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Donald Trump says Teamsters will vote for him

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Former US President Donald Trump expressed his confidence Wednesday that Teamsters will vote for him, as the Republican hopeful prepares for a showdown with Democrat Joe Biden.  After meeting with the union leaders in Washington, Donald Trump said: “So we had a very productive meeting with a lot of Teamster representatives.” The meeting of the 77-year-old with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters came as he attempts to gain the support of the union from Joe Biden ahead of their rematch in November. Republicans are not much friendly to labour organisations,…

PMLN starts interviewing candidates for party tickets

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LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) has started interviewing candidates to award party tickets for the upcoming general elections and an important meeting of the Parliamentary Board was held at the party’s central secretariat on Saturday. Party leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and PMLN President Shehbaz Sharif presided over the meeting while Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Head of Election Cell Senator Ishaq Dar, party’s Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal and central and provincial officials participated in the meeting including coordinators of the respective divisions. The meeting considered…

Pakistan-born lawyer may become first Muslim American judge in US federal appeals court

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In a first for Muslim Americans, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Pakistan-born lawyer Adeel Mangi to serve as a judge on a federal appeals court, reported The Washington Post. If the US Senate approves Mangi’s nomination then the Harvard and Oxford-trained lawyer would become the first Muslim American to serve as a judge on a US appellate court. The lawyer was nominated for the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, based in Philadelphia. His nomination was announced along with seven other judicial nominees. Mangi is currently a…

‘I had advised Imran Khan to have good terms with army’: Sheikh Rashid claims after resurfacing from ‘Chilla’

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Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed claimed that he had advised his ally, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on having “good terms” with the army during his government, as the former federal minister resurfaces after a month of disappearance on Friday. “Even today, I stand with the army. I always suggested the PTI chairman as well that one should keep good terms with the army,” Rashid said while speaking to a private news channel. The former federal minister came to the fore a day after the Lahore…

ECP tasks authorities to strip Sindh ex-ministers of protocol immediately

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered immediate compliance to its guidelines concerning the official protocols and appointment of government officials in provinces after the dissolution of assemblies. In separate letters to the provincial secretaries of Sindh and Balochistan, the top election governing body sought the withdrawal of protocols and privileges accorded to the former Sindh ministers and cabinet members, and the reshuffling of the provincial secretaries in Balochistan. The directives came in light of the completion of the provincial government’s tenure and impending general elections, which are set…

Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Moonis Elahi in corruption case

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An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Moonis Elahi in a case relating to alleged kickbacks in development projects. Judge Naseem Ahmad Virk issued the non-bailable arrest warrants for Moonis — a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan — at the request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). At the outset of today’s hearing, officials of the anti-graft watchdog had issued an arrest warrant for Moonis — who has been living abroad for the past couple of months —…

Do you need your self-confidence dose? Take it from Tube Girl Sabrina Bahsoon who sells it

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How would you spend your daily commute on public transport?  Scroll through your phone, plug in your earphones, and stare at the floor like everyone else?  Well, not if you’re Sabrina Bahsoon, aka Tube Girl, the viral sensation who’s taking TikTok by storm. In just a matter of weeks, Sabrina’s self-shot videos of energetic dance routines on the London Underground have turned her into an overnight icon. With over 400,000 followers and a staggering 15 million likes, she’s caught the attention of millions worldwide. But it’s not just her dancing…

Parvez Elahi sent on 14-day judicial remand in Judicial Complex attack case

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi on Friday was sent to Adiala jail on a 14-day judicial remand in the Judicial Complex attack case. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain in Islamabad rejected the prosecution’s request seeking 10 physical remand of the PTI leader. The PTI president was arrested hours after his release from NAB custody on September 1, after the LHC had explicitly restricted the authorities from arresting him earlier that same day. The September 1 order was a reiteration of similar orders issued by the…