COLOMBO (Pakistan Post) – Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis. Dissanayake, whose leftist coalition won a record 159 seats in the 225-member parliament in a general […]
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PARIS (Pakistan Post) – The European Union’s top diplomat on Monday confirmed he would suggest to members of the bloc that the EU pauses its political dialogue with Israel, citing the country’s conduct of the war in Gaza. “Many people tried to stop the war in Gaza… this has not happened yet. And I don’t […]
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SEOUL (Pakistan Post) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the country’s military to improve capabilities for fighting a war in a speech last week, state media KCNA said on Monday, after Pyongyang dispatched thousands of troops to Russia. Kim delivered the speech to a conference of battalion commanders and political instructors held in […]
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LAHORE (Pakistan Post) – Atmosphere in the Punjab has improved after smog was reduced on Monday morning but still it is “hazardous.” According to the Swiss environment monitor IQAir, the AQI (air quality index) of Lahore was 495 at 10:00 am which is “hazardous”. The AQI further decreased to 449 later in the day. On […]
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ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has rejected the petition seeking to declare candidates who secure more than 50 percent of votes in elections as winners. A seven-member bench, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the petition, where Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar questioned under which constitutional provision candidates could be required to […]
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RAWALPINDI (Pakistan Post) – Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday predicted that glad tidings would start appearing before Dec 30. Speaking to reporters, the former federal minister criticised the government for staying above law and violating all norms of decency. He also took aim at former premier Nawaz Shraif‘s son Hassan […]
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ISLAMABAD (Pakisan Post) – The final report on details of cases registered against PTI founder Imran Khan in the federal capital Islamabad has been submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). IHC Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir heard the plea filed by Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi.Islamabad Police through DSP Legal, Sajid Cheema submitted the final […]
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ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has expressed Pakistan’s desire to deepen partnership with the US in key sectors including economy, climate change, science and technology, agriculture, education and health. Addressing a USAID event in Islamabad today, he stated that the two countries had a unique opportunity to revitalise their […]
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PESHAWAR (Pakistan Post) – Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, on Monday warned the party leaders of stern action for not following her directions regarding the Nov 24 protest call. According to sources, the former first-lady grilled the party’s office-bearers and Members of Parliament (MPs) during a meeting held in Peshawar yesterday. […]
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LAHORE (Pakistan Post) – The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has formally indicted PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi and 20 other accused in the case related to the planning of the May 9 incidents. The hearing took place in Kot Lakhpat Jail, where the court addressed the cases related to the incidents that occurred on May 9. […]
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