Month: August 2024
Bashir Memon ‘likely to replace’ Kamran Tessori as Sindh governor
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has reportedly stepped up its efforts to replace incumbent MQM-P-backed Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori with party leader Bashir Memon, sources told Geo News on Friday. The ruling PML-N contacted its key coalition partner, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), earlier today and the top leadership of the two parties agreed on changing the Sindh governor, according to the sources. The sources said that the change in the governor’s office is likely to take place in the coming days, adding that leaders from the two political parties earlier…
Daily Metro Times-9 August 2024
US elections: Trump and Harris to debate on September 10
In a major development, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on September 10 on ABC, setting up the first face-to-face matchup between the rivals in what polls show is an extremely close race. In a rambling news conference at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence, Trump said he wanted additional debates on September 4 and 25 that would air on Fox and NBC. Harris said in a post on X that she was looking forward to the September 10 debate after Trump “finally committed.” She told reporters…
Confident Arshad Nadeem attributes Olympic win victory to ‘rhythm’
As the country celebrates a historic Olympic win, Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem attributes his achievement to his confidence, stating it was “my day” at the Paris Olympics 2024 Thursday night. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Geo News, the victorious javelin thrower said: “It was my day. I could have thrown it at a greater distance.” Sharing the reason behind his win, the 27-year-old athlete, said he was “in the rhythm” and “hopeful” to clinch the gold medal, given how far he had launched the javelin. Nadeem, the first-ever individual athlete to win a…
Daily Metro Times-8 August 2024
PTI’s Aliya Hamza released from jail after over 1 year
GUJRANWALA: After spending more than 1 year behind bars, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aliya Hamza has finally been released from prison after she secured a bail in cases related to May 9, 2023, riots. The PTI stalwart was released from Gujranwala’s Central Jail after a district and sessions court approved her bail in the May 9 case on July 31. A district and sessions judge in Gujranwala earlier today (Wednesday) also issued the politico’s release orders after she submitted surety bonds worth Rs50,000 in line with the Lahore High Court…
‘Not confident’ of peaceful transfer if Kamala wins in November, says Biden
US President Joe Biden said in an interview with CBS that he is “not confident at all” there will be a peaceful transfer of power to Kamala Harris if Donald Trump loses November´s election. “If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all,” Biden said in an interview with CBS News when asked whether he thought there would be a peaceful transfer of power after the vote. “He means what he says. We don’t take him seriously. He means it. All this stuff about if we lose there’d be a bloodbath,” Biden added.…
Daily Metro Times-7 August 2024
US has communicated need to not escalate conflict to Iran and Israel: Blinken
The United States (US) has communicated to Iran and Israel that conflict in the Middle East must not escalate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, even as the Pentagon warned that it would not tolerate attacks against its forces in the region. The Middle East is bracing for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies following last week’s killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. Five US troops and two contractors were injured in an attack on a base in Iraq on Monday,…