India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party swept to power in West Bengal last month, according to official statistics.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a sweeping victory in elections in the eastern border state of more than 100 million people, promising to “detect, delete and deport” illegal migrants.
India shares a…
Unofficial and preliminary results of elections for the 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly show that the PPP is leading the race with success in 10 constituencies.
According to the unofficial results, second in the race is PML-N with six seats, while independent candidates, including two PTI-backed ones, emerged victorious in seven constituencies. Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen was…
Polling for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly concluded peacefully on Sunday amid tight security arrangements.
The general elections for GB took place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and concluded at 5pm.
What we know so far:
Polling for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly concluded peacefully on Sunday amid tight security arrangements.
The general elections for GB took place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and concluded at 5pm.
What we know so far:
Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan are heading to polling stations across the region as they vote for 24 seats of the legislative assembly.
The general elections for Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly are taking place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and is set to conclude at 5pm.
The Gilgit-Baltistan…
Polling is underway for 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly amid tight security arrangements.
The general elections for GB are taking place after a four-month delay, which was attributed to harsh winter weather. The voting process in the region began at 8am on Sunday and is set to conclude at 5pm.
The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly has a total of 33 seats — 24 of which are…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday congratulated Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe on their election as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027–2028 term.
“We wish them every success in discharging this important responsibility,” he said in a post on X.
“As Pakistan continues its tenure on the…
Riot police over the weekend raided the headquarters of Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), following a court order to remove party leader Özgur Özel. There were subsequent demonstrations in Istanbul and Ankara against the move by the government of President Recep Tayyip****Erdoğan , one that protesters…
Gunmen on motorbikes in India’s West Bengal ambushed and killed a political aide from the ruling Hindu-nationalist party days after it swept state elections, police said Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a resounding victory on Monday in the eastern state of more than 100 million people, taking 207 of the 294 assembly seats, for its first-ever state…
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday halted the by-election for the vacant Senate seat of PTI leader Murad Saeed and issued a stay order after a petition challenged the legality of the de-notification process, adjourning further proceedings.
A three-member bench of the ECP heard the petition regarding the matter and issued notices to all concerned parties.
During the…
Republican Representative Chip Roy is taking aim at free speech and freedom of religion, introducing a bill that would target immigrants who support “socialism, communism, Chinese communism, Marxism, or Islamic fundamentalism.”
Roy calls his assault on the First Amendment to the Constitution the “MAMDANI Act,” after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who was elected last year on a platform of…
Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told _Reuters_ on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
Suu Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year sentence for a litany of charges her allies said were politically motivated to keep her at bay, ranging from incitement and corruption to election fraud and…
General elections in Gilgit Baltistan will be held on June 7, the GB Election Commission announced on Saturday after a four-month delay.
General elections for the assembly were scheduled for Jan 24, 2026. However, days after the announcement, the elections were postponed indefinitely due to harsh weather conditions in the region.
The GB Election Commission Secretariat, in a notification…
In an unprecedented move, Vietnam’s parliament has elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as state president for the next five years. Until now, Vietnam has favored a power-sharing model in which the two roles are held by different people. The choice concentrates significant power in the hands of Lam, a former security official who has pledged…
GILGIT: The PPP has demanded that the election schedule for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly be issued immediately, as the election commission has yet to announce a timeline, four months after the legislature completed its tenure.
General elections for the assembly were scheduled for Jan 24, 2026, while local government (LG) polls — announced after a gap of 20 years — were set for Feb 14, 2026.…
Democrats pulled off another upset in Florida, winning a normally very Republican state Senate district in West Tampa.
Navy veteran and electrical workers union leader Brian Nathan was declared the winner Monday of a special election in Senate district 14 by the Associated Press. Nathan defeated former state Representative Josie Tomkow despite the Republican rancher outspending him by a factor…
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified PTI’s Murad Saeed from his Senate seat following his conviction in a May 9 case, it emerged on Thursday.
The ECP’s notification for Saeed’s disqualification mentioned his sentencing by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on March 7. Saeed was named among 47 proclaimed offenders sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in the May 9 case…
Labor Council Secretary Laurie Wimmer privately suggested councilors sue the city to stop “MAGA of the left” from choosing council president. by Jeremiah Hayden
During the City Council president vote earlier this year, Portlanders may have been surprised to hear City Councilor Loretta Smith (D1) say she wanted to use her office funds to sue the city. After multiple rounds of deadlock, Smith…
Three Stanford professors have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, a prestigious non-profit organization for their contributions to the engineering field.
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