MQM’s Mustafa Kamal urges federal control of Karachi, slams 18th Amendment

Federal Minister for Health and MQM-P leader Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday called for Karachi to be placed under federal control, accusing the PPP-led Sindh government of failing to administer the city and warning that the 18th Amendment has become a “nasoor” (festering wound) for Sindh and Pakistan. Addressing a press conference at the MQM-P […]

Punjab launches first Green Policing Unit with electric patrol vehicles

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated Pakistan’s first Green Policing Unit, introducing the country’s first electric patrol vehicle for police operations, a move that officials said would help reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions. The initiative makes Punjab the first province to deploy electric vehicles for police patrolling. During the inauguration ceremony, the chief […]

Trump dropped Greenland military option after aides intervened, sources say

President Donald Trump’s retreat from threats of force as an option for acquiring Greenland capped weeks of policy chaos, as top aides scrambled both to accommodate the president’s demands and ease the panic they caused among US allies, according to two sources with knowledge of the conversations. In remarks on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum […]

Bangladesh faces World Cup dilemma: Play in India or pull out

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will speak to the country’s interim government in a last-ditch attempt to secure the team’s participation in next month’s Twenty20 World Cup after their demand to shift their matches outside India was rejected on Wednesday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) board has dismissed Bangladesh’s concerns about the safety and security […]

BBC ‘partners’ with YouTube

The BBC announced Wednesday a landmark new deal with American video platform YouTube which it said will showcase “the best homegrown storytelling and news from across” the British broadcaster’s output. The “strategic partnership” will see the BBC “expand” its activities on the video streaming platform, including producing tailor-made content targeting YouTube’s younger audiences, a BBC […]