According to a US human rights study, Pakistan “rarely” took genuine action to find and prosecute officials who may have violated human rights. The report also noted that these concerns included extrajudicial murders, enforced disappearances, and torture, as The News reported on Wednesday. The US State Department’s “2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” indicates […]
On April 24, 2005, 19 years ago today, a user going by the nickname “jawed” submitted the first video on the video-sharing website YouTube. A 19-second video titled “Me at the zoo” was shared by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim. It features him speaking about the elephants’ trunks while standing in front of an elephant exhibit […]
The US Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill that would have prohibited the video-sharing software TikTok unless it separated from its Chinese parent firm, ByteDance. Although it is anticipated that the measure will be contested in court, this action permits US President Joe Biden to sign it into law. The idea was part of a […]
Tuesday, as unknown gunmen opened fire at a Sikh healer’s clinic in the Peshawar outskirts, a police officer accepted martyrdom while defending him. 40-year-old ex-serviceman Constable Farhad was killed when gunmen opened fire on Guljit Singh’s clinic in the Baghbanan neighborhood inside the Inquilab police station’s boundaries. The Sikh healer, though, was unharmed. Syed Ashfaq […]
The Supreme Court declared that advantages would go to the wife in the event of any ambiguity in the terms and conditions agreed upon at the time of the wedding and recorded in the Nikahnama, emphasizing that the bride’s interest could not be jeopardized if the Nikahnama form was filled out by someone else. A […]
Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, made his first visit to the island nation in sixteen years on Wednesday and declared that his country is prepared to fortify its relations with Sri Lanka and other Asian nations. During the visit, the two nations are expected to sign five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), the second such round since […]
The nation’s system line pack has uncomfortably climbed to 5.070 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) once more, placing extreme strain on the entire gas transmission network. This is mostly because the electricity and industrial sectors use less regulated liquefied natural gas (RLNG). Even after the summer season has begun, Sui gas providers are unnecessarily […]
The new administration has been asked to act quickly to promote the car industry in Pakistan and win back investor trust by the local auto industry. “As of right now, over 40 models are being produced by 13 local brands combined, with a 500,000 unit annual capacity,” said Abdul Rehman Aizaz, Chairman of the Pakistan […]
The military stated that during an intelligence-based operation carried out by the security forces in Balochistan’s Pishin area in response to reports of terrorist activity last night, at least three terrorists were killed and another was captured in wounded condition. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) claimed in a statement on Tuesday that “during the conduct […]
Taking notice of the “willful” delay in tax cases, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered the chief commissioner of the Inland Revenue Service and other pertinent officials to be suspended. Additionally, the prime minister gave the order to start an investigation against the police. Not long after taking office, the prime minister chose to […]
