WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Joe Biden warned Tuesday of a “very, very dangerous” situation without a Gaza ceasefire deal by Ramadan, adding that it was up to Hamas to accept a deal as talks continue in Cairo. As the US military made its second airdrop of aid to Gaza, […]
Month: March 2024
The PML-N has become the largest political party in the National Assembly, with the number of its MNAs surging by 16 to 123 following the distribution of reserved seats — denied to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) — among three political parties. The PML-N initially won a total of 75 […]
By Qamar Bashir The new government, a continuation of the coalition that came into power in April 2022 and the interim administration established in August 2023, suggests continuity in bilateral relations with the USA and China. However, while there appears to be no major policy shift, the government, which assumed […]
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces swept into the Palestinians’ administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest raid into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday. Witnesses in Ramallah said Israeli forces had driven […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: In his maiden speech during a session of the newly elected National Assembly, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday endorsed the PTI’s call for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 riots. He passed these remarks in reference to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s recent call […]
By Sheikh Naeem Tahir Sargodha : The process of preparing 18 kg bags of goods for distribution among the beneficiaries under the supervision of the Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has been speed up, the distribution phase of which will be started from today. According to the sources, […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: PTI leader Asad Qaiser on Monday demanded a judicial inquiry into the cipher case.Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, the former NA speaker stated, “Our position on the cipher case is clear: we demand a judicial commission is formed and the truth will come out.” The […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The presidential election in Pakistan is scheduled for March 9 when Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), will vie for the prestigious office. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has called […]
By Iftikhar Mashwani Newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was administered oath of CE office by President Arif Alvi here at the Presidency in Islamabad on Monday. Shehbaz earlier served as prime minister of a coalition government from April 2022 to August 2023 before parliament was dissolved to hold general elections […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday rejected a petition filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council — the new face of the PTI — seeking the allocation of reserved seats. The 4-1 majority verdict, which was reserved last week, was issued by a five-member bench headed by […]
