the fortress while keeping airports open for their own escape routes, which was a clear indication of their growing fear. However, he made it clear that the people would not let them escape this time around and would be held accountable for their transgressions and corruption practices. PTI Spokesperson lambasted the cowardly loyalists of the fugitive hiding in London, who resorted to verbal attacks from the safety of the container barricades. He threw down the gauntlet, daring them to emerge from their hiding and face the people openly. PTI Spokesperson said that the illegitimate government unleashed a reign of terror and violated sanctity of four walls to silent PTI Chairman-for-life Imran Khan’s loyalists. He went on to say that the inept and presentative government compounded the miseries of inflation-weary and poverty-stricken masses manifold because they ruined the country economically, socially and politically. PTI Spokesperson pledged that the nation was united in its determination to break free from the corrupt and power-hungry ruling elite, who plunged Pakistan into chaos and lawlessness. He vowed that a massive wave of public support would sweep away the selfish and greedy rulers, paving the way for the realization of haqeeqi azadi. He stated that the mandate thieves nurtured in the lap of dictatorship would ultimately face the public wrath and the people would hold them accountable for their wrong deeds. PTI Spokesperson emphasized that PTI Founder Imran Khan was the true guardian of the people’s mandate and the champion of democracy that was the reason people stood by him, and together they would rid the country form these powers grabbers to bring about the much-needed change. PTI Spokesperson reaffirmed the party’s unwavering commitment to fighting for the people’s rights and Pakistan’s future, no matter the obstacles. He also lambasted the puppet government for attempting to silence the people’s voices through intimidation, violence, and brutality. However, PTI Spokesperson asserted that these tactics would not serve their purpose rather it would further fuel the fire and no power on earth could stop the revolution come what may. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel says he was surprised by reports of Shaq Barrett's unretirement plan
Canada has announced an ambitious interim target to cut emissions by 45–50% below 2005 levels by 2035, refining its commitment towards the global 2050 net-zero emissions goal. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault emphasized this as a promise to future generations for a safer and more sustainable world. The target extends Canada's initial goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% to 45% by 2030, with the government focusing on increasing green energy use. However, the nation has historically fallen short of its emission goals, prompting critiques from climate groups urging more drastic steps. Political challenges intensify as Canada heads towards a federal election, with the Conservatives questioning the feasibility of the Liberal government's climate measures, including capping emissions in the oil and gas sector. (With inputs from agencies.)Superb Shamrock Rovers win in Europe again to move up to 6th in table
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pick your adjective to describe the Kansas City Chiefs this season — charmed, serendipitous, fortunate or just plain lucky — and it probably fits, and not just because they keep winning games that come down to the wire. Every time they need help at a position, they've found someone sitting on the couch, seemingly waiting for their call. First it was wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who returned to the Chiefs just before the season after Marquise Brown was lost to shoulder surgery. Then it was running back Kareem Hunt, who likewise returned to his former team when Isiah Pacheco broke his fibula. Left tackle D.J. Humphries came next when other options at the position were struggling, and this week it was Steven Nelson, who came out of retirement to help a secondary that has struggled for weeks. "Just got an opportunity, got a call. Was very excited about it," said Nelson, who spent his first four seasons in Kansas City before stints in Pittsburgh and Houston, and ultimately calling it quits in June so he could spend more time with his family. "I've got two daughters and been spending a lot of time with him," Nelson said, "but still trying to work out. It was kind of the perfect scenario, getting the call, especially where this team has been and this point in the season. Great opportunity." It's been a perfect opportunity for all of them. Perfect fits for the Chiefs, too. Each could have signed just about anywhere else and been able to contribute, yet they were still sitting around when Chiefs general manager Brett Veach reached out. In the case of Smith-Schuster, Hunt and Humphries, there were some concerns about injuries that had kept some teams away, but the Chiefs were willing to take a risk on them. Smith-Schuster, who has dealt with knee trouble for years, missed some time with a hamstring injury this season. But he still has 202 yards and a touchdown receiving, and has provided some veteran leadership in the locker room. Hunt was coming off a sports hernia surgery, a big reason why the Browns — whom the Chiefs visit Sunday — declined to bring him back after five years spent in a one-two punch with Nick Chubb. But when Pacheco went down, Hunt stepped in and their offense barely missed a beat; he has run for a team-leading 608 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games. Humphries was still rehabbing a torn ACL at the start of the season, but the former Pro Bowl tackle was cleared just before the Chiefs called him. Kingsley Suamataia and Wanya Morris had struggled to protect Patrick Mahomes' blind side, so they brought in Humphries to help out. And while he hurt his hamstring late in his debut last week against the Chargers, the Chiefs still hope he'll be recovered and fully up to speed in time for the stretch run and the playoffs. "I'm in Kansas City, bro. I'm pretty ecstatic. It don't get much better than this," Humphries said. "Everybody is excited for me to be here and that's a really good feeling. You're getting All-Pro guys' arms outstretched, like, 'We're so glad you're here.'" The providential signings don't stop at those four players, either. When the Chiefs lost kicker Harrison Butker to knee surgery, they signed Spencer Shrader off the Jets practice squad, and he promptly kicked a game-winner against Carolina. But then Shrader hurt his hamstring and landed on injured reserve. The 49ers had just waived Matthew Wright, and the Chiefs signed him up. He's gone 8 for 9 on field-goal tries, has been perfect on PATs, and banged the game-winner off the upright and through last week against Los Angeles. Just like Smith-Schuster, Hunt and Nelson, Wright had been with Kansas City a couple of years ago. "It definitely helps, him knowing how we do things, how we practice and what we expect," Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub said. "That all helped, for sure. And he's a veteran. He's been a lot of places. It wasn't like he was a rookie off the street." Or off the couch, for that matter. NOTES: Butker planned to kick again Thursday and could come off IR to face the Browns on Sunday. "He looked good," Toub said. "We have to see how he responds." ... Humphries (hamstring) did not practice Thursday. RT Jawaan Taylor (knee) was limited. ... SS Justin Reid will likely handle kickoffs against Cleveland. He has a stronger leg than Wright and also puts another athletic and adept tackler on the field on special teams. Get local news delivered to your inbox!New Delhi: The Kundarki assembly bypoll results threw a surprise as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won by over 1.4 lakh votes in the Muslim-majority constituency. BJP’s Ramveer Singh got 1,70,371 votes, which is 76.71 percent of the total votes cast, whereas his opponent Mohammad Rizwan of the Samajwadi Party (SP) got only 25,880 votes. Singh was the sole Hindu candidate in Kundarki, where there were 11 Muslim contenders including INDIA bloc’s pick Rizwan. The Muslim population in this SP stronghold is above 60 percent. On Sunday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that in Kundarki, the police and the administration removed almost all the booth agents of his party as well as prevented many supporters from exercising their voting rights. “If voters were prevented from voting, then who cast the votes? If Samajwadi Party voters didn’t reach those booths and our candidate didn’t get support, then who voted there? This is a serious issue.” he said at a press conference in Lucknow. The BJP had last won Kundarki in 1993, when Chandra Vijay Singh emerged victorious in the constituency. ThePrint analyses the reasons behind this BJP’s victory in a Samajwadi party’s stronghold. According to the BJP functionaries in Uttar Pradesh, Ramveer’s different style of campaign in minority areas played an important role in his victory. “Ramveer has put Muslim topis (Muslim prayer caps) during his campaign in minority-dominated areas in Kundarki. He was not only visiting Muslim households but also attended their ‘walima ’ (wedding banquets),” a senior UP BJP leader from Moradabad told ThePrint, adding that the party candidate became a ‘secular bhai’ for the past few weeks. “With the help of the BJP minority wing, he created a team of over two dozen Muslim workers who not only campaigned for him but also fixed his meetings with local maulanas and influential Muslims.” According to a senior Uttar Pradesh BJP functionary who campaigned in the bypolls, there are almost 80,000 Shaikhzadas in Kundarki. “They are considered to be Muslim Rajputs and Ramveer Singh is also a Rajput. During campaigning, we pitched that we are one, as we all are rajputs. That our ancestors are one. This worked in our favour,” the BJP functionary elaborated. Apart from this, he said, the local unit kept two Muslim agents at every booth. “They brought Muslims voters from their home to vote for the BJP. Somehow they convinced a section of the Muslims. 57.7 percent votes were polled in Kundarki, which means a major chunk of the Muslims voted for BJP,” the BJP functionary added. The bypoll in Kundarki was necessitated as SP leader Zia Ur Rehman Barq, a grandson of the later SP veteran Shafiqur Rahman, was elected to the Lok Sabha from Sambhal this year. The Barq family wanted a ticket for another of their kin but the SP preferred former MLA Mohammad Rizwan, 71, for this seat Rizwan first won from Kundarki in 2002 but lost to the Bahujan Samaj Party’s Akbar Husain in 2007. But, he went to secure consecutive wins in 2012 and 2017 The Barq family, according to SP insiders, did not support Rizwan as their request was not heard by the party leadership. “Barq Sahab family has a good reputation among the Muslims in this region. Kundarki is in Moradabad district, but falls in the Sambhal Lok Sabha constituency where Zia Ur Rehman is the sitting MP. So, why would they want any other leader to capture their space? Though the MP came for some public meetings that was not enough,” a local SP leader told ThePrint. Another reason touted for this stunning results is the BJP raking up the ill-treatment meted out to Ilma Afroz, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Himachal Pradesh’s Baddi, in the Congress-ruled hill state. The Indian Police Service (IPS) officer is currently at her native place in Kundarki, which falls in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, after she was sent on long leave allegedly after she took on Congress MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary. The BJP’s local unit highlighted Ilma’s case and alleged that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were not coming to the rescue of the Muslim officer. Even Uttar Pradesh cooperative minister JPS Rathore, party’s in-charge of Kundarki, had harped on “injustice” faced by Ilma when he campaigned in the constituency. “’We pitched the issue of Ilma among Muslim women. By showing newspaper cuttings, we told them how a daughter of Kundarki is suffering. He (Akhilesh) can raise this issue to his friend Rahul, but he would not do so because they use Muslims only as a votebank. Our appeals worked somehow...,” a BJP’s women wing leader from Moradabad said. If SP spokesperson Sunil Singh Sajan’s statement is to be believed, the BJP managed to wrest Kundarki on the basis of “gun power”. ”The videos of the Muslims being stopped from voting went viral on social media on the day of voting. They have used gun power to threaten voters,” Sajan said. He further alleged that several Muslim families were threatened with false cases against them if their votes did not go to the BJP. “Otherwise, why would any Muslim vote for the BJP? Why did this not happen in Sishamau where the Muslims are above 40 percent of the total population (and Naseem Solanki retained the seat for the SP). This is a wrong prediction that the Muslims voted in the BJP’s favour. Some of them were forced to do that in Kundarki and on some booths, bogus voting also happened. The way they managed the Rampur bypolls a few years ago, similarly it now happened in Kundarki,” he alleged. The SP, Sajan said, would bounce back at Kundarki in 2027 just like in the case of Rampur in the 2024 general elections. (Edited by Tony Rai) Also Read: Dimple, Shivpal, back-to-back rallies. Why SP called in big guns to campaign in family bastion Karhal var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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Trump brings back government by social media(The Center Square) – Adoption of institutional neutrality is supported by better than 6 in 10 tenured and nontenured faculty at the University of North Carolina, Wake Forest University and Duke University, a report says. Nationally, 66% of faculty say “colleges and universities should not take positions on political and social issues,” says Silence in the Classroom, the 2024 FIRE Faculty Survey Report. At Duke, the percentage is 71%, at Carolina 65%, and at Wake 64%. Higher education is facing mounting challenges, from the costs to the positions it favors. Silencing students or faculty has drawn sharp criticism from Capitol Hill to every corner of the nation sending people to the ballot box. Carolina, established in 1789, is the nation’s oldest public university. It also earlier this year became embattled in free speech controversy tied to the war between Hamas and Israel. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression , as FIRE is more formally known, is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization billing itself as “defending and sustaining the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought.” Surveys on topics related to free expression and academic freedom were made of 6,269 tenured, tenure-track and nontenure faculty at 55 four-year colleges and universities in America. In North Carolina, the sampling was of 145 at Carolina, 80 at Duke, and 55 at Wake Forest. For each campus, respondents said the top “difficult issue to discuss” is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Asked for top three issues, the Middle East saga was 79% at Carolina, 71% at Wake Forest and 68% at Duke. Each campus was split on the second and third choices. At Duke, 57% said affirmative action and 51% transgender rights. At Carolina, 54% said affirmative action and 53% racial inequality. And at Wake, 63% said racial inequality and 55% transgender rights. All were talking points of various candidates, particularly the presidential race, in the election cycle climaxing last month. In response to faculty feeling “they could not express their opinion because of how others would respond,” the choices of “occasionally,” “fairly often” and “very often” drew a combined 69% at Wake Forest, 69% at Duke and 67% at Carolina. Fairly often and very often were 35% at Duke. Statements pledging commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is rarely or never justified of faculty job candidates, said 61% at Duke, 44% at Carolina and 42% at Wake Forest. Nationally, the response was 50%. Academic freedom leaned more toward secure than not at all three institutions on a split of about 60%-40%. As for faculty feeling a need to “hide their political beliefs from other faculty in an attempt to keep their job,” answers of “never” were chosen by 43% at Duke, 42% at Carolina and 36% at Wake Forest. Among the national findings of the FIRE survey: • More faculty (35%) than during the McCarthy era (9%) say they toned down their writing for fear of controversy. • Threats of discipline for teaching, research, academic talks or other off-campus speech was incurred by 14%. • Faculty feeling unable to speak freely for fear of how others would respond was 27%. • Fear of damaged reputations because of misunderstandings with something said or done was 40%. • Fear of losing jobs because of misunderstandings with something said or done was 23%.