A US judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner and US permanent resident Imran Ahmed, after he sued officials over an entry ban for his role in what Washington argues is online censorship. Washington imposed visa bans on Tuesday on Ahmed and four Europeans, including French former EU commissioner […]
Four passengers were offloaded at Islamabad International Airport on Thursday for allegedly attempting to travel on counterfeit work visas, according to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The individuals—Muhammad Imran, Mian Tauseef, Sultan Afzal, and Abdul Rehman—were set to board flight CZ8070 to New Zealand. They are said to belong to Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. During […]
A live television interview with Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal was briefly interrupted on Thursday when his video feed appeared to be cut off after an off-camera voice was heard saying, “shut this down” (“band karo isay”). #PMLN leader Ahsan Iqbal was attacked in a live TV program. He was talking to the host […]
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria’s government, President Donald Trump and the US military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly […]
Aston Villa face a tough challenge at Chelsea on Saturday after muscling their way into the Premier League title race alongside Arsenal and Manchester City. The Gunners, top of the tree at Christmas, host Brighton, while Pep Guardiola’s in-form City travel to Nottingham Forest. Liverpool manager Arne Slot is grappling with a striker crisis after […]
With Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Aeen Pakistan (TTAP) having accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for political dialogue, the ball is now in the federal government’s court to decide when and how to formally open talks with the opposition alliance. However, the road to dialogue remains far from smooth, as deep-seated divisions within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continue to […]
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Unit (NCCIA) Karachi has dismantled an organised international fraud network in an intelligence-based operation, arresting 15 foreign nationals and 19 Pakistanis involved in large-scale online investment scams. The group allegedly targeted victims through social media, winning their trust over weeks and months before luring them with false promises of high […]
Ten terrorists – including a high-value target (HVT) – were killed in separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kalat and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan districts, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. Two khawarij were killed in an IBO in DI Khan’s Kulachi area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Fitna al-khawarji […]
Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank have signed two major financing initiatives worth a combined $730 million, aimed at reinforcing the country’s power transmission network and accelerating reforms in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), officials said on Thursday. The agreements cover a second power transmission strengthening project, valued at $330 million, and an accelerating SOE transformation programme […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s firm commitment to safeguarding the constitutional rights of minorities, declaring that Pakistan belongs equally to all its citizens irrespective of faith. The prime minister was addressing a Christmas ceremony held here at the Prime Minister’s Office. Speaking at the event, the prime minister highlighted the teachings […]