ISLAMABAD -UNS: Minutes after the court’s directives to conduct LG polls tomorrow (December 31), Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Friday the federal government is not in a position to hold local government elections in Islamabad. “We respect the court [Islamabad High Court], but holding the elections is not possible as […]
Year: 2022
BEIJING -UNS: China appointed US ambassador Qin Gang as its new foreign minister on Friday, state media reported, installing a top diplomat known for tough talk against the West. The 56-year-old replaces Wang Yi, who has been the face of Chinese diplomacy since 2013. Qin had been Beijing’s top representative […]
By Saleem Bukhari The continuous tension on the Pak-Afghan border, the cutting of barbed wire by terrorist organizations and the continuous threat alerts of suicide bombers have once again made the people of Pakistan anxious. For some time now, the threat alerts of the presence of suicide bombers in different […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The National Security Committee (NSC) said on Friday that “terrorists are the enemies of Pakistan” as it vowed to respond “with full force” to those who challenge the country. The remarks were part of a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) after the NSC moot — […]
Pele, the magical Brazilian soccer star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at the age of 82, his daughter said on Instagram on Thursday. He had been in and out of hospital in recent months after a tumor […]
LAHORE -UNS: PTI had decided to commence a “protest movement” across Pakistan from tomorrow (Friday),said Fawad Ch in a media talks.He adding that Chairman Imran Khan would join supporters after three weeksleader Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday that. “From tomorrow, demonstrations will be staged against inflation and the sinking economy […]
By Saleem Bukhari ISLAMABAD : Band Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has termed the reports of targeting foreign nationals or diplomats in Pakistan as baseless. In a statement released by the banned organization, it is said that “due to the high alert issued by the government of Pakistan, the United States, England, […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Dr. Rahmat Ellahi, a Professor at Mathematics Department of the International Islamic university and Director Quality Assurance Directorate, brought laurels to the university as he has been awarded the 2022 Pakistan Academy of Sciences Gold Medal in Mathematical Sciences. IIUI leadership has congratulated him and termed his success […]
LONDON-UNS/AFP: G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taliban to “urgently reverse” a ban on women working in Afghanistan’s aid sector. The ban is the latest blow against women’s rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban reclaimed power last year. The Taliban also barred women from attending universities earlier this […]
NEW YORK-UNS: In response to continued anti-LGBTQIA+ actions targeted at Council members and Drag Story Hour events, including one on Thursday at the Queens Public Library in Jackson Heights, Queens, Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Members Shekar Krishnan, Erik Bottcher, and Crystal Hudson released the following joint statement. “Drag Story […]
