Taiwan’s leader warned Beijing on Monday that the island would never give up its democratic way of life in a national day speech in which she drew parallels with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The self-ruled democracy’s 23 million people live under the constant threat of invasion by China’s Communist Party, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine […]
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah claimed on Monday that the leaks controversy, which had put the cyber security of the PM’s official residence and the office at stake, had been resolved and that no “hostile intelligence agency” was involved. The comments came made during a TV show hours after former prime minister Imran Khan, one of […]
PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said that his party would approach the courts to establish the “authenticity” of the recently leaked audio tapes and have a joint investigation team (JIT) constituted to bring to light those responsible for the bugging of the Prime Minister Office (PMO). A series of audio […]
On Saturday, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas was attacked for extending her support to the Iranian women protesting against the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini. Amini was arrested by the ‘morality police’ in Tehran for not properly wearing a hijab as per mandatory hijab laws of the country and she was then killed by the […]
Pakistan’s diplomatic skills will be tested this week when the European countries will put to vote a resolution against Russia at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In March, Islamabad abstained from voting against Russia, something that drew a strong reaction from the United States and other western countries. Pakistan joined China, India and many […]
COAS Bajwa stresses regional peace, warns ‘price of status quo will be devastating’ for all Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa stressed on Saturday the need for regional peace and developing a mechanism for resolving all bilateral issues peacefully, as he warned that the “price of status quo will be devastating for […]
PTI Chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan has accused the incumbent government of wasting a whopping Rs18 billion of the public money after amending the accountability law in a way that best suited them. The former premier submitted a written application through his counsel Khawaja Haris before a three-member Supreme Court bench that takes up […]
Move brightens chances for Islamabad to exit grey list. Pakistan has been listed among the top 10 countries implementing the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) standards, a move which brightens the country’s chances to exit the anti-money laundering watchdog’s grey list. According to Express News, the FATF meeting will be held from October 17 to […]
The cabinet has formally given the go-ahead to hold an inquiry into the audio leaks purportedly featuring PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his party leaders, it emerged on Sunday. On Friday, the cabinet suggested that legal action could be taken after a steady stream of audio recordings surfaced, most recently of informal conversations allegedly between […]
Party chief claims law is against Islam, says he will submit amendments to parliament Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), an ally of the government and part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has challenged the Transgender Protection Act, 2018, in the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Friday. In the petition, the JUI-F requested that the act be […]