Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has been appointed as new ambassador to the United States by prime minister Nawaz Sharif. He was working as foreign secretary before this new assignment. Mr. Chaudhry will replace current ambassador Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani from March next month. Mr. Jilani also worked as foreign secretary before his appointment […]
According to reports the disgraced due of Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif who have been suspended for having contacts with bookies received an SMS from a former cricketer asking them to meet a “certain friend from abroad”. This former cricketer was a member of Pakistan’s squad during world cup 2015 and […]
US President Trump’s executive order to ban immigrant and non-immigrant entry into the United States from seven Muslim countries has been met with serious criticism. However, one important part of the ban which has been not been properly reported is that the ban is only for 90 days. According to the […]
Despite being banned from hosting his ‘Aisay Nahi Chalay Ga’ program on Bol News by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Amir Liaquat defied the orders and hosted his show in a business as usual fashion. The media watchdog today served a show cause notice on Bol News for disregarding […]
Indian supreme court has rejected a petition seeking a nation-wide ban on cow slaughter terming it an issue best left for individual states to decide. “We will not interfere in state laws” because it’s a state’s prerogative where “one state may ban slaughter and another may not”, said the top […]
Recently, various media networks reported that soon after Trump’s inauguration, his administration took down pages related to Civil Rights, LGBT, Abortion, Climate Change and Spanish language content from the White House website. The news sent shockwaves among many who were already wary of President Trump’s various controversial pledges during his campaign. […]
The fallout of operation Zarb-e-Azb saw a large number of people being displaced from various agencies of FATA taking refuge in camps and other areas of the country. Over 300,000 families were displaced from their areas as a result of the operation. 190,000 families have returned to their areas so […]
Protests continue against Donald Trump on third day of Republican National Convention. Inside the convention hall at Cleveland, Senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse Trump, shattering the nicely scripted facade of the party unity. “…vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our […]
Protests continue outside the Republican national convention at Cleveland against Trump and Mike Pence nomination. Donald Trump and Mike Pence were officially selected to be the Republican Party’s nominees for president and vice president. Protesters, who were a mix of various ethnicity and religions such as Muslims, Blacks and Mexicans, held placards […]
The issue of Durand Line has been plaguing Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan since its independence from the British rule. Pakistan recognizes the Durand Line as an international border, a stance backed by international law and all countries of the world, while Afghanistan does not recognize it saying it was a decision forced on […]
