WILMINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday conveyed hope to his voters and supporters, saying he believed “we’re on track to win” the US Election 2020, as many polls across America came to a close and incumbent Trump accused the former vice president of “trying to STEAL the Election”. “We know that this unprecedented vote count will take a …

WASHINGTON: Twitter flagged a tweet by President Donald Trump on Wednesday wherein the Republican accused Democrats of “trying to steal” US Election 2020. “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election,” Trump wrote on Twitter moments after Biden told supporters he expected to win. “We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after …

WASHINGTON: The US election was plunged into chaos early Wednesday as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and sought Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting — even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voiced confidence in his own chances. In a divisive election cast under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 230,000 lives in the …

WASHINGTON: Despite retaining the House of Representatives, the path for Democrats to flip control of the US Senate narrowed sharply early Wednesday after two key Republicans facing tough reelection battles claimed victory. Democrats flipped two US Senate seats in western Colorado and Arizona states on Tuesday, networks projected. But the blue wave that many Democrats predicted may have crested there, …

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expected a “big win” and accused Democrats of trying to steal the election after rival Joe Biden also predicted victory. “We are up big, but they are trying to steal the election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the polls are closed,” Trump wrote on Twitter …

The US Election 2020 results have started to roll in in what may be the most “historic” election in America’s recent history. In breathless TV coverage, political analysts lay out predictions, while the world watches, glued to its television sets. But for some on Pakistan’s social media, the US election is the butt of all election jokes, with users sharing …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday brushed aside the possibility that educational institutions would be closed immediately due to the resurgence of Covid-19. He told that according to reports and data from the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS), the situation is under control and institutions would not see immediate closures. However, he added that all of …

ISLAMABAD: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday again referred a post-arrest bail plea of Jang Group of Newspapers chief executive Mir Shakeelur Rehman to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed for re-fixing of its hearing by a three-judge bench on next Monday. Earlier, on Sept 30, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, who headed the three-judge SC bench, …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Teaching Hospital closed a ward after 16 health workers, half of them doctors, were infected by coronavirus as the pandemic continued to hit health professionals throughout the province due to non-compliance to standard operating procedures. Infection rate among educational institutions and general population is also increasing compared to the last few days, according reports of the health department. …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday summoned Aviation Division Secretary Hasan Nasir Jami for keeping the key position of director general (DG) of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) vacant for several months. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah asked Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan to assist the court in the matter at the next hearing on Nov 24. The …