Jenin, Palestinian Territories, May 11 : Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was killed by Israeli troops Wednesday as she covered a raid on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the network and Palestinian witnesses said. Al Jazeera said its journalist had been shot dead “deliberately” and …
Read More »Israel, India employing ‘deliberate strategy’ to silence voices against oppression: PM
ISLAMABAD, May 11 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said it was the deliberate strategy of Israel and India to silence the voices of those who narrated the stories of oppression faced by the people of Palestine and the Occupied Kashmir. The prime minister expressed these views in reaction …
Read More »United States not to let Imran Khan’s allegations to affect US-Pak ties it values: State Dept.
WASHINGTON, May 11 : A United States State Department spokesman Tuesday again rejected former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan’s allegations about US involvement in his ouster from power, saying Washington will not permit any “disinformation, lies” to interfere with the bilateral relationship with Pakistan it values. “We are not going …
Read More »Introducing electoral reforms top most agenda of govt: Law Minister
ISLAMABAD, May 11 :Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazir Tarar Wednesday said that present government’ top agenda to introduce electoral reforms in the country would ensure transparency in the democratic process and level playing field for all political parties. Talking to media, he said the government was ready …
Read More »GLOFs, heat waves & droughts to get worse sans climate action: Sherry Rehman
ISLAMABAD, May 10 : Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman Tuesday warned, “Pakistan is in the grip of recurring heat waves as a result of global climate inaction and lack of commitments to pledges made to reduce greenhouse gasses”. “Policies need to be prioritized and benchmarked transparently and …
Read More »PM hint to change NAB rule to facilitate bureaucracy
Islamabad- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his government has decided to reform the system to provide security to the bureaucracy under which certain changes will be made, including amendment in the rules of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). According to sources, the prime minister has approved the formation …
Read More »FIA catches alleged PTI workers for uploading fake video of Maryam Nawaz
Islamabad= Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing has arrested an alleged worker of PTI for uploading fake images of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on social media. According to the FIR, the suspect, Fayyaz ud Din, son of Ishraq ud Din, who is a resident of Sabz Ali Town Warsak …
Read More »bitcoin fell to its lowest
Islamabad-Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since July 2021 on Tuesday as slumping equity markets continued to hurt cryptocurrencies, which are currently trading in line with so-called riskier assets like tech stocks. Bitcoin dropped to as low as $32,763.16 shortly before 1100 GMT, in its fifth consecutive session of falling. …
Read More »Afghan women protest Taliban decree full to cover the faces.
Kabul-About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females must fully cover their faces and bodies when in public. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a mandate over the weekend ordering women to cover up fully, ideally with …
Read More »Three bills introduced, one rejected in NA
ISLAMABAD, : Parliamentarians from different parties on Tuesday presented four bills for introduction in the National Assembly, out of which three were adopted and referred to the standing committees concerned and one was rejected through a voice vote. Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was in the chair. Kishwer Zehra …
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