Ghous Dar, a political figure from Ontario, Canada, has announced to join the Muslim League (Q). Ghous Dar met Q-League chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in Lahore and joined the party. Chaudhry Shujaat has appointed Ghous Dar as the president of QL-O Ontario and Faisal Cheema as the general secretary. On this occasion, the Q-League chief…
file photo; Mini meter. Apart from Muslims and other minorities in India, members of the Dalit community are also forced to migrate and for sale boards have been put up on their houses. In Uttar Pradesh (UP), a Dalit citizen named Satyendra Kumar was assaulted by upper caste Hindus for cutting down trees on his…
The budget of Gilgit-Baltistan for the fiscal year 2023-24 of 1 trillion 16 billion rupees was approved by majority vote. In the budget of the new financial year, 74 billion rupees have been allocated for non-development expenditure and 28 billion rupees for development expenditure. After the approval of the budget, Speaker Nazir Ahmed adjourned the…
Photo courtesy of CNN Arizona, Texas and the South are experiencing heatwaves, with 62 million Americans affected by the heat wave. According to the US Meteorological Department, the heat wave is likely to continue till July 4. Citizens have been instructed to avoid sun exposure and drink plenty of water. Texas recorded a temperature of…
A strongly worded statement by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General reiterates that settlements are a flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions. Antonio Guterres, it says, urged the Government of Israel to halt and reverse the expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, to immediately and completely cease all settlements activities there…
The UN’s top humanitarian official in the country Matthias Schmale informed that severe hunger affects 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. The number of children under five at risk of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition has doubled in one year to reach 700,000. Describing the situation in the region, Mr. Schmale said:…
File photo 3 terrorists were killed in the Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) of security forces in Inayat Qila area of Bajaur. According to ISPR, the operation was conducted on the basis of information about the presence of terrorists. A fierce exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists, as a result of which…
A checkpoint connecting the US and Canada, file photo A 49-year-old citizen of Indian origin residing in the US state of California smuggled 800 Indian citizens into the US through an online taxi. Rajendra Pal Singh was sentenced to 3 years in prison after being found guilty of human trafficking. The accused admitted in the…
Photo courtesy of Chaudhry Adnan Facebook Former member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Adnan has announced to quit the party. At a press conference in Islamabad, Waran Chaudhry Adnan said that I condemn the events of May 9, there is no FIR against me. He said that on May 9, the ambitions of…
—File photo The Meteorological Department has said that pre-monsoon winds are entering Sindh, there is a possibility of thundershowers at different places of Sindh between today and June 30. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of drizzle in the morning and night on the first day of Eid, while moderate rain may…
