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16 Apr

Ousted Imran Khan asks for donations from foreign Pakistanis to topple ‘foreign-backed’ government

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Pakistan's ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, on Friday appealed to Pakistanis abroad to donate cash to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to topple the "foreign-backed" government of Shehbaz Sharif. Ironically, Khan has urged Pakistanis abroad to donate to a political party that blames America for overthrowing its authority in Pakistan. In a Twitter video, he informed overseas Pakistanis about the namanzoor.com internet site that was collecting donations from them to topple Shehbaz Sharif's government and hold fresh elections. He called the operation "Haqiki-Azadi" and said that the "corrupt government" had put pressure on Pakistan's 22 crore people. Khan said the…

16 Apr

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee thanks voters of Asansol, Ballygunge as TMC inches closer to victory

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Mamata Banerjee thanked the voters as the TMC came close to winning the by-elections held in Asansol and Ballygunge in Bengal. On Twitter, she said, “I sincerely thank the electors of the Asansol Parliamentary Constituency and the Ballygunge Assembly Constituency for giving a decisive mandate to AITC birthday celebration candidates. We consider this to be our people’s heat Shubho Nababarsho gift to our Ma- Mati- Manush organization. Salute to the voters for reposing faith in us, but again.” TMC's Shatrughan Sinha is leading in Asansol seat by 1,02,000 votes, Babul Supriyo is also ahead in the Ballygunge seat. Babul Supriya…

16 Apr

Aam Aadmi Party announces 300 units of free electricity in Punjab from July 1

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The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP authorities in Punjab announced 300 devices of free electricity to households from July 1. The announcement was once made in classified ads posted by using the state's information and public family members department in a variety of newspapers on Saturday. It was associated to a 30-day document card of the AAP government in Punjab. A formal announcement is expected to be made later on Saturday. Giving 300 devices of free electrical energy was one of the important poll guarantees of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Punjab assembly election. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had on Thursday…

12 Apr

Shehbaz Sharif Thanks Narendra Modi for Wishes, Calls ‘Peaceful Settlement’ of Kashmir Issue ‘Indispensable’

editor0 CommentsIndia, International, PoliticalPAKISTAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan and said India desires peace and stability in a area free of terror so that “we can focus on our development challenges”. “Congratulations to H. E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” Modi tweeted. “India desires peace and stability in a location free of terror, so that we can center of attention on our improvement challenges and make certain the well-being and prosperity of our people,” the high minister said.Modi was once amongst the first…

10 Apr

Former PM Imran Khan Out, Shehbaz Sharif And Shah Qureshi In Race For Pak PM

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan became the first US Prime Minister to be ousted by a vote of no confidence. Mr Khan, who was defiant "till the last ball", was gracefully ousted shortly after midnight after much drama in the day-long Pakistan Assembly. On the other hand, Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party nominated Shah Mahmood Qureshi as their candidate. The National Assembly will go with the new Prime Minister tomorrow. The Joint Opposition - a rainbow of socialist, liberal and radical spiritual events - secured the lead of 174 participants in the 342-member assembly, more than the 172 required to…

09 Apr

Pakistan Assembly to shortly resume debate on no-trust vote, Imran behind in number game

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Pakistan’s Parliament on Saturday commenced its integral session to take up the no-confidence resolution towards defiant Prime Minister Imran Khan amid indications that the no-trust movement against him should be delayed after the government pressed for a dialogue on the so-called "foreign conspiracy" against it. The National Assembly will shortly resume the debate on the no-trust vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The session which started out at eleven am was adjourned with the aid of the Speaker till 1 pm. The Prime Minister is not existing in the House, however 51 members of his birthday party are existing…

08 Apr

39 person Killed abd 100 Injured In Ukraine Train Station Rocket Attack

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At least 39 people were killed today in a rocket attack on a command station in the Jap Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, which was used for civilian evacuation. Russia has denied the attack. At least 39 people, including four children, were killed in Russian rocket fire in eastern Ukraine as civilians tried to flee to safer parts of the country, the country's security services said. In addition, the country's railway company said that more than a hundred were injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia as "boundlessly evil" after the rocket attack. “They are brutally destroying the civilian population. It…

08 Apr

Sri Lanka arranges expert panel, imposes tax on rich

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has formed a professional panel to bail out his United States from an exceptional financial disaster characterized by shortages of essential goods and massive protests. A panel of eminent economists has been mandated to come up with a solution of $8. 6 billion dollars in debt and inflation, luring the IMF and various potential lenders. The President's Advisory Group on Multilateral Engagement and Debt Stability will include Indrajit Kumaraswamy, former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Director of Financial Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat, an announcement issued from the Office of…

07 Apr

Sri Lanka President Revokes State Of Emergency As Protests Spread

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had long past into effect on April 1 the day gone by as protests spread in the island united states amid the nation's worst economic disaster in decades. Earlier on Tuesday, Sri Lanka's President lost his parliamentary majority as former allies advised his resignation. Severe shortages of food, fuel and different necessities -- along with file inflation and crippling power cuts -- have inflicted large misery in the country's most painful downturn since 1948. Massive protests reflect public anger which is at a fever pitch in the united states…

07 Apr

Eyewitness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at the residence

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A man, who witnessed the shooting that killed Tapan Kandu, a Congress councilor in Bengal's Jhalda municipality, remained at his residence on Wednesday, a day after the CBI began investigating the case. Eyewitness Niranjan Vaishnav's dead body was found with a handwritten notice. According to the note, the shock of the shoot out forced him to take this step. “Since the day the incident happened, I should not eat or sleep. I could not forget the incident even for a moment. Moreover, the police are constantly calling me to the police station. I never went to police station in my…