The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead with reforms after the country’s economic meltdown two years ago, when then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted. Dissanayake took power after sweeping September elections on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets. “I expect a new country, a […]
“Human Rights Watch has amassed evidence that Israeli officials are… committing the war crime of forcible transfer,” the report said. “Israel’s actions appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing” in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return, HRW added. Nadia Hardman, an HRW researcher, noted the 172-page report’s findings are […]
Spanish weather forecaster AEMET issued red alerts on Wednesday morning for eastern Tarragona and southern Malaga provinces, saying it expected them to receive as much as 180 millimetres (7.1 inches) of rain within 12 hours that could cause rivers to overflow and generate flash floods. Orange alerts were issued for Thursday for southern Granada and […]
According to a Motorway Police spokesperson Rs847,000 cash was found at the Jalalpur Interchange restroom, left behind by a citizen traveling from Rahim Yar Khan to Multan. Upon receiving the missing bag report via helpline 130, patrol officers promptly located the bag and returned it to the owner. The grateful citizen praised the Motorway Police’s […]
As per details, the police officials stated that the incident occurred in the Landhi Jalandhar area of Bannu where two groups opened fire at each other and killed four. In a separate incident, at least five people were killed in the Chamkani area of Peshawar over a property dispute. The police officials said that the […]
As per details, a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van in the Akhun Dheri area of Charsadda, but fortunately, the police van and officers on duty were unharmed in the explosion, as there was no crowd nearby. Police officials stated that the attacker detonated the explosives shortly after the police vehicle had […]
As per details, it has so far blocked over one hundred thousand blasphemous URLs and 844,008 obscene websites. In a separate development, the government of Pakistan started blocking unregistered Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in a firewall trial. The unregistered VPNs were blocked temporarily for white-listing. The sources within the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) termed unregistered […]
According to a SUPARCO spokesperson, the collaboration will mark Pakistan’s first involvement in lunar exploration, aiming to advance revolutionary research on the Moon. As part of the Chang’e-8 mission, SUPARCO will contribute a 35-kilogram rover designed to explore the lunar south pole. Set to land on the Moon in 2028, the Pakistani rover will play […]
A signing ceremony for the exchange of notes and record of discussion between the governments of Japan and Pakistan was held in Islamabad today. The project is aimed at improving the accuracy of flood forecasts and flood control functions, accumulating basic data that contribute to disaster risk reduction measures, and reducing the risk of loss […]
Speaking to a reporter in Islamabad, Aleema Khan said that Imran Khan has decided on November 24 as the date for the final protest in the federal capital. She stated that the PTI mandate was stolen on February 9 and selected people were given the power to rule the country who deprived people of their […]
