US Secret Service probe finds lack of diligence ahead of Donald Trump’s July rally shooting – World
A US Secret Service probe has found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July. “There was complacency on the part of” some agents “that led to a breach of security protocols”, Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe told […]
Body formed to probe ‘facts’ about killing of blasphemy suspect doctor in Mirpurkhas – Pakistan
The killing of a Mirpurkhas doctor a day after he was booked on allegations of blasphemy prompted Sindh police on Friday to form a committee to ascertain “facts” about the incident. On Thursday, the suspect was shot dead by Sindhri police during an “encounter” in Mirpurkhas, a day after he was booked by Umerkot police […]
Lahore administration permits PTI Sept 21 rally from 3-6pm at Ring Road – Pakistan
The Lahore administration on Friday permitted the PTI to hold its rally in the provincial capital tomorrow from 3-6pm at Ring Road’s Kahna area, subject to compliance with 43 conditions. The no-objection certificate was issued by the office of the Lahore deputy commissioner (DC) to PTI Lahore President Imtiaz Mahmood and Aliya Hamza Malik later […]
NA secretariat list shows 80 PTI MNAs as SIC lawmakers despite SC reserved seats verdict – Pakistan
The National Assembly Secretariat has shown 80 PTI MNAs as part of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in an updated list of the actual party positions in parliament’s lower house after accounting for the Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict in the reserved seats’ case, it emerged on Friday. In July, the top court declared the PTI […]
Bangladesh struggling to muster dollars to pay Indian power debts, sources say – World
Bangladesh’s efforts to clear debts of more than $1 billion owed to Indian power companies are being hampered by its inability to access the dollars it requires to pay them, documents showed and sources familiar with the matter said. The country has been struggling to pay its bills due to costly fuel and goods imports […]
Iran summons Afghan envoy for ‘disrespecting’ anthem, days after similar incident in Pakistan – Pakistan
Iran summoned the acting head of Afghanistan’s embassy on Friday after saying a visiting Afghan official disrespected the country’s national anthem by not standing, days after a similar incident in Pakistan. Standing up during the national anthem is a widely practiced gesture of respect and patriotism in many countries. It is often seen as a […]
US polls: Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election – World
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he lost the November 5 election to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate. During comments to the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington, the former president lamented that he was trailing Harris among American Jews. Israel would […]
US Elections: Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election – World
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he lost the November 5 election to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate. During comments to the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington, the former president lamented that he was trailing Harris among American Jews. Israel would […]
President Zardari signs off on changes to SC (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023 – Pakistan
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday said that President Asif Ali Zardari has signed off on the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Amendment Ordinance 2024 that amended the law to clip the top judge’s powers of bench formation, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. In October 2023, the Supreme Court had upheld the SC (Practice & Procedure) […]
President Zardari signs off on changes to law clipping CJP’s wings on bench formation – Pakistan
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday said that President Asif Ali Zardari has signed off on the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Amendment Ordinance 2024 that amended the law to clip the top judge’s powers of bench formation, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. In October 2023, the Supreme Court had upheld the SC (Practice & Procedure) […]