FIA busts visa fraud racket, arrests agent over UK job scam

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a man accused of running an illegal visa consultancy and defrauding citizens by promising overseas employment, Associated Press of Pakisan reported on Saturday. The suspect, identified as Asif Nadeem, was taken into custody by the FIA’s Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Islamabad for allegedly operating an unauthorized agency under the […]

WSJ opinion warns of rising attacks on Christians, minorities in India

A recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal has warned of what it described as a sustained rise in violence, intimidation and hostility toward Christians and other religious minorities in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014. The article said that while Muslims have faced widespread discrimination and targeted attacks, Christians […]

Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for K-P CM Sohail Afridi

An Islamabad court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in a case involving alleged misleading statements against state institutions. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah of the District and Sessions Court, Islamabad, issued the warrants after Afridi failed to appear before the court during the hearing. The case relates […]

Ambreen Jan picked as PEMRA chairperson, set to become first woman to lead regulator

Ambreen Jan, a former federal information secretary, has been selected as the new chairperson of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), a move that will make her the first woman to head the electronic media regulator once her appointment is confirmed. The decision was made on Friday during a meeting of a parliamentary committee […]