US orders non-emergency consular staff to leave Karachi, Lahore amid Middle East tensions

The United States on Wednesday ordered non-emergency staff at its consulates in Karachi and Lahore to leave Pakistan, citing security concerns as tensions escalate across the Middle East following Iranian retaliation to US-Israeli strikes.The US embassy in Islamabad said the State Department directed non-emergency US government employees and their family members at the two consulates…

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Congress backs Sharad Pawar for Rajya Sabha, MVA closes ranks in Maharashtra | India News

NEW DELHI: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala announced that the Congress will support NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar as the consensus candidate for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)’s sole winnable Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra.This comes as negotiations intensify ahead of nominations for the polls set to…

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West Asia Crisis: West Asia crisis: 1,500 flights cancelled in four days, Air India to add capacity on key long routes | India News

MUMBAI: Airlines have stepped up evacuation efforts with more special flights as the crisis in the Middle East continued to disrupt air travel for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday.Up to Tuesday, 1,221 international flights by Indian carriers and 388 by foreign carriers were cancelled, the civil aviation ministry said. It said Indian…

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Abhishek Sharma’s top spot under threat as Sahibzada Farhan’s twin tons shake ICC rankings | Cricket News

Abhishek Sharma and Sahibzada Farhan (Agency Image) Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has edged closer to the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings, tightening the race with India’s Abhishek Sharma after the latest weekly update released on Wednesday. T20I Batting Rankings Farhan climbed to second place following a historic outing at the ICC Men’s…

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28 seats and a Rajya Sabha berth: Congress seals Tamil Nadu poll pact with DMK | India News

DMK and Congress leaders after seat0sharing agreement was finalised CHENNAI: Putting an end to speculations, the DMK and the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Wednesday finalised a seat-sharing arrangement for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election, under which the Congress will contest 28 constituencies and receive one Rajya Sabha berth.The decision was taken at…

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