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PILDAT says Feb 8 polls record lowest fairness score since 2013

  The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.

Trump Threatens to send Army as violent protest continued in 75 cities of United States


Washington : US President threatens to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest in the US over the death of a black man in police custody. 
He said if cities and states failed to control the protests and "defend their residents" he would deploy the army and "quickly solve the problem for them".

Protests over the death of George Floyd have escalated over the past week. Four police meanwhile were shot and injured on Monday night during unrest in St Louis, Missouri. 

Police chief Colonel John Hayden Junior told reporters "some coward fired shots at officers and now we have four in hospital. Thank God they're alive," before becoming overcome with emotion. Protests have so far swept more than 75 cities, according to BBC.

According to NYTimes tear gas was used on peace full protestors so that president Trump can pose at the church. A bishop expressed an outrage at the use of riot tactics to clear the path of president by declaring, "we did not pray" 

In New York protests demonstrated peacefully but there were also widespread looting despite a curfew , reported NYTimes.

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