PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was first off the blocks in the campaign for the July 25 Azad Jammu and Kashmir election. Starting in the first week of July, he conducted back-to-back, fully-packed rallies, where he issued strong statements against PTI as well as PML-N, before wrapping it up and leaving for the US – perhaps […]
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Another victim comes forward in Usman Mirza harassment case
ISLAMABAD: Another victim of Usman Mirza, has come forward to say that Mirza harassed and blackmailed her. The Islamabad police have arrested Mirza and his six accomplices for harassing and assaulting a young couple in Islamabad. He is said to have a history of sexual harassment against women. “Usman Mirza had been harassing me for […]
Former Olympian Naveed Alam passes away while battling cancer
Naveed Alam, a former hockey Olympian and part of the World Cup-winning squad in 1994, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter. Alam was diagnosed with blood cancer just a few weeks ago. His daughter stated he had chemotherapy yesterday night at Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore and that his condition has deteriorated as […]
Punjab Textbook board confiscates books over NOC
LAHORE: The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) has issued a statement clarifying why the school textbooks were confiscated, following the social media backlash suggesting that it was done because the books included education activist Malala Yousafzai’s picture in a list of important people. غیر ملکی پبلشر کی جانب سے عزیز بھٹی شہد کے ساتھ […]
Girl raped in Lahore after being lured for marriage
JHELUM: A girl was raped in Lahore after she was allegedly lured by a person for marriage on Tuesday. The police while detailing the entire episode said that the girl was lured by a suspect named Daniyal for marriage and later raped her. The medical examination has proved rape allegations, they said adding that the […]
Position of PTI looks very weak in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, says Maryam Nawaz
LEEPA: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, in an address to the masses in Leepa, has said that the position of PTI looks very weak in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, foreseeing her party’s win in the upcoming AJK elections. She said if the country wanted to achieve success, then the institutions should accept Nawaz Sharif’s narrative. […]
Bilawal on a personal visit to the US, will not visit Washington
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will not visit Washington during his seven-day trip to the United States, according to a top party leader on Monday. Bhutto arrived in New York today after he departed for the country on Sunday. His visit generated accusations from the PTI that the PPP leader was seeking a “backdoor deal” from […]
Pakistan can help in the peace process but cannot dictate us: Afghan Taliban Spokesperson
Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said that Pakistan is welcome to help the Taliban arrive at a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan but it “cannot dictate to us or impose its views on us”. When asked how he views the Afghan Taliban’s relations with Pakistan to be, especially in the context of reports that the […]
India rushes to evacuate personnel from Kabul, Kandahar, as Taliban advances continue
ISLAMABAD: With the rapid advance of the Taliban towards the capital Kabul and the failure of the Indian government to find a sweet spot with them, the Narendra Modi regime has been left with little option but to order an evacuation of its staff from Afghanistan. A high-level security official confirmed news reports about the […]
Pakistan, Central Asia, US Afghan withdrawal & Taliban
Next week, Pakistani leadership, including the Prime Minister, will be in Tashkent for the ‘Silk Route Connect’ conference. This first-of-its-kind conference is an initiative by Uzbekistan that hopes to bring together leadership of Central and South Asian countries to talk trade, investment and regional connectivity. In the run-up to the conference, a Joint Ministerial Commission […]