The National Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning a recent resolution by the United States House of Representatives while called to probe the February 8 elections. The resolution, introduced by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member Shaista Pervaiz Malik, criticised the US resolution passed on June 25. Malik stated that the American resolution displayed […]
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Homophobic and racist comments apparently made by Reform UK members have been recorded by an undercover Channel 4 journalist while they campaigned for Nigel Farage to become Clacton’s MP. Reform UK said those making “unacceptable comments” will no longer be part of Mr Farage’s campaign. The secret recordings feature a conversation between what appears to […]
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Iranians started voting on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader, at a time of growing public frustration. Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0430 GMT) and close at 6 […]
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GAZA (AFP): A trio of rights groups took the Dutch government back to court on Friday, arguing that a ban on supplying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel is not being respected in practice. In a landmark verdict in February, an appeals court ordered the Netherlands to stop delivering parts for fighter jets used by […]
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Along with random construction, deforestation and development on agricultural land are linked to the high influx of tourists, contributing to making Gilgit Baltistan disaster-prone Wajhullah Fahim Today, the world is categorised into many groups such as developed nations, developing nations, under-developed nations, the American bloc, and the Chinese bloc. But some issues are faced globally, […]
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Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Shahid Karim on Thursday remarked that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif should take responsibility for any insubordination by intelligence agencies under him. The judge’s remarks were made in the written order for a case on the alleged threats to a judge of a Sargodha anti-terrorism court (ATC) and his harassment by […]
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China’s Communist Party says it has expelled two former defense ministers, Li Shangfu and his predecessor, Wei Fenghe, on allegations of corruption and bribery. According to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency, “Li Shangfu betrayed his original mission … betrayed the trust of the Party Central Committee and Central Military Commission… and caused great damage to […]
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According to BBC reports on 27.06.2024: The leader of France’s far-right National Rally, Marine Le Pen, has warned that President Emmanuel Macron will not be able to send troops to Ukraine as army chief if her party forms the next government. “Armed forces chief, for the president, is an honorary title as it’s the prime […]
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced plans to challenge a district and sessions court’s decision to reject the pleas seeking suspension of the sentences handed to party founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the iddat case. PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan termed the verdict “absolutely ridiculous” and lamented the politicisation of private […]
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BEIJING: The working teams of China and the European Commission (EC) have maintained close communication and stepped up the consultations, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) confirmed on Thursday, responding to a question on the launch of consultations between China and the EU on the anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) initiated by the EU. […]
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