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Pakistan Wins Non-Permanent

Seat on UNSC with Big Majority

NEW YORK: After months of
hectic campaigning, Pakistan on
Thursday was elected with a mas-
State Dept Says It’s for sive majority as a non-permanent New Cases to Be Lodged
member of the UN Security Coun-
Pakistani Courts to Decide cil (UNSC), the world body’s power against Imran, Says
Imran Khan’s Cases center, pledging to make its contri- Sanaullah after Cipher Relief
bution to meeting the grave chal-
WASHINGTON: In response to a question lenges facing the world. ISLAMABAD: Reacting to Pakistan
regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Pakistan, which was unopposed, Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder’s relief in
founder Imran Khan’s incarceration, US garnered 182 votes in the 193-mem- multiple cases including cipher, Adviser to
Department of State Spokesperson Mat- ber General Assembly — far more Prime Minister on Political and Public Af-
thew Miller Monday said it was something than the required 124 votes repre- fairs Rana Sanaullah has said that new cases
that Pakistani courts had to decide and not senting a two-thirds majority. Pakistan’s delegation at the vote for new UN Security Council members will be lodged against Imran Khan in the
the United States. Loud applause rang out in the on Thursday — UN coming days.
“It is our position that when you come to iconic hall of the General Assembly Sanaullah, the former security czar, told
these laws in Pakistan and this court case, when its president, Dennis Francis, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzer- which currently occupies the Asian Geo News “Capital Talk” anchor bluntly
it is something for the Pakistani courts to announced the winners of the five land whose terms end on December seat, on January 1, 2025, to begin a that the PTI founder’s release was not de-
decide,” said the US official while giving his non-permanent seats — Pakistan, 31. He congratulated them on their two-year term, its eighth. pendent on his iddat case’s verdict. He ad-
country’s position about the sub Denmark, Greece, Panama, and So- victory. As Munir Akram, Pakistan’s per mitted that an accused is given the benefit
(Continued on page 6) malia — to replace Japan, Ecuador, Pakistan will replace Japan, (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12)

Live Streaming of Imran Khan’s Court

Appearance Not against Law: Justice Minallah

the law as there is “no substantive
reason” to deny the public the right
to have access to court proceedings.
Modi Proclaims Victory as The apex court judge made this Fans cool off pilgrims at the Grand Mosque
Opposition Alliance Makes observation in a dissenting note is- in Makkah on Tuesday —AFP
sued on Wednesday on the Khyber
Massive Gains Pakhtunkhwa government’s peti- Above-Average Heat
tion seeking live streaming of the Forecast during Haj Days
DELHI: In the end it was not quite the hearing of the National Account-
landslide mandate that incumbent Prime ability Bureau (NAB) amendment RIYADH: The Saudi government said on
Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu case. Tuesday pilgrims can expect average high
nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had Last week, the Supreme Court in temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius during
anticipated or that exit polls had predicted. a detailed verdict stated that broad- Haj, which last year saw thousands of cases
However, by Wednesday morning it was casting of the court proceedings of of heat stress.
clear that Modi remains the dominant force A combination of images released by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) cases involving politicians can be “The expected climate for Haj this year
in Indian politics and has won a historic shows former prime minister Imran Khan during his appearance via used for political “point-scoring”. will witness an increase in average tem-
third term as the country’s Prime Minister. video-link before the Supreme Court on May 16, 2024 —PTI Justice Minallah however, disagreed peratures of one-and-a-half to two degrees
Far from the pre-election sloganeering with the majority 4-1 judgment. above normal in Makkah and Madina,”
that predicted 400 seats out of 543 in India’s ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Jus- ances of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf It may be noted that an investi- National Meteorology Center chief Ayman
lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, tice Athar Minallah has maintained (PTI) founder Imran Khan in the gation was launched by the SC ad Ghulam told a press conference.
(Continued on page 12) that live streaming the court appear- NAB amendment case is not against (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12)

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