KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday summoned Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for questioning, said the sources. Sources indicated that the Sindh CM was ordered to appear before the anti-graft body on Tuesday morning. This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A robber who went viral after a video of him stealing from an ATM in Faisalabad and then sticking his tongue out at the camera surfaced on the social media, died in police custody. The suspect, who was identified as Salahuddin and arrested in Rahim Yar Khan a month after the video incident, was suffering from a...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the current Indian regime is a follower of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh [RSS], a hatred and supremacist ideology. In an address to the 56th Convention of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) in Houston via video link, the premier said, “The West will have to understand the philosophy of RSS in order to...
ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced the price of petrol by Rs 4.59 from Rs 117.83 to Rs 113.24 for the month of September 2019. According to a notification issued by ministry of finance on Saturday, the price of high speed diesel has also been cut by Rs 5.33 and the new price would be Rs 127.14 per liter to be...
KARACHI: Muharram moon sighted on Saturday embarking the new Islamic year- as the Ashura, 10th of Muharram will be on Tuesday- 10th September- 2019 marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS)--- the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW). The current Islamic year is the 1441 year of Hijri. Security has been put on high alert across Pakistan for ten days owing...
DERBY: England star James Anderson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series with a calf injury, in a blow to home hopes of beating Australia. Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, has not bowled in the series since breaking down with the injury after delivering just four overs in Australia's 251-run win in the first Test at...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that the illegal annexation of occupied Kashmir was part of a wider strategy by the Indian government to target Muslims. In a post on Twitter, PM Imran said, "Reports in Indian and international media on Modi Govt's ethnic cleansing of Muslims should send alarm bells ringing across the world that the illegal...
DERA BABA NANAK: Pakistan and India on Friday held the fourth round of technical level talks on the Kartarpur Corridor in a bid to finalise arrangements so that the project can be inaugurated by November this year. The talks were held at Zero Point near Dera Baba Nanak where the two sides shared the progress of the construction work on...
GUWAHATI: Almost two million people in northeast India were left facing statelessness on Saturday after the state of Assam published a citizenship list aimed at weeding out "foreign infiltrators", in a process the central government wants to replicate nationwide. A total of 31.1 million people were included in a final National Register of Citizens (NRC), but 1.9 million were deemed...
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh has created a controversy after he used alleged intelligence reports to claim that the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was training its members to carry out underwater attacks, but assured that his force is fully prepared to face any such eventuality. The Indian Navy chiefs claims have been met with widespread skepticism by experts. Some...
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said that Pakistan was ready to hold dialogue with India on all outstanding issues provided that New Delhi agreed to ease tensions in Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IoK). Qureshi made the offer while talking to United Kingdom-based news outlet British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and stressed that Pakistan had always welcomed dialogue with India. "Pakistan has...
By: Syed Tazmeen Javed KARACHI: The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) on Friday organized a seminar on the topic "Kashmir seeks attention"--- "Kashmir Tawajjo Chata hai" in which students and people from different segments of society participated. Jaag Karachi which is famous for organizing thought-provoking seminars on different topics came forward in a bid to show solidarity with the people of Indian occupied...
The government is likely to reduce the prices of petroleum products by up to Rs7.67 per litre from September 1st, it was learnt on Friday. Sources in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) informed Profit that the authority, in its working paper regarding oil prices in September, has proposed Rs7.67 per litre cut in the per litre price of...
The actor and wife, Aiman Khan are now parents to a baby girl, who they've named Amal. Muneeb took to Instagram to share the joy, saying, "I don’t have words to explain the feelings. Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed me with the most precious gift. Rehmat-e-Khuda, my daughter Amal Muneeb is finally in my arms." Aiman's sister, Minal Khan also celebrated...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday briefed his Saudi Arabian counterpart on India’s unilateral actions in occupied Kashmir, which remains under lockdown since August 5 when the Indian government revoked its special status. In a telephonic conversation with Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Qureshi shed light on the ongoing atrocities perpetrated by Indian...
"Dialogue can start only when India reverses its illegal annexation of Kashmir, ends the curfew and lockdown, and withdraws its troops to the barracks," wrote Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his opinion piece for The New York Times. The article, titled 'The world can’t ignore Kashmir. We are all in danger', was published on Friday, coinciding with the government's call...
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday said that it was “very concerned” about reports of detentions and restrictions imposed in Indian occupied Kashmir. Speaking to the media, US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said, “The US is watching the situation in Jammu and Kashmir closely. We continue to call for calm and restraint, including on rhetoric.” Ortagus said the US...
