All eight of the terrorists who had attacked a compound outside the vital port of Gwadar were killed by the security forces on Wednesday, according to authorities. Despite a decades-long separatist conflict, China has made significant investments in the mineral-rich southwest region of Balochistan, notably the development of Gwadar. According to government commissioner Saeed Ahmed […]
Tuesday, as the Park Lane reference was being considered by an accountability court, President Asif Ali Zardari’s attorneys claimed presidential immunity. Farooq H. Naek and Arshad Tabraiz, Zardari’s advisors, argued that since Zardari has been elected president, he is entitled to presidential immunity. They claimed that the immunity provision prevented the prosecution of the president […]
Presently living in Saudi Arabia with his spouse and six kids, a Pakistani man struck lucky when he was declared the proud winner of a Dh300,000 (about PKR22 million) Maserati Grecale GT at the recent ‘Dream Car’ draw in the United Arab Emirates, according to Khaleej Times. Working in the marketing division of his son’s […]
Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan’s top javelin thrower, made history on Tuesday by earning a silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championship. Shehbaz Sharif then presented Nadeem with a Rs2.5 million cash reward in his honor. The prime minister complimented the world-famous javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem on his efforts to earn the silver medal in spite […]
Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, the president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former chief minister of Punjab, was unable to attend a significant court hearing on Tuesday over an unlawful recruiting case. His absence was attributed to a small fracture he had just two days before in the Adiala Jail restroom. Elahi’s absence caused a disruption […]
The speakers at an awareness workshop at Isra University in Hyderabad on Monday said that higher education institutions can play a significant role in raising awareness about digital literacy and appropriate online behavior to stop the growing number of blasphemy cases. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness about the dangers of blasphemous […]
The federal government’s austerity policy, which outlines procedures for official travels abroad, was launched on Monday by the Cabinet Division. The officials were strictly instructed not to stay in five-star hotels and were instead urged to use teleconferencing over in-person international visits whenever feasible. As per the policy, permission for official visits by federal ministers, […]
According to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, his administration is trying to stimulate the industrial and agricultural sectors by luring in foreign investment and providing alluring incentives. He mentioned this while speaking with the consul generals of Russia Andrey Fedorov, Turkey Cemal Sangu, Japan HATTORI Masaru, and China Yang Yundong, each of whom […]
Monday saw the funeral services for Muhammad Faheemuddin, 58, a German of Pakistani descent who was fatally stabbed in his Ulm, Germany, home on Friday. He was buried at the Sakhi Hasan cemetery. The relatives and neighbors of the deceased say that racial and religious prejudice was the driving force behind the attack. On Friday, […]
With a resounding majority, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution proposed by Pakistan on International Day to Combat Islamophobia, which calls for coordinated action among other things to stop the current violence against Muslims. The resolution calls for the appointment of a special envoy by the UN secretary-general to address Islamophobia. Before […]
