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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Indian Protest Leaders Remanded for Five Days in Delhi

Two leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party were remanded in custody for five days over protests demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were detained after allegedly breaching security barricades at Jantar Mantar. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi backed the protesters, while election authorities denied allegations of manipulating voter rolls to benefit the ruling party. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

WHO Chief Resigns Amid Growing Scrutiny

NEW DELHI: Saima Wazed, WHO’s Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned amid fraud investigations. The WHO said a committee had recommended her dismissal before she stepped down. Wazed had been placed on unpaid leave over allegations involving financial fraud and misrepresented academic credentials. She has denied the allegations against her. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Bangladesh President Shahabuddin resigns citing ill health

Bangladesh's president, a close ally of former premier Sheikh Hasina, resigned from the largely ceremonial role on Friday, citing ill health. President Mohammed Shahabuddin confirmed he was stepping down in a call with AFP. "Yes, I have resigned," Shahabuddin said when asked about widespread speculation that he planned to step down before completing his full term ending in 2028. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Indian defence minister's resignation sought for concealing military deaths in May conflict

India's main opposition Congress party has demanded the resignation of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accusing him of misleading parliament over military casualties during May 2025 conflict with Pakistan, Indian media reported on Wednesday. The party also called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise over the deaths of six military personnel during the May 2025 operation. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

UK PM Starmer resigns, paving way for seventh leader in 10 years

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign, with a new leader to be in place ​by the time parliament returns in September, paving the way for Britan to have its seventh leader in 10 years. Less than ‌two years after he won a landslide election victory that promised to end chaos in British politics, Starmer said it was clear that his party wanted him to go. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Israeli army warns of 'mass personnel exodus' amid surge in resignations: Report

The Israeli army has warned of a potential "mass personnel exodus" amid a sharp rise in resignation requests from officers and soldiers, according to Israeli media reports. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth said the army is facing a "mass exodus of officers and non-commissioned officers" after hundreds submitted requests to leave permanent service. "So far, there have been 500 requests from officers and NCOs in the regular forces seeking to be relieved of their positions in the army," the newspaper said, without specifying when the requests were filed. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Investigators seize multiple phones, laptops from Yermak’s home: Report

Searches of the home of Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s newly-resigned chief of staff, resulted in the seizure of several phones and laptops, Ukrainian media is reporting. Quoting sources in law enforcement agencies, the Ukrainska Pravda newspaper reported that investigators entered Yermak’s place of residence about 6am local time (04:00 GMT) and searched his quarters for a full six hours before emerging with multiple electronic devices. There were no searches at the president’s office, the outlet said its sources confirmed. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

27th Amendment: Full Court 'rejected proposal of en masse resignation'

The Full Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, last week discussed a senior judge’s proposal for en masse resignation, with majority of judges disagreeing with it. The meeting later unanimously approved the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2025. According to the Supreme Court (SC) sources, around 13 judges attended the Full Court Meeting called in order to discuss the resignations by two apex court judges. Two of the top court's 23 judges, Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, have already resigned. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

President approves resignations of SC judges Mansoor Ali Shah, Athar Minallah

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday approved the resignations of Supreme Court justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah. Both the judges had forwarded their resignations to President Zardari following the enactment of the 27th Constitutional Amendment a day ago. The jurists had criticised the 27th Amendment, describing it as a "grave assault on the Constitution of Pakistan". However, the federal government called the judges' resignations "political speeches" and the latter's allegations "unconstitutional". Read More…

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