Theatre of the absurd
US President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders in yet another attempt to feed…
Theatre of the absurd
US President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders in yet another attempt to feed his obsession with ending birthright citizenship. This comes just five weeks after the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, rejected his previous order as unconstitutional. The Chief Justice affirmed in the ruling that the 14th Amendment's protections extend to all…
JI postpones Sunday sit-ins, sets Aug 16 for nationwide protests
Postpones Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta sit-ins by a week, citing Independence Day celebrations Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. Photo: X/ File Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has postponed the sit-ins scheduled for Sunday in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta and announced that nationwide sit-ins will now be held simultaneously on August 16. The decision was taken at…
Delightful dystopia and Orwell in Pakistan
. The writer is a freelancer and a mentor hailing from Kandhkot, Sindh. He can be reached at alihassanb.34@gmail.com “It’s frightful that people who are so ignorant have so much influence.” What if George Orwell had foreseen today’s Pakistan? How would he have adjusted his adage to keep it relevant? Orwell is remembered for a…
Polling in Bagh, Haveli on Monday as AJK elections enter final phase
AJK Election Commission says Rawalakot polls could be held on Aug 20 or 21 if sit-in is resolved within days Electoral moment: A woman casts her vote in by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online Polling in the Bagh and Haveli constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Rawalakot Division will be held on Monday, amid heightened security,…
Yemen’s armed forces launch operation against Houthis
Operation in response to Houthi attacks on military camps in Marib, Hadhramaut, says spokesperson Yemen’s army announced on Saturday that it launched a military operation at Houthi targets and military equipment. Army spokesman Col Majid al-Nuzaili said in a statement that the operation was carried out in response to Houthi attacks on military camps in…
PML-N to hold talks with JAAC after forming AJK govt: Sanaullah
Says his party will make talks with the Joint Action Committee its first priority after forming the AJK government PML-N senior leader and Prime Minister’s aide on political affairs Rana Sanaullah addresses a public meeting in Bagh on Saturday. SCREENGRAB PML-N senior leader and Prime Minister’s aide on political affairs Rana Sanaullah on Saturday claimed…
Sadiq backs settled Pakistan side to challenge England
The visitors made a strong comeback in the second Test to end the series 1-1 against West Indies KARACHI: KARACHI: Former Pakistan Test opener Sadiq Mohammad believes Pakistan should resist the temptation to make sweeping changes for the opening Test against England, saying confidence gained from the drawn series in the West Indies has left…
Samples sent for testing as Mir Raza Ali’s re-postmortem completed after exhumation
Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube The re-postmortem of Wafflix owner Mir Raza Ali’s body was completed on Saturday after an eight-member medical board exhumed his grave in Karachi’s Tariq Road cemetery and collected samples for…
Goods transporters announce indefinite nationwide strike after talks fail
Decide to keep the protest peaceful by parking the vehicles instead of blocking roads The All Pakistan Goods Transporters Alliance on Saturday announced an indefinite nationwide strike after negotiations with the Federal and Sindh governments failed to resolve their longstanding demands. Speaking at a press conference held at the Karachi Press Club, alliance president Malik…
Arshad hails Fatima’s Commonwealth Games bronze
The moment Pakistani boxer Fatima Zahra won her Islamic Solidarity Games quarterfinal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, November 6. PHOTO COURTESY: PAKISTAN BOXING FEDERATION KARACHI/JOHI: Pakistan’s seasoned boxing coach and former international Arshad Hussain has hailed Fatima Zehra for winning a rare bronze medal at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, saying her…
