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People attend a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, March 18, 2025. — Reuters UNGA elects Bahrain, Colombia, DRC, Latvia, and Liberia to UNSC. These all countries elected in uncontested slates. Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected UNGA president. The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, …

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (second from left) flips the coin as Bangladesh skipper Litton Das (second from right) looks on at the toss for their second T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on May 30, 2025. — PCB Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in the third and final T20I match at Lahore’s …

Mohsen Gilani, newly-elected president of Pakistan Football Federation. — Reporter  KARACHI: Former Fifa Development Officer Mohsen Gilani has been elected the 17th president of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after a six-year hiatus. In the second round of elections, Gilani secured a simple majority with 13 votes, defeating his closest rival, Taha Alizai of Karachi United Football Club, who received …

The Punjab Assembly building in Lahore. — Geo.tv/File LAHORE: A new local government bill in Punjab grants sweeping authority to unelected deputy commissioners (DCs), sidelining elected officials and raising alarms about democratic backsliding in Pakistan’s most populous province. Tabled by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on March 7 in the Punjab Assembly, the bill is currently under review in …