The nation is celebrating the 144th birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, on Friday with traditional zeal and fervor. Mr. Jinnah was born on December 25, 1876, in Karachi. The birth anniversary is a public holiday and the national flag was hoisted on principal government buildings throughout the country. The […]
The military’s media wing on Thursday said that security forces killed two terrorists; injured 10 during an intense exchange of fire night in North Waziristan. The incident in Mirali, North Waziristan took the life of a soldier, Naik Yaseen, 34; who was a resident of Malakand, the Inter-Services Public Relations said. The ISPR said that […]
Toronto: Police on Tuesday evening termed the death of Baloch rights activist Karima Baloch, who went missing over the weekend before being found dead, as “non-criminal”. Karima Baloch, who hailed from Balochistan and was also known as Karima Mehrab; went missing on Sunday in Toronto’s downtown waterfront area. She was living in the Canadian city […]
Students upset over the PMC’s policies say MDCAT was out of course. Students say “these people are not eligible to run PMC” Protests are going on in Peshawar, Hyderabad, Lahore, and Karachi. Demonstrations against alleged “irregularities” and unfairness in MDCAT 2020 exams Students call upon federal, provincial govts to take notice Students of medicine, including […]
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said the decision to suspend the issuance of visas to Pakistani citizens was taken due to the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions are “temporary”, it emerged on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates had last month temporarily stopped issuing new visas to citizens of Pakistan ; […]
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday awarded the death sentence to Baitullah and life imprisonment to Gul Siddique for the murder of Major Mohammad Laraib of the Special Services Group (SSG) last year. Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ali Warriach also imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on both accused. Major Laraib was murdered on […]
Winter is here and so is Pakistan’s gas crisis. CNG stations are being closed in two provinces, while gas supply to the stations is being suspended in another two provinces. SSGC announced the closure of CNG stations in Sindh and Balochistan for two days (Mondays and Saturdays) a week on Friday. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and […]
Pakistan-born Ali A Zaidi has appointed White House’s Deputy National Climate Advisor in the Biden-Harris administration. A statement issued on the Biden-Harris Transition website said Zaidi will be part of the team that advances the president-elect’s “agenda leading the world to confront the climate crisis — creating good-paying jobs, building resilient communities, and making historic […]
Indian troops on Friday “specifically targeted” a United Nations vehicle carrying two officers of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) from across the Line of Control, in what the Foreign Office termed a new low in their conduct. The incident occurred at around 10:45 am when Indian border forces resorted […]
A delegation from the Taliban’s Qatar-based political office, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar; arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday on a three-day visit. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed the Taliban delegation at the Foreign Office, where he held a meeting with the members. Speaking to the media after the talks; the minister reiterated Pakistan’s […]
