Fresh efforts unveiled to prove Aafia Siddiqui’s innocence – Pakistan
KARACHI: Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s American lawyer, Clive Stafford Smith, said on Saturday he had been working to find further evidence of torture on her in US custody and her innocence for the past 10 days. Addressing a press conference along with Dr Aafia’s sister, Dr Fowzia Siddiqui, Mr Smith said he had been working day […]
Rains, landslides paralyse GB, KP and Balochistan areas – Pakistan
(CLOCKWISE from top left) Gwadar residents use a boat to cross a flooded street; a car is seen stuck in a mudslide on the KKH, near Chilas; and, rescue workers evacuate children after their home was flooded in the Batkhela area of Malakand district, on Saturday.—AFP / Rescue 1122 GILGIT/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Heavy snowfall and rain have […]
Calls for probe into Sikh singer’s killing in US – World
WASHINGTON: A Sikh musician (ragi) was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the US city of Selma on Feb 23, making it the second killing of an Indian-origin person in less than a month. Indian media reported this week that Raj Singh, also known as Goldy, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Selma, a […]
Amid X outage, ban sought on all social media – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: While there are serious concerns among users over the continued disruption of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for over a fortnight now, a member of the upper house of parliament has called for a permanent ban on all social media. Meanwhile, there are reports that the authorities are considering a blanket ban […]
PTI fields Mahmood Khan Achakzai to face Zardari in presidential election – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Backed by PTI, firebrand Pashtun nationalist leader from Balochistan Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Saturday submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming presidential election on March 9 against PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari. Three other citizens have also filed nomination papers with the presiding officer, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, through their respective […]
PTI protests against ‘rigging’ met with arrests across country – Pakistan
• Workers face off with policemen in Punjab; footage shows people being dragged out of cars• Party terms protest ‘successful’, claims several leaders, workers rounded up LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: PTI leaders and workers came face to face with the police once again on Saturday as the party staged protests across the country, despite inclement weather, […]
Verdict on reserved seats for SIC likely after PM’s election – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce its reserved verdict on the plea of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) — the new face of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) — for allocation of reserved seats, only after the prime ministerial election on Sunday, official sources told Dawn. A senior ECP official said […]
World clamours for probe into Gaza aid distribution carnage – World
Pakistan denounces Israel’s “mass starvation policy”; West condemns killings, Tel Aviv pressed for answers. GAZA: Global condemnation flowed on Friday after Israeli forces in war-ravaged Gaza opened fire on Palestinian civilians scrambling for food aid during a chaotic incident. This recent surge in violence escalated the Palestinian casualty figure in the nearly five-month conflict to […]
Shadows over the Red Sea
PUBLISHED March 03, 2024 KARACHI: What was feared since Yemen’s Houthis launched the first of their drone attacks against Red Sea shipping has come to pass. A ship attacked by the rebels last month sunk after days of taking on water on Saturday, marking the first commercial vessel to fully destroyed as part their campaign […]
Resolution to ban all major social platforms including X, Instagram and YouTube lands in Senate – Pakistan
A resolution to have Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram, X and YouTube banned in Pakistan to protect the young generation from their “negative and devastating effects” has landed in Senate and is on the house’s agenda to be debated upon during Monday’s session, it emerged today. According to the agenda issued by the Senate secretariat, a […]