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POLITICSLAHORE: Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigned on Wednesday, citing personal reasons, including health concerns following a recent surgery, and “reasons of conscience”. In his resignation letter to the president of Pakistan, a copy of which is available with Dawn , Justice…
POLITICSThe US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran , more than 25 per cent higher than the Defense Department’s estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters . The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has…
POLITICSPakistan has barred Taiwanese airlines from using its airspace in support of Beijing’s One-China policy , becoming the first country to take such a step, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. “The aviation division follows the One China policy — only mainland China is allowed,” Defence Minister Khawaja…
POLITICSWASHINGTON: Mosques in Houston are doubling as voter registration centres ahead of the Nov 3 midterms , and local Muslim leaders say they are helping sign up around 1,000 voters a week. The drive in Texas’s metropolis follows the Republican-majority State Board of Education’s approval of a new…
POLITICSTwo high-speed trains have collided in Spain on the line connecting Madrid to Spain’s southern Andalusia region, rail operator Adif said on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people. The collision comes nine months after an accident between high-speed trains belonging to the same operators on the same…
POLITICSISLAMABAD: PTI has decided to contest the upcoming local government elections in the capital, with the party’s regional leadership directing district and town organisations to file nomination papers in every ward across all union councils between November 2 and 6, it emerged on Wednesday. The…
POLITICSNine India-sponsored terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Balochistan’s Kachhi and Wadh districts, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that on October 26, security forces conducted…
POLITICSThe camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead of his rival’s opposition bloc but still short of a majority on Wednesday after two-thirds of the votes were counted in Israel’s pivotal general election . Voters turned out in the highest numbers in decades to give their verdict on Netanyahu,…
POLITICSPresident Donald Trump may be facing a political pounding at the US midterm elections next month — but in Europe expectations are low that a big Democrat win would change much. From the battlefields of Ukraine to the boardrooms of Europe, Trump has sent multiple shockwaves across the continent…
POLITICSFerocious winds and torrential rain lashed India’s southeastern coast after a cyclone made landfall on Wednesday, but there were no initial reports of deaths, a top official said. Cyclone Arnab hit southeastern Andhra Pradesh state as a “very severe cyclonic storm”, with winds of 115-125 kilometres…
POLITICSLAHORE: The Lahore High Court has held that an offer to settle a civil dispute through a “special oath” on the Holy Quran, coupled with a condition of divorce if the oath is false, is not a lawful offer. Justice Anwaar Hussain issued the ruling allowing a civil revision filed by Muhammad Azam Khan…
POLITICSISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Tuesday expressed concern over delays in compensation to families of Pakistani seafarers affected by a hostage-taking incident off Somalia. The committee, chaired by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri, also discussed cybercrime,…
POLITICSISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said prisoners from Islamabad will be shifted to the new model jail in the capital which is awaiting inauguration by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Talking to media at the newly-built Islamabad Model Jail at H-16, Mr Naqvi, accompanied by State…
POLITICSLAHORE: Additional District & Sessions Judge (AD&SJ) Rafaqat Ali Gondal on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the bail application of Ahmed Tanveer, a key suspect, in the rape case of an Azeri woman, and referred the matter to the Lahore High Court for further proceedings. Earlier, Advocate…
POLITICSISLAMABAD: A majority of PTI lawmakers on Tuesday opposed further efforts to negotiate with the powers that be, arguing that the latter had already secured what they wanted, and that pursuing further talks would “only show weakness”. Several members also expressed dissatisfaction with the party…
POLITICSISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s (SC) Justice Ayesha Malik on Tuesday challenged victim-blaming assumptions that suggested that women ‘invite’ rape and called for such attitudes to be re-examined. The judge was addressing participants at the launch of a bench book on the adjudication of rape cases for…
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