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Listen to article Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar categorically denied reports of a meeting between PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and PTI founder Imran Khan, calling them baseless and part of a “sponsored narrative” aimed at creating political confusion. “These are baseless speculations—it could be someone’s wish list. We don’t need to approach anyone,” Dar said. Speaking to reporters at Data Darbar on Saturday, Dar noted that the current government was initially formed with the critical support of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). “When we started, our numbers were incomplete without them. Now that we have a simple majority, there’s no difficulty—but we…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: As a fresh political storm brews in Punjab, PTI on Friday announced that it will challenge the suspension of 26 of its MPAs from the Punjab Assembly through legal channels and public mobilisation. The opposition party decried the speaker’s “unconstitutional and partisan” conduct, asserting it was left with no choice but to escalate both inside and outside the assembly. At a joint press conference in Islamabad, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar and senior lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa condemned the Punjab government’s actions. The party leaders denounced the…

Listen to article KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that July 5, 1977 marks the darkest chapter in Pakistan’s democratic journey. On this day, a military regime ousted the elected government of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, trampling over democratic values and public mandate. He said the removal of Bhutto was not just a political move but a direct attack on democratic principles and the people’s will. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, he added, gave political awareness to the nation, which dictatorships tried to suppress through force. مجھ کو مارا گیا، مجھ کو پیٹا گیا،مجھ کو سڑکوں پر جبرا” گھسیٹا گیا،کیا…

Listen to article LAHORE: The Punjab Wildlife Department has launched a sweeping crackdown against the illegal keeping of lions and other dangerous wild animals, following orders from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. In the past 24 hours, officials recovered 13 lions and arrested five individuals from different districts. Five First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered, with investigations ongoing in two additional cases, authorities said. Wildlife rangers carried out inspections at 22 locations across the province. In Lahore, four lions were seized, four individuals were arrested, one premises was sealed, and three FIRs were registered. In Gujranwala, four lions were recovered, with…

Elon Musk applaudes in the Oval Office as he attends a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.Nathan Howard | ReutersElon Musk said Saturday that he has formed a new political party, the “America Party,” which he claims will give Americans “back your freedom.””By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!” Musk wrote on X, one day after he posted a poll on the platform asking his followers if they support creating the “America Party.” Musk, the world’s richest man,…

Giant panda He Hua, who has been nicknamed Hua Hua, enjoys a specially prepared birthday cake to celebrate her 5th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Yang Yin/Xinhua)CHENGDU, July 5 (Xinhua) — In the early hours of Friday morning, fans could be found camping out for their chance to glimpse a celebrity: a 200-pound, onigiri-shaped panda who moves like a “sticky rice dumpling” and specializes in chowing down on bamboo.Before dawn, the gates of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding pulsed with…

Listen to article Pakistan and Poland have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation through high-level visits, parliamentary exchanges, and sustained dialogue, as the two countries seek to broaden engagement across multiple sectors. The understanding was reached during the 9th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) held in Warsaw on July 4. Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe) Ambassador Muhammad Ayub led the Pakistani delegation, while Poland’s Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski, headed the Polish side. The two sides reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to boosting collaboration in trade, investment, energy, defence, science…

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after the House passed budget reconciliation legislation at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025.Francis Chung | POLITICO via AP ImagesRep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation from Congress on Friday, a move that was expected but one that could, at least for now, shrink Republicans’ already narrow majority in the House.”To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington,” Green wrote in a post on…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: With the tide seemingly turning after the verdict on reserved seats, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has swung into action, intensifying efforts to unseat the PTI-led government in the province. The move is part of a larger plan greenlit by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who had reportedly handed Kundi the reins to orchestrate a political shake-up in the province. The reserved seats ruling has given the federal coalition a foot in the door of the K-P Assembly, fueling speculation that a no-confidence push may not be far off. Within government ranks, there’s growing consensus that the PTI’s decade-long…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev took a friendly stroll together in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, following the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit. The Azerbaijani president briefed the prime minister and the Turkish president about Khankendi and its historic buildings, the Prime Minister’s Office Media Wing said in a statement on Saturday. The three leaders engaged in an informal and pleasant conversation during the walk. As a symbolic gesture of unity, the leaders held hands to express the exemplary fraternal relations and solidarity among Pakistan, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan. Later, President Aliyev personally drove…