Traffic hurdles persist in Karachi as sit-ins against Parachinar killings continue – Pakistan

As sit-ins continued across the country on Saturday against the killings in Parachinar in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, traffic obstacles persisted for residents of Karachi, where the protests entered their fifth day. The religious political party Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) had called for protests throughout the country to express its solidarity with the people of…

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‘Totally insulted by the present government’: Rahul Gandhi on Manmohan Singh’s cremation

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday criticized the government’s decision to carry out former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s cremation at Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated memorial site, calling it a “grave insult” to the late leader.In a post on .Rahul also wrote about Singh’s legacy, describing him as a leader whose policies…

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Trump’s tariffs threat looms over meeting with Canadian ministers at Mar-a-Lago

Senior Canadian officials met with top advisers to Donald Trump on Friday to discuss border security and the potential impact of tariffs the president-elect has threatened to impose when he takes office next month. Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Howard Lutnick and Doug…

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Protests by MWM enter fourth day as roadblocks compound Karachi’s traffic woes – Pakistan

• Sit-ins over Parachinar murders spread to other cities in Sindh• MWM leader holds the government responsible for any inconvenience to the people• Says there is no Shia-Sunni conflict in Kurram KARACHI: As multiple sit-ins organized at the request of the Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) to protest the killings in Parachinar continued in the metropolis for…

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