Why climate change must be central to every party’s agenda this election cycle – Pakistan
Unfortunately, climate change remains a relatively low priority for the average voter in most places across the globe — seemingly less pressing than immediate economic concerns. In the heart of Athens, Socrates grappled with the electorate’s limited understanding of voting. Despite his respect for democracy, he lamented its shortcomings, particularly the lack of education and […]
Khawar calls BoG meeting to elect new PCB chief on Feb 6 – Sport
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board will have an elected chairman on Feb 6 after the board’s election commissioner Shah Khawar summoned a special meeting of its Board of Governors here at the National Cricket Academy. The country’s cricket governing body had been without a chairman for the last 13 months with the PCB having been […]
GB protesters’ key demand met, protests continue – Pakistan
• Govt withdraws hike in subsidised wheat rate• AAC wants acceptance of 15-point charter of demands GILGIT: The Awami Action Committee (AAC), an alliance of political and religious parties and traders’ unions, on Monday rejected the Gilgit-Baltistan government’s decision to withdraw an increase in the subsidised wheat rate in the region and announced continuing the […]
‘Coordinated’ terror attacks launched on Balochistan’s Mach town – Pakistan
QUETTA: Security forces thwarted three coordinated attacks launched by terrorists using rockets and sophisticated weapons in Mach town on Monday night, some 70km from the provincial capital, officials said. At least one policeman was reportedly martyred while a truck driver injured in the horrific assault. While Balochistan’s caretaker Minister for Information Jan Achakzai attributed the […]
Israeli troops to ‘go into action’ soon at Lebanon border, says Israeli minister – World
Placards indicate the names of the diseased at a makeshift cemetery, parts of which the Israeli army reportedly bulldozed to exhume bodies, in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City.—AFP JERUSALEM: Israeli troops will “very soon go into action” near the country’s northern border with Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday, as tensions surge […]
Hindutva leaders eye Mumbai shrine as polls draw near – World
NEW DELHI: As a new temple in Ayodhya to Lord Ram may not have successfully invoked ‘divine’ support for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third bid in polls due in May, the search for new sources of inspiration is on. One such search has led to a Sufi shrine near Mumbai, which Hindutva allies have […]
Factions carved out of PTI post-May 9 jostle for space – Pakistan
FUELLED by boastful claims that its leader is set to secure the chief minister’s slot following the February 8 general elections, Pervez Khattak’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P), a breakaway faction of the Imran Khan-founded PTI, is vying for dominance in the bustling political arena of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pervez Khattak With the rumoured backing of the […]
‘Stay calm vote for Khan’, PTI tells workers after cypher verdict
Reacting strongle to the 10-year imprisonment handed down to former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday, the party declared the cypher trial “a complete disgusting mockery of law”. The party, wary of a repeat of the May 9, 2023 riots, maintained that “such sham trials have their future written in […]
No action against journalists over criticism of verdicts: CJP Isa – Pakistan
• Bench does not suspend FIA proceedings against reporters; CJP Isa observes ‘fair criticism’ does not entail punishment• AGP says fault-finding should be aimed at judgement, not judges ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court emphasised journalists should not be booked over a social media campaign against superior judges, Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan assured […]
Inside Naimal Khawar’s life lately
In a delightful glimpse into her world, Naimal Khawar took to her Instagram to share an update on her life, titling the post “Life lately.” The versatile actor and artist treated her fans and followers to a carousel of images, offering an intimate look into various aspects of her life. The sequence began with a mirror […]