LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed a plea for protective bail submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he failed to appear before the court on Thursday. The court had granted Imran Khan till 6:30 p.m. to appear in court. Despite beingContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said that the raids on the BBC offices in India on Tuesday were just another sign of the country’s constricting media freedom environment and a stain on India’s democratic credentials. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the raids were retaliation for the BBC documentary on the GujratContinue Reading
CHICHAWATNI – A Thursday explosion on the Jaffar Express in Chichawatni left two people dead and four more hurt. Quetta to Peshawar was where the train was headed. The explosion happened when a cylinder blew out inside the train’s fourth bogie, according to Babar Ali, a spokesman for Pakistan Railways.Continue Reading
DHAKA : ( AFP ) -According to a senior US ambassador now in Bangladesh, sanctions on an elite Bangladeshi police unit suspected of arbitrary murders won’t be lifted until the force is reformatted. Last week, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet travelled to the South Asian nation where he spoke withContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD : The head of Pakistan’s Election Commission (ECP) stated that he was unable to use his authority and carry out constitutional responsibilities. Sikandar Sultan Raja, the chief election commissioner, voiced his concerns to the Supreme Court of Pakistan during the hearing of a case involving the transfer of GhulamContinue Reading
ISALAHABAD – In a case involving accusations of a murder conspiracy against former president Asif Ali Zardari, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted bail to Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the head of the Awami Muslim League (AML). After hearing arguments from Islamabad Advocate General Jahangir Khan Jadoon and counselContinue Reading
LAHORE – In a case involving a demonstration outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday denied PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s request to withdraw his bail application and postponed the hearing until 4pm. The change occurred after Mr. Khan disobeyed a summons to appearContinue Reading
GENEVA (AP) — After a financially successful 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA had approximately $4 billion in reserves, and rising hospitality and ticket sales for the 2026 event in North America are likely to add billions to FIFA’s profits. FIFA disclosed “exceptionally solid” finances in its 2022 annual report,Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Danila Ganich, the Russian ambassador to Pakistan, said that US worries about former prime minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow and “severe internal domestic difficulties” led to Khan’s removal from office. Mr. Khan visited Russia in February of last year and was criticised for doing soContinue Reading
GENEVA (AP) — A guy wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying explosives was apprehended at one of the entrances of the Swiss Parliament on Tuesday, prompting the Swiss capital’s police to evacuate Parliament and adjacent institutions. Berne police said in a statement that in the early afternoon, “federal security personnelContinue Reading
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