He was talking to British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott, who called on him at the PM House. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief Economist and Director of the Economic and Evaluation Directorate, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, London, Professor Adnan Khan. The prime minister said: “Pakistan […]
An alarming pattern has surfaced, pointing to a marked increase in Islamophobic rhetoric in political advertising campaigns in the neighboring nation, as the Indian political arena heats up for the current general elections. According to a BOOM investigation, stooges on social media platforms have been actively spreading content that is divisive and frequently has Islamophobic […]
While traveling the country in the midst of a protracted election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not running for office in Kashmir, where a 35-year insurgency against Indian control has claimed tens of thousands of lives. This is the first time since 1996 that the BJP has done so. Rather, […]
This week, Malmo, the third-largest city in Sweden, is the center of attention due to the Eurovision Song Contest. Every year, around 150 million people watch the sport, which its organizers claim is apolitical. That event, however, is probably not going to happen this year. Given its war on Gaza, which has resulted in the […]
Taking to ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), the PTI announced that Rehana Dar along with other party workers was arrested by Punjab police in Sialkot. “A new low has been reached today. Rehana Dar and Ruba Dar have been arrested for peacefully protesting just now. Shameful act by the corrupt mafia,” the party posted on […]
As part of the federal government’s decision to regulate social media through legislation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has authorized a draft to alter the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, sources said. The sources stated that the proposed PECA Amendment law 2024 calls for the creation of a Digital Rights Protection Authority. After the […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the May 9 riots, which occurred one year ago today, as a “mutiny” against the Pakistan Army and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir. In response to last year’s May 9 riots, PM Shehbaz chaired a special cabinet meeting in Islamabad and declared that the event was a […]
According to the details, the establishment of the Digital Rights Protection Agency (DRPA) has been approved under the PECA Act 2024. The new PECA Bill will be presented in the Parliament after the approval of the Cabinet. Sources said that the document approved by the Law Reforms Committee of the Cabinet states that the Ministry […]
Talking to the media he alleged that Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub in cahoots with the jail administration obstructed his meeting with the party’s founder. “Jail Superintendent told me that the PTI’s founder wants to meet me separately,” Marwat said. “When I came for a meeting today, the jail superintendent didn’t allow me to meet […]
Bakhtiyor Saidov, the foreign minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, landed in Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day formal visit. Aizaz Khan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director General (Central Asia & ECO), welcomed and cordially received the Uzbek foreign minister upon his arrival. According to a Foreign Office spokesperson, FM Saidov will meet with […]