Pakistan

Asks govt to consult businessmen on policy formulation

Islamabad - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Joint Military Exercise Al Battar-II in the Counter Terrorism domain concluded today.

ISLAMABAD - Ali Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, met with Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

ISLAMABAD - The participants of the National Security Workshop–27 (NSW–27) visited General Headquarters (GHQ) on Wednesday, where they received comprehensive briefings on Pakistan’s regional and internal security landscape and prevailing national security environment.

MANAMA/ISLAMABAD - Bahrain on Wednesday conferred its highest state award on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as both countries move to deepen political, economic and defense cooperation, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

PML-N leader says Pakistan paid heavy price for flawed experiment carried out in 2018 Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz claims PML-N won recent by-elections due to its performance Says no one can stop power of people even if political rivals boycott elections.

Peshawar - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Khan Afridi chaired an important consultative meeting here on Wednesday to prepare for the National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting.

ISLAMABAD - Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti on Wednesday categorically dismissed the circulating rumours regarding the replacement of the Chief Minister of Balochistan, terming them baseless and unfounded.

At least 36 people were killed and 279 were missing on Wednesday after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in three decades ripped through high-rise residential towers sheathed in flammable bamboo scaffolding, authorities said. More than 10 hours after the fire started in the northern Tai Po district, flames and thick smoke still engulfed the 32-storey towers as rescue workers swarmed the site and shocked inhabitants watched nearby. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but it was fanned by green construction mesh and bamboo scaffolding which the government began phasing out in March for safety reasons. Working through the night, firefighters were struggling to reach upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, which has 2,000 apartments in eight blocks, due to the intense heat. One 71-year-old resident surnamed Wong broke down in tears, saying his wife was trapped inside. A firefighter was among the 36 killed, and 29 people were in hospital, Hong Kong leader John Lee told reporters. Some 900 people...

Jurist’s body Lawyers for Lawyers published an open letter on Wednesday condemning the “ongoing judicial harassment” of lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta and urging the government to drop the cases against them. The National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCIA) had registered a case against Mazari and Chattha, accusing the two of attempting to incite divisions on linguistic grounds through social media posts and of creating the impression that the armed forces were engaged in terrorism within the country. Their lawyer, appointed by the court, refused to cross-examine the prosecution’s witnesses during the most recent hearing on Tuesday, saying that he could not “ask questions dictated” to him. In a press release, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Commission of Jurists and the International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk expressed concern over the case. “We have received credible informa...

Turkey unveiled dozens of new finds at a major archaeological site in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, giving fresh insight into an area seen as showing humanity’s transition from hunter-gatherers to settled societies more than 11,000 years ago. On a plateau overlooking the fertile plains of what is often called the “cradle of civilisation”, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Gobeklitepe and nearby Karahantepe are transforming archaeologists’ understanding of prehistoric times. Among the latest finds in Sanliurfa province is a statue with a facial expression reminiscent of a deceased individual. Archaeologists said it was a unique discovery in terms of death rituals and symbolic expression among Neolithic communities. People walk at the Karahantepe excavation site, widely regarded with Gobeklitepe as keys to understanding the birth of symbolic thought, social complexity and monumental architecture thousands of years before cities or states existed, near the southeastern city of Sanliurfa, Turkey. —Reuters It was...

New assessment says rapidly warming region faces higher health, economic and environmental threats

CCTV traces attackers' movements, blasts and failed advance

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Judgement notes down procedure for retrenchment

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Low turnout shows apathy of voters

PAA says Islamabad go-around was routine safety protocol

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