Ukrainian forces routed pro-Russian rebels in a flashpoint area of eastern Ukraine on Saturday and raised the country’s blue and yellow flag again over what had for months been the separatist redoubt of Slaviansk. A Reuters reporter saw a convoy of about 20 military transport vehicles and buses filled with […]
Sunnis and Kurds walked out of the first session of Iraq’s new parliament on Tuesday after Shi’ites failed to name a prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki, dimming any prospect of an early national unity government to save Iraq from collapse. The United States, United Nations, Iran and Iraq’s own Shi’ite clergy […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has conferred Federal Minister status upon Maulana Fazlur Rehman. A cabinet division’s notification was issued in this respect. The notification says, “In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 15(1)(g) read with serial No 1A of schedule-V-A of the Rules of Business 1973, the prime minister […]
A new revelation in the GEO-ISI saga has come into light and it is alleged that Ansar Abbasi, a reporter of Jang/Geo news, secretly visited PEMRA office to draft the PEMRA notice against Geo. It is the same notice which was sent out to Geo after the Ministry of Defense […]
Pakistan Army’s public relations wing, ISPR, reports that a soldier on Pak-Afghan border got killed by a bullet coming from Afghan side. The incident occurred today at 11:45 AM PST. However, it is unclear yet as to who may have been responsible for the. The 2640 kilometer long border between […]
GEO television has started a smear campaign against PTI Chief Imran Khan after he expressed his distrust over GEO’s negative role in last year’s general elections. The channel has now focused its full attention towards Mr. Khan and is continuously running different segments against him. Earlier, Imran Khan had lambasted […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf KPK government has sacked Minister for Industries, Shaukat Yousafzai and adviser to Chief Minister, Yaseen Khalil from their posts. Apparently, their unsatisfactory performance is being said to be the reason behind their removal. Shaukat Yousafzai said in a statement that he accepted his party’s decision to remove him […]
In his first statement released to the public, Hamid Mir reiterates his earlier stance that he fears ISI of being involved in the failed assassination attempt that left him fatally wounded. The statement was released by his brother Amir Mir, who earlier had openly blamed ISI and its DG General […]
It is true that all journalists have their personal views. At times, it becomes quite tough to deliver comprehensive and authoritative coverage of news and current affairs, without getting bias and partial. However, journalists, having a sacred responsibility, must rise above their personal perspective. Only by reflecting the diversity of […]
India remains the biggest buyer of arms in the world, importing nearly three times as many weapons as its nearest competitors China and Pakistan over the last five years, a Swedish think tank said. The total volume of arms sales was up 14 percent in 2009-13 compared to the previous […]
