Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent an internal memo days after President Donald Trump took office vowing an “America First” policy of tightly restricting assistance overseas. “No new funds shall be obligated for new awards or extensions of existing awards until each proposed new award or extension has been reviewed and approved,” said the memo […]
Yunus, 84, an economist and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, took charge of the South Asian country’s interim government in August after Hasina was forced to flee to neighboring India following weeks of violent protests. Hasina has been credited with turning around the economy and the country’s massive garments industry during her 15 years […]
Seattle-based U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order, opening a new tab at the urging of four Democratic-led states – Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon – preventing the administration from enforcing the order. Trump signed the order on Monday, his first day back in office. The judge, an appointee of Republican former […]
As per details, Nazar Abbas has also filed an application seeking a stay order on the contempt proceedings initiated against him. The Supreme Court (SC), acknowledging Nazar Abbas’s intra-court appeal, has constituted a six-member larger bench to hear the case. A six-member bench formed under the chairmanship of Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail will take up […]
Speaking to reporters outside Adiala Jail after meeting Imran Khan, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that Imran Khan directed that negotiations can continue if a three-member judges commission is formed to probe the May 9 riots and November 26 protests. Barrister Gohar Ali Khan stated that the government had been given seven days to announce […]
According to a spokesperson for the government committee Irfan Siddiqui, the response will address the PTI’s demands, including the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the May 9 riots. The government committee has been reviewing the PTI’s charter of demands and has sought legal opinions on the matter. While the committee has not yet […]
Head of the PTI’s negotiating committee, Omar Ayub, has said that his party will not attend the fourth round of dialogue with the government until the formation of the judicial commission. Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar has said that the opposition party will attend the next round of talks if the government affirms the formation of […]
Bloomberg’s intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions. The United States typically provides 22 percent of the UNFCCC secretariat’s budget, with the body’s operating costs for 2024-2025 projected at 88.4 million euros ($96.5 million). “From 2017 to 2020, during […]
Punjab CM announced that 50,000 minority families would receive Rs10,500 every three months, with the number of beneficiaries set to increase to 75,000 in the coming years. Additionally, festival grants for minorities have been raised from Rs10,000 to Rs15,000 and the annual development budget for minority communities has been increased by 60%. She announced that […]
India, a strategic partner of the United States in its efforts to counter China, is keen to enhance trade relations with the U.S. and make it easier for its citizens to get skilled worker visas, two topics that will be on the agenda if the leaders meet, the sources said. Trump’s return to the White […]
