The Bangladesh Nationalist Party comfortably won 185 seats in Bangladesh’s 300-member parliament, surpassing the halfway point for a simple majority. DHAKA: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a historic parliamentary election on Friday (Feb 13), local TV stations said, as ballots were tallied throughout the night in a key poll anticipatedContinue Reading
Aminul Islam, president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, and Imran Khawaja, deputy chairman of the ICC, arrived in Lahore with the intention of negotiating the present T20 World Cup dispute. LAHORE (Channel News Pakistan) – The delegations from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) haveContinue Reading
QUETTA (Channel News Pakistan) – Temperatures in Balochistan have plummeted to – 12 degrees Celsius, freezing even the flowing water. Despite the fact that snowfall has stopped in the province’s northern and higher parts, strong cold and Siberian winds remain prevalent. Sub-zero temperatures in Quetta, Kalat, Chaman, and Ziarat haveContinue Reading
KARACHI (Channel NewsPakistan) While Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah acknowledged six fatalities and stated that over 58 people were still missing, firefighters resumed their efforts late on Sunday night to put out a fire that had been blazing inside the Gul Plaza shopping mall since the previous night. MuradContinue Reading
TEHRAN (Reuters) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, blamed President Donald Trump on Saturday for weeks of protests after human rights organizations said thousands of people had died in a harsh crackdown by security forces. Widespread protests demanding the abolition of clerical control in the Islamic Republic beganContinue Reading
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) In response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex the Arctic island, thousands of demonstrators flocked to Denmark on Saturday to show support for Greenland and demand that the US respect Greenlanders’ right to self-determination. Trump claims that Greenland’s strategic position and abundant mineral resources make itContinue Reading
Moscow (Webdesk) – Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Pakistan’s recently appointed Ambassador to the Russian Federation, formally handed his letters of credence to President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a solemn ceremony at the Kremlin Palace, signaling the official start of his diplomatic service in Moscow. During the occasion, Ambassador Tirmizi deliveredContinue Reading
DHAKA (AFP): Khaleda Zia, the three-time prime minister of Bangladesh, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80. She had wanted to govern her country one final time following elections next year. Zia, who had dominated the volatile power battles of the South Asian nation for decades, had promisedContinue Reading
LAHORE (Channel NewsPakistan) : Following a demonstration in the Ghalib Market area of Lahore during the arrival of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, police have filed a complaint against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf activists. Afridi’s arrival in the region sparked the protest. According to authorities, protesters screamed anti-government chants and obstructed traffic.Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD (Channel NewsPakistan)- Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Bushra Bibi will challenge the findings in the Toshakhana-II case in Islamabad High Court on Monday. They have developed the appeals, which will be filed by a team of attorneys before IHC on Monday. According to the appeals,Continue Reading
