Japan Space One launched Kairos, a tiny solid-fuel rocket, on Wednesday, hoping to become the country’s first Japanese business to send a satellite into orbit. However, the rocket burst shortly after takeoff. The setback for Space One and the Japanese rocket business coincides with increased government and investor backing for the industry in the face […]
Concerns over a controversial religion-based Indian citizenship bill were raised by the US government and the UN on Tuesday. The UN described the measure as “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.” The 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which the Indian government rushed to enact on Monday, has drawn criticism from rights campaigners. Amnesty International and Human Rights […]
Tuesday, when Ishaq Dar received his first briefing on external difficulties, the recently appointed foreign minister requested the foreign office to contribute to the country’s economic recovery. Dar officially took on the position of foreign minister. Prior to this, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had Dar as their top pick to oversee the nation’s financial […]
On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari a call to congratulate him on taking over as head of state. According to a statement from the President’s Secretariat, the two presidents discussed issues of bilateral significance and emphasized the necessity for further improvement of cooperation in all areas of shared […]
John Barnett, a former employee of Boeing Co. who was well-known for voicing concerns about manufacturing standards, was discovered dead on Monday outside a hotel in South Carolina in the midst of a legal dispute with the airline giant. Before retiring in 2017, Barnett, now 62, spent 32 years working at Boeing. During that time, […]
Significantly, after over seven years of self-imposed exile, Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, the sons of former prime minister and supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), returned to Lahore from London on Tuesday, family sources said. When the brothers landed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport, they were met with more stringent security. They […]
China protests over Prime Minister Narendra Modi weekend visit to Arunachal Pradesh were rebuffed by India on Tuesday, with the northern border state having long been seen as “an integral and inalienable part of India”. The remarks from the Indian foreign ministry were made the day after Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign […]
By proposing Aseefa Bhutto, his youngest daughter, to be the nation’s first lady, President Asif Ali Zardari has sparked controversy. Many people have questioned the conventional conventions around the role in response to the decision, which has generated a lot of discussion online. When contacted, a few legal experts attested that the president is able […]
Mohsin Naqvi’s decision to decline his salary as the newly appointed Interior Minister of Pakistan echoes a growing sentiment of selflessness and dedication to public service. In following President Asif Ali Zardari’s example, Naqvi’s gesture speaks volumes about his commitment to the nation’s well-being, particularly in light of the challenges facing Pakistan. Declining a salary […]
Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been barred from organizing meetings inside Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail for two weeks by the Punjab Home Ministry, according to a Tuesday report from Geo News. Adiala Jail has limited all types of visits, meetings, and interviews owing to security alerts, according to a statement from […]
