Tag: President
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Three Pakistani celebrities to get Pride of Performance Award
Pakistan marked its 77th Independence Day on August 14 with a special announcement of the list of nominees for the next civil awards. The Government of Pakistan honours outstanding individuals from various fields with prestigious awards every year. A number of controversies have stirred over the past years pertaining to recipients of the top honours,…
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Pakistani student makes history, elected as president of Oxford University Graduate Community
Student Raza Nazar makes history after getting elected president of the Graduate Community at Oxford University, becoming the first Muslim and Pakistani to hold this position. He stated that his research focuses on constitutional theory and sovereignty, Geo news reports. The President of the Graduate Community (MCR) at Oxford University represents and advocates for the…
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Joe Biden quits the US presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris
Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee, in a move that upends the 2024 race for the White House. The 81-year-old Biden stepped aside after weeks of pressure from Democrats following a disastrous debate performance, throwing the election battle…
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Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
Tehran (AFP) – Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s only reformist candidate in the latest presidential election, has risen from relative obscurity to become the ninth president of the Islamic republic. Pezeshkian, 69, won around 53.6 percent of the vote in a runoff election against the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili. In the first round of Iran’s snap elections on June…
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Why is South Africa still waiting for a female president?
South Africa has one of the world’s highest rates of female parliamentary representation in the world while boasting one of the most progressive constitutions. Yet the country is yet to produce a female president — something upcoming general elections are unlikely to change. Of the more than 50 parties in the running on May 29,…
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Zardari wants to use presidential protection in NAB cases
President Asif Ali Zardari has filed for Presidential immunity under Article 248 of the Constitution in two National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases. The clause provides protection to high-ranking state officials from all legal proceedings in court for any action taken by them during their terms in office. In the Park Lane Case, Mr Zardari is…
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Tayyip Erdogan congratulates Asif Zardari on becoming president
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called newly-elected president Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday to congratulate him on becoming the head of state. The President’s Secretariat said in a statement that both leaders talked about important issues and agreed to work together for the betterment of the countries. President Zardari also thanked Erdogan for his phone…
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Mahmood Khan Achakzai nominated for President by Sunni Ittehad Council after fiery speech
Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has put forward the name of Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the leader of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), as their candidate for the upcoming presidential election in Pakistan. The announcement was made on Saturday by the SIC, endorsing Achakzai to vie for the country’s highest constitutional position against Asif Ali Zardari, the…
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Putin wants Biden to become President despite son of b** comment
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a meaningful response to US President Joe Biden’s rude remark calling him a son of a b***h. While addressing an event in California, Biden lashed out at Putin, calling him a “crazy SOB” in a sentence about threats to the world – including “that guy Putin and others”, the…
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Shehbaz, Zardari want a new President before Senate elections
After the power sharing deal, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are thinking about holding the Presidential election before the Senate election, as per The News. According to Article 41(5), “…an election to fill a vacancy in the office of president shall be held not later than thirty days from the…