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EVERY election, no matter how small and flawed, conveys a message about the political dynamics taking place in society at that moment, as long as both the electoral process and the electoral results are carefully observed and analyzed. The recent by-elections in six national and seven assembly constituencies of Punjab were no exception. These seats,…
KHYBER Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and other PTI workers huddled around a fire before ending a late-night sit-in outside Adiala Jail against repeated refusal to meet Imran Khan.—X/PTIOfficial ISLAMABAD: Demanding that the government allow jailed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan to meet his sisters and party leaders, the opposition alliance warned authorities on…
A NASA rover has recorded evidence of lightning on Mars for the first time, with its microphone picking up the sounds of tiny “zaps” whipped up by the dust storms that constantly sweep across the planet. Scientists have long debated whether electrical discharges could occur in the dusty, little-known Martian climate, but evidence has been…
On Friday, police detained 24 PTI leaders and workers following a protest at the Karachi Press Club (KPC), held to demonstrate the party’s concerns over the well-being of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Reports about Imran’s poor health had swirled on social and foreign media a day ago, prompting government and PTI leaders to dismiss…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was on Friday elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO-COM), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO). The OCE was founded as the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) in 1964 by Pakistan, Iran and Turkiye, before changing its name in…
Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi said on Friday that three Pakistani prisoners in India were repatriated across the Wagah border. The border, which connects Lahore with the Indian city of Amritsar, is the only active land crossing between the two neighbors. It was closed to general traffic after a brief but intense military conflict…
The Russian embassy announced Friday that a monument to Yuri Gagarin, the first man to travel to space and return, was unveiled in Islamabad’s Fatima Jinnah Park. Gagarin became the first man in space in April 1961, when he uttered the famous words “Let’s go” as his Vostok rocket took off from southern Kazakhstan. After…
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Friday that constitutional amendments hastily adopted by Pakistan seriously undermine judicial independence and raise serious concerns about military accountability and respect for the rule of law. In a statement issued in Geneva, the human rights chief said the latest constitutional amendment, like last year’s 26th…
An Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members will be charged with first-degree murder, a US official said Friday, after one of the soldiers died from his wounds as Donald Trump promised to suspend migration from “third world countries.” The announcement marks an escalation in the charges faced by the attacker, identified as…
The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) restored power supply to four housing projects in Bahria Town Lahore after the society’s management paid outstanding bills worth Rs 682 million. “Power supply has been restored to four projects in Bahria Town, including the main Bahria Town near Mohlanwal,” a Lesco spokesperson said. Sunrise. Power supply was suspended…
