ISLAMABAD: A heavy monsoon spell struck the nation in the early hours of Thursday, flooding some portions of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. This prompted the government to declare an emergency in the capital and garrison cities. The Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) issued an alarm as aContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI – Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), requested permission on Thursday to organize a public demonstration in Lal Haveli, Rawalpindi, but the deputy commissioner of Rawalpindi denied his request. It should be mentioned that on August 13, a former federal minister asked theContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The ‘controversial’ Election Act Amendment Bill 2024 was signed into law by President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday. The measure has been sent to the Senate Secretariat, and the notice in the gazette will be published on Thursday. On August 6, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protested, but theContinue Reading
PARIS (Reuters): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said that Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for failing to make weight only hours before the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Phogat was scheduled to compete against American Sarah Hildebrandt for the gold medal. She will notContinue Reading
PARIS (AFP) — The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday is expected to be unforgettable, with Tom Cruise reportedly planning a daring action on the roof of the Stade de France. The flag will be passed from Paris to Los Angeles. There are high hopes for the spectacleContinue Reading
Turkey (Reuters) – According to a diplomatic source, Turkey will file a statement of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Wednesday in support of South Africa’s genocide complaint against Israel. The source also stated that the statement will take place around 1330 GMT. ForeignContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Firefighters reported that a wind-driven wildfire on a hillside above the city of San Bernardino, California, prompted evacuations and burnt many residences before being contained on Tuesday. At least five homes have burnt, according to footage from the local TV station KTLA 5, when the swiftly spreading brushContinue Reading
LAHORE: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) has been told by the Lahore High Court (LHC) to consider a new plea from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking permission to organize a demonstration at Minar-e-Pakistan on Independence Day. The PTI petitioned Justice Ali Baqir Najafi to allow the demonstration at Minar-e-Pakistan on August 14.Continue Reading
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have been accused of breaking the Election Amendment Act and the constitution by Umar Sarfraz Cheema, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former governor of Punjab. During a court appearance, Cheema told the media that noContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (APP) – By planting a sapling here on Wednesday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif officially began the nationwide monsoon tree planting campaign. Speaking at the event, the prime minister announced that, in order to protect the nation from the damaging effects of climate change that will severely affect itContinue Reading
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