SLAMABAD — The Pakistani government launched the Mall Brother train connecting Islamabad, Tehran, and Istanbul on Tuesday. The train will depart from Margalla Railways Station, according to details. Foreign Minister (FM) of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister of Pakistan Railways Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razaq Dawood, andContinue Reading
HONG KONG (AFP) – World powers slammed Hong Kong’s closely scrutinised legislature vote on Monday, saying Beijing-imposed procedures that cut directly elected seats and limited who could run had degraded democracy in the Chinese colony. In reaction to massive and frequently deadly democratic rallies two years ago, China oversaw aContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A two-member Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench comprised of Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir will hear a lawsuit seeking Prime Minister Imran Khan’s disqualification today (Tuesday). It should be noted that a complaint was filed against Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2018 forContinue Reading
QUETTA – Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Chairman FBR/Secretary Revenue Division, paid a visit to Customs House in Chaman on the third and last day of his tour to Balochistan. Dr. Muhammad Saeed Khan Jadoon, FBR Member (Customs Policy), Mr. Muhammad Sadiq, Chief Collector Customs (Balochistan), and Mr. Rashid Habib Khan,Continue Reading
(Reuters) – MOSCOW (Reuters) – According to the Interfax news agency, Facebook has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owing in Russia for failing to erase information deemed unlawful by Moscow, but the danger of a possibly higher charge looms. Facebook parent Meta, along with Alphabet’s Google, will faceContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – The death toll from the fiercest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has risen to 208, making it one of the country’s worst storms in recent years, according to the national police. Typhoon Rai wreaked havoc on the archipelago’s southern and central areas, leaving atContinue Reading
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – After earlier cameras were smashed in an incident Tehran blamed on Israel, Iran announced Sunday that technical assessment of new security cameras for the Karaj nuclear plant has begun. The new cameras were delivered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to replace ones damaged onContinue Reading
PESHAWAR – In the local government elections held in 17 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) is leading with 17 seats, followed by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with 14, Independent (7), ANP (7), PML-N (3), PPP (1), and the JI (1). (2). Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) has theContinue Reading
KABUL (AFP) – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Saturday that they will begin issuing passports in Kabul, offering those who feel intimidated living under Islamist rule hope. Thousands of Afghans have sought for fresh travel papers in order to flee a deepening economic and humanitarian catastrophe characterised by the UNContinue Reading
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A female presiding officer and her husband were detained in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on suspicion of manipulating the local body elections. Opposition parties blame that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate’s marks were being stamped in Gore Ghatri tehsil’s Neighborhood Councils 33 and 34. Sharifullah, the Provincial ElectionContinue Reading
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