India’s Congress party accuses Modi of ‘crippling’ it ahead of elections with tax case – World
India’s main opposition Congress party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday of crippling it before the upcoming general election by freezing its accounts in an income tax case. A part of the Congress’ bank accounts was frozen last month pending a tax case that dates back to 2018-19, the party has said previously. Earlier […]
PPP’s Babar lambast govt for X ban
ISLAMABAD: The chief of PPP’s human rights cell has strongly criticized both the federal government and the telecommunication regulator for blocking the micro-blogging site X, despite repeated orders from a superior court to lift the unannounced ban. Former senator Farhatullah Babar issued a statement on Thursday, referring to the admission by the interior ministry before […]
Macroeconomic stability unachievable without another IMF programme: PM Shehbaz – Business
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that macroeconomic stability in the country needed to be advanced further, which he said would not be possible without another bailout programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A day ago, while announcing the staff-level agreement (SLA) on the successful completion of an existing short-term facility, the IMF […]
Suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city kills 3 – World
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and while multiple explosions have been reported around the country since the start of the holy […]
FO says poll concerns raised during Donald Lu hearing ‘misunderstanding of domestic situation’ – Pakistan
The Foreign Office on Thursday said that concerns raised over the Feb 8 general elections during a US Congressional hearing “reflected a misunderstanding” of the country’s domestic situation and electoral laws. The comments come a day after US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu told a Congressional panel that if the Election Commission of Pakistan […]
Indonesia rescues 69 Rohingya refugees after boat capsizes
ANKARA: The Banda Aceh Search and Rescue (SAR) Office said a rescue team found 42 men, 18 women and nine children in the Meulaboh waters, according to the Antara News Agency. “The victims were found floating in the waters of the sea about 21 miles (33 kilometers) from the Jetty Ujong Karang Harbor, Meulaboh, on […]
FO says concerns raised over polls in US Congressional hearing ‘reflect misunderstanding of domestic situation’ – Pakistan
The Foreign Office on Thursday said that concerns raised over the Feb 8 general elections during a US Congressional hearing “reflected a misunderstanding” of the country’s domestic situation and electoral laws. The comments come a day after US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu told a Congressional panel that if the Election Commission of Pakistan […]
US Congressional hearing: FO says concerns raised over polls ‘reflect misunderstanding of domestic situation’ – Pakistan
The Foreign Office on Thursday said that concerns raised over Pakistan’s general elections during a US Congressional hearing “reflected a misunderstanding” of the country’s situation and electoral laws. The comments come a day after US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu told a Congressional panel that if the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) failed to […]
Terrorist killed in intelligence-based operation in Panjgur: ISPR – Pakistan
The military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday that a terrorist was killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Panjgaur district. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the operation last night. “During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly terrorist […]
Good Taliban, bad Taliban: The case of Hafiz Gul Bahadur – Pakistan
Once lauded as the ‘good Taliban’ for refraining from carrying out attacks against Pakistan’s security forces, Bahadur’s group seems to have joined hands with the TTP to launch attacks in KP. Tensions simmering along the Pak-Afghan border have recently erupted into violence yet again, with a familiar player returning to the forefront — Hafiz Gul […]