Over 1000 dead as powerful earthquake jolts Turkey, Syria By: Web Desk on February 6, 2023A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing over 1000, levelling buildings while people were still asleep, and sending tremors that felt as far away as the island of Cyprus. Local officials in Turkey put the initial death toll at 53, although it threatened to climb substantially higher because it caught most […]
Pakistan likely to increase petrol prices further by Rs30 per litre to unlock IMF funding By: Web Desk on February 4, 2023The federal government is expected to raise petrol and diesel prices by Rs30 per litre as part of current talks with the IMF on a rescue package. According to local media reports, another increase is predicted since a cash-strapped country opted to implement a general sales tax (GST) on petroleum items as an additional measure. The lender […]
Nine Al-Qaeda, TTP terrorists arrested in Punjab-wide operations By: Web Desk on February 4, 2023Nine terrorists from the proscribed Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been detained in Punjab-wide intelligence-based operations initiated by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD). Terrorists have been apprehended in Lahore, Gujranwala, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Bahawalpur. Abdur Rehman, Roed Khan, Ghulamullah, Ahmad Hassan, Jalil Ahmad, Imdadullah, Basit Ali, and Junaid Ali were among those apprehended. Equipment […]
South Korea to grant work visas to Pakistani workers By: Web Desk on February 3, 2023South Korea to grant work visas to Pakistani workers. The world is aware of Pakistan and South Korea’s close ties, according to Suh Sangpyo, the South Korean ambassador to Pakistan. He predicted that South Korea would soon grant work visas to competent workers from Pakistan. “In this regard, South Korea has started considering an agreement with the […]
Foreign hand behind terrorism in Pakistan and Iran: Envoy By: Web Desk on February 2, 2023In an exclusive interview, the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini stated that foreign powers were behind terrorism in Pakistan and Iran. “Terrorism is happening in Pakistan and Iran from outside. Pakistan and Iran will jointly implement the action plan against terrorism,” he said. “The series of joint security sessions between Pakistan and […]
Anchorperson Imran Riaz arrested from Lahore airport By: Web Desk on February 2, 2023Anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan was detained by FIA officials at Lahore Airport in the early hours of Thursday as he prepared to depart for Dubai. Imran Riaz has been transferred to the Cybercrime Wing Gulberg office in Lahore. Because his name was on the blacklist, the anchorperson was denied boarding on the Dubai-bound flight. He […]
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi quits as party senior vice president By: Web Desk on February 1, 2023Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a PML-N veteran, has resigned as the party’s senior vice president as the division within the ruling party widens in the wake of recent developments. Shehbaz Sharif reportedly has not accepted Abbasi’s resignation, according to reports in the local media. The premier is scheduled to meet with the disgruntled leader today. According […]
TTP attacks Mianwali police station, a day after hitting Peshawar mosque By: Web Desk on February 1, 2023The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan attacked a police station in Mianwali, a city in Punjab near KP, a day after killing about 100 people in a horrifying Peshawar attack. A group of roughly two dozen heavily armed militants attempted to storm Makerwal police using high-tech weapons, but Punjab police claimed to have stopped the attack at […]
Iran threatens Pakistan with $18bn penalty for delay in pipeline project By: Web Desk on February 1, 2023Iranian authorities have threatened Pakistan with a $18 billion fine if the multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline project is not completed despite US sanctions. According to The News, citing a Ministry of Energy official, Tehran has given Pakistan a deadline of February-March 2024 to build a portion of the Iran-Pakistan gas line project on its territory or […]
OIC condemns Holy Qur’an’s desecration; calls for joint action to stop recurrence By: APP on January 31, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation convened an open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee on Tuesday to express the organization’s common stance against the recent desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Held at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah, the meeting also discussed the possible actions that the OIC […]