"I was just kind of in shock when you walk in that place and you see that thing there," the Wild winger said. "It doesn't feel real and kind of hard to wrap your head around that someone built that. Since arriving in Sweden on Tuesday, the Wild have had plenty of time to unplug from hockey, but now it's back to reality. As for Kirill Kaprizov, who participated in both Stockholm practices after taking a maintenance day on Monday, he's with Marco Rossi and Mats Zuccarello. "We can really do something here and make it a special trip and hopefully look back on it later on in the season and say, 'We can circle this one as something that turned the season,'" Foligno said.

As parties go into electioneering mode, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari lamented on traditional politics terming it as the country's worst enemy and stressed the need to embark on "new politics". He added: "Veteran politicians neither think about the present nor the future [as] they are still stuck in the past. We want to leave behind the politics of division, hate and abuse which [as part of] the traditional politics has been going on for the [past] 70 years." "Today the country suffers from historical inflation, poverty and unemployment levels due to prevalent economic turmoil," he said, adding, "Our competition is with inflation, unemployment and poverty. "The country is still plagued with [exuberantly high] inflation and unemployment [...] And so our slogan [and manifesto] will remain unchanged.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday cautioned that any attempt to repeat the “selection process” against the mandate of the people in the upcoming general elections would make the masses bear the burden of such experiments. Addressing a party’s workers’ convention in Mardan, the PPP chairman said that the people would have to bear the burden again if a “selection takes place in the general elections” slated to be held on February 8. In an apparent reference to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Bilawal said that the people had already suffered at the hands of a “selected regime”. He said that this was not to offend them but to apprise others of the “ground realities” which according to the PPP chairman had changed. The PPP chairman expressed the party's commitment to ending the politics of hatred and division, aspiring to establish new traditions that promote the progress and prosperity of the nation.

The United States put one foot in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League after a late flurry of goals secured a nervy 3-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday. But the US will prepare for the second leg taking nothing for granted after struggling to impose themselves on a Trinidad & Tobago team who were reduced to 10 men following Noah Powder's first-half dismissal. "It was just one of those days where it felt like nothing was going in," Robinson said after the win. "I feel like we created more chances, but I think we'll be disappointed -- we should be putting more past them with 10 men really. "But 3-0 is still a decent lead going into the next leg, and hopefully we'll have a better performance next time."

Singapore-based home services app Helpp Technologies has raised $ 1.1 million in its first SAFE investment round. According to Iqbal, the female-centric salon at home services offered by Helpp is the company’s most prominent and successful venture. They have serviced over 20,000 orders in the last two and a half years and empowered freelance salon workers through the venture. The increase in salon workers’ income after partnering with Helpp has been almost 5x,” said Iqbal. Iqbal told Profit that salon workers make Rs 20,000 to Rs 22,000 on average, and around Rs 30,000 if they freelance.

In a fervent appeal to all political parties, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged a collective trust in the people's decisions. Read More: PPP pleased at Nawaz’s homecoming: BilawalExpressing confidence in the democratic process, Bilawal urged political parties to repose their trust in the Pakistani electorate. لائیو: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کا ایبٹ آباد میں کنونشن https://t.co/vkSDesvKpF — Pakistan Peoples Party - PPP (@PPP_Org) November 16, 2023"The biggest enemy of Pakistan is old politics," Bilawal declared, stressing the urgency of sending the old guard home to pave the way for a new political era. Addressing the concerns raised by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Bilawal revealed that he had invoked the government's attention to the apprehensions through a letter. Various PPP leaders, including Provincial President Muhammad Ali Shah, General Secretary Shuja Salem Khan, and other party office-bearers, addressed the convention.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic activities have been restored following the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the successful implementation of reforms, Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Thursday. After the staff-level agreement, Pakistan will receive about 70 million US dollars, after which the amount of assistance to Pakistan under the IMF programme will reach about 1.9 billion dollars. The Finance Minister said that Pakistan had entered into a standby agreement with the IMF to receive $3 billion in July 2023. The finance minister said that “we have steadfastly implemented the budget for the fiscal year 2024 as adjustments were made in energy prices. The Finance Minister said that under the stand-by agreement, it has been agreed to reduce costs in the energy sector and restore efficiency in the sector.

The reluctance of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to settle the issue of Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is pushing the relationship towards sourness. Initially supportive of the Taliban regime, the TTP issue has led Pakistan’s top officials and diplomats to criticise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime more openly. Apart from seeking resolution of such irritants, Pakistan’s foreign policy seeks a balance between its relations with China and the US. A balanced foreign policy is Pakistan’s best bet in a world of complex alliances and multilateralism. A lot of criticism is often raised on some foreign policy decisions of the past.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday called on the public to give someone new a chance in the February 8 general election instead of choosing the same prime minister for the “second or 14th time”. The former foreign minister said “new politics” would have to be pursued to transform Pakistan into a modern nation. “I am only looking at the public, I want to become the laadla (favourite) of the public,” Bilawal said. Bilawal said if the PPP was given a chance again, it would increase the amount allocated to the Benazair Income Support Programme and would also introduce new social welfare programmes. He said “old politics” destroyed the country in 2018 and vowed to not accept the same again.

Airline tickets are becoming costlier by the day, with airlines telling everyone it is owing to government taxes/fees or charges. As a routine practice, airlines mention various amounts against codes which people take as taxes. It is paradoxical that double charges are being recovered from passengers for the development of two different airports under differing codes. The national airline, for instance, charges the passengers travelling to Toronto for infrastructure development under code YD, and it also recovers a fee as Canadian airport improvement charges under code SQ. Also of interest are codes YQ and YR.

On Thursday, Shehbaz Sharif, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), passionately committed to addressing the challenges faced by the masses, guided by the wisdom of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. During a meeting, Salim Saifullah Khan, a distinguished political figure from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, engaged in a thoughtful discussion with Shehbaz Sharif. In a reciprocal gesture, Shehbaz Sharif extended warm wishes to Salim Saifullah Khan. Former lawmakers convened with Shehbaz Sharif, and notable figures present at the meeting included Iftikhar Nazir, Rana Ishtiaq, Sajid Mehdi, Qamarul Islam, and Ahsan Raza Khan. Shehbaz Sharif commended the party’s leaders and workers for their pivotal roles in orchestrating the public gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan on October 21, a momentous event marking the return of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.

Bilawal asserted the PPP's commitment to represent the marginalised sections of society, citing the party's enduring influence over three generations. Taking credit for the initiation of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Bilawal highlighted its role in alleviating the hardships faced by the impoverished population. Bilawal said that he did not treat PML-N and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as his adversaries but rather exorbitant inflation and poverty. Bilawal asserted that solving the country's problems and serving the people is not difficult if approached with the right intention and a cohesive manifesto. While expressing readiness to serve if given the opportunity, Bilawal emphasised that the decision ultimately lies in the hands of the people.

The Foreign Office informed on Thursday that at least 228,574 illegal Afghan citizens had been repatriated so far. In a media briefing, spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the evacuation of illegal Afghan immigrants has been ongoing since the October 31 deadline. The government has taken practical steps to ensure the illegal foreigners are safely deported, Mumtaz added. On a daily basis thousands of Afghan citizens return to their homeland through the Torkham and Chaman borders, the spokeswoman added. Pakistan had issued a deadline for undocumented immigrants living in the country to voluntarily leave, or face crackdown, from November 1.

Much like her husband actor Yasir Hussain, Iqra Aziz isn't one to shy away from saying what she wants to say. Iqra Aziz emphasised her love for children and her family-oriented nature, expressing her excitement about becoming a mother despite the discouraging comments she received. As the discussion delved deeper into her character Mannat, Aziz revealed her personal connection to the role. Responding to rumors on social media about her taking a back seat in her career after Kabir's birth, Aziz clarified, "I did not want to make the peak of my career an overly ambitious thing. She expressed her desire to savor the moments with her first child, prioritising personal happiness over career milestones.

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has recently revealed that the company is testing out a new tagging feature for Threads that's similar to hashtags but not quite exactly the same. Though users will create a hashtag to add a topic conversation, Threads will convert it to a blue-text hyperlink, instead of showing up as a hashtagged word. Threads users when typing a “#” into the post text field will bring up a card with the topic they're tagging or other, similar ones. Underneath the list of relevant topics, will be the number of posts made on the platform, similar to Instagram. The company is still working on the feature and might change certain functions about it later.