After American troops withdrew without notifying them, Afghan soldiers guarding the Bagram Air Base have been left with thousands of Taliban prisoners and a certainty that the enemy will attack. The sprawling military complex was at one point home to tens of thousands of US and allied soldiers, and one of the most important sites […]
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Justice Ameer Bhatti appointed as new chief justice LHC
Justice Ameer Bhatti was sworn in as the new chief justice of Lahore High Court on Tuesday. The ceremony took place a day after Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan retired from office. Earlier, the ministry of law and justice had issued a notification regarding the appointment of Justice Bhatti as the LHC chief justice. Justice Muhammad […]
PMDA not meant to ‘control’ media: Farrukh Habib
Addressing concerns of representatives of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib clarified that the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) was in no way meant to “control the country’s media, which is not possible in the modern age of information.” During a visit to the […]
Stranded Pakistanis to be repatriated in a week: PIA
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced repatriating Pakistanis stranded in different countries within a week. This was stated by PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez in a statement released on Monday. He said arrangements have been finalized to repatriate the stranded Pakistani citizens and added that two Boeing 777 aircrafts are ready for Bahrain. “Will […]
Physics matriculation exam paper leaked in Karachi
During the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Annual Examination 2021 (matriculation exams) in Sindh, a physics paper was leaked at an examination centre in Karachi. According to reports, the paper started at 9:30am and the questionnaire was available four minutes after, outside the examination centres. This has exposed the incompetence of the education ministry’s administration. There […]
15 million doses of Covid vaccines to reach Pakistan in July
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to receive an additional 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines this month, from companies such as Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca. The Pakistani government has purchased 90% of the vaccines scheduled to be flown in in July. They added that raw material for the homemade vaccine PakVac will be imported from China’s CanSino […]
Manto and Khan: Fuel and Fire
“When we were enslaved, we could imagine freedom, but now that we are free, how will we imagine subjection?” – Saadat Hasan Manto Manto meeting Khan is akin to what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. The two are as different as they are similar. Holding truth on a high pedestal is […]
Woman agrees to marry family friend who allegedly raped her
LAHORE: A British-Pakistani woman in Lahore who had accused the son of her family friends of raping her has now agreed to marry him on Saturday. The police arrested the man who had allegedly raped her. The woman was staying at her family friend’s house when the incident occured, after recently returning from the United […]
Moderna vaccine to be allowed for Pakistani’s travelling abroad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that Pakistanis travelling abroad will get the Moderna vaccine as some countries are not accepting Chinese vaccines. Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), appreciated the “progressive policy” of US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on COVID-19. […]
Key dates to remember of US involvement in Afghanistan since 9/11
American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, a US defence official said, under an agreement with the Taliban allowing for the withdrawal of all US forces from the country to end the longest war ever. The US military has coordinated its air war and logistical support for its Afghan […]