Famous Indian actor Rishi Kapoor seems to be all excited for India vs Pakistan final at Oval this Sunday. In a recent tweet he said since it was fathers day on 18th June, it will be Baap vs Beta in the finals, a reference to the Indo-Pak partition in 1947 […]
A visit to the PEC’s regional office in Peshawar presents a picture of an organization that is in complete disarray. Dozens of people surround an officer inquiring him about the status of their license. On the right side of the table, a phone in slow volume is continuously ringing. The […]
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has barred Geo News from airing a recorded interview of Ehsanullah Ehsan, the ex spokesperson of the outlawed TTP and Jamat ul Ahrar. The interview was recorded by Saleem Safi for his Jirga program. PEMRA’s press release states that it is against the rules of […]
It was Qatari letter that played a key role in leading Justice Asif Saeed Khosa to call for disqualification of prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Justice Khosa believed that the letter from Qatari prince Mr. Al-Thani went against the stated position of the Prime Minister when it was juxtaposed with the […]
Supreme court larger bench has delivered verdict in the historic Panama Leaks case saying a Joint Investigating Team to be formed to probe matter further. “How was the money transferred to Qatar, needs to be investigated”, said the judgment. The judgment said DG FIA was unable to curb white color […]
According to defense minister Khawaja Asif, government has given a No-objection Certificate (NOC) to General (retd) Raheel Sharif to lead the 41-nation alliance of Muslim army. He is going to be the first commander of the alliance that is led by Saudi Arabia. “We principally agreed to give NOC to […]
Tehmina Janjua, a career diplomat, becomes the first woman in Pakistan’s history upon taking her charge today as a foreign secretary, radio Pakistan reported. Ms. Janjua replaces Aizaz Chaudhry who has taken up charge as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States. Tehmina joined foreign service in 1984 and has vast […]
A letter to NAB chief against KP speaker Asad Qaiser accusing him of corruption is making rounds on social media and a segment of mainstream media. The letter accuses the speaker of massive corruption and having assets that can not be explained by his income. Replying to the accusations, Mr. Qaiser […]
Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, refrains from naming Pak-Afghan border, as a border on his facebook post while announcing a high-level meeting between Pak-Afghan officials in London. He tactfully used the words, “crossing routes” for the border when he was explaining agenda of the meeting. Afghanistan has historically refused to […]
In a major development, Pakistan Army has attacked terrorist camps inside Afghanistan destroying various compounds belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, an offshoot of TTP. Camps of JuA’s commander Bacha Khan were targeted during Pakistan Army’s attack. Many of the hideouts were destroyed in Kunar and Nangarhar areas of Afghanistan. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar is an offshoot of […]
