Since the British rule era, districts like Attock, Chakwal, and Jehlum in Rawalpindi have been recognized as significant sources of military recruits, with soldiers hailing from the areas participating in both world wars. Moreover, even after partition, a majority of young people from these regions have shown a preference for joining the Pakistan Army, Air […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) served notice to the returning officer over Rehana Dar’s petition and summoned his reply. The ECP while restraining the result of winning candidate Khawaja Asif adjourned the hearing until February 14. The counsel of Rehana Dar said, “We had won the election with 50,000 votes lead according to form-45 […]
A joint operation by the Israeli military, the domestic Shin Bet security service, and the Special Police Unit in Rafah freed Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Hare, 70, the military said. The two men were kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7, the military said, among some 250 people whom Israel […]
The groups had argued that supplying the parts contributed to alleged violations of international law by Israel in its war with Hamas. “The court orders the State to cease all actual export and transit of F-35 parts with final destination Israel within seven days after service of this judgment,” said the ruling. The US-owned F-35 […]
Dozens of teachers of government colleges have not marked the answer sheets of the associate degree program and thus the answer sheets have not been handed back to the University of Karachi. Consequently, the first batch of the associate degree program, which sat for its annual examinations back in September of 2023 to obtain their […]
Amid efforts to form a coalition government at the Centre, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) mulled sharing the office of the Prime Minister amongst themselves during the five-year term of the National Assembly, sources told Geo News on Monday. In the Sunday meeting at the Bilawal House in Lahore, […]
Israel is preparing for a ground incursion into the teeming city along the border with Egypt, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge from fighting further north. The precarious humanitarian situation in Rafah has prompted aid groups and foreign governments, including Israel’s key ally the United States, to express deep concern over […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan Sunday hinted at sitting on the opposition benches instead of compromising on the party position. He said they were holding talks and within a day or two, it would be decided which party was to be joined, and “we would also get allotted reserved seats”. “We would […]
A clash between the workers of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) left a cop and two activists dead in Larkana on Sunday. Political activists from the Chandio and Dahani clans fired at each other with modern weapons, killing PPP activist Muhammad Hassan Chandio and GDA worker Imran Dahani at Dahani […]
According to data issued by the central bank, the workers’ remittances in January 2024 clocked in at $2.40 billion in January. During Jan 24, workers’ remittances recorded an inflow of US$2.4 billion. For details see https://t.co/rPOvn9CTjfhttps://t.co/7XBd4uNES4#SBPRemittances pic.twitter.com/BJ79w2B0fs — SBP (@StateBank_Pak) February 12, 2024 However, the remittances have dropped by 3% in the first seven months […]