Maria - A Courtesan Working in #Amsterdam.
@HamzaAzhrSalam interviews Maria, a Cuban lady working in Amsterdam's famous #redlightdistrict, #DeWallen and discusses her entry in this field, her daily routine, her income, and how customers treat her.
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Premier Sharif apprises the Chinese leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir's role as the single most important conduit for peace between the US and China.
Five cargo planes from Pakistan carrying armaments landed at Benghazi airport, Libya in March. Sources on both sides confirm that Islamabad has begun delivering on the defence deal signed in December last year.
Journalist Hamza Azhar Salam has been consistently arguing that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have turned the larger Muslim world against Iran following Iran's strikes on Gulf countries. Salam says the Gulf could go to war with Iran very soon.
I wrote that the conditions are being set for a wider conflict between the larger Muslim world against Iran three days ago for @Haaretz. Now we see FMs from Muslim countries including Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan convening in Riyadh. The next step would be the first retaliatory strike on Iran from either Qatar or Saudi Arabia. Islamabad would stand by its Gulf partners as well as Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
The meeting participants said that the elite should come forward and set an example of conservation and austerity by embracing the spirit of sacrifice and selflessness.
Premier Sharif chaired a high level meeting to assess the availability of petroleum products in Pakistan given the situation in the Gulf. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and National Security Advisor Lt Gen Asim Malik were also in attendance.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, congratulating him on the successful constitutional referendum and reaffirming commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.
Both leaders discussed regional developments, emphasized the importance of dialogue for peace, and exchanged Eid ul Fitr greetings, highlighting cooperation in trade, connectivity, and regional engagement between Pakistan and Kazakhstan.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Pakistan said claims regarding damage to Omid Hospital are misleading, stating the facility is located several kilometres away from the targeted site near Camp Phoenix.
Officials said the strikes were directed at a military ammunition and equipment storage location, questioning reports linking the site to a civilian facility and calling for verification of circulating claims.
Amidst reports of 400 civilian deaths in a Pakistani strike on Kabul, Pakistani officials say that whilst they clearly targeted a weapons depot, some civilians who they believe were under forced dependence of drugs to prepare for suicide bombing missions may have been targeted. Both the Afghan Taliban and the TTP have a legion of ‘Fidayeen’, many of whom are just teens and are coerced to become human weapons in the hands of their Taliban handlers. After the Taliban’s drone strikes in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistani officials say that bombings on Afghanistan will get even more intense.
Security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in Lakki Marwat District on March 15, killing five militants linked to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan after an exchange of fire, according to officials.
Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the militants, while a sanitization operation is ongoing as part of Pakistan’s counterterrorism campaign under Azm-e-Istehkam to eliminate foreign backed militancy.
Pakistanomics: CM Punjab buys a $50m VIP jet, Chairman Senate buys a 9 crore car but we are shifting cabinet meetings online to save a few litres of fuel under a new ‘austerity’ package. Makes sense.