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Uncertainty, confusion in Pakistan over appointment of ISI chief
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): As reports of the impasse between the civil and military leadership over the appointment of Director General (DG) of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has refused to die down, Pakistan is witnessing uncertainly and confusion, the past few days r
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Imran Khan likely to meet probables for ISI chief amid 'impasse' with Pak
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is setting new precedence by himself taking interviews of candidates for top public offices and in the latest such instance is likely to meet probables to appoint the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general
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Pak's new social media rules give more powers to govt, companies to be fin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Technology announced new social media rules on Thursday that will empower the telecom regulator to block any website or platform on the directives of court and federal government or under any law, reported local m
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Key route out of Afghanistan cut off after Pak cancels flights
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): After Pakistan cancelled the national carrier's flights between Islamabad and Kabul, a key route out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan was cut off on Thursday.
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Pakistan urges China to use Gwadar for transhipment
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan has requested China to market Gwadar Port and at least utilise it for their transhipment cargo, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Maritime Affairs, Mahmood Moulvi said.
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Pakistan witnessing rise of three-way Islamist turf war within Sunni Islam
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan is witnessing the rise of a three-way Islamist turf war within Sunni Islam with the advent of radical Barelvism, now rivalling the Deobandi and Wahabi schools of thought.
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Post-Taliban takeover, Afghanistan-Pakistan border again emerging as world
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Post Taliban takeover, the vast and rugged terrain on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border is again emerging as the world's number one terror hub.
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Sikhs in Pakistan face continuous persecution, uncertain of their future
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A spate of killings since 2014, has raised worries that Sikhs might be the latest target of Pakistan's religious extremist groups, leaving community members uncertain of their future in the country.
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'Technical issues' in DG ISI's appointment: Pak PM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has described the "differences" between the political and military leadership regarding the appointment of the director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as "technical issues".
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Pak airline suspends operation in Kabul citing 'security reasons'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national carrier of Pakistan, on Thursday said it has immediately suspended its operation in Kabul citing "security reasons".
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Climate change: Pakistan faces existential crisis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): As per the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report of August 2021, Pakistan is facing an existential crisis.
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Pakistan's Punjab province reported 231 cases of dengue in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province reported fresh 231 cases of dengue fever in the last 24 hours, said Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Imran Sikandar Baloch on Thursday.
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