PM constitutes task force to proceed against Islamabad protesters; PTI to file cases against govt – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday established a task force, chaired by Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, to identify the suspects allegedly involved in the violence in Islamabad during the PTI rally earlier this week and take strict action against them. More than 10,000 protesters surged into the city on the weekend, defying a ban […]
Sindh forms JIT to probe 2 suspects of deadly Karachi airport attack on Chinese – Pakistan
The Sindh Home Department has established a joint interrogation team (JIT) to probe two suspects for allegedly facilitating last month’s suicide attack on a Chinese convoy near Karachi Airport in October that claimed the lives of two foreigners and one Pakistani, it emerged on Friday. On October 6, a massive explosion occurred on a road […]
PM aide Rana Sanaullah says deaths of PTI protesters do not reach ‘double figures’ – Pakistan
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah has said that the “official number” of deaths of PTI workers in the Islamabad protest did not reach double figures, as compared to the various figures coming out from the party. A day of pitched battles between security forces and PTI protesters across […]
EASA lifts ban on PIA for flights to Europe: Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif – Pakistan
Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday announced that the European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have lifted the ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for flights to Europe. In 2020, after a PIA plane crash in Karachi killed nearly 100, followed by a fake pilot licence scandal, the EASA banned the airline from […]
Internet service supplier body urges interior ministry to extend VPN registration deadline – Pakistan
The Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (Wispap) called on the interior ministry on Friday to extend the deadline for the registration of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to “facilitate compliance”. VPNs are widely used around the world to access content that may be inaccessible or blocked for internet users in their home country. […]
ICC talks continue on fate of Pakistan Champions Trophy: sources – Sport
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday talks were continuing to settle uncertainty around next year’s Champions Trophy, sources told AFP, after India refused to travel to host nation Pakistan. The event’s fate has been hanging in the balance since earlier this month when the ICC said India had declined to visit Pakistan for […]
Bangladeshi politicians urge calm after sectarian clashes due to Hindu lawyer’s killing – World
Bangladesh’s leading political parties have called for calm following widespread unrest in the country triggered by the killing of a lawyer during clashes between Hindu protesters and security forces. Public prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif died on Tuesday as angry supporters of outspoken Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari — arrested for allegedly disrespecting the Bangladeshi […]
Shares at PSX climb 1,200 points in unabated rally – Business
Bulls continued their stampede at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday as shares gained more than 1,200 points in an unabated rally. The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 1,274.55 points, or 1.27 per cent, to stand at 101,357.32 points from the last close of 100,082.77 at 4:38pm. Awais Ashraf, director research at AKD Securities, said […]
IHC suspends journalist Matiullah Jan’s physical remand in narcotics case – Pakistan
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended the two-day physical remand of senior journalist Matiullah Jan in a terrorism and narcotics case that was widely derided as being “bogus” on “trumped up charges” amid demands for his release. Jan was booked in the case on Thursday after reportedly being detained in Islamabad on Wednesday […]
Shein, Temu branch further into toy market amid worry over fake products – World
Fast-growing speciality e-commerce sites such as Temu and its rival Shein are branching deeper into the business of selling toys as many American and European shoppers prepare to seek out steep bargains during the Black Friday weekend. In previous years, Temu and Shein — which sell primarily from mobile phone-based apps — would not have […]