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Maurice Kamto excluded from Cameroon election – is Paul Biya set for another term?
Posted onPaul Njie BBC News in Yaoundé AFP via Getty Images Cameroon’s constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country’s electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the 12 October presidential election. While the firebrand political figure was sidelined, 92-year-old President Paul Biya whose candidacy also faced opposition, was cleared to run for…
BMP Warns Growth Projection Unrealistic as Poverty Pressures MountExports Weaken, FDI Drops and Agriculture Sector Continues to Lag
Posted onBy Farzana Chaudhry | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has cast serious doubts over the government’s ability to achieve the 3.2 per cent growth target projected under the International Monetary Fund programme, warning that worsening poverty indicators, declining investment, falling exports and record government…
Xi Jinping Declares US & China Must Be Partners, Not Rivals — Trump Invites Chinese President to White House
Posted onIn a landmark diplomatic encounter, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted US President Donald Trump at a state banquet in Beijing, delivering a powerful message to the world: America and China must choose partnership over rivalry.Addressing Trump at the formal dinner, President Xi drew a historic parallel, referencing Henry Kissinger’s secret visit to China 55 years…
Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson removed from charity over Epstein email
Posted onThe Duchess of York has been removed as patron of a children’s charity, in the wake of an email emerging in which she called sex offender Jeffrey Epstein her “supreme friend”. Julia’s House, a children’s hospice charity serving families in Dorset and Wiltshire, has removed Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew, from her…
PM Meets NAB Chairman, Records Recovery of Rs 6.213 Trillion
Posted onISLAMABAD (Staff Reporter) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lieutenant General (Retd) Nazir Ahmad at the Prime Minister House, where the NAB annual report for 2025 was presented. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also attended the meeting.Chairman NAB briefed the Prime Minister that NAB achieved a…
Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts todays Iran conflict
Posted onThen there were those “neo-conservatives” who wanted to reshape the Middle East, bringing democracy and removing dictatorships hostile to the US. Baghdad first, then Tehran, some said, a reminder how long Iran has been on the agenda. And finally after the 11 September attacks in 2001 which killed 2,977 people (not counting the 19 hijackers)…
