The employees of the police department, relatives, and friends of the martyred cops on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against the brutal suicide bombing at Malik Saad Shaheed police lines and demanded strict punishment of the culprits. The protestors, including police cops, friends and families of the martyred constables gathered in front of the press club and demanded inquiry to …
LONDON, Feb 2 (EW): Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade, closing schools and severely disrupting transport. As Europe battles a cost-of-living crisis, Britain’s umbrella labour organisation the Trades Union Congress (TUC) called it the “biggest day of strike action since 2011”. …
RAWALPINDI, Feb2 (EW): Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was arrested by Islamabad police in the early hours of Thursday. His nephew Shiekh Raashid Shafique confirmed the arrest in an interview with a private news channel and said that the AML leader was arrested in a late-night raid from his residence in a …
An additional sessions court on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Fawad Chaudhry in a sedition case lodged against him and ordered his release. The bail was granted against a surety bond of Rs20,000. Additional Sessions Judge Faizan Haider Gilani presided over the hearing where the PTI leader’s counsel, Babar Awan, appeared before the court. During …
Pakistan’s headline inflation accelerated to record high level in January amid supply constraints for food products and a significant surge in the price of petroleum products. Consumer prices rose 27.6% compared to 13% in the same month of last year, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Wednesday. This is the highest year-on-year inflation after …
LAHORE, Feb 1 (EW): Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has tendered his resignation from the party’s office, according to reports. According to PML-N sources, Shahid Khaqan who is among the top leaders of the party and was entrusted for the office of prime minister after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the court in the Panama Papers scandal, has …
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (EW): The United States said on Tuesday that Russia was not complying with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the last remaining arms control treaty between the world’s two main nuclear powers, as tension soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted Russia for suspending inspections and cancelling talks …
KARACHI, Jan 1 (EW): The Pakistani rupee on Thursday gained further ground against the dollar, a day after taking a breather following the progress in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). US dollar traded at Rs265.49 in the interbank market around 10:30am after the local currency gained Rs2.40. Rupee has gained Rs4.15 in the last two days after …
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday lauded the Punjab Police for successfully repulsing a terrorist attack on a police station in Mianwai. The premier has announced awarding prize and appreciation certificates to police officers and personnel for displaying exceptional gallantry to foil the bid. He also paid tribute to the security officials as they forced …
SAN DIEGO, Feb 1 (EW): A red panda surprised visitors at the San Diego Zoo when it climbed a tree and escaped its enclosure before zookeepers were able to lure it back. The 2-year-old red panda named Adira scaled a tree Sunday and then jumped to another tree outside of her enclosed open air habitat in front of surprised …
