Controversial politician Lutfur Rahman has been elected mayor of London’s TowerHamlets seven years

Please try again later{{/ verifyErrors}} The mayor of an inner London authority has announced the council will start removing Palestinian flags flying above its buildings after receiving hundreds of complaints from residents.... We must not forget that over 30, 000 people have now been killed, 70 per cent of whom are women and children.“ The flags certainly had an impact and made residents’ views clear.... Although these flags are an understandable expression of solidarity, I now feel they are

A backlash has erupted against the elections watchdog after it was accused of blocking a minister from observing a town hall ballot this week. Tory critics heaped scorn on the Electoral Commission for preventing Chloe Smith, the constitution and devolution minister, from witnessing measures put in place for a council by-election in Tower Hamlets on Thursday. The law allows for “ accredited observers ” to be present at polling stations during ballot day. Inquiries about Ms Smith attending the bal

Join our Whatsapp channel ISLAMABAD: After stern warnings from the JUI-F leadership over delays in the enactment of the Societies Registration( Amendment) Act, 2024 by the president, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari rushed to meet JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday. While Mr Bhutto-Zardari did not comment publicly, senior JUI-F members told the media that they had been assured that President Asif Ali Zardari would sign the bill soon.... “ The president is delaying the signing of

PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court larger bench on Monday reserved its judgment on three petitions of the opposition leaders against the May 2019 drastic changes to the provincial local government law, including abolition of the district tier of the government in the province. Justice Roohul Amin Khan, Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Syed Arshad Ali heard arguments advanced by provincial advocate general Shumail Ahmad Butt and counsel for petitioners, including Qazi Jawad Ahsanullah, Khushdil Khan,

The upcoming provincial budget aims to balance disaster recovery with long-term social investment. Ayesha Javaid from the finance ministry mentioned that for the first time, Pakistan’s federal budget was gender responsive.... However, poverty remains high and 25.6 million children are still out of school.” Ms Bashir emphasised that inclusive fiscal reform was not a cost but an investment.... A high-level working group will be convened to explore reallocations and alternative financing models t

Join our Whatsapp channel PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday constituted a special committee for a detailed discussion on the KP Laws Amendment Bill, 2024, which was returned by Governor Faisal Karim Kundi over objections about the move to equate the chief minister’s advisers and special assistance with the ministers. ADVERTISEMENT The development came during a session chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati. The speaker said the governor had returned the bill and wanted it to be

" Private renters pay their council tax to ensure we get the public services we need, and currently our needs are being ignored.... Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle.... The borough's Labour Mayor John Biggs said the council had" a positive record on introducing measures to improve the quality of private rented sector housing"....