Constitutional bench calls for swift recovery of abducted Quetta minor – Pakistan
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti addresses the protesters in Quetta, on Thursday.—PPI • Terms confidential report on kidnapping satisfactory• Quetta protest postponed for over 10 days upon chief minister’s assurance ISLAMABAD/QUETTA: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Thursday expressed satisfaction after examining a confidential progress report on the abduction of a 10-year-old private school student […]
Wispap 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. […]
Lahore’s smog: the sun may be out but a sustainable solution remains out of sight – Pakistan
As Punjab eases restrictions, the lingering health crisis and calls for real environmental action expose a battle far from over. Atif Manzoor, 45, the owner of a blue pottery business in Multan, had every reason to feel cheerful last week when the sun finally came out. For a good three weeks, the city of Sufi […]
President, PM reiterate support for Palestinians’ right to self-determination on solidarity day – Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed their support for Palestinians’ inalienable right to self-determination, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly called for the observance of November 29 as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This is the second year that the […]
Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings – World
The world’s top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a “legal blueprint” for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases — and what the consequences are if they do not. From Monday, lawyers and representatives from more than 100 countries and organisations will make submissions before the International […]
Iran, Europeans meet to test diplomacy with Trump term looming – World
European and Iranian diplomats meet on Friday to discuss whether they can engage in serious talks in the coming weeks to defuse tensions in the region, including over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme, before Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The meetings in the Swiss city of Geneva, where world powers and Iran achieved a […]
Suspect from Gujranwala held in Azma Bokhari fake video case – Pakistan
GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Immigration on Thursday arrested a suspect involved in faking a video of Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari and sharing it on social media. Suspect Ali Hassan Toor, a resident of Gujranwala, was arrested from Sialkot airport during the course of immigration clearance upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia. FIA […]
Sri Lanka collapse to their lowest Test score of 42 as Jansen stars – Sport
DURBAN: Sri Lanka were dismissed for their lowest test total of 42 after South Africa’s Marco Jansen produced bowling heroics to help the hosts take a firm grip on the first Test by opening a 281-run lead by the close of play on the second day. The lanky Jansen took a career best 7-13 as […]
PTI ‘split’ as leaders try to fix blame for debacle – Pakistan
• Raja resigns as secretary general; SIC’s Hamid quits core, political committees to escape ‘infighting’• Insiders say Bushra Bibi’s ‘inflexible’ instructions, lack of guidance on how to cope with changing situation doomed ‘final call’ march LAHORE: In the wake of allegations and recriminations among party leaders over the ‘failure’ of PTI’s final protest call in […]
Bail cancellation puts PTI Karachi leadership in hot water – Pakistan
• ATC issues arrest warrants for 11 key PTI figures of Karachi• Party asks workers to stay ‘cautious and careful’ KARACHI: Already on the radar of the ‘establishment’ in other parts of the country following its Nov 24 protest against the government, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) suffered a setback in Karachi on Thursday when an […]