The mental ability and age of the United States’ presidential candidates took center stage on the campaign trail on Saturday, following a report that suggested President Joe Biden was suffering memory lapses. Former President Donald Trump accused both Biden, the Democrat he will likely face in November’s general election, and Nikki Haley, Trump’s last remaining […]
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Indian police on Monday blocked roads to halt farmers who were marching to New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021 when thousands of growers camped out on major highways leading to the country’s capital. The farmers protest revolves around the demand of a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price […]
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With the PTI-backed independents bagging 79 seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, they are poised to get the chief minister’s slot. However, differences have emerged among their ranks over the choice, as there are four aspirants for the office, Dunya News reported. As the Election of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to notify the names of successful […]
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Some people are planning to repeat the May 9 events, warned Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday, as he said that the intelligence agencies had the evidence of the attempts. Talking to reporters in Lahore, Naqvi said the intelligence agencies had recorded the discussions held among such elements on the subject and made […]
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In a significant development, Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday abdicated his provincial assembly seat PS-129 (Karachi) saying PTI-backed Independent candidate had secured more votes than him. JI’s Naeemur Rehman returned successful on PS-129 (Karachi Central-VIII) by bagging 26,296 votes. Out of the seven provincial assembly seats of Korangi district three were won […]
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The benchmark KSE-100 Index tumbled over 2 per cent during intraday trading on Monday as investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange are grappling with the divided mandate emerging out of the Feb 8 elections and the resultant political uncertainty that will follow in the coming years. As the session began, the KSE-100 Index at point […]
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Will it be continuation of the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) government as two leading allies – the PML-N and the PPP – will have another round of talks to share the power corridor in Islamabad. A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) delegation led by Shehbaz Sharif had a meeting with PPP’s Asif Zardari and Bilawal on […]
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The election results brought many surprises on Friday morning as heavyweights lost the battle to PTI-backed independent candidates. A similar political upset was reported in Lahore as PML-N stalwart and former federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique lost his seat to PTI-backed independent candidate Sardar Latif Khosa. According to the election results, the renowned lawyer and […]
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PTI-backed independent candidate Mian Muhammad Azhar, a former Punjab governor, defeated PML-N candidate Mian Nauman by a big margin in the National Assembly constituency NA-129 of Lahore. According to unofficial results of Thursday’s polling announced on Friday, he polled 103,718 votes while PML-N candidate Hafiz Nauman could get 71,540 votes. It may be recalled that […]
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Pakistan held a national election on Thursday to elect a new government, with multiple crises plaguing the country. Here are some of the challenges that will confront the government that takes charge: Pakistan narrowly averted sovereign default last summer through a last-gasp $3 billion bailout from the IMF — but the lender’s support ends in […]
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