FIA seizes Rs2.89b in foreign currency in Karachi hawala crackdown

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday seized foreign currency worth approximately Rs2.89billion during an operation against illegal hawala and hundi networks in the city, officials said. The raid comes as part of a nationwide crackdown against money laundering and hawala/hundi networks operating across the country, announced on Tuesday, approved, with authorities reiterating that the […]

UAE, Saudi Arabia intercept aerial threats as Middle East conflict widens

The United Arab Emirates said Sunday it intercepted aerial threats as the Middle East conflict expanded across the Gulf, WAM reported, with missile activity reported in Saudi Arabia and fresh strikes between Iran and Israel. تتعامل حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية مع اعتداءات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة قادمة من إيران وتؤكد وزارة الدفاع أن الأصوات المسموعة في […]

Zardari urges India to fully restore IWT, warns against ‘weaponisation’ of water

President Asif Ali Zardari called on India to immediately restore the full implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in accordance with international obligations. In a message on World Water Day, he reiterated Pakistan’s strong condemnation of what he described as India’s unilateral suspension of the treaty. “This deliberate weaponisation of shared water resources is […]