Judicial

Floods Kill 13 During Hindu Pilgrimage in Kashmir

At least 13 people were killed when sudden rains triggered flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, police said.Officials said in addition to the deaths, at least three dozen people…

Politics

PM Orders Early Restoration of Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday took notice of a technical fault in the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project and directed the concerned authorities to restore the power station at the earliest.The premier, who chaired a high-level meet…

General

Sri Lanka Protesters Won’t Budge Till President Leaves Office

Sri Lankan protesters refused to budge from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence on Sunday, a day after they stormed his home, forcing him to flee with the navy and announce he would resign.”Our struggle is not over,” student leader Lahiru Weerasek…

General

UK Conservative Hopefuls Strikingly Diverse, Firmly on Right

Like most of his predecessors as Conservative Party leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is wealthy, white and male. There’s a good chance his successor will be different.The eight candidates running in a party election to succeed Johnson are four men …

General

A Look at High-Profile Political Assassinations This Century

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday by a gunman who opened fire on him as he delivered a campaign speech on a street in western Japan, shocking the country.Here’s a global look at other high-profile political assassination…

General

Ahsan Iqbal holds ‘productive’ meeting Abdulla Nasser Lootah in New York

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal held a meeting with Director General of Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, UAE, Abdulla Nasser Lootah on the sidelines of high level political forum 2022, in New York.Pakistan’s Deputy Pe…