Kapil Mishra called the cockroach a symbol of “jihadism” and “traitors” at a Ramlila run by a BJP lawmaker, as the Cockroach Janta Party leads protests against the Election Commission. AAP has filed a complaint.
Pakistan has “only one expectation” of Kabul, Dar told the SCO Council of Heads of Government, as he pushed for an SCO development bank and set out Islamabad’s plans for its chairmanship and the 2027 summit.
The deputy prime minister called for robust food-security safeguards and smooth distribution nationwide, as the committee assessed reserves, demand and supply chains to keep wheat available and prices stable.
Jihad Azour said tax reform sits at the centre of Pakistan’s IMF programme, as Muhammad Aurangzeb said the twin deficit had fallen from 12.5 per cent of GDP to 2.6 per cent.
At a joint stakeout with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Shehbaz Sharif also offered Pakistan’s data-centre know-how and set a target of lifting trade from $13.9 million to $200 million in two years.
The 16-article agreement between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia treats an attack on one as an attack on all, bars withdrawal for a decade and gives Pakistan the first turn as secretary-general.
India’s sweeping voter-roll revision asks citizens to trace themselves back to the 2002-03 lists. More than 133 million names have been cut, and critics say the poor, women and Muslims are paying the price.
An AK Party lawmaker told Reuters the request would follow ratification of the Makkah defence pact, which Ankara sent to parliament on Tuesday. There has been no official confirmation from Ankara, Riyadh or Islamabad.
The four countries have agreed to cooperate on military production, training and research and development, in a memorandum the Turkish defence ministry says carries substantial economic importance.
HSBC Group CEO Georges Elhedery says Gulf states are accelerating alternative energy export routes as the region works to reduce reliance on the strategic waterway.
