RAWALPIND-US- – Rallies from different parts of the country are travelling to the garrison city of Rawalpindi to resume PTI’s long march as Imran Khan wants to mount pressure on the government for fresh elections. Imran Khan will also rejoin the big rally in his first public appearance since an […]
By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: Gen Nadeem Raza on Friday stepped down as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee upon his retirement from military service. “The defence of the country is impregnable and gallant soldiers will not hesitate in making it even more formidable,” Gen Raza said while speaking […]
SWAT -AFP/UNS : A lawmaker was sipping tea with voters when his phone chirped to life — the Taliban were calling with a demand for “donations”. “We hope you won’t disappoint,” read the chilling text from a shady go-between of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Then, a second message pinged […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah has advised former prime minister PTI Chairman Imran Khan to postpone his party’s long march in Rawalpindi on November 26 (Friday). Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, interior minister Rana Sanaullah said that all intelligence agencies have issued security threats against the party […]
DOHA-UNS-Iran claimed a famous 2-0 victory over 10-man Wales on Friday as Carlos Queiroz’s men scored two goals deep into added time to keep their Fifa World Cup campaign alive. It had been building up to that first goal and when it came, there was delirium, pandemonium and an eruption […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that as chief minister of Gujarat in 2002, Narendra Modi had taught a lesson to “anti-social elements”. “They tried to create a problem for [Prime Minister] Narendra Bhai [Modi], but he taught them such a lesson that they have not dared to […]
KARACHI -UNS-The State Bank of Pakistan announced on Friday that it had increased the interest rate by 100 basis points (bps) to 16 per cent to curb inflation. The announcement came after a meeting of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The central bank said that the decision was aimed […]
ISTANBUL-UNS-Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited Turkey to join hands in investing in renewable energy production and reduce dependence on traditional energy sources. Prime minister was participated in the ceremoney in the third of four Milgem Corvette ships for the Pakistan Navy at the Istanbul Shipyard during a two-day […]
JAMES M. DORSEY Barely out of the starting blocks, the Qatar World Cup has already produced a fair share of upsets as well as politically and personally sensitive situations and incidents. Qatar’s 2:0 loss to Ecuador in the tournament’s opening match will have reinforced critics’ conviction that the Gulf state […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to appoint Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir as New Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as New Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC). After weeks of intense speculation,rumours and consultations with government allies parties and […]
