PPP to wait for PDM’s nod

ISLAMABAD   –  Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), after taking nod from its allied parties at PDM’s forum, will decide to take matters related to the seven rejected votes of Yousaf Raza Gillani to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the next week. The party leadership held parleys with […]

Russian police detain dozens of opposition deputies at forum

Moscow-Russian police on Saturday arrested dozens of opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a conference in Moscow, organisers and participants said.  Participants from more than 50 of Russia’s regions had gathered to discuss parliamentary and local elections in September at a forum organised by a project backed […]

NAB Chief pleads Lahore High Court to cancel Maryam’s bail

LAHORE   –  The Lahore’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) for bail cancellation of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. The NAB chairman, through a petition, requested the LHC for bail cancellation of […]

Nawaz, Zardari, Fazl discuss ‘future’ after Senate loss

ISLAMABAD   –  Senior leadership of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has agreed to accelerate their anti-government movement. According to political sources, Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday held telephonic conversation to discuss PDM’s loss in election for Senate Chairman and Deputy […]

Karachi WCCI celebrates International Women’s Day

ISLAMABAD-Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Karachi (South) hosted International Women’s Day celebration, titled Pakistan’s Remarkable Women, recently, at Ghafoor Bashir Auditorium, FPCCI Head Office. The chief guest on the occasion was VP Federation Mr. Siddiqui.Hosted by SVP WCCIKS, Bissma Badar, the event kick-started with […]

US administers over 100M COVID-19 vaccine doses

The US has administered over 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed Friday. In all, the CDC counted 101,128,005 administered jabs with more than 133 million doses given to authorities as the US continues to roll out vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna […]

Bulgaria suspends AstraZeneca vaccine use: PM

Sofia-Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Friday suspended use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, following similar steps in Denmark, Iceland and Norway over safety concerns. “I order a halt in vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine until the European Medicines Agency dismisses all doubts about its safety,” […]

Bolivian court issues arrest warrant for Jeanine Anez

Bolivia’s former Interim President Jeanine Anez said Friday that prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for her and her Cabinet members. “The political persecution has begun,” Anez said on Twitter. “The MAS has decided to return to the styles of the dictatorship. A shame because Bolivia does not […]

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