Following the appointment of Fareeda Tareen as deputy commissioner (DC) in Balochistan, four additional female high-ranking government personnel also entered the administrative field. Fareeda, a Grade 18 officer, was promoted to the rank of deputy commissioner in the Sohbatpur district after serving as assistant commissioner (AC) Dasht tehsil in the Kharan district of Balochistan. As […]
Bakhtiyor Saidov, the foreign minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, landed in Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day formal visit. Aizaz Khan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director General (Central Asia & ECO), welcomed and cordially received the Uzbek foreign minister upon his arrival. According to a Foreign Office spokesperson, FM Saidov will meet with […]
Detained Imran Khan, the founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has rejected the military’s demand that he issue an apology for the events of May 9 and has distanced his party from the violent protests that erupted across the nation last year shortly after his incarceration. During an informal conversation with journalists on Wednesday […]
As the attorneys’ demonstration before the Lahore High Court at GPO Chowk grew more intense on Wednesday, police detained a few of them. The attorneys are staging a protest against the separation of civil courts and the filing of terrorist cases against one another. The Lahore High Court Bar Association has refuted reports that it […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Medical Teaching Institutions Appellate Tribunal has announced vacancies for various positions, inviting applications from suitable candidates across Pakistan. Positions Available: Chairman: Two positions available for retired judges of the High Court. Candidates must hold Khyber Pakhtunkhwa domicile and be within the age limit of 68 years. Member (District & Session Judge or Advocate): […]
Pakistan demanded action to stop the weaponization of space after Russia vetoed the Security Council’s draft resolution to end the extraterrestrial arms race. The country claimed that taking this approach would prevent a serious threat to global peace and security. “In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the dangers to security from […]
A westerly system that is forecast to hit western regions on May 10 and bring with it rainy spells on Saturday, May 11, is likely to cause rain-dust storms and thunderstorms this weekend in the higher sections of the country, where many areas are experiencing exceptionally hot weather conditions. However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) […]
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif stated that the plot to assassinate the Chinese engineers was developed in Afghanistan. At the beginning of the press briefing, Maj Gen Sharif discussed the recent tensions with Afghanistan and the assaults against Pakistan that had been launched from […]
Following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to the Kingdom in March, relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have reached a new level. According to reports cited by Geo News on Monday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is expected to make his eagerly awaited visit to Islamabad between May 10 and May 15. The high-ranking […]
In order to emphasize the value of investigative and data-driven journalism in environmental reporting, the Global Neighbourhood for Media Innovation (GNMI) organized a three-day training workshop on Sabz Journalism Environmental Reporting in Karachi in partnership with the US Department of State. GNMI General Secretary Syed Masood Raza stated in his speech that “investigative and data-driven […]