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UK’s Labour calls for general election after strong early win in local polls

INTERNATIONALUpdated:May 3, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" LONDON (AFP) - The UK's main opposition Labour party on Friday called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a general election, after seizing another parliamentary seat from the Conservatives and making gains in English local elections. Labour leader Keir Starmer said its candidate's win in Blackpool South in northwest England sent a clear…

PTI has released a white paper related to general elections

BREAKING NEWSUpdated:May 2, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) issued a white paper on general elections and demanded electoral reforms and resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali while holding a press conference along with other leaders including Secretary General Umar Ayub and Shibli Faraz said that the nomination papers of our candidates in the election…

Army Chief meets British General

PAKISTANUpdated:May 1, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" On the occasion of Pak-UK Regional Stability Conference at the National Defense University, Army Chief General Asim Munir was met by the nominated CGS of the British Army in which matters of professional interest were discussed. According to ISPR, during the meeting, discussions were also held on the promotion of bilateral defense ties. The…

Assemblies were sold in general elections, says Maulana Fazalur Rehman

BREAKING NEWSUpdated:April 30, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" ISLAMABAD (92 News) - JUI-F chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said that the assemblies were sold in the general elections. Expressing his views in the National Assembly on Monday, he said that they had sold democracy and made their masters with their own hands. "It should be considered seriously that where the country is…

TikTok general counsel to move to new role focused on fighting US sale

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYUpdated:April 27, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" WASHINGTON: Erich Andersen, general counsel for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance, will step down from that role in June to focus on fighting efforts to force a sale of the video app in the US, the company said on Friday. Andersen will remain at the company and become its special counsel to lead TikTok's…

Parties included in PDM were favoured in general elections, alleges JI ameer

PAKISTANUpdated:April 25, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" LAHORE (92 News) - Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman alleged that the parties in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) were favoured in the general elections. Expressing his views in the 'Meet the Press' on Thursday, he said that the parties that ended a running government and pushed the country to the crisis should apologize…

” Israel has not received everything it has asked for, top US general says ” | Current Pulse | International

INTERNATIONALUpdated:March 29, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" The United States’ top general said on Thursday that Israel had not received every weapon it has asked for, in part because some of it could affect the US military’s readiness and there were capacity limitations. Washington gives $3.8 billion in annual military assistance to Israel, its longtime ally. The United States has been…

” India extends ban on onion exports ahead of general election ” | Current Pulse | International

INTERNATIONALUpdated:March 24, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely – a surprise move that comes ahead of a general election and is set to exacerbate high prices in some overseas…

” Punjab CM, Iranian consul general agree to promote cultural & youth exchanges ” | Current Pulse | Pakistan

PAKISTANUpdated:March 20, 2024ShareTwitter FacebookEmailLink

" LAHORE (92 News) - Iranian Consul General Mehran Mowahed Far called on Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to congratulate her on assuming the office on Tuesday. During the meeting, the Punjab chief minister said that she wanted to take Pak-Iran bilateral relations to a higher level, adding that she desires to increase cooperation…