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Why South Yemen’s Cultural Continuity Requires Recognition of Its Unity and Independence

In conversations about Yemen’s future, Western audiences are often presented with a simplified view: the country needs to stay unified to bring stability. But this perspective overlooks a deeper truth—for many South Yemenis, unity with the North has historically meant cultural and political erasure rather than genuine cohesion. Before unification in 1990, South Yemen existed as an independent state—the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen—for over two decades. It was not merely a territorial unit; it was a distinct socio-political space with its own anthem, educational narratives, and cultural institutions. The importance of this historical independence is not academic. It shaped social memory, artistic expression, and community structures that are distinct from the North’s tribal and religious frameworks. As a result, many South Yemenis today believe that only by reclaiming political agency—up to and including renewed independence—can their culture be genuinely conserved and celebrat...
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GTA: Vice City Browser Port Now Enables Users to Play it on Almost All Platforms: Available as a Free Demo

  is the Doz Zone team (fans of GTA series) who has presented this browser port of the actual GTA: Vice City game for users, thus bringing its availability to almost all the known platforms, and it can be accessed without any downloads. This means, users will be able to play the game on mobiles, PCs, and more that runs a modern web browser (like Chrome, Edge, among others). However, it has to be noted that this will only be a free demo, and players relying on it will be able to play it until the 1st story check point (i.e. Hotel Ocean View). After reaching there, they will be asked to upload an original game file like ‘gtavc.exe’ if they wish to continue forward. Notably, the browser port has been created with open source codes that are readily available on the internet, following the licences. The main reason behind such a version is solely for educational and research purposes, and it will display how the technical capabilities work to run complex games like GTA:VC on the modern ...
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Peshawar University Announces Winter Holidays

  The University of Peshawar has officially announced its winter vacation schedule for the 2025–26 academic session. According to the notification, the university will remain closed from December 22, 2025, to January 3, 2026. During this period, all academic and administrative offices will be closed. However, the university has emphasized that all scheduled exams and tests will continue as planned, and students are advised to follow the existing academic timetable. University authorities stated that the winter break is part of the seasonal academic calendar and aims to give students and staff adequate time to rest and prepare for the upcoming term. Regular classes and administrative operations will resume on January 3, 2026.
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Dense fog forces closure of motorway sections

  Dense fog in various cities of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has badly affected the traffic flow on motorways on night between Thursday and Friday, Dunya News reported. The thick fog has badly affected the flow of road traffic in several cities. According to a Motorway spokesperson, the Motorway M1 from Peshawar to Rashkai, Motorway M2 from Lahore to Hiran Minar, Motorway M3 from Faizpur to Jaranwala, Motorway M4 from Sheh Shah to Sham Kot, Motorway M5 from Multan to Zahir Pir and Ghotki to Rohri and have been closed for all kind of traffic. The Motorway police have appealed the drivers to use Grand Trunk (GT) Road for travelling. They have also urged the drivers to drive slowly and switch on fog lights. The Motorway police have also requested the people to stay home and avoid unnecessary travelling. Dense fog has also disrupted traffic at several places in the province at the National Highway due to low visibility.  
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ChatGPT-5.2 Arrives: Here's What It Means for Everyday and Work Users

  ChatGPT just received an upgrade. Parent company OpenAI  announced on Thursday  that ChatGPT-5.2 offers better performance across the board, and said it's the company's  strongest model  yet for science and math.  In the statement, OpenAI touts the new model's usefulness not so much for everyday personal tasks but for work-related activities. We designed GPT‑5.2 to unlock even more economic value for people," the statement said. "It's better at creating spreadsheets, building presentations, writing code, perceiving images, understanding long contexts, using tools, and handling complex, multi-step projects." Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent an  internal "code red" memo  to alert employees about the growing threat from competitors -- specifically Google and its advanced Gemini 3 chatbot, released in November. The move echoes  Google's own "code red" memo  from a few years ago, sent when ChatGPT launched and captured global att...
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Ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed sentenced to 14 years in jail by Pakistan court

   Pakistan military court on Thursday sentenced former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison, Associated Press reported. The Field General Court Martial (FGCM) sentenced Hameed to jail on multiple charges, including engaging in political activities and violating the Official Secrets Act. “The accused was tried on four charges related to engaging in political activities, violation of the Official Secrets Act detrimental to the safety and interest of the state, misuse of authority and government resources, and causing wrongful loss to individuals,” a statement of the Pakistan military court said, according to AP. The military said the court found Hameed, the former Director General of the ISI, guilty on all charges after “lengthy and laborious” legal proceedings and sentenced him to 14 years of imprisonment. Though the military provided no additional details,  Hameed was considered close  to former Pakistan Prime Minister Imr...
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BBL 2025: Sydney Sixers Introduce Jersey Number For Babar Azam

  BBL 2025 is set to begin on December 14, and Babar Azam, who arrived in Sydney earlier this week, will be part of the Sydney Sixers squad Australia 's Big Bash League (BBL) team,  Sydney  Sixers, has introduced a unique jersey number for  Pakistan 's star batter  Babar Azam , who will be representing the team in the upcoming season of the  T20  league. BBL 2025 is set to begin on  December 14, and  Babar Azam , who arrived in  Sydney  earlier this week, will be part of the  Sydney  Sixers squad. Ahead of the 15th season of the BBL,  Sydney  Sixers unveiled a special jersey number for  Babar Azam ,  breaking  with tradition. While Babar’s national jersey number is 56, the Sixers have given him the jersey number '056' for the BBL, a three-digit number that is unique to him. The franchise shared images of  Babar Azam  wearing the new jersey on  social media , where he was seen donning...
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