Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Rahul Gandhi demands Modi resign
NEW DELHI, JUL 21: India’s main opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, demanded on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi step down over the police crackdown against student protests demanding reforms in the education system. Modi must resign “for destroying the future of India’s youth”, the Congress Party leader said in a post on social media as he led a march with other MPs towards the prime minister’s residence in New Delhi. “The government doesn’t want to take any accountability, nor does it want to have a debate on it in parliament,”Read More
Aoun presents plan to disarm Hezbollah at White House
WASHINGTON, JUL 21: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to present a plan on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon. Aoun, who served as the commander of Lebanon’s army before being elected president last year, is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House, where he will meet Trump face-to-face for the first time. The meeting comes at a crucial moment for Lebanon: Israeli troops areRead More
Khaqan Khawaja welcomes new members from Attock, Mianwali
Special Reporter ISLAMABAD, JUL 21 /DNA/ – Khaqan Waheed Khawaja, head of the Pakistan Awami Quwat Party and Chairman of Rawal General & Dental Hospital and Rawal Foundation, stated, “We don’t just make promises; we take action. People from across Pakistan are joining our party, which proves that the political parties ruling for years have failed to solve the public’s issues as they truly should have.” He made these remarks while addressing a meeting of party office-bearers, local leaders, and workers at his office, as well as on the occasionRead More
Ambassador says Pak-China ties enter investment-led cooperation phase
ISLAMABAD, JUL 21 /DNA/ – Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi, has said that Pakistan-China economic relations are entering a more focused phase of investment-led business-to-business cooperation, with sustained efforts underway to translate the two countries’ exceptional political relationship into tangible trade, investment and industrial partnerships. Addressing an interactive session with the business community at the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), he said that over the past two-and-a-half years, the Embassy has worked to complement the strong government-to-government relationship, including CPEC, by accelerating B2B engagement and promoting ChineseRead More
Saudi govt starts multiple umra visa
DNA RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah has launched a multiple-entry Umrah visa with one-year validity from the date of issuance, through which pilgrims will be able to enter the kingdom multiple times, with a cumulative stay of up to 90 days each year, state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. As per the conditions of the visa, each visit would require the purchase of a service package from an approved provider on the Nusuk platform — a digital platform that lists several Umrah packages for variousRead More
AJK election commissioner announces phase-wise polls beginning July 27
MUZAFFARABAD: The Chief Election Commissioner of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, announced on Tuesday that elections in the region would be held in three phases. According to the election commissioner, Mirpur Division will vote first on July 27, Muzaffarabad Division on August 2 and Poonch Division on August 10. The announcement marked a revision to the earlier single-day election schedule. The AJK election commission had previously announced July 27, 2026, as the date for general elections across all constituencies of the AJK Legislative Assembly, with polling to beRead More