The continuing row between the PPP and PML-N escalated on Tuesday as Senator Sherry Rehman warned the coalition ally of difficulties in the Senate without the former’s “clear support”. The PPP and the PML-N’s Punjab leadership have been engaged in a war of words for the past many days over issues ranging from flood compensation […]
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22 million people get financial support through PPAF in 2024-25
The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has supported over 22 million people in 2024-25 through its three financial assistance programs. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the PPAF provided 22.22 million individuals with financial assistance through Benazir Kafaalat Program (BKP), Benazir Nashunuma Program (BNP), and Benazir Taleemi Wazaif Program (BTWP). A total of 10.07 […]
Massive protests in Karachi show solidarity with Palestinians
On Sunday, tens of thousands of people marched in Karachi to support Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Participants filled Shara-e-Faisal Road, proudly waving Palestinian flags and holding images of Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Al-Sinwar. To symbolize the children lost in Gaza, they placed dolls wrapped in white shrouds along the pavement. […]
Swiatek calls for more support for Ukrainian players
(Reuters) – World number one Iga Swiatek has called for more support to be offered to Ukrainian players on the women’s tour after Lesia Tsurenko said she withdrew from her match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells due to a panic attack. Tsurenko said the attack was triggered by a chat she had with […]
Afghan Hazara elders pledge support for Taliban rulers
More than 1,000 Afghan Shiite Hazaras pledged their support Thursday to the country’s new Taliban rulers, insisting that the “dark period” of previous Western-backed governments had ended with the return of the Islamists. Afghanistan’s Hazaras have been persecuted by Sunni Islamists for centuries, but on Thursday community elders gathered in Kabul alongside Taliban leaders in […]