India fines BBC for alleged foreign exchange violations, sources say – World
India’s financial crime-fighting agency has fined British broadcaster BBC £314,510 ($397,980) for alleged foreign exchange violations in the South Asian nation, three government sources told Reuters. The agency, India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), opened an investigation into the BBC in April 2023 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, two months after tax authorities searched the broadcaster’s […]
Germany warns of Russian disinformation targeting election – World
Germany’s interior ministry on Friday warned of a Russian disinformation operation attempting to influence the country’s federal election campaign with fake videos spreading on social media in Hamburg and Leipzig. The ministry said there were indications that the campaign was linked to the so-called “Storm-1516”, a pro-Russian influence operation previously observed in the 2024 US […]
Mustafa Amir murder case: Body exhumed for identification from Karachi graveyard – Pakistan
The body believed to be of 23-year-old Mustafa Amir, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered allegedly by his friends in Defence Housing Authority on January 6, was exhumed by a medical board in the presence of a magistrate at a Karachi graveyard on Friday, according to officials. Amir was kidnapped and allegedly murdered by his […]
UK: growing Islamophobia
Listen to article Islamophobic attacks in the UK continued to rise in 2024, fueled by a broader increase in anti-Muslim sentiment and hate speech from far-right figures. The disturbing trend is a stain on the nation’s commitment to diversity, tolerance and social cohesion. Moreover, it posed a massive challenge to the Starmer government, most prominently over the […]
human capital made it possible
Listen to article An old Confucian saying likens a leader to a boat and the people to water. Water can both support and topple the boat. Mao modified the thought further to underscore the importance of citizens. The communist party is like fish and people are like water, and fish cannot live without water. This underlines the […]
No more ivory towers
Listen to article The Sindh Civil Courts (Amendment) Act 2025 was not assented to by the Governor of Sindh and returned to the Provincial Assembly. The Act, in essence, provides for all cases (pending and newly instituted) to be filed before the District Courts of Karachi, taking away the original jurisdiction of the Sindh High Court. Some […]
Working into extinction?
Listen to article We live in a changed world. As I keep reminding you, it is not just the politics of the world that has changed; business and economics are about to become unrecognisable. Why do I say this? Just look out the window, and you will see how technology is already reshaping the future of work. […]
KP cabinet approves renaming Peshwar’s cricket stadium after Imran Khan – Pakistan
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Friday approved renaming Peshawar’s Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium to Imran Khan Cricket Stadium. The KP government had decided earlier to rename the stadium —the lone international cricketing venue in the province — after the PTI founder to honour the former prime minister’s pivotal role in shaping the nation’s sports landscape. […]
PM launches new system to ensure transparent, speedy justice – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated the Case Assignments and Management System (CAMS) — a transformative initiative designed to provide transparent, efficient, and speedy justice for litigants. CAMS is a software platform designed to efficiently track, organise, and manage individual cases within an organisation, allowing for the systematic assignment of cases to relevant personnel, […]
New Delhi says it is looking into ‘deeply troubling’ information about USAID activities in India – World
Indian authorities are looking into “deeply troubling” information about US governmental activity in the country, New Delhi said on Friday, after American President Donald Trump suggested that a US government agency had spent money trying to influence Indian elections. The Indian foreign ministry comment comes two days after Trump cited information released by DOGE, the […]