ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring transparent and fair upcoming elections, expressing regret over efforts by high-ranking officials to cast doubts on the process. In a statement, an ECP representative without naming anyone noted that a senior official is attempting to question the transparency of the election, considering such conduct unsuitable.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on November 15 in the San Francisco area to try to “stabilize” relations after recent tensions between the two superpowers, US officials said. The meeting, which had not previously been confirmed, is not expected to produce major outcomes but is aimed at avoiding conflict between China and the United States, said senior administration officials. Biden and Xi will also discuss pressing global crises such as the Israel-Hamas war and Russia´s invasion of Ukraine, as well as tensions over…
After announcing the enhanced search option for the web client, Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp is now releasing the new text formatting tool to improve the messaging capabilities for its desktop users, WABetaInfo reported. The new set of tools will enable the users to format the text and customise the appearance and layout of their messages. As per the WhatsApp news tracker, the update will be available to some beta testers prior to being rolled out to more users. “Following successful testing with a select group of beta testers over the past…
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has rejected the idea of wholesale changes in the squad due to poor performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Pakistan are on the verge of elimination from the 10-team tournament as they have eight points from the same number of matches and need to win with a very heavy margin against England to qualify for the semi-finals. Green Shirts are scheduled to play their last group match on Saturday and they should claim victory with an “impossible” margin to top New…
Ivanka Trump made her much-awaited appearance on Wednesday, following an extraordinary eight days of witness evidence, which featured Donald Trump and three of his adult children in the civil fraud trial filed by the New York attorney general’s office, Ivanka Trump made her much-awaited appearance on Wednesday. After hearing from the oldest Trump daughter, who was questioned about her involvement in obtaining loans for the Trump Organisation and a penthouse apartment she rented from her father, the AG’s office decided to withdraw its case. There were no explosions or irate…
As the general elections approach, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Khursheed Shah on Friday said that his party was contesting alone in the polls, not with any other party. His comments came after Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) announced to jointly contest the elections — set to take place on February 8, 2024. “Political parties have the right to contest elections separately or in alliance with other parties,” said Shah while speaking to media persons in Lahore. The PPP leader, without naming PML-N, said that…
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear won reelection to a second term on Tuesday, securing another noteworthy statewide win that may serve as a blueprint for other Democrats hoping to prosper politically in the run-up to the pivotal presidential election of the following year. “Tonight, Kentucky made a choice, a choice not to move to the right or to the left but to move forward for every single family,” Governor Beshear told a raucous crowd of supporters in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky governor resisted attempts to link him to Democratic President Joe…
PESHAWAR: Wapda Chairman Engr (retd) Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani on Wednesday asked the contractor to ensure diversion of River Swat during the current low-flow season. The Wapda chairman was speaking at a briefing during his visit to the Mohmand Dam Project. He also directed the contractor to make additional resources available for the purpose. Earlier, the chairman was briefed about the progress achieved so far on river diversion tunnels, spillway excavation and concreting, project colony and permanent access roads in the project area. “The status of quarry development, coffer (starter)…