KARACHI ( WEB DESK ) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed all banks to stop processing subscription payments for Indian Streaming Video on Demand platforms (SVOD). In a recent notification to the presidents and CEOs of all banks, electronic money institutions (EMIs), Payment System Operators (PSOs), and paymentRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( WEB DESK ) The Embassy of the United States of America in Islamabad came under intense fire on Tuesday after its social media team committed a diplomatic faux pas by retweeting a statement criticising the Pakistani government. The embassy later said its Twitter account “was accessed […] withoutRead More →
متنازع ٹوئٹ کی وجہ سے امریکی سفارتخانہ شدید تنقید کی زد میں امریکی سفارتخانے کی سوشل میڈیا ٹیم نے احسن اقبال کی ایک ٹوئٹ اپنے آفیشل اکائونٹ پر شیئر کر دی ٹرمپ کی شکست دنیا کے آمروں کیلئے دھچکا ہے،ایسا ایک پاکستان میں بھی ہے جسے جلد راستہ دکھایا جائےRead More →
Indian police “committed serious human rights violations” during deadly religious riots in Delhi earlier this year, Amnesty International alleges. It said police beat protesters, tortured detainees and at times took part in riots with Hindu mobs. More than 40 people died when clashes broke out between Hindus and Muslims overRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and its 84 member mills on multiple instances of prima facie cartelization in violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2010. The show cause notices have been issued afterRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) A meeting was held between Lieutenant Colonel Saadullah Tashmatov, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islamabad, Management of Center for Global & Strategic Studies, Islamabad and Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmad Akhtar,Read More →
DELHI ( WEB DESK ) With the latest delays pushing the planned 4G spectrum auction into 2021, as well as exorbitant prices set for 5G spectrum, India may be slow to embrace the latest mobile technology When it comes to spectrum auctions in India, 2020 has been an unforgiving year.Read More →
Promoting Food Security in Pakistan By Sheikh Adil Hussain Despite the robust development in the last couple of years, several countries all over the world still suffer from the scourge of extreme hunger and malnutrition. In the aftermath of environmental degradation, famine, and drought, about 690 million people in theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( STAFF REPORT ) Muslim polities, and leaders must take the initiative to call for an end to this cycle of hate and violence. I urge all our Muslim leaders as a collectivity, to raise our voice and explain to the leadership of the non-Muslim, especially western states, theRead More →
سینیٹ ہاؤس کمیٹی کا ٹیلی نارکو پارلیمنٹ لاجز میں ٹاور لگانے کی اجازت دینے سے گریز اضافی بلاک کے نئے کام کے حوالے سے بھی متعلقہ کمپنی سے دس سالہ مینٹینس کی ضمانت لینے کی ہدایت اسلام آباد (ویب ڈیسک ) سینیٹ ہاؤس کمیٹی نے یکطرفہ طور پر ٹیلی نارRead More →
ISLAMABAD (WEB DESK) Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to place a similar ban on Islamophobia and hate against Islam that has been put in place for the Holocaust. According to the text of PM’s letter shared by PM Office’s media wing,Read More →
اسلام آباد: (ویب ڈیسک ) فنانشل ایکشن ٹاسک فورس (ایف اے ٹی ایف) نے پاکستان کو گرے لسٹ میں برقرار رکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔ تفصیلات کے مطابق ایف اے ٹی ایف ورچوئل اجلاس میں منی لانڈرنگ اور ٹیرر فنانسگ کے خلاف پاکستان کے اقدامات کا جائزہ لیا گیا۔ اجلاسRead More →