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Sunni Ittehad Council Chairman Hamid Raza demanded the immediate resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court following the court verdict, Hamid Raza, chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council, said that the Election Commission tried to steal the mandate but might not succeed. The Supreme Court also expressed no confidence in the Election Commission.
Chairman Hamid Raza has said that today the Supreme Court has restored the dignity of the institution by paying the right to the rightful.
PTI leader Shibli Faraz said that today is a very important day in political history, we have got reserved seats but the seats taken away through Form 47 should also be returned.
Election Commission decision nullified, PTI eligible for reserved seats in National Assembly: Supreme Court
Shibli Faraz said that people were elected through Form 47, the struggle will continue until all our seats are returned.
Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa will not be part of any bench next week, sources
It should be noted that the Supreme Court has annulled the decision of the Peshawar High Court and the Election Commission regarding the specific seats of the Sunni Ittehad Council.
The Iranian Foreign Minister met Army Chief General Asim Munir in which it was agreed on the need to deal with the common threat of terrorism through intelligence sharing. During the meeting, Army Chief General Asim Munir emphasized on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other states.
According to the Public Relations Department of the Pakistan Army, ISPR, in the meeting, the parties emphasized the need to promote bilateral relations and to understand each other’s concerns more.
On this occasion, the Army Chief said that respect for the sovereignty of another state is the most important component in state relations. According to ISPR, the parties agreed that there is a need to deal with the common threat of terrorism through mutual cooperation and better coordination.
It was agreed in the meeting that the common threat of terrorism needs to be tackled through intelligence sharing. The Army Chief stressed the need to use sustainable and available means of communication to address security concerns.
The parties agreed to improve coordination and response to common threats. According to the Public Relations Department of the Pakistan Army, the parties reiterated their commitment to peace, stability and prosperity in the border region on both sides.
Both sides expressed determination that peace in the border region is indispensable for the welfare of the people on both sides.
In the meeting, Pakistan and Iran reiterated their resolve to maintain close ties while vowing not to allow the troublemaker to create a rift between the brotherly countries.
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2024-07-15 19:43:41
Asuncion, IP Agency.- This Friday, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), a logistics coordination meeting was held in view of the inauguration of the Costanera Sur. On the occasion, representatives of several state institutions agreed to prioritize aspects related to security, hydration and sports.
The launching event is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, starting at 9:00 a.m. and on two wheels, as it invites all families to attend a big bike ride. In addition, starting at 4:00 p.m., there will be a ribbon cutting and a concert by the group Tierra Adentro.
During the meeting, emphasis was placed on the security that will be provided to attendees throughout the day, both on land and at sea, since this proposal seeks to involve the true owners of the work: the citizens of the entire country, so, just like the inauguration of the Héroes del Chaco Bridge, massive participation is sought.
Representatives from the National Sports Secretariat (SND) will also have 13 sports available: karate Do, chess, dance therapy, athletics, artistic gymnastics, handball, judo, fencing, ITF taekwo-Do, football and futsal, skating, zumba and volleyball.
There will also be a stand for the National Agency for Traffic and Road Safety (ANTSV) and the Highway Patrol, which will be part of the road awareness campaign.
Hydration will also be ensured for cyclists and the general public, as stands from the Paraguayan Sanitary Services Company (Essap) will be set up to distribute bottles of drinking water.
Representatives from the MOPC, SND, Highway Patrol, Essap, Antsv, Municipal Traffic Police (PMT), Naval Prefecture and the First Infantry Division participated in the logistics coordination meeting.
The Costanera Sur is 8 kilometres long and people can complete it by pedalling. The aim is that, in addition to promoting sporting activities and walking, participants should learn regarding this project.
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2024-07-15 19:33:00
Donald Trump ended the suspense by announcing Monday that he had chosen Senator JD Vance to be his vice president, on the first day of a Republican convention disrupted by the attempted assassination of the billionaire over the weekend.
Published on: 07/15/2024 – 21:27
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He was the youngest on Donald Trump’s shortlist. At 39, Senator JD Vance, a former critic turned fervent defender of the Republican billionaire, was chosen as the former president’s running mate, a nomination that confirms the lightning-fast and atypical career of this voice of America’s downgraded status.
A former military man and best-selling author, this Ohio elected official with an eclectic profile has constantly defended in the American Congress the causes dear to Donald Trump, such as the fight once morest immigration and the defense of economic protectionism.
“I have a good memory”
“I have a good memory. If you are politically fighting Trump and the candidates he supports today, don’t come asking me for help in a year to pass your law or the projects that are important to you,” warned the senator with the round face, impeccable locks of hair and well-groomed beard at the beginning of the year.
Comments mocked by his opponents, who did not fail to point out the irony of the situation: before defending Donald Trump tooth and nail, JD Vance was not stingy with his criticism of the billionaire.
Once calling himself a “guy who will never be pro-Trump,” he has also in the past called the tycoon an “idiot” and “harmful,” even worrying that he is “America’s Hitler.”
Senator JD Vance, during a press conference in front of the Manhattan Criminal Court, on May 13, 2024, for the trial of Donald Trump. © Stefan Jeremiah, AFP
After the attempted assassination of the former president on Saturday, the Republican pointed the finger at “the Biden campaign” which portrays Donald Trump as “an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs.”
“This rhetoric directly led to the attempted assassination of President Trump,” he charged.
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Before joining Washington, JD Vance had a rather atypical career path. He grew up in a modest single-parent family in the “Rust Belt”, a region of the northeastern United States deeply marked by industrial decline, then joined the army. He then studied law at one of the most prestigious universities in the country before making a career in Silicon Valley.
A book makes him known
But it was a book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” published in 2016, that made him famous. In this autobiographical story that became a bestseller adapted for the cinema, JD Vance recounts his chaotic childhood in a white America ravaged by unemployment and addictions, and gives voice to a disillusioned and downgraded working-class population, full of resentment.
It was only later that he became closer to the Trumpist movement. His book attracted the attention of the former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., with whom he became a close friend. The latter is said to have played a major role in his nomination as vice president.
JD Vance embraces Donald Trump’s major themes, as well as his combative tone and populist discourse, and wins the billionaire’s support in his 2022 Senate campaign.
He, who puts forward his Christian faith as his private and political compass, has established himself in Congress as a fierce defender of the Republican tycoon, who has been targeted by several criminal and civil proceedings.
“The Biden administration wants to see Trump die in prison and ruin his family. This is the greatest attack on democracy ever,” he slammed on X in March. “If you’re too cowardly to call him out, you’re not ready for this moment in American politics.”
The father of three has become a popular figure on television shows, where he energetically and loyally defends the Republican candidate in the November presidential election.
While he is perfectly aligned with his boss’s positions on migration and the economy, JD Vance appears more to the right on other issues, such as abortion, where he has spoken out once morest exceptions to the bans, even in cases of rape or incest.
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JD Vance has even become the leading figure of the “New Right” movement, young conservatives who are trying to give a more radical direction to Donald Trump’s isolationist and anti-immigration movement, Politico wrote in March.
“Unlike Trump’s more conventional Republican supporters, Vance’s New Right cohort sees Trump as just the first step in a broader populist-nationalist revolution that is already reshaping the American right,” it read.
“And if they succeed, it will soon reshape America as a whole.”
With AFP