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CM Sindh inspects Red Line BRT construction.
On Sunday, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited Karachi’s Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project site to assess building progress.
The Transport Department was ordered by Murad Ali Shah to accelerate mixed traffic corridor, drainage, and utility moving. He also ordered officials to keep working and finish the project on time.
He believed Karachi residents deserve contemporary, eco-friendly transportation. The Chief Minister also ordered early patching on the mixed-traffic road.
During construction, Murad Ali Shah stressed excellent standards and traffic control.
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Imran Ashraf’s heartfelt gesture towards his admirer wins hearts
Actor Imran Ashraf has delighted fans this week as he shared a touching moment with an elderly fan during the screening of the final episode of ‘Ghulam Bashah Sundri’.
The actor attended the finale screening event, where he mingled with fans, signed autographs and thanked them for their support.
In a video posted by Ashraf on social media, he is seen signing the jersey of an old admirer as he interacts with him pleasantly.
During the interaction, Ashraf joked, “What do I write — I love you?”
Fans took to social media to commend the gesture, with some calling it a wholesome moment and others lauding the actor’s humility and kindness.
The caption of the video read, “Imran Ashraf is such a humble person with golden heart. A true guy who always understands how to make his fans feel special.
The actor also shared a number of fan videos on his Instagram Stories further proving how much he appreciated the love and support from the fans.
The last episode of Ghulam Bashah Sundri was shown on May 23 at Nueplex Cinemas. Imran Ashraf along with Zaviyar Nauman Ijaz and Hina Afridi is part of the drama.
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Dollar slips as prospects of Hormuz reopening deal revive risk appetite
The dollar dropped at the opening of Asian trading on Monday as expectations of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pulled oil prices below $100 per barrel, even as the Trump administration played down the likelihood of reaching an agreement with Iran soon.
The U.S. dollar was down 0.2% at 158.87 yen. The euro was up 0.3% at $1.1642 and the British pound was up 0.4% at $1.3485.
Markets across the globe will be closed Monday for holidays, lowering liquidity across the area.
The Aussie dollar rose 0.4% to $0.7160 and the kiwi gained 0.5% to $0.5877.Westpac analysts noted in a research note: “Early Sydney trade shows a broad-based sell-off in the USD with ‘riskier’ currencies like the AUD benefitting as a result. There are early signs that risk sentiment remains supported.”
Hopes of a permanent peace pact were weak by the weekend. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal with Iran has been “largely negotiated,” with both countries and mediators in Pakistan reporting progress.But the U.S. blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would “continue to be in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified and signed,” Trump tweeted on Truth Social on Sunday. Iran’s authorities did not respond immediately.
Oil markets slipped, with Brent crude prices falling 5.1% to $98.29 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate down 5% to $91.76 a barrel.
There was cautious pessimism among traders over whether a agreement would stay.Markets have been conditioned to be very patient for a concrete breakthrough but the basic case for a deal remains strong and the weekend news is providing additional conviction even if timing remains uncertain.” stated Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone Group Ltd in Melbourne.
Bitcoin rose 0.6% to $77,043.60, and ether climbed 0.4% to $2,099.77.
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Israeli Strikes Pound South, East Lebanon Deadly
Israeli strikes blasted south and east Lebanon Sunday despite a ceasefire as Hezbollah’s head expressed hope for a deal between Iran and the United States to end the Middle East war that includes Lebanon.
The Lebanese health ministry put the overall death toll in the battle since March 2 at 3,123.
Two persons, including a paramedic from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee, were murdered Sunday in Israeli raids, it said.
The ministry said Sunday it condemned a “massacre” after 11 people including six women and a child were murdered in a single hit in Sir al-Gharbiyeh in the south a day earlier.
Despite a ceasefire in Lebanon that began on April 17 and was recently extended for several weeks, Israel’s military has continued to strike what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah has also continued attacking Israeli troops who have invaded southern Lebanon and targets across the border, claiming more than 20 such attacks on Sunday including with rockets, attack drones and artillery.
Iran has said that an agreement with Washington to end the regional war would also apply to Lebanon, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said US President Donald Trump had reiterated his backing for Israel’s right “to defend itself against threats on all fronts, including in Lebanon”.
The Israeli military leader Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir declared that “we continue to strike Hezbollah across all dimensions… the security of civilians and the safety of our forces remain paramount”, a statement added.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency said that Israeli warplanes attacked more than 30 sites in south and east Lebanon on Sunday, with some of the strikes causing deaths.
After strikes in numerous spots, AFP correspondents saw enormous plumes of smoke.
The Israeli military also gave evacuation advisories for more than a dozen villages in southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa valley.
Lebanon’s civil defence service reported an overnight Israeli strike destroyed its regional centre in Nabatieh.
AFP photographer observed civil defence workers retrieving equipment from the ruins.
The Israeli military had no comment on the strike when contacted by AFP’s Jerusalem office.DON’T KNIFE US IN THE BACK’
Hezbollah chairman Naim Qassem said that “God willing, this agreement (between the US and Iran) will be finalised… and accordingly that we too will be among those included in this agreement” on a complete halt to hostilities.
Again he said his side rejected direct discussions between Israel and Lebanon.
Lebanese authorities have recently started significant direct discussions with Israel under US auspices and are planning for a fourth round in early June, preceded by a meeting with military teams at the Pentagon on May 29.Shun the direct negotiations… “Don’t be with them and stab us in the back,” Qassem urged.
He also claimed that “disarmament is annihilation and we cannot accept it”, adding that “we and our people face an existential threat”.Even if the whole world turns against us we will not bow down.
After Qassem’s address, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Hezbollah of wanting to pull Lebanon “back into chaos”.
Hezbollah pulled Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2, firing rockets at Israel to retaliate for the execution of Iran’s supreme commander in US-Israeli bombings.
According to the truce declared by Washington, Israel has the right to respond to “planned, imminent or ongoing attacks”.
Israeli troops that invaded Lebanon are also operating inside an Israeli-declared “yellow line” that runs around 10 kilometres (six miles) inside Lebanon from its southern border.
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