PM for utilising digital media to portray positive image of PakistanBy: News Desk on January 19, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday emphasized the need to utilize digital media as a tool to portray the positive image of Pakistan as well as Islam besides spreading the voice of oppressed people of Indian-held Kashmir across the globe. In a meeting with a delegation of youth from different fields including the digital media, the […]
Libya oil exports blocked, raising stakes for Berlin peace summitBy: Agencies on January 19, 2020Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar blocked oil exports from the war-ravaged country’s main ports Saturday, raising the stakes on the eve of an international summit aimed at bringing peace to the North African nation. The move to cripple the country’s main income source was a protest against Turkey’s decision to send troops […]
Govt to address genuine concerns of allies: FirdousBy: News Desk on January 19, 2020Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Saturday said the government will address all genuine reservations of its allies by adhering to the policy of consensus, consultation and reconciliation. Addressing ‘Meet the Press Programme’ here at the Lahore Press Club, she said the elected PTI government is advancing further […]
Facebook ordered to turn over data regarding thousands of appsBy: Agencies on January 19, 2020Facebook Inc has been ordered by a Massachusetts judge to turn over material to the state’s attorney general about thousands of apps that the social media company suspected may have misused customer data. In a decision made public on Friday, Massachusetts Superior Court Justice Brian Davis said Attorney General Maura Healey had demonstrated a “substantial […]
Yemen’s rival powers battle over banknotesBy: Agencies on January 19, 2020Yemen’s warring sides opened a new front in their five-year conflict on Saturday – a battle over old and new banknotes that threatens to create two economies in the same state. As of midnight, the Houthi movement which controls the capital Sanaa outlawed the use and possession of crisp new Yemeni riyal bills issued by […]
North Korean foreign minister replaced: reportBy: Agencies on January 19, 2020North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, Seoul-based NK News reported on Saturday. Ri’s replacement has not been identified but Pyongyang is set to reveal his successor about next Thursday, the report said, citing unnamed sources. South Korea’s unification ministry, which is in charge of North Korea affairs, has said that any […]
Erdogan calls on Europe to support Turkey’s moves in Libya — PoliticoBy: Agencies on January 19, 2020Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Europe to support its work in Libya, where it is providing military support to the internationally-recognised government, if it wants to end the conflict there. Erdogan made his remarks in a column published on the Politico website on Saturday, ahead of a summit in Berlin on Sunday that […]
Court reserves verdict on Rana Sanaullah’s plea in drugs caseBy: DNA on January 19, 2020An anti-narcotics court on Saturday reserved its decision over a petition of former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah seeking return of his vehicle. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah had approached the court for release of his vehicle and provision of footages allegedly possessed by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) as evidence. The court […]
Sadat died but Manto lived foreverBy: Web Desk on January 18, 2020The great Urdu-language short story writer of South Asia, Saadat Hasan Manto, is being remembered on his death anniversary. Saadat Hasan Manto was born into a middle-class Muslim family in the predominantly Sikh city of Ludhiana in 1912. In his early 20s he translated Russian, French and English short stories into Urdu, and through studying […]
No such thing as honour killing; it’s called murder: Shireen MazariBy: Web Desk on January 18, 2020Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari has said that there was no such thing as honour killing it was just murder. There is no such thing as “honour” killing – it is murder plain & simple and punishable as such by the state according to our laws. — Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) January 18, […]