DELHI ( Web News ) A new study tips that the Mumbai power outage last year, which was said to the worst power failure in decades, may have its links to the India and China border tensions. The report adds that the mega Mumbai power outage may be the resultRead More →
ISLAMABAD (STAFF REPORT ) We have taken note of the public release of the U.S. Administration’s declassified intelligence report, containing its “assessment” on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, We have also noted that the Saudi government termed Jamal Khashoggi’s murder as an “abhorrent crime” and a “flagrant violation of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has expressed grave concerns over the decision of FATF to keep Pakistan on Grey List for another period of four months under ‘Increased Monitoring’. He has demanded the President FATF to define the parameters ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Former Interior Minister and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior has strongly reacted to the FATF decision of keeping Pakistan on the grey list until June despite significant progress and has termed the decision as highly biased and influenced by anti-Pakistan propaganda. He said thatRead More →
DELHI ( WEB NEWS ) India has announced new rules to regulate content on social media, making Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and others more accountable to legal requests for the swift removal of posts and sharing information on where the messages originated from. The rules – part of an effort byRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has appreciated Pakistan for the significant progress made on the entire action plan. The Plenary meetings of FATF were held virtually from 22-25 February 2021, where its members discussed a range of topics relating to Pakistan’s progress. Pakistan’s delegationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Trillions of dollars flow out of developing countries each year. Seven trillion dollars in stolen assets are parked in the financial “haven” countries. The flight of these vast resources from the developing countries is a principal cause of their under-development, poverty, inequality and political instability. PrimeRead More →
Joint Communiqué on the visit of Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan to Sri Lanka on 23-24 February 2021 ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Imran KhanRead More →
Colombo ( WEB NEWS ) Prime Minister Imran Khan had extensive consultations with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees (Prime Minister’s Office) today. The one-on-one meeting between the two Prime Ministers was followed by delegation-level talks between the two sides. The two leaders held wide-ranging discussionsRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) Responding to media queries the Spokesperson stated that Pakistan rejects the Indian Ministry of External Affairs remarks regarding the recent visit of a group of Delhi-based diplomats to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). It is reiterated that such guided tours to the occupiedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (STAFF REPORT ) Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir grilled the regional head of social media platform, Twitter, for silencing voices of thousands of Kashmiri and Pakistani activists projecting the plight of people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In a special hearing held here at the Parliament House, theRead More →
The total stock of household debt in 2018-19 was Rs. 1162 billion,” Dr Amin while explaining that about 85% to 95% of it was borrowed from informal sector. ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) The research on household debts and indebtedness in Pakistan could play critical role in envisaging evidence-based policiesRead More →