New Hong Kong national security law to add five crimes – World
Hong Kong will create its own national security law “as soon as possible”, city leader John Lee said on Tuesday, adding insurrection and other crimes not covered by existing legislation imposed by Beijing four years ago. Massive pro-democracy protests rocked the finance hub in 2019, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the streets to […]
National Economic Council set to assess cuts to uplift funding today – Business
• IMF estimates Rs175 billion reduction in consolidated development programme• Caretakers review proposals even as elected govt is set to take helm well ahead of budget ISLAMABAD: With the IMF estimating a Rs175 billion cut in the consolidated development programme of the federal government and provinces, the caretakers in the Centre are seeking over Rs201bn […]
2 injured in grenade attack on National Party’s election office in Mastung – Pakistan
Two people were injured in a grenade attack on the National Party’s election office on Sunday evening in Balochistan’s Mastung, according to police. City Police Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Fatah told Dawn.com that unknown persons had lobbed a grenade at the party’s election office before fleeing. He said the injured persons were identified as […]
Fact check: Former National Assembly speaker Illahi Bux Soomro is alive – Pakistan
Several media outlets on Thursday ran reports about the death of former National Assembly speaker Illahi Bux Soomro. According to a member of Soomro’s family, the reports are false. Soomro is a prominent political figure who served as the National Assembly speaker from 1997 to 2001. According to fact-checking platform iVerify Pakistan, state-run APP published […]
Baloch protesters call off sit-in outside Islamabad’s National Press Club – Pakistan
Baloch protesters, who had been camped outside Islamabad’s National Press Club (NPC) since December, called off their sit-in on Tuesday. The announcement came a day after the NPC penned a letter to the Islamabad police requesting the removal of the Baloch rights camp. The NPC’s request was later withdrawn following severe criticism from all quarters, […]
National Press Club pens letter to Islamabad police requesting removal of Baloch protesters – Pakistan
The National Press Club (NPC) penned a letter to the Islamabad police on Monday requesting the removal of a Baloch rights camp in the federal capital near the club’s premises. Baloch protesters are currently demonstrating in a sit-in organised in front of the NPC by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial […]
National Security Committee to meet today amid Pak-Iran tensions – World
A day after Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes over an airspace violation by Tehran, the Cabinet Committee on National Security (NSC) is set to convene its emergency meeting on Friday. Iran on Tuesday had launched attacks in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur […]