Wang Ying is young, educated and an unquestioning believer in the Communist Party’s sole right to rule China -– exactly what the increasingly conformist institution seeks as it enters a new century. As the ruling body celebrates its 100th birthday on July 1, current members describe an increasingly cult-like atmosphere under leader Xi Jinping, propagandising […]
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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan
Two US service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. It gave no further details and withheld the names of the service members until next of kin were informed. The latest deaths bring the tally of US service member deaths in Afghanistan to at least six […]
PML-N planning campaign against govt after Eid
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday gave go-ahead to launch an anti-government movement after Eidul Fitr over rising inflation in the country and continuous devaluation of the rupee. Reports said the PML-N supremo asked the party leaders who met him at Kot Lakhpat jail, where he is serving his seven-year jail term in the […]
Ali Wazir among 12 PTM members booked
A first information report (FIR) was registered on Monday against members of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement’s (PTM) central committee, including lawmaker Ali Wazir, in North Waziristan. The FIR was registered against Wazir and 11 other individuals for allegedly “enticing people to revolt against the state and for protesting and chanting slogans against state and security forces”. […]
CCP welcomes two new key members
Shaista Bano Gilani and Bushra Naz Malik have taken charge as members of Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). They have been appointed for a term of three years by the federal government. Gilani holds a Master’s degree in Economics for Competition Law from King’s College, University of London, and another Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) […]