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AFP/APPLondon:Keir Starmer set to work as Britain's new leader Friday, speaking with world leaders and appointing his ministerial team after his Labour party's landslide general election victory ended 14 years of Conservative rule.…

APPIslamabad: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Law and Justice, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, informed the Upper House of Parliament on Friday that 30 electric buses from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) were safely docked at…

APPIslamabad: During Thursday's Senate session, lawmakers called on the government to prioritize relief for disadvantaged groups in the federal budget for 2024-25, advocating for tax reductions and increased funding for education and…

News Desk Islamabad: The Pakistan Journalists Safety Coalition (PJSC) federal chapter has urged the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately enact the "Protection for Journalists and Media Professionals…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Japanese and Philippine leaders head to Washington this week for a trilateral summit aimed at boosting defense ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea with Australia.A major upgrade…

APPIslamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce the unofficial results of all 859 constituencies of the National and Provincial Assemblies on February 9, which will be issued by the Returning Officers.“The ECP…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  London (Part II): 2023 started with tumultuous political events, which unquestionably set the scene for the next 12 months. For example, on January 17, the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab was dissolved. This also…

Ishtiaq Ahmed (Part 1)London: Every year brings new challenges to Pakistan. Nothing is certain and predictable in a country that is still finding its feet and direction.The past 76 years have been fraught with short-lived returns to…

Shazia MehboobIslamabad: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has brought to attention an issue concerning nepotism and corruption in the selection of legal advisers within the field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).In…

Ishtiaq AhmedBradford: 14th August is with us again, as it has been the case for the past 75 years. Every year, it is enthusiastically embraced and celebrated with an undiminished appetite. Of course, and very rightly so, given the…