ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Thursday that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist convicted by a US court on the charge of shooting at army and FBI officers while in custody in Afghanistan, has finally signed a mercy petition. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said during the question hour […]
The Pakistani military has dismissed as nothing more than an “attempt to distort history.” A recent political statement about the release of an Indian pilot captured by Pakistani troops. After downing his warplane during last year’s military confrontation; that took the two countries to the brink of an all-out war. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman arrested […]
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr. Sania Nishtar has announced an extension in the last date to submit Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship applications for the year 2020-21. The new deadline is November 30, 2020. Earlier, October 30 was the last date for the submission of online scholarship applications. However, given the COVID-19 fronted delays in the […]
FBR: The Federal Board of Revenue’s Large Taxpayer Unit in Islamabad on Wednesday sealed the main business premises of cellular company Jazz. It was alleged that non-payment of Rs-25.393 billion income tax for the tax year 2018. Earlier in the day, a notice was issued to Principal Officers Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited (PMCL); Aamir Hafeez […]
Khloe Kardashian, the reality TV star and model, says she had tested positive for the coronavirus. The reality star confirmed her previous diagnosis in a Wednesday sneak peek clip of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” The bedridden Kardashian spoke in the video with a hoarse voice. Khloe Kardashian contracted COVID-19? “Just found out that I […]
The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose 0.45% on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday. On October 23, the foreign currency reserves held by the SBP were recorded at $12,121.5 million; up $55 million compared with $12,066.6 million in the previous week. […]
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says Gareth Bale has worked hard to improve his fitness levels. The Portuguese manager added that the Wales forward would be ready to “fly” when he takes the field against Royal Antwerp in the Europa League later on Thursday. The player had been nursing a knee injury since his return […]
The people of Lower Dir staged a protest demonstration against the murder of a two-year-old girl and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. Meanwhile, Police registered a case against unknown persons and arrested 10 suspects on Wednesday. Moreover, the protesters set a three-day deadline for the arrest of the culprits; otherwise, they would block the […]
An Islamabad anti-terrorism court on Thursday acquitted Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2014 Parliament House attack case. The verdict was announced by ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan. The court also decided that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood, and Planning Minister Asad Umar, who have been […]
Police said three people were confirmed to have died and several injured in the knife attack at French church. A police source said a woman was decapitated. French politician Marine Le Pen also spoke of a decapitation having occurred in the attack. A source at the scene said police armed with automatic weapons had put […]
