HUNZA -UNS/Reuters: On the steep slope of a glacier jutting through the Hunza valley in Pakistan’s mountainous far north, Tariq Jamil measures the ice’s movement and snaps photos. Later, he creates a report that includes data from sensors and another camera installed near the Shisper glacier to update his village […]
Year: 2023
By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In democracies worldwide, the pivotal role of Parliament in scrutinizing and overseeing national security laws is fundamental to ensure the lawful, effective, and democratic functioning of government actions in the realm of national security. This article delves Ninto the specific mechanisms and diverse roles that parliaments […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Imam Kaaba Professor Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Hameed has said that Pakistan feels like my home, Pakistan-Saudi relations are deep and historical, education is best source to end hatred, International Islamic University is playing an exemplary role in promoting Islamic teachings. These views were expressed […]
NEW YORK-UNS: The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the deal between Israel and Hamas to free hostages and pause the fighting and bombardment in Gaza, but said much more needed to be done. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “welcomes the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas, with the mediation of […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The Supreme Judicial Council on Wednesday issued a detailed show-cause notice to Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. The Supreme Court judge has been asked to respond to the notice within 14 days. The show-cause was served on Justice Naqvi with a 4-1 majority, with Chief Justice of Pakistan […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS/APP : President Dr Arif Alvi has accorded his approval to conferment of country’s highest civil award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin. Dr Mufaddal Saifuddin is the 53rd Da’i al-Mutlaq and head of Mumbai-based Dawoodi Bohras, the Presidency said in a press release on Wednesday. The president approved […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned sine die hearing of PTI chief’s plea against his indictment in cipher case on the request of his counsel Hamid Khan. Advocate Khan requested the court to give him some time to study the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict announced on Tuesday […]
LAHORE -UNS: An anti-terrorism court of Lahore on Wednesday extended until December 9 the interim bail of PTI chairman’s sisters Uzma Khan and Aleema Khan in May 9 violence and arson case. Anti-terrorism court judge Arshad Javed conducted hearing of the pleas filed by PTI chief’s sisters, Asad Umar and […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS/AFP : Climate change is real and already here for long enough to push countries like Pakistan towards water scarcity – an unwanted distinction that is even more alarming in our case because of the population size and density as well as lack of human resource development and a […]
By Qamar Bashir My finger, amidst the frantic scrolling on YouTube, paused on a video featuring President Xi Jinping addressing a welcome dinner held in his honor by Friendly Organizations in the United States on November 17, 2023. I opted to listen in, curious about the thoughts behind his calm […]
