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New Delhi —  In India, the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has triggered an outcry from opposition parties that accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of targeting the opposition weeks before the country heads into a national election. Protests by supporters of Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, or ...

Two Pakistan parties have reached a power-sharing agreement that will return Shehbaz Sharif to the premiership, leaving out politicians loyal to jailed former leader Imran Khan despite winning the most seats in this month's vote. Issued on: 21/02/2024 - 05:46Modified: 21/02/2024 - 07:40 2 min The army-backed Pakistan Muslim ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Five days after Pakistan’s general election, two opposing parties, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), have both announced plans to form a government – with the PTI allying with religious parties and the PPP forming a coalition with rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN). The ...

Islamabad/Lahore: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Friday called for a unity government as the cash-strapped Pakistan appeared to be heading towards a hung parliament, with independent candidates backed by jailed ex-premier Imran Khan’s party springing a surprise by winning 92 out of the 226 seats for which results were ...

Voter turnout was a modest 42 per cent, well below the average of 50 per cent for the general elections of 2008, 2013 and 2018. 02:12Explosions on eve of general elections in Pakistan kill 26, authorities on high alertExplosions on eve of general elections in Pakistan kill 26, authorities ...

Leaders of a jihadi terror cell who planned an attack to rival 7/7 and transform Birmingham into a 'little war zone' could be free to walk the streets in weeks.Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali were sentenced to life with a minimum of 18 years in 2013.But both have been ...

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessVacationers filling up with gasoline in Brisbane or Durban this holiday season have a good chance of pulling into a station that’s part of the growing fuel-retailing empire of the world’s biggest independent oil trader.Author of the article:Bloomberg NewsArchie HunterPublished Dec 17, 2023  •  3 minute ...

Former President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail on Thursday as his chief rival for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is undertaking his first swing through early voting states as an official candidate. Trump is back in Iowa nearly three weeks after cancelling his last ...

The police said that the firing took place due to a long-standing dispute between the two tribal groups, and that several sessions of Jirga, a local tribal court, had been held to reconcile the rival tribes. Published Date - 10:45 AM, Tue - 16 May 23 Islamabad: At least ...

Beijing and its partners reportedly hope to challenge the US’ dominance of the global communications infrastructure China’s largest telecom firms are working on a massive undersea telecommunications cable network aimed at challenging the US’ dominance in operating global internet infrastructure, four people involved with the project told Reuters on ...