Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir is the senior officer after outgoing Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and is currently serving as Quartermaster General in the Pakistan Army. Lt-Gen Munir entered the service via the Officers Training School (OTS) programme in Mangla and was commissioned into the 23rd Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment. Lt-Gen Munir […]
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Elon Musk keeps Twitter ban for Alex Jones: ‘I have no mercy’
Elon Musk says he will not allow the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to return to Twitter. Over the weekend the accounts of former US president Donald Trump, rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West), and influencer Andrew Tate were all reactivated. Mr. Musk responded to tweets asking if Jones could be next. He wrote that his child […]
Chinese ship accused of seizing doubted rocket debris from Philippines
A Chinese coast guard ship has been accused of “forcefully retrieving” a floating object, believed to be rocket debris, from a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea. Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos of the Philippine Navy said a Chinese vessel blocked their course twice, before finally seizing the object. Chinese officials have yet to respond […]
FTX: Tougher crypto rules needed after collapse, says Bank of England
Better regulations are needed to protect the financial system after the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, a senior Bank of England official has said. Digital currencies are still too small to pose a threat but that will soon change, said Sir Jon Cunliffe. FTX filed for bankruptcy last week and owes its largest creditors […]
World’s longest-ruling dictator to extend his 43 years in power
The world’s longest-ruling dictator, boosted by vast oil wealth and strong U.S. support, is expected to extend his 43 years in power in Equatorial Guinea this week when official results are announced in the latest election. President Teodoro Obiang seized power by overthrowing his uncle in a military coup in 1979. Since then, he has […]
New army chief’s appointment date announced
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that the process for appointing a new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has begun and that the new COAS will be appointed by November 25. The defence minister stated unequivocally that the appointment of the new Army chief was not stalled. He stated that the process for appointing the Army […]
North Korea criticizes UN chief as ‘puppet of US’ for scolding latest missile launch
North Korea’s foreign minister Choe Son Hui has called the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “a puppet of the United States” for joining the US-led condemnation of the country’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. “I often take the UN secretary-general for a member of the US White House or its State Department,” Choe said in […]
Indonesia: Java quake kills more than 40 and injures many
An earthquake has struck the main Indonesian island of Java, leaving more than 40 people dead and hundreds injured, say local officials. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (6 miles), according to US Geological Survey data. The tremor could be felt in the capital Jakarta […]