In a landmark development for food safety and public health, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Wednesday inaugurated the province’s first Provincial Food Testing Laboratory and Centre for Research in Hayatabad, Peshawar. The cutting-edge facility, constructed at a cost of Rs905 million under the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KPFS&HFA), is […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government is set to host an All Parties Conference (APC) on law and order today at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar. Invitations have been sent out by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to political parties and representatives from various schools of thought. However, three major political parties — Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), Pakistan […]
The US-China competition remains the ‘defining issue’ of international politics. My last piece titled the “Sino-US rivalry” was published in this space on January 11, 2024, where some relevant writings of the CNN-famed Fareed Zakaria and others were discussed. Given the comparative National Power Potential (NPP), the world seems to be drifting from unipolarity, ushered […]
It is never easy to speak about religion in Pakistan. Yet silence, especially when it protects abuse, is not piety. The recent tragic death of a young boy named Farhan — allegedly at the hands of his madrassa teachers in Swat town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa — has once again exposed the dark underside of religious seminaries in Pakistan. […]
In a major development in the Degari honour killing case, primary suspect Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai was presented before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-I) in Quetta on Monday. Presiding Judge Muhammad Mubeen granted a 10-day physical remand to the Special Crime Investigation Wing (SCIW) for further interrogation. Satakzai, a prominent figure in the region, is accused of […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) denounced the verdicts issued by anti-terrorism courts, sentencing senior party leader Dr Yasmin Rashid and 40 others to 10 years in prison in connection with the May 9 riots case. The party labelled the decision politically motivated and a serious blow to judicial integrity. PTI has called the ruling an attempt to disrupt […]
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta on Wednesday granted a 10-day physical remand of accused Sardar Sherbaz Sakazai in the high-profile double murder case of a woman and a man, Express News reported. The case stems from a gruesome incident in the Degari area, three days before Eidul Azha, in which a woman and man were […]
Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to grant visa-free entry for holders of diplomatic and official passports, as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties, Radio Pakistan reported. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Lieutenant General (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, in Dhaka on Wednesday. The two […]
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police have launched Pakistan’s first fully functional “Online Women Police Station,” ensuring round-the-clock protection for women, children and vulnerable segments of society, with immediate access to justice and safety through a single call on helpline 1815. According to a police spokesperson, the Online Women Police Station is equipped to handle […]
Relatives of a British victim killed in last month’s Air India crash received a casket that contained mixed remains, a lawyer representing several families and UK media said Wednesday. The family of a separate victim received the remains of another person, according to James Healy-Pratt, who is representing 20 British families who lost loved ones […]