South Korea parliament rejects president’s martial law declaration – World
President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night, creating the most serious challenge to South Korea’s democracy since the 1980s as lawmakers rejected the move in a vote and protesters gathered outside parliament. Yoon’s declaration, which he cast as aimed at his political foes, was vocally opposed by the speaker of parliament and […]
Sufiyan Muqeem stars as Pakistan crush Zimbabwe to win T20 series – Sport
Pakistan wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem starred in a series-clinching 10-wicket Twenty20 international rout of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Tuesday. The 25-year-old took five consecutive wickets for the loss of only three runs as Zimbabwe crumbled to 57 all out in 12.4 overs after making a promising start. Pakistan then sped to 61-0 off 33 balls […]
PM underscores need for strong political will, global leadership to tackle water crisis – World
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday underscored the need for strong political will and global leadership to overcome the water crisis posing an existential threat to nations around the globe. The prime minister, addressing the One Water Summit on the Margins of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification under the theme “Restore, Preserve, and […]
PTI protest: Imran says Bushra acted as per his instruction, urges unity in party ranks – Pakistan
PTI founder Imran Khan clarified on Tuesday that his wife, former first lady Bushra Bibi, led last week’s Islamabad protest under his instructions, addressing internal party criticism over the protest’s outcome and urging unity among party leaders. A day of pitched battles between security forces and PTI protesters across the federal capital ended in a […]
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law, slams domestic opponents – World
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a surprise late-night TV address on Tuesday, slamming domestic political opponents and sending shockwaves through the country. Yoon said opposition parties had taken the parliamentary process hostage. He vowed to eradicate “shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces” and said he had no choice but to take […]
PTI protest: Imran says Bushra acted as per his instruction, calls for unity in party ranks – Pakistan
PTI founder Imran Khan on Tuesday said that former first lady Bushra Bibi was acting as per his instructions in leading last week’s protest in Islamabad, amid allegations and recriminations among party leaders over the ‘failure’ of the final protest call, and called for unity in the party ranks. A day of pitched battles between […]
Fire at Karachi’s Rimpa Plaza brought under control, cooling work underway: rescue official – Pakistan
Firefighters brought under control a blaze that engulfed two floors of a 13-story commercial building at M.A. Jinnah road in Karachi on Tuesday, with no casualties reported. In a statement, Rescue 1122 had said its fire and rescue team — along with two ambulances, four firetrucks, and a snorkel — reached the site as soon […]
Stock market continues bullish run as index grows by another 1,200 points – Business
The Pakistan Stock Exchange surged past 104,000 points on Tuesday, gaining more than 1,000 points a day after data showed inflation fell to a six-and-a-half-year low in November. The benchmark KSE-100 index rose 1,284.13 points, or 1.24 per cent, to close at 104,559.07. The market initially dropped sharply, falling 449 points in early trading, before […]
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law – World
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late-night address broadcast live on YTN television. Yoon said he had no choice but to resort to such a measure in order to safeguard free and constitutional order, saying opposition parties have taken hostage the parliamentary process to throw the country […]
PM Shehbaz arrives in Riyadh for One Water Summit – World
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for a two-day trip to attend the One Water Summit being held from December 3 to 4. The One Water Summit, part of the One Planet Summit initiative, was announced during the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference. It is being co-hosted by Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan […]