March 29, 2024
PAKISTAN

Despite opposition protests, the Senate approves the NAB amendment measure

The National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill was passed by the Senate on Thursday despite the Opposition’s vocal opposition, which claimed that the administration sought to undermine the anti-corruption organization in order to facilitate its leadership. The government vehemently refuted these allegations, pointing out that the amendments were necessary and had to be passed the day […]

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International

US House passes assault weapon ban; Senate will probably kill it

WASHINGTON: Following a string of tragic mass shootings, the US House of Representatives on Friday advanced a bill that would outlaw assault weapons for the first time in decades.The Democratic-majority House passed the bill 217 to 213; it will now go before the Senate, where it is almost certainly bound to fail. Despite the terrible […]

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