PM gives green light for PARCO MD hiring
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has given the green light to appoint Irteza Qureshi as the new regular managing director of Pak Arab Refinery Limited (Parco). He is currently working as the deputy managing director (DMD). According to sources, eight potential candidates had been shortlisted during the first phase for the slot of […]
‘Hostage’ voters or game changers? The politics of (s)electables – Pakistan
Pildat president says electables are politicians who can be elected without the support of a political party because of their cultural or religious clout. With the Feb 8 general elections fast approaching, major political parties have scrambled to woo electables across Pakistan, trying to out-manoeuvre each other in a bid to boost their prospects post-Feb […]
Maldives says India to withdraw troops from March
India will start withdrawing its troops deployed in the Maldives from next month, Male’s foreign ministry said after talks on Friday. New Delhi considers the strategically located Indian Ocean archipelago — which straddles key global shipping lanes — to be within its sphere of influence. But the Maldives has shifted into the orbit of China […]
Media Matters for Democracy launches collaborative fact-checking tool for newsrooms – Pakistan
Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD) on Friday launched a collaborative fact-checking tool, ‘Facter’, designed to counter misinformation and support newsrooms in delivering accurate information. “Facter leverages technology to aggregate verified content from various news sources and its own monitoring and fact-checking team,” the media development organisation said in a press release. “To foster sustainable collaborations, […]
Verdict reserved in ‘unlawful’ marriage case against Imran, wife
RAWALPINDI: The verdict in the ‘un-Islamic’ marriage case involving former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi has been reserved by the court after a lengthy 14-hour hearing concluded on Friday night. The case, filed by Bushra Bibi’s first husband, Khawar Maneka, alleges that Bushra violated the Islamic […]
India releases pigeon accused of spying for China – World
A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy. The bird was caught at a port in the financial capital Mumbai with “messages written in a Chinese-like script” on its wings, the Times of India newspaper reported. “Initially, the police […]
China’s Afghan troubleshooter meets Pakistani officials
ISLAMABAD: Days after China officially accepted the credentials of Bilal Karimi, the Taliban-appointed ambassador to China, President Xi Jinping’s close aide visited Islamabad on Friday, raising eyebrows about a potential alignment of interests between China and the Taliban-led Afghan government. President Xi Jinping had earlier accepted the credentials of Bilal Karimi, marking the first formal […]
24 terrorists killed in operations in Balochistan’s Mach, Kolpur over last three days: ISPR – Pakistan
Twenty-four terrorists were killed during firefights and clearance operations in the Mach and Kolpur towns of Balochistan in the past three days, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. On Monday night, security forces had thwarted three “coordinated attacks” launched by terrorists using rockets and sophisticated weapons in Mach, some 70 kilometres from the […]
PTI changes its mind, postpones intra-party polls until after Feb 8 elections – Pakistan
A day after announcing the schedule for fresh intra-party polls, the PTI said on Friday that it had decided to postpone them until after the upcoming general elections over the “unfortunate security situation created by the administration” and concerns expressed by members. After a long battle and marathon hearings last month, the PTI was stripped […]
PTI changes its mind, reschedules intra-party polls after Feb 8 elections – Pakistan
A day after announcing the schedule for fresh intra-party polls, the PTI said on Friday it had decided to reschedule them for after the upcoming general elections over the “unfortunate security situation created by the administration” and concerns expressed by members. After a long battle and marathon hearings last month, the PTI was stripped of […]