Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, cautioned that any action that would spark a new conflict would have disastrous effects for the Middle East and encouraged all parties involved to desist from it on Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran was contacted by Putin to discuss what the Kremlin referred to […]
As the nation reeled from its second stabbing incident in three days, Australian police claimed on Tuesday that a knife assault on an Assyrian church bishop and several supporters in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious fanaticism. When a guy swung a knife at Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ […]
According to diplomatic sources, the Iranian government on Tuesday let the two Pakistanis who were on an Israeli ship to return home. The sources claim that after the Foreign Office made efforts, Iran approved the release of the Pakistani prisoners. Additionally, they shared that Reza Amiri Moghadam, the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, had promised the […]
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that “Pakistan is in a position to complete [gas] pipeline project with Iran, and makes decision regarding it” before to Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi’s visit this month. Asif stated, “We are building gas pipeline on our side from Gwadar to the Iranian border,” during Monday’s Capital Talk segment of Geo […]
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has threatened to go on the streets if the government does not act to stop the street crimes that are a problem in Karachi. MQM-P’s Ali Khurshidi told a news conference in Karachi, “We would raise our voice [on the issue] in the Sindh Assembly and in the National Assembly […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the Punjab government to amend some portions of the Child Marriage Act, 1929, stating that it is “discriminatory” and imposing different age requirements for men and women to be eligible to get married. In a 5-page ruling delivered by Justice Shahid Karim on Monday, the high court ruled […]
In a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a Pakistani-Australian lady expressed her displeasure that customs officers had closed the Green Channel at the Karachi airport for international travelers. The female traveler said in her letter that the canal closure forced her to wait hours at the customs office. A customs officer, meanwhile, said that […]
The province has launched its first flying ambulance service, as instructed by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. To get ready for the service, the rescue staff has started their training. This initiative’s main goal is to provide air ambulance services to areas of Punjab that don’t currently have them. At the outset, rescue personnel […]
He was presiding over a high-level meeting to review progress in power sector projects. He directed to utilization of all available resources for power generation through alternative and renewable energy sources to minimize oil imports. He said the country has vast potential of generating electricity through hydel resources and we have to shift our entire […]
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Saturday announced preparations for a “special court martial” to handle officer misbehavior, an attempt to eradicate corruption within the Punjab Police. The resolution, made during a high-level conference in Murree that was presided over by Chief Minister Maryam, represents a deliberate attempt to strengthen law and order throughout the province. […]
