World weighs fate of Mideast ceasefire after US seizes Iranian cargo ship
US maintains blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran lifted then reimposed blockade on marine traffic through Strait A resident walks while covering her nose to protect against the smell rising from a building containing homes and a restaurant hit by an Israeli strike hours before the ceasefire, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in […]
Biden warns of ‘dire’ Ukraine fate in White House showdown – World
US President Joe Biden warned top congressional leaders on Tuesday of the dire cost of failing to give Ukraine military aid as he hosted high-stakes talks at the White House. The rare Oval Office meeting escalated efforts to unlock billions of dollars of stalled assistance for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion — and to avert […]
Cabinet to decide FBR’s fate today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has convened a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday to approve restructuring of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) after all stakeholders conceded significant ground for a divorce between the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and the Customs Group. The separation of the two service groups, which are collecting taxes, will […]
K-P voters to decide fate of five party chiefs
PESHAWAR: The general elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa offer several key contests as the province’s voters will decide the fate of at least five political party chiefs and six former chief ministers, besides a number of ex-federal and provincial ministers on February 8. The previous elections in the province proved disastrous for several party chiefs, who lost […]