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 aRead More →

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,Read More →

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 UNRead More →

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 ElectionRead More →

KARACHI, Pakistan — A bomb at Karachi’s Gulbai Shershah Paracha Chowk killed ten persons and wounded many more. According to police, the explosion occurred in a nearby nullah and caused extensive damage to a private bank building as well as neighbouring automobiles and motorbikes. According to authorities, the injured areRead More →

LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board and all six PSL franchises have agreed that each club may select two more players in the Supplementary Category for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022, which will take place from January 27 to February 27, 2022. Although each side is allowed to pickRead More →

MOSCOW (AFP) – On Friday, Russia’s media regulator ordered that YouTube unlock a German-language channel of Russian official broadcaster RT, calling the action “destructive” censorship. After eliminating the network’s German stations RT DE and Der Fehlende Part earlier this year, YouTube banned a new RT channel on Thursday. RT, formerlyRead More →