When popular Indian singer Chinmayi Sripaada shared a photo of freshly cleaned rooftop solar panels at her in-laws’ Chennai home on social media, she spotlighted how her family is tapping into clean power as energy demand rises amid more extreme heat. In response, some of her one million Twitter followers wrote back, asking about the […]
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Supreme declares deputy speaker’s ruling as unconstitutional
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that the verdict of the National Assembly deputy speaker dismissing the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan was unconstitutional. The judgement, which had been reserved earlier in the day, was issued by a five-member panel led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and including Justice Munib […]
General elections possible only in October: ECP
The Pakistani Election Commission (ECP) has stated that the country’s next general elections will not be held before October because it will take at least seven months to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections. According to Radio Pakistan, the election organising authority told President Arif Alvi that it will take four months to finish the […]
Pakistani rupee falls to all time low
The Pakistani rupee has hit an all-time low as Pakistan’s top court prepares to rule on the case of the National Assembly deputy speaker’s obstruction of an opposition attempt to depose Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan lost his parliamentary majority last week and was on the verge of being driven out of government by an […]
Supreme court to announce verdict on deputy speaker ruling
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred its decision on the deputy speaker’s decision to dismiss the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan and the National Assembly’s dissolution. Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan made up a five-member bench led by Chief Justice Umar […]
Thousands of Sudanese come out to mark removal of al-Bashar with protest
Sudan, Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese flocked to the streets to mark the anniversary of the widespread upheaval that led to the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019, as well as to protest the military’s continued hold on power. On Wednesday, rallies were held in Khartoum and outside the capital to commemorate al-removal […]
Political crisis in Israel paves way for Netanyahu to premiership again
Israel has been thrown into a political crisis that could paralyse the country for months and pave the path for Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to the premiership. On Wednesday, a prominent member of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party announced her resignation from his coalition government, leaving him without a legislative majority. Bennett’s coalition, which […]
West Africa faces worst food crisis in decade
According to international aid organisations, about 27 million people in West Africa are hungry, making it the region’s worst food crisis in a decade. Eleven prominent international organisations, including Oxfam, ALIMA, and Save the Children, issued a devastating statement on Tuesday warning that the amount could potentially grow to 38 million by June. They warned […]