Day: July 6, 2024
Counting underway as Iran votes for president
TEHRAN: Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election runoff between a reformist advocating improved ties with the West and an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator. The election, called early after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, followed a first round marked by a historically low turnout last week. The runoff between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili came amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, Iran’s nuclear standoff with the West and widespread economic discontent exacerbated by Western sanctions. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who…
Azm-e-Istehkam: Govt ‘welcomes’ Imran Khan’s statement on APC
Govt started consultation with its allies to muster consensus on APC on new military operation, says info minister By Web Desk July 05, 2024 Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday apparently welcomed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s statement that his party would attend all-parties conference (APC) and confirmed the media reports that the federal government is planning to hold the political huddle to build a broader consensus on the newly launched Operation Azm-e-Istehkam. The minister’s statement came a day after Geo News, citing sources, reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had…