Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to move matches from Florida due to severe flood warnings in the state. In an interview with a local news channel, Azhar pointed out that the current conditions make it unlikely for the scheduled matches to proceed as planned. “Considering the severe conditions…
Journalists staged a protest against the imposition of heavy taxes on salaried employees before Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s press conference on Thursday. The finance minister was set to address a post-budget press conference in Islamabad when journalists stood up in protest. The journalists recorded a token protest just before the start of the press conference….
ISLAMABAD: As the clock struck 7:30 PM local time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emerged from party headquarters, greeted by a throng of jittery supporters eagerly awaiting Modi’s address. Flanked by party stalwarts Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, when Modi finally came to the…
ISLAMABAD: On the eve of the prime minister’s departure to Beijing, Pakistan decided to make a bullet payment to Chinese power plants for reducing their outstanding dues in a bid to break the ice to secure financing for infrastructure projects and a $600 million commercial loan. Sources told The Express Tribune that the energy ministry…
THE HAGUE: The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by South Africa. While the ruling denied Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the war in Gaza, it also represented…
Taking a dig at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), a former coalition partner, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday once again decried a lack of a level-playing field to his party in the wake of upcoming general elections in the country, emphasising that his grievance primarily pertains to one particular party. Addressing a…
HYDERABAD: Amid an ongoing “split” over the issue of timely polls with his father, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that from the leadership to the workers, all are bound by the decisions of the party. “We will make collective decisions, carry everyone along and as you have never disappointed me,…
BIRMINGHAM: The life and legend of Shaheed Syed Ali Geelani was commemorated during a one-day conference in the United Kingdom to recall the contributions of the veteran Kashmiri resistance leader. Hosted by Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) UK, the speakers during the conference paid tributes to Geelani, who attained martyrdom on September 1, 2021, in Indian custody at…
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Amid rumours that former prime minister Imran Khan was hiring lawyer of Salman Rushdie as his legal counsel, Rana Sanaullah, the President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab, has questioned the need to take Pakistan to international court, saying that such steps are taken by the enemies of the country. Taking to X, formerly Twitter,…
ANKARA: The Indian government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the present status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) as a union territory is “temporary” and the government is ready to hold the legislative elections in the occupied region “anytime now.” This week, the top court which is hearing petitions challenging legislation…
