Russia forms two military districts over NATO expansion
MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Tuesday that his country established two new military districts in response to the expansion of NATO borders. Speaking at a meeting with Russian military chiefs in Moscow, Shoigu said the decision was made in response to Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to the alliance. “Due to the build-up […]
Policeman escorting polio team injured in Mardan attack – Pakistan
A policeman escorting a polio team was shot at and injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants in Mardan’s Pirsadi area on Tuesday, officials said. According to Saddar Circle Superintendent of Police (SP) Khalid Khan, unknown assailants on a motorcycle opened fire and managed to escape from the crime scene. He identified the wounded cop […]
IHC issues notices to info ministry, PTA on plea challenging ‘ban’ on social media site X – Pakistan
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the information ministry on a plea challenging the “ban” on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Access to X has been disrupted in many areas of Pakistan since February 17, when former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Chattha accused the chief […]
China boosts defence spending as regional disputes heat up – World
China announced on Tuesday that it would boost its defence spending in 2024, as hostility over Taiwan and in the South China Sea grows. The 7.2 per cent increase, identical to last year’s figure, was announced at the start of the annual meeting of the country’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC). China will […]
Death toll from rain, snowfall surges to 36 in KP – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Death toll from the recent devastating rains and snowfall across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa surged to 36 on Monday, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said. It added that 43 people were injured in disaster. The authority said 25 of the deceased and 22 injured were children. It said eight persons were killed and seven injured in […]
Britain hoping to host 2029 athletics world championship
LONDON: Britain is in the running to host the 2029 world athletics championships, UK Athletics chief executive Jack Buckner said on Monday. London staged the event in 2017, while Glasgow hosted the world indoor championships last weekend. “We’d love to have another crack at 2029 and a world championships,” Buckner told the BBC. “We just […]
LHC unlawfully assumed top court’s jurisdiction in Musharraf case: SC – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Lahore High Court, while declaring unconstitutional the special court’s order of awarding death sentence to former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf on Jan 13, 2020, not only assumed the exclusive jurisdiction of the trial court, but also usurped the appellate jurisdiction of the apex court. “The […]
The FORESIGHT Magazine – March 2024
Pakistan is a young country that cannot remain in the politics from decades ago – Pakistan
Updated 05 Mar, 2024 Like the party symbol issue, the legality of the latest ECP determination will also be decided by the superior judiciary. 05 Mar, 2024 Brick by brick, the Sangh is seeking to destroy the edifice of Muslim civilisation in India that goes back a millennium. 05 Mar, 2024 IN an uncharacteristic twist […]
20 PTI activists in Lahore granted post-arrest bail in May 9 case – Pakistan
LAHORE: An antiterrorism court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to 20 PTI activists in the Jinnah House attack case of May 9 riots. Judge Naveed Iqbal allowed the bail petitions of Ramzan Haider and other suspects subject to furnishing surety bonds. Sarwar Road police had registered the case against the leaders and workers of PTI […]