Pillion riding banned in Karachi, other Sindh districts By: Web Desk on September 22, 2023The Sindh Home Department has prohibited pillion riding in Karachi and other districts of the province due to ‘Chup Tazia’ processions on September 25 and Eid Milad-un-Nabi events on September 29. The notification came in response to a letter from the Sindh police chief, who recommended that immediate action be taken to maintain law and […]
Hardeep Singh murder: India suspends visa services for Canadians By: Agencies on September 21, 2023India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens from Thursday, visa consultancy service provider BLS International said on its website, citing a notice from the Indian mission. Canada said on Monday that it was “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June. Prime Minister […]
Sheikh Rashid’s Lal Haveli sealed By: Web Desk on September 21, 2023Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), had his Lal Haveli residence in Rawalpindi sealed by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) on Thursday. The former interior minister’s home has been completely sealed, according to ETPB deputy administrator Asif Khan, who was speaking to the media. This is because Rashid’s documents […]
India-Canada diplomatic row over Sikh leader’s murder worsens By: Web Desk on September 19, 2023The diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh leader between New Delhi and Ottawa grew worse on Tuesday when India expelled a Canadian diplomat in retaliation, sparking a global outcry. After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Narendra Modi administration of being involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in […]
SC gets first-ever woman registrar By: Web Desk on September 18, 2023Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa appointed Ms. Jazeela Aslam as Registrar of the Supreme Court, making her the first woman to hold this position. Dr Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed has also been named Secretary to the CJP, and Abdul Sadiq has been designated as Staff Officer. Jazeela Aslam was the District and Sessions […]
Pig-to-human kidney experiment sets new record By: Web Desk on September 15, 2023A groundbreaking experiment involving a pig-to-human kidney transplant has been completed by US surgeons, setting a new record with the kidney functioning inside the recipient for a remarkable 61 days. The historic achievement promises a brighter future for countless people who are waiting for life-saving organ transplants. Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU Langone Health led […]
ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2023 revealed on September 12, 2023Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, was named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for the month of August 2023 on Tuesday in Dubai. Babar, who now holds the top rank in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, won this accolade for his outstanding performance last month. Babar — who was thrilled […]
Pakistan’s central bank expected to hike rates By: Reuters on September 12, 2023Inflation fell to 27.4% in August; food inflation remains at 38.5%. Rupee slides to all-time low, falling 6.2% in the last month alone. SBP said July inflation to be on downward path over next 12 months. KARACHI: Seeking to tackle sky-high inflation and bolster diminished foreign exchange reserves that have sent the rupee to record […]
American explorer Mark Dickey rescued after nine days By: Web Desk on September 12, 2023On Tuesday, an international rescue team rescued US explorer Mark Dickey, who had been trapped for nine days in the narrow tunnels of a Turkish cave with internal bleeding. “Mark Dickey was removed from the last exit of the cave,” the Turkish Caving Federation stated, adding that the “cave rescue part of the operation has […]
Four injured as blast targets Pakistan’s paramilitary troops in Peshawar By: Web Desk on September 11, 2023On Monday, a blast targeted a paramilitary Frontier Corps vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital, injuring four people, including two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks that have roiled the restive region bordering Afghanistan. On Warsak Road in the provincial capital, a targeted explosion occurred near a Frontier Corps […]