WASHINGTON: Only 37 percent Democrats want President Joe Biden to seek re-election in 2024 while 70 percent of general voters do not want him to seek a second term. The findings of these recent opinion polls were highlighted in the US media on Friday, two days after President Biden indicated in his state of the union speech that he is …

International aid was trickling into parts of Turkiye and Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people. A winter freeze in the affected areas has hurt rescue efforts and compounded the suffering of millions of people, many in desperate need of aid. At least 870,000 people …

Former prime minister Imran Khan has called for an internal military inquiry against former army chief retired General Qamar Javed Bajwa for his alleged “admission” about being involved in the PTI government’s ouster. In an interview with Voice of America Urdu aired on Friday (today), Imran once again said: “The PML-N, PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) and the establishment are all standing on …

ISLAMABAD: After National Assembly, the Senate on Friday also passed the bill to make amendments to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ordinance 1960. The bill, which will be sent to President Dr Arif Alvi for his approval to make it an act of parliament, approved three amendments to the ordinance mainly related to appointment of the CDA chairman and allowing …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday urged the nation to work hard to get the country through a “difficult time”. He made the remarks at a ceremony after he laid the foundation stone of the Bab-i-Pakistan project and an upgrade to Walton Road in Lahore. “Today, once again we are at a historical place,” he said at the ceremony on …

KARACHI: A video that went viral on social media has drawn strong reaction from users against Rangers personnel who were seen beating a motorcyclist in the footage after their mobile van hit him on a main road in the city. In the 52-second video, which was grabbed from some CCTV footage, a fast-moving Rangers vehicle hit a motorcyclist apparently to …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday asked provinces to take all possible measures to crush a fresh wave of terrorism after a horrible picture was painted by the Punjab police chief and the chief secretary about the resurgence of terrorists in the country during a top-level meeting on the country’s security. Presiding over the security meeting, the prime minister …

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he and his family will not betray Imran Khan despite “threats of arrest and political victimisation for changing loyalty”. Talking to media persons after visiting a returning officer in connection with scrutiny of his nomination papers to contest a by-election for NA-156, Multan, on Friday, the former foreign minister …

LAHORE/ISLAM­ABAD: The National Assembly speaker’s action to accept the resignation of 43 PTI lawmakers survived the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) axe as ‘technical error’ on part of the petitioners handed the speaker a chance to claim “vindication”. According to the detailed order issued on Friday, although the petitioners — 43 PTI lawmakers — challenged the speaker’s action to accept their …

ISLAMABAD: A member of the Supreme Court bench on Friday while hearing a petition of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan raised questions if the parliament can be left empty in any circumstances by the members and whether such conduct will not weaken the parliament. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah …