Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui passed away on Monday after battling illness for two weeks. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital in Islamabad, but his condition worsened over the last few days. Also Read: LHC demands concrete action to curb Lahore’s smog crisis Senator Siddiqui was a senior leader of […]
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IMF ‘stops’ Pakistan govt from setting support price for commodities
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed a strict condition on Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments as part of its $7 billion bailout package, barring them from setting support prices for key agricultural commodities, including wheat, sugarcane, and cotton. This condition is part of a broader effort to reduce government spending and limit subsidies. The […]
Petition filed against Maryam Nawaz for donning Police uniform
The Punjab Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz, stirred controversy as she participated in a passing-out parade of women police in Lahore, donning a police uniform. The move quickly drew criticism, leading to legal action against her. A citizen named Waqar Ali filed an application in the session court of Lahore, seeking to initiate a case against […]
Hamas officials say group willing to disarm if Palestinian state is established
Some Hamas officials are signaling that the militant group could give up armed struggle against Israel if the Palestinians get an independent state in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 war. The messaging suggests a softening of Hamas’ position as its fate hangs in the balance with Israel’s pummeling of the Gaza Strip, which […]
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership
The US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s recognition of a Palestinian state. The vote in the 15-member security council was 12 in favor, the US opposed and two abstentions, the UK and Switzerland. US officials had been hoping Washington could avoid […]
Israel killed 6,000 mothers in Gaza, leaving 19,000 children orphaned: UN Women
Six months into the war on Gaza, over 10,000 women have been killed by Israel, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned, UN Women said on Tuesday citing its latest report. Israel’s war on Gaza is “also a war on women”, the UN agency said at the launch of the report: Scarcity […]
Netanyahu Responds as Iran Unleashes Second Wave of Drones
BREAKING: Netanyahu Issues Official Statement Amid Iran’s Second Wave of Drone Attacks: ‘Our defense systems are deployed, we are prepared for any scenario, both defensively and offensively,’ he declares. ‘I know that you citizens of Israel are also keeping your cool. I urge you to listen to the directives of the Home Front Command. Together […]
LHC bars FIA from taking disciplinary action against Khadija Shah
On Tuesday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued an order prohibiting the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from implementing any disciplinary measures against Khadija Shah, a woman leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and a prominent fashion designer, who is currently under arrest. The FIA initiated a money laundering investigation against Khadija Shah, a challenge […]
Trickle-down misery: How Afghanistan’s asset freeze hurts everyone
KABUL: Afghan businessman Shoaib Barak is struggling to pay his workers and suppliers, unable to access funds from a banking system crippled by the freezing of the nation’s overseas assets. They, in turn, can’t pay their bills — and so the country’s economic woes trickle down and hurt everyone along an unbroken chain of misery. […]
Flight carrying Umer Sharif landed in Germany after his health deteriorated
BERLIN: On Wednesday, the air ambulance carrying comedian Umer Sharif to the United States has made an urgent landing in Germany after his condition worsened amid flight, Daily Times reported. Meanwhile, Germany permitted the emergency landing on a humanitarian basis and extended a 15-day visa to him and his wife. However, the stay is likely […]