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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan has once again call­ed for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 violence and the Feb 8 elections. He also urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to hear the petitions filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). Mr Khan made the appeals while speaking to journalists after attending a court hearing in the 190 million pound …

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $105 million to reach $8 billion again. The SBP’s report on Thursday indicated that the reserves of both commercial banks and the SBP increased during the week ending March 15, showing the presence of excess dollar liquidity in the banking market, which also supports exchange rate stability. …

ISLAMABAD: PPP leader and the ruling coalition’s candidate for the head of state Asif Ali Zardari is set to become the president for a historic second time, as he swept the presidential elections by defeating PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council-backed candidate Mehmood Khan Achakzai in a one-sided contest on Saturday. According to the Elec­tion Commission of Pakis­tan, Mr Zardari sec­ured 411 electoral …

UNITED NATIONS: The US blocked a statement in the UN Security Council that would have blamed Israeli forces for the killings of civilians scrambling for food aid during a chaotic incident in Gaza City. In a late-night session at the UN Security Council, Arab nations faced significant resistance from the US when they pushed for the statement, accusing Israel of …

KARACHI: The Pakis­tan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday named Syed Murad Ali Shah for the post of chief minister of Sindh with party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari directing the MPAs-elect to be “hard on corruption” and “engage with opposition parties”. The call for the incoming PPP government to be tough on corruption apparently came because of serious accusations of corruption hurled …

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has confused a European leader with a dead predecessor for the second time in a week, telling a campaign event he met Helmut Kohl four years after the German chancellor passed away. The 81-year-old’s gaffe late on Wednesday came days after he said he had spoken to long-dead French president Francois Mitterand, instead of current …

RAWALPINDI: Only faces change in Pindi’s electoral politics, but all problems remain the same. At least this is the sentiment among voters in the garrison city. In 2008 and 2013, it was the PML-N that won the lion’s share of the three National Assembly seats in the district, before facing a massive setback in 2018, when the PTI and Sheikh …

SANAA: The United States carried out a fresh strike on Saturday on a Houthi target in Yemen, the US military said, after the Iran-backed fighters warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The strike on a Houthi radar site came a day after US and British forces hit scores of targets across the country, heightening fears that …

Expect sunshine for Saturday and Sunday. The only difference will be our highs. Due to a northwesterly wind, Saturday will have highs into the upper-50s. On Sunday, our wind will turn to the southwest (warmer wind) leading to highs into the mid-60s. The beginning of next week looks pleasant and dry with highs ranging from the upper-50s into the mid-60s. …

AUSTIN — The Legislature wrapped up a special session Tuesday with Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority — a government subsidy program for private school tuition — undone. For the third time this year, the Texas House stood in the way of passing legislation that would have created education savings accounts, a school voucherlike program that allows public funds to flow into …