Villages on riverbanks brace for flooding
LAHORE: A fresh forecast has been issued for flooding in major rivers as water inflows increase due to continued monsoon rains and accelerated glacier melt in the northern regions. According … Read More
Senate panel grills WAPDA on dam woes
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday voiced serious concern over decades-old pending legal disputes, land cases worth trillions of rupees, and the closure of the Neelum-Jhelum … Read More
Texas Republicans approve controversial Trump-backed congressional map | Donald Trump News
Vote was held after Democrats returned from two-week walkout to block passage. Texas legislators have passed a new state congressional map drawn at the behest of United States President Donald … Read More
Sana hints at Punjab LG polls in December
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab President Rana Sanaullah Khan on Wednesday said the party was fully prepared to contest the upcoming local government elections in the province, and the … Read More
US court blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms | Education News
A United States federal judge has granted a temporary block against a Texas law that would require the Ten Commandments from the Christian Bible to be displayed in the classrooms … Read More
Big box retailer Target names new CEO as business struggles | Retail News
Target has named insider Michael Fiddelke its new CEO in an effort to turn the struggling retailer around after a series of challenges that caused its shares to lag vastly … Read More
Ugandan official denies reports that it will take US deportees | Donald Trump News
US government documents obtained by CBS had said Trump signed deals with Uganda and Honduras to take foreign deportees. A senior Ugandan official has denied media reports saying that the … Read More
Trump calls on Fed Gov Cook to resign over mortgage allegations | Banks News
The resignation calls intensify Trump’s attempts to yield influence over the central bank. United States President Donald Trump has called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, intensifying his … Read More
US court allows Trump to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants | Donald Trump News
Appeals court pauses an order that had protected status for Nepalese, Hondurans and Nicaraguans. A United States appeals court has sided with the Trump administration and halted, for now, a … Read More
UN criticises new US sanctions on the ICC | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed The United Nations says new US sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court will undermine justice. In announcing the measures, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the ICC … Read More