SC asks how ownership of Margalla land given to military – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, hearing an appeal filed by Messrs Monal group of companies, wondered on Monday how the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) could be converted into the military’s grassland. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a three-judge bench had taken up the Monal group’s appeal against an Islamabad High […]
As Ramazan begins, world leaders call for silencing guns in Gaza – World
this picture taken from Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip shows humanitarian aid being airdropped, on Sunday.—AFP • Biden says working tirelessly for an immediate six-week ceasefire• Guterres wants release of all prisoners, regrets humanitarian law lies in tatters UNITED NATIONS: As Ramazan commences, global leaders united in recognising the significance of the holy […]
Princess Of Wales apologises over edited photograph
Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Monday apologised and admitted to editing an official portrait of her released by the palace that prompted AFP and other agencies to withdraw the altered image. Kate, 42, has not been seen in public since attending a Christmas Day church service, and underwent abdominal surgery in January, fuelling speculation about […]
Ishaq Dar becomes FM as PM Shehbaz’s 19-member cabinet sworn in – Pakistan
PML-N leader Ishaq Dar was given the coveted slot of the minister of foreign affairs after President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday administered the oath to the 19-member federal cabinet of newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Earlier today, PM Shehbaz had sent a summary to President Zardari to appoint the cabinet, comprising 18 federal […]
Babar Azam not satisfied with one down move in T20Is
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Babar Azam has expressed his dissatisfaction with the decision to shift to the one-down position in Pakistan’s T20I team, a move he made during the recent series against New Zealand. Babar has excelled as an opener for Peshawar Zalmi in the ninth edition of the PSL, leading the run-scoring charts with […]
Is Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari going to be the first lady? Here’s everything we know so far – Pakistan
A day after Asif Ali Zardari became the president for the second time, reports of a new precedent being set by him started making the rounds online. Word on the grapevine was that President Zardari was going to make his daughter Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari the new first lady. In fact, the PPP has already started referring […]
India moves before election to implement citizenship law opposed by Muslims – World
India announced rules on Monday to implement a 2019 citizenship law that critics call anti-Muslim, weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) grants Indian nationality to Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority India from Muslim-majority Afghanistan, […]
Ramazan moon sighted, holy month in Pakistan to begin tomorrow – Pakistan
The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Monday announced that the Ramazan moon was sighted and the first day of the holy month would fall tomorrow (March 12). The body’s meeting was chaired by Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad at the office of Administrator Auqaf in Peshawar. Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Azad said testimonies […]
China ready to work with Pakistan: Wang
BEIJING: China attaches high importance to promote its relations with Pakistan and stands ready to jointly work to carry forward traditional friendship and advance practical cooperation between the two countries, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. “We send our warm congratulations to Mr Zardari on assumption as president,” Wang Wenbin said in his […]
Russia’s spy service accuses US of trying to meddle in presidential election – World
President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence service on Monday accused the United States of trying to meddle in Russia’s presidential election and said that Washington even had plans to launch a cyber attack on the online voting system. Putin, who is almost certain to win the March 15-17 presidential election, has warned the West that any […]