Deadlock deepens in US House speaker showdown By: Agencies on January 5, 2023The deeply riven US House of Representatives was engulfed in crisis for a second day running Wednesday as fresh rounds of voting failed to produce a winner in the race for speaker. Conservative hardliners have been blocking establishment pick Kevin McCarthy in a humiliating standoff that has paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress since it […]
Earthquake jolts various cities including Islamabad By: APP/ Web Desk on January 5, 2023A strong earthquake jolted Islamabad, and several cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. According to private media, the magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 5.8 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Hindu Kash region with a depth of 189 kilometres. Tremors […]
Pakistan’s biggest tractor manufacturer shuts down operations By: webdesk on January 5, 2023Pakistan’s biggest agricultural machinery manufacturer, Millat Tractors Limited, has announced to shut down its operations from January 6 till further notice, citing low demand and cash flow constraints. The company shared the development in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). “Due to continuing reduced demand of tractors and cash flow constraints, the Company […]
Arshad Sharif’s widow expresses mistrust in JIT By: Web Desk on January 5, 2023The widow of late journalist Arshad Sharif stated her distrust in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) constituted to investigate his death. During the Supreme Court’s (SC) hearing on the suo motu notice, she stated that the members of the JIT were subordinate officers to the accused. “The JIT officers are very capable. The subordinate officers […]
Bilawal pays homage to Salman Taseer on his death anniversary By: Web Desk on January 4, 2023Foreign Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday paid glowing tributes to former Punjab governor Salman Taseer on his death anniversary. “We pay red salute to the struggle of Shaheed Salman Taseer. He sacrificed his life in advancing the philosophy of the PPP,” he said. “Salman Taseer spoke about the rights given to […]
Iran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars By: AFP on January 3, 2023 Iranian police have resumed warnings that women must wear mandatory headscarves even in cars, media reported on Monday, as unrest continues following the death of Mahsa Amini. Protests have gripped Iran since the Sept 16 death of Iranian-Kurdish Amini, 22, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic’s strict […]
Pathaan: Is ‘Besharam Rung’ a copy of Sajjad Ali’s old song? By: webdesk on January 3, 2023Pakistani artist Sajjad Ali released a video singing his 25-year-old song, and netizens believe it’s pirated. Pathaan has been involved in controversy since its first rushes and first song were released online. The song was discussed after a Madhya Pradesh minister noticed DP’s saffron bikini. Now, Indian media and users are comparing it to a […]
Lula returns for third term as Brazil president By: Agencies on January 2, 2023Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to be inaugurated Sunday for a third term as Brazilian president, in a ceremony snubbed by outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro, underlining the deep divisions the veteran leftist inherits. The swearing-in will cap a remarkable political comeback for 77-year-old Lula, who returns to the presidential palace in Brasilia less […]
Strike kills 63 Russian troops in eastern Ukraine: Moscow By: AFP on January 2, 2023Moscow: Sixty-three Russian troops were killed in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv forces struck a camp using US-supplied Himars systems, the Russian defence ministry announced on Monday. Without claiming the strike, Ukraine’s military said the death toll from a strike in the town of Makiivka in the Moscow-controlled part of the eastern region of Donetsk was […]
Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi jailed for 33 years By: AFP on December 30, 2022Ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another seven years in jail as her long series of trials ended on Friday, with the Nobel laureate now facing more than three decades behind bars. A prisoner of the military since a coup last year, Suu Kyi, 77, has been convicted on every charge […]