Nawaz Sharif most popular leader in Punjab: survey

ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif has emerged as the most popular leader in Punjab, according to a newly released survey, whereas he is fast catching up with Imran Khan at the national level as the former’s graph goes up and the latter’s is going down after incarceration. A survey released by Gallup Pakistan on Thursday laid out […]

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President Alvi accepts Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday accepted the resignation of Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, the third senior-most judge of the Supreme Court who stepped down abruptly a day earlier, on Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar’s advice. Justice Ahsan resigned under Articles 179 and 206 (1) of the Constitution. Article 179 allows an SC judge to […]

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PML-Q scraps seat adjustment plans with PML-N

LAHORE: After the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) fielded its candidates in Punjab’s Gujrat district, an upset Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) said it has scrapped the seat adjustment plans with the party weeks before the country is set to witness a much awaited general elections on February 8. The party, in a statement on Friday, alleged that the PML-N […]

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Another resolution on delaying Feb 8 polls submitted to Senate

ISLAMABAD: Days after a resolution seeking to delay election in the country was passed by the upper house of parliament, another similar resolution was submitted to the Senate on Friday. The resolution moved by independent Senator Hidayat Ullah called for postponing February 8 general elections in view of the “security challenges”. It said the upper […]

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CJP says ECP was ‘overtly generous’ with PTI during its govt, gave party 2 years to hold internal polls

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Friday observed that the Elections Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was “overtly generous” with the PTI during its government by granting the party two years to hold internal elections. He passed these remarks as a three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench — comprising the CJP, Justice Muhammad Ali […]

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Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders withdraws proposal to ban mosques, Holy Quran

Dutch far-right election winner Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal banning mosques and the Holy Quran, in a concession to potential coalition partners, a day before talks to form the next government resume following the November election. According to Euro News, the bill’s abandonment could be critical in gaining the trust and support of three […]

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US naval officer jailed for passing sensitive information to China

US naval officer Wenheng Zhao pleaded guilty to passing sensitive information and blueprints to Chinese intelligence and has been sentenced to 27 months in Jail. Zhao was a petty officer working at the Californian Ventura County naval base. According to BBC, he passed on military information about operational instructions, electrical diagrams, and blueprints for the radar system […]

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Chaos ensues as Ecuador’s most-wanted criminal vanishes from jail

Ecuador’s most wanted criminal, leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, Jose Adolfo Macias, fled from jail where he was serving his sentence for drug trafficking and murder. Known by his alias Fito, Macias was imprisoned in 2011 and given a 34-year sentence, as reported by Reuters. Police in Ecuador reportedly have launched a massive manhunt […]

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Why are Indians boycotting Maldives over PM Modi’s beach trip?

Social media is one of the major birthplaces of controversy because of its ability to promptly spread information worldwide where one picture could create chaos across nations especially if it is shared by a prominent figure. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently posted pictures of himself on X, formerly known as Twitter, snorkelling and walking […]

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