Tens of thousands of ecstatic Oasis fans headed to Cardiff on Friday as the legendary Britpop band kicked off a highly anticipated reunion tour nearly 16 years after last performing together. The concert at the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital was to be the first of a 41-date run of gigs spanning the world, […]
Senate elections for 11 seats — including seven general seats, two reserved for women, and two for technocrats/Ulema — from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are scheduled for July 21 at the provincial assembly building. The ECP also announced the schedule for Senate by-elections due to passing of Professor Sajid Mir and other vacated by Sania Nishtar with the polling to […]
The government on Friday issued notifications for a 10 per cent increase in the salaries of federal government employees, as well as granting Disparity Reduction Allowance (DRA) worth 30pc of basic pay. According to one of the notifications issued by the finance ministry, dated July 4, basic pay to armed forces personnel, civil armed forces, […]
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that the things were changing rapidly in politics, and that his party was observing closely the changing scenarios. Talking to Express News, the JUI-F chief said whatever was decided with regard to the PTI, it would be done through a consultation with the party. “We have already […]
As with any old animosity, the ‘Tom & Jerry’ show between Pakistan and India has continued since independence. Call it competition, identity clash or animosity, it has certainly inflicted severe damage, but often felt like a sibling rivalry in a sitcom. If I wrote something critical about India at a given moment, somebody on the […]
The BRICS group of developing nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – intends to announce a new guarantee fund backed by the New Development Bank (NDB) to reduce financing costs and stimulate investment. The proposed BRICS Multilateral Guarantee (BMG) mechanism, developed within the NDB, has received technical approval from member states. This […]
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has filed a writ petition in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) challenging the allocation of reserved seats in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. The party has requested the court to restrain the newly selected members on reserved seats from taking oath until a final decision is made. The Election Commission of Pakistan […]
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday dismissed petitions challenging the termination of employees appointed during the caretaker government, upholding the provincial government’s decision as lawful. A two-member bench comprising Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar and Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel heard the case. The petitioners were represented by their respective counsels, while Additional Advocate General Taimur […]
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Ali Amin Gandapur, has dismissed any speculation regarding the stability of his government, stating that all members are united and no one is defecting. “If anyone is eager to bring a no-confidence motion, they are welcome to try — it will only expose the truth,” he remarked. He added that had the […]
A wildfire on the island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is “retreating”, Greek firefighters told AFP on Friday, but a new blaze fanned by strong winds is spreading east of the capital, Athens. Hot dry weather in Greece — not unusual for this time of year — has heightened […]