The government has halted the demolition of the boards of eight power distribution corporations, putting a stop to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s plan to remove political control from these boards due to opposition from several sources. Days after the prime minister said that the boards should be fired for “alarming indicators of bad governance and […]
In what is expected to be the most competitive election since apartheid ended, South Africans cast their ballots on Wednesday. After three decades in power, the African National Congress (ANC) may lose its legislative majority, according to polls. Voters queued at many places, including Hitekani Primary School in the large slum of Soweto in Johannesburg, […]
An important drug smuggling operation was successfully stopped by the Pakistan Navy (PN) on Tuesday in the northern Arabian Sea, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. A significant amount of drugs were found on board the naval vessel PNS Aslat during a regular sweep that was conducted as part of the regional maritime […]
There is still uncertainty in official circles around the prime minister’s decision to outsource the planning when the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program script has already been finalized, even as the UK government begins encouraging Pakistan to create a “home-grown” economic plan. Members of the PM’s committee on the domestic economic growth plan and […]
Ivanka Trump and her siblings ran her father’s business when former US President Donald Trump was originally considering a presidential candidacy in 2016. The former Trump senior adviser, who played a significant role in her father’s initial campaign, asserted that she did not formally participate in any of these gatherings. Ivanka Trump stated in an […]
Three years after the Taliban reclaimed control in Afghanistan, Russia will take them off a list of terrorist organizations that are prohibited from operating, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency announced on Monday. Despite UN sanctions, Moscow has been fostering relations with the Taliban for years, holding several rounds of negotiations and increasing trade with […]
As part of its efforts to lift the ban on the Islamist movement, Russia has extended an invitation to the Taliban in Afghanistan to attend its largest yearly economic conference, a senior Russian official was cited as saying on Monday. Although the Taliban is still officially banned in Russia, relations between the two groups have […]
As harsh religious language intensifies, Suhel Mansuri, who still bears the scars from the Hindu-Muslim riots that killed dozens in his region of the capital of India in 2020, says he voted for “peace and brotherhood” on Saturday in the national elections. During the riots in the most populous district of Delhi, Mansuri and his […]
On Saturday, Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering support for the legitimate Palestinian struggle. The Premier, in a post on his X handle, claimed that he applauded the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling to force Israel to cease its assault on Rafah during a phone discussion with Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris […]
As part of its campaign against unauthorized structures and encroachments, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) closed the PTI Central Secretariat in Sector G-84 of the federal capital on Thursday night for breaking building bylaws. A large police presence was present outside the PTI Secretariat while the unlawful buildings were destroyed. In addition, a second story […]
