UN rights chief ‘deeply troubled’ by US Capitol attack

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Thursday her office is “deeply troubled” by the attack the day before on the US Capitol triggered by “incitement to violence and hatred by political leaders” when rioters stormed the building, forcing lawmakers to evacuate. Michelle Bachelet, in […]

‘New administration’ will take office Jan 20: Trump

‘A new administration’ will take office later this month, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, a day after his supporters stormed the Capitol building, which includes both the House of Representatives and the Senate.   “A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20th. My […]

Iran unveil underground missile base near Persian Gulf coast

The base’s unveiling comes amid boiling tensions between the Islamic Republic and the US-Israeli alliance, with Iran blaming Tel Aviv for the November 2020 murder of a top nuclear scientist, and Washington beefing up its military presence in the Middle East following a December rocket on the […]

Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigns from Sindh Assembly

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Firdous Shamim Naqvi has resigned on Friday as Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly before the Senate election. According to the sources the matter has informed that Firdous Shamim Naqvi has directed his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan. The […]

Court sentences three to death for sharing blasphemous content

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has sentenced three persons Abdul Waheed, Rana Noman and Nasir Ahmed to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media. On Friday, ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan read the reserved verdict. The court awarded ten-year jail term to another suspect, Professor […]

AC indicts Ahad Cheema in assets beyond means case

Following the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) supplementary reference, an accountability court in Lahore has on Friday indicted former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) DG Ahad Cheema in the assets beyond means case. AC Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry indicted Ahad Cheema while the accused rejected the anti-corruption watchdog’s allegations […]

Bilawal re-elected as PPP chief

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan People’s Party yesterday re-elected Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the party’s chairman. In the intra-party elections, the PPP elected Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari as the Secretary General, Faisal Karim Kundi as the secretary information and Rukhsana Bungash as the secretary finance. All the candidates […]

Pakistan conducts successful test flight of Fatah-1: ISPR

On Thursday, Pakistan has conducted a successful test flight of indigenously developed Fatah-1, Guided Multi Launch Rocket System, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar said. In his tweet, the DG ISPR said that the Fatah-1 is capable of delivering a conventional Warhead up to […]

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