Biden makes unannounced trip to Kyiv ahead of war’s anniversary
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands before a meeting, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2023. — Reuters KYIV: US President…
Maryam mocks ‘coward’ Imran ahead of PTI ‘Jail Bharo’ movement
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz addresses a workers’ convention of the party in Rawalpindi. — Twitter/screengrab/ @pmln_org “Can a coward man [Imran Khan] be leader of Pakistani nation?” Maryam holds…
India ramps up spending, cuts deficit in $550bn budget ahead of elections
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India’s logo as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in parliament in New Delhi,…
Ahead of crucial talks, IMF spots Rs2tr breach in Pakistan’s budgetary estimates
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, US, September 4, 2018.— Reuters/File IMF demands taxation measures worth Rs600bn in mini-budget. Pakistan requests Rs500bn…
Maryam, Sanaullah to ‘lead’ PML-N in Punjab ahead of elections
PML-N leaders Maryam Nawaz (left) and Rana Sanaullah address separate press conferences. — Reuters/Online/File Nawaz instructs Sanaullah to mobilise party workers. People should be told “truth”, Nawaz tells leaders. Maryam…
Nawaz asks Maryam, Sanaullah to ‘lead’ PML-N in Punjab ahead of polls
PML-N leaders Maryam Nawaz (left) and Rana Sanaullah address separate press conferences. — AP/Online/File LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has asked the party’s Senior Vice-President and Chief…
PML-N throws weight behind PPP ahead of Karachi mayor election
PML-N Sindh President Shah Muhammad Shah (second left) and Sindh Minister for Labour and Human Resources Saeed Ghani address joint press conference in Karachi on January 21, 2023. — Supplied PML-N,…
Millions of Chinese workers on the move ahead of Friday travel peak
People walk with their luggage at a railway station during the annual Spring Festival travel rush ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues,…
Over 43,000 law enforcement personnel deployed in Karachi ahead of LG polls
Rangers patrolling at fairing incident locality in Landhi during a by-election on June 6, 2022. — INP In the run-up to the second phase of local government elections in Karachi,…
MQM-P reiterates call for new delimitation ahead of Sunday LG polls
Leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) address a press conference in Karachi on January 13, 2022. — Screengrab via YouTube/HumNews Leaders of the ‘rebranded’ Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Friday reiterated…