Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Thursday, according to the country’s volcanology authority. The country’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said the quake struck at 7.23 p.m. local time (1223GMT) and the epicenter of the quake was 134 kilometers (83.26 miles) northeast […]

Foreign funding case would be Panama 2, predicts Sh Rashid

KARACHI – Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said Thursday that the government wanted to make the whole Karachi a ‘Safe City’ by installing CCTV cameras and hoped that the Sindh government would provide funds for it to resolve the issue of security permanently as the provincial […]

India trying to damage Afghan peace process: FO

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Thursday urged the world to act against India as it had endangered the regional and global peace. Speaking at a weekly news briefing here, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri demanded of the international community, especially the United Nations and Human Rights […]

China to provide 0.5m Covid vaccines free of cost: FM

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said yesterday that China will provide 0.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the government of Pakistan free of cost by January 31. Speaking to journalists here after holding telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, he […]

SC issues notices in NAB appeals in Agha Siraj assets case

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan yesterday issued notices to the respondents in the appeals of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) seeking cancellation of bails to Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Khan Durrani and others in a corruption case. A three-member bench of the apex court headed […]

Poor law and order situation due to weak criminal system, says Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that the country’s criminal justice system needs to be reformed as the present set-up encourages criminals. While addressing the launching ceremony of Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates, PM Imran Khan said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government would soon bring […]

General Qamar Javed Bajwa briefed on situation along working boundary

LAHORE – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Sialkot garrison, says a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (Directorate) on Wednesday. COAS was briefed on situation along working boundary and operational readiness. According to Pakistan Army’s media wing, COAS also interacted with garrison […]

COAS gets security briefing at ISI HQs

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarters, says a press release issued by Pakistan Army’s media wing on Thursday. DG ISI Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid received the Army Chief. “Comprehensive briefing was given on regional and national security […]

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