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Singer Jawad Ahmed and wife implicated in electricity theft case

January 16, 2025

California wildfires devastate working-class families, destroying homes and livelihoods
For years, Aurys Hernandez worked alongside her mother, who two decades ago started the family’s day care business in their home in Altadena, California. It only took hours for the wildfires that leveled entire Los Angeles area communities last week to consume their home, and their livelihood. The blazes destroyed the remodeled garage where they…
Salman Shahid responds to critics of his role in “Barzakh”
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Iran arrests 15 “terrorists” in Sistan and Baluchestan during security operation
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David Lynch, vision filmmaker who specialized in the surreal, dies at 78
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CM Mam Nawaz introduces zero-interest loans in Punjab
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Pakistan promotes SMEs to boost exports, drive economic growth: PM
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China shipbuilders boost capacity, cementing grip on industry
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