WASHINGTON (A News) – At a pompous ceremony, Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president of the United States. The future of one of the oldest democracies is greatly influenced by the incoming White House occupant, and his choices have a global effect. After beating Kamala HarrisContinue Reading
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, has requested a presidential pardon ahead of the US presidential election, describing her imprisonment as “a blatant miscarriage of justice”. Siddiqui, who has been imprisoned in the United StatesContinue Reading
Senior officials said an oil tanker exploded in northern Nigeria on Saturday, killing at least 60 people and injuring hundreds more. Kumar Tsukwam, commander of Niger State’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), verified the event in the Suleja Local Government Area, claiming that hundreds of people were hurt while attemptingContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Thousands of protestors, mostly women, gathered in Washington on Saturday to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with many wearing pink hats, reminiscent of a far bigger protest at his first swearing-in ceremony in 2017. Protesters gathered at Franklin Park, one of three starting points for the “People’s March” thatContinue Reading
On Friday, four of Canada’s largest lenders, along with six major US institutions, announced their withdrawal from a global climate alliance. The departures from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance began with Goldman Sachs’ statement on December 6, and they occur ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House next week.Continue Reading
Pakistani climber Asad Ali Memon has successfully climbed Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest peak. The mountain, which stands at 4,892 metres, is known for being the coldest in the world. Memon, who is on a trip to top the tallest mountains on all seven continents, has now climbed six of them.Continue Reading
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Pakistan’s economy will rise by 3% in the current fiscal year. On Friday, the IMF issued its World Economic Outlook report, which included mixed economic estimates for the current and forthcoming fiscal years. According to the research, Pakistan’s economic growth is predicted toContinue Reading
Bushra Bibi detained in court: The court also imposed a punishment of Rs1 million on Imran Khan and half a million on his wife: Directs the government to seize control of Al-Qadir University and confiscate its land. The Accountability Court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister and PTI founder ImranContinue Reading
The CEO of social media company TikTok will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to US media, as the president-elect appears to consider sparing the app from a potential ban on US operations. Shou Chew is expected to attend the January 20 event with many other high-profile social mediaContinue Reading
LAHORE – The Model Town Organised Crime Unit stated that an outlaw who had become a symbol of terror in Punjab was slain by his own accomplices during a purported confrontation with police on Tuesday. The suspect, Rafiq alias Phaki, was engaged in scores of cases of kidnapping for ransom,Continue Reading
