IT appears that we are approaching a season where no one is entirely satisfied.... For the moment, its visible parameters involve the conflict in Ukraine, where a Russian general mastermind who devastated Syria has now taken charge of Ukraine.... In a macabre announcement of his leadership, he ordered the bombing of a train station and killed 50 civilians....

PARIS( Reuters)-Mickey Mouse may be all smiles but discontent over pay and shift-work is brewing

Illustration by Abro In 2018, I undertook a research project to study the nature of coverage that Pakistan’s leading Urdu and English newspapers gave to the Second Amendment in the 1973 Constitution.... The amendment was an act of parliament in 1974.... But from the media, it almost seemed as if this was the issue that had been the root of all problems. Why did so many moderate, liberal andprogressive Pakistani Muslims remain silent in 1974, 1984 and 1986 as the Ahmaddiya were ostracised by th

The government has raised the minimum wage by 50% this year in response to the turmoil.... But it also hiked prices for gas, power, petrol and road tolls to account for import price volatility, straining household budgets and deepening poverty.... Turkey's Alevi religious minority decided not to pay power bills for the cemevis where they worship." Come and cut off our electricity....

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？ PM to ‘take nation into confidence’ on IMF-PTI deal soon ？ MNAs on both sides of the aisle call out govt over price hike ？ Ministers defend govt move, ask traders to adopt austerity measures ？ Imran calls for nationwide anti-inflation protests on SundayISLAMABAD: Amid widespread criticism from friends and foes over the government’s decision to increase oil prices for the third time in as many weeks, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday defended the move, claiming he was “ left with no cho

Pakistan DispatchDiscontent and Defiance on the Road to Pakistan’s Election The Grand Trunk Road is buzzing with talk of the coming vote, and of the country’s future.A rally supporting former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his party along the Grand Trunk Road in Gujranwala, Pakistan, last month.... 6, 2024, 12: 13 a.m.ET The highway is the most politically charged slice of a politically turbulent country.... Politics dominates the chatter between its vendors and rickshaw drivers, their conver

I don’t think we will have seen anything like it since the 1926 General Strike.... Unite warned that Ryanair flights could “ face serious disruption this summer ” as a consequence.... One minister said:" At a time of high inflation, the Government needs to not get into a spiral of pay rise after pay rise after pay rise....

Palestinian demonstrators chant slogans during a protest Sunday in the streets of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.... Israel says the closure is needed to prevent Hamas, which does not recognize Israel’s right to exist, from building up its military capabilities. The closure has devastated Gaza’s economy, sent unemployment skyrocketing and led to frequent power outages.... ” the crowds shouted in Khan Younis....

She said that the party, in the letter, made “ serious allegations of breach of the Party rules ”.... A statement on her Twitter also says: “ The charges were completely baseless.... The evidence relied on made no sense....