ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said that the raids on the BBC offices in India on Tuesday were just another sign of the country’s constricting media freedom environment and a stain on India’s democratic credentials. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the raids were retaliation for the BBC documentary on the GujratRead More →
CHICHAWATNI – A Thursday explosion on the Jaffar Express in Chichawatni left two people dead and four more hurt. Quetta to Peshawar was where the train was headed. The explosion happened when a cylinder blew out inside the train’s fourth bogie, according to Babar Ali, a spokesman for Pakistan Railways.Read More →
DHAKA : ( AFP ) -According to a senior US ambassador now in Bangladesh, sanctions on an elite Bangladeshi police unit suspected of arbitrary murders won’t be lifted until the force is reformatted. Last week, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet travelled to the South Asian nation where he spoke withRead More →
ISLAMABAD : The head of Pakistan’s Election Commission (ECP) stated that he was unable to use his authority and carry out constitutional responsibilities. Sikandar Sultan Raja, the chief election commissioner, voiced his concerns to the Supreme Court of Pakistan during the hearing of a case involving the transfer of GhulamRead More →
ISALAHABAD – In a case involving accusations of a murder conspiracy against former president Asif Ali Zardari, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted bail to Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the head of the Awami Muslim League (AML). After hearing arguments from Islamabad Advocate General Jahangir Khan Jadoon and counselRead More →
LAHORE – In a case involving a demonstration outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday denied PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s request to withdraw his bail application and postponed the hearing until 4pm. The change occurred after Mr. Khan disobeyed a summons to appearRead More →
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Danila Ganich, the Russian ambassador to Pakistan, said that US worries about former prime minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow and “severe internal domestic difficulties” led to Khan’s removal from office. Mr. Khan visited Russia in February of last year and was criticised for doing soRead More →
China has declared that, owing to “technical challenges”, it would temporarily close the consular division of its embassy in Pakistan. There was no precise information offered by the Chinese embassy on the nature of the difficulties, nor was a date provided for the reopening of the consular department. For theRead More →
ISLAMABAD – The federal government has scheduled a session of the National Assembly today in response to President Arif Alvi’s refusal to sign the legislation imposing higher taxes. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a federal cabinet meeting during which the country’s economic and political status was discussed. The attendeesRead More →
HONG KONG (Reuters) – As a result of U.S. inflation figures and comments from central bank officials, investors are concerned that interest rates will be higher for a longer period of time. On Wednesday, Asian markets declined while the U.S. dollar remained steady. Headline January’s U.S. CPI came in atRead More →
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