Move to drag IMF into rigging row panned – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PTI’s plan to urge IMF to seek an independent audit of the election results before continuing talks with Islamabad for any new loan backfired on Friday as not only the lender expressed interest in working with the incoming government, but the party also received severe criticism from political forces. Speaking during the Senate session, […]
Who are the candidates running in the 2024 US presidential election? – World
Trump, Biden and Haley are the big names in the running but a few independents could also make the race to White House interesting. Republican former President Donald Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley are competing to be their party’s presidential nominee for the 2024 general election, while President Joe Biden is effectively the […]
Taxila police suspend ASI after video of slapping elderly lady goes viral – Pakistan
Taxila Police on Saturday suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Imtiaz Nasir after a video of him slapping an elderly woman and pushing her to the ground in the general area of Taxila went viral. According to a police spokesperson, the incident occurred when the police officers were trying to arrest Basir Khan — who they say […]
Spain book Olympic place with Nations Cup
PARIS: World Cup winners Spain guaranteed their place at this year’s Olympics in Paris with a crushing 3-0 win over the Netherlands in Seville in the Nations Cup semi-final on Friday.France, who have already qualified as hosts for the Olympics, beat Germany 2-1 in the other semi-final meaning the final place in Paris will be […]
UN official says ceasefire along LoC holding
UNITED NATIONS: A senior UN official has told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations that the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) region remains in place, with only two violations reported in 2023, according to diplomatic sources. Briefing the 157-member Committee, also known as C-34, Khaled […]
Sindh MPAs sworn in; election for speaker, deputy speaker to be held tomorrow – Pakistan
Amid protests and arrests, newly elected representatives were sworn into the 16th Sindh Assembly on Friday. The Sindh Assembly was the second to have its lawmakers take oath after the February 8 general elections, with at least 313 MPAs being elected to the Punjab Assembly a day ago. According to the results issued by the […]
Parties using rigging claims for blackmailing, says Bilawal
In the aftermath of the February 8 elections, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has strongly refuted accusations of rigging, asserting that political parties are using such claims for blackmail, a tactic that the PPP will not succumb to. Addressing the media after extending condolences to the family of a 12-year-old party worker killed […]
Indians ‘signed up’ for Russian army – World
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry conceded on Friday that some of the country’s citizens had signed up for “support jobs” with the Russian army and said it was working with Moscow to secure their discharge. The Hindu newspaper had reported on Wednesday that 18 Indians were stranded in various border towns along Russia’s frontier with […]
Clinical Australia punish NZ to clinch T20 series – Sport
AUSTRALIA’S Mitchell Marsh plays a stroke during the second T20 International against New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday.—AFP AUCKLAND: Australia’s bowlers sliced through some reckless New Zealand batting on Friday to win the second Twenty20 international by 72 runs in Auckland and clinch the three-match series. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa knocked over the middle order […]
Nawaz attaches Marriyum Aurangzeb with daughter for assistance – Pakistan
LAHORE: PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has been assigned the task in Punjab by the party supremo Nawaz Sharif to ‘assist’ his daughter Maryam Nawaz in handling the provincial government’s affairs. Ms Aurangzeb, a former federal information minister, on Friday took oath sitting next to her boss Maryam Nawaz in the Punjab Assembly. Ms Aurangzeb chose […]