US dollar continues upward trajectory against Pakistani rupee on July 25, 2024The price of the US dollar reached Rs278.65 in the interbank trading against the Pakistani rupee on Wednesday. The American currency continued its upward trajectory in the interbank trading against the local unity. The KSE-100 index gained 302 points and reached the 79700 benchmark.
US Secret Service admits failure to protect Trump on July 23, 2024US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted on Monday that the agency failed to prevent an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, acknowledging a significant operational failure. Testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Cheatle said, “We failed,” and took full responsibility for the security breach at a campaign rally in Butler, […]
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested in Dubai By: Our Reporter on July 22, 2024DUBAI: Famous singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been arrested in Dubai over a complaint of defamation, according to Dubai police sources. The singer had arrived in Dubai early morning on Monday from Lahore for a musical collaboration but he was taken into the police custody at the immigration centre and taken to the Burj […]
Bangladeshi students continue protests despite the cancellation of job quotas on July 22, 2024A Bangladeshi student group whose demonstrations against civil service hiring rules precipitated serious nationwide unrest said Sunday it would not abandon protests despite a Supreme Court ruling partially meeting their demands. “We won’t call off our protests until the government issues an order reflecting our demands,” a spokesman for Students Against Discrimination told AFP on condition of […]
CTD Punjab detains ‘close associate’ of Osama bin Laden in Gujrat on July 19, 2024In a notable development, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab announced on Friday that Amin al-Haq, a close associate of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, has been arrested. DIG CTD Usman Akram Gonadal explained that Haq was apprehended during an intelligence-driven operation in Sarai Alamgir, a town in the Gujrat district. Haq, who has been linked […]
‘Journalists need to be protected’, US says on Hassan Zaib murder on July 19, 2024The US State Department has emphasized the importance of safeguarding journalists worldwide following the murder of Pakistani reporter Malik Hassan Zaib, who was killed last week in a targeted attack in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Zaib, the eighth journalist to be killed in Pakistan since the beginning of 2024 according to the International Press Institute, was […]
Justice Aalia Neelum takes oath as first woman chief justice of LHC on July 11, 2024In a landmark event, Justice Aalia Neelum took the oath as the first woman chief justice of the Lahore High Court today. The oath-taking ceremony was held at 9:30am at the Governor House in Lahore, where Punjab Governor Sardar Salim Haider administered the oath. Following the ceremony, Chief Justice Neelum proceeded to the Lahore High […]
Pakistan govt notifies 25% increase in salaries and pensions on July 11, 2024The government has announced a 15 percent pension increase, along with a 25% ad hoc relief for all federal employees in grades 1 through 16 and 20% for grades 17 through 22, effective from July 1, 2024. According to the notification, employees in grades 1 to 16 will see a 25% salary increase, while officers […]
PCB confirms the dismissal of Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq. on July 10, 2024On Wednesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the removal of former cricketers Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the board’s selection committee following the team’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. “The PCB today confirmed that it has notified Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz that their services will no longer be required […]
Federal Government Authorizes ISI to Trace Calls for National Security on July 9, 2024 The federal government has granted authorization to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to intercept and trace calls and messages in efforts to prevent offences against national security, according to sources from Geo News. This approval, confirmed by the federal cabinet, involves a circular that permits a designated ISI officer to carry out call tracing under […]