On January 6, NAB Chief Justice (r) Javed Iqbal will brief members of the Public Accounts Committee in private. He has threatened to resign if he is unable to satisfy the members of the parliamentary body, The Asian Mirror reported. On Tuesday, the head of the anti-graft watchdog appeared before the Public Accounts Committee to […]
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Lynching in Sialkot shook country to its core: Religious scholars vow to bring culprits to justice
ISLAMABAD: Some of Pakistan’s most senior religious scholars (ulema) vowed on Tuesday to bring all perpetrators of the lynching of Sri Lankan citizen Diyawadanage Don Nandasri Priyantha to justice. The promise was made during a press conference in Islamabad by the ulema, who was flanked by Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mohan Vijay Vikrama. […]
Saudi-led coalition targets military in capital Sanaa
After the Houthis launched ballistic missiles and armed drones into Saudi Arabia, notably targeting Aramco oil installations in Jeddah, the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it struck military targets in the capital Sanaa. Despite efforts by the US and the UN to broker a ceasefire in the seven-year-old war, which has resulted in a […]
3 years of ‘Kedarnath’ Sara Ali Khan pens heartfelt note for Sushant Singh Rajput
Sara Ali Khan’s debut film, Kedarnath, was released three years ago, and the actor commemorated the anniversary with a poignant letter on social media. Sara posted a video montage of scenes from the film, writing that she misses Sushant Singh Rajput’s character ‘Mansoor.’ Sara Ali Khan wrote in the caption, “3 years ago my biggest […]
France arrests one suspect in Khashoggi murder case
According to French media, one of the alleged killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was apprehended at the Roissy airport near Paris on Tuesday as he was about to board a flight to Riyadh. According to news agency, the guy seized was a former Saudi Royal Guard who is suspected of being involved in the […]
Bomb blast in Basra kills several people
According to the Iraqi military, an explosion in the heart of Basra, Iraq’s southern city, killed at least four persons and injured four more. The military claimed in a statement on Tuesday that the incident, which sent a column of black smoke into the sky, was caused by a motorcycle fitted with explosives. The four […]
UAE government entities adopt new working week schedule
The United Arab Emirates has announced that all government institutions will embrace a new four-and-a-half-day workweek, with Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday being the new weekend. The change, which was announced on Tuesday by the state news agency WAM, would take effect on January 1, 2022, bringing the working week closer in line with Western […]
Rubina Afzal given additional responsibility for DGPR Punjab
Rubina Afzal has been given additional responsibility for DGPR Punjab. Rubina Afzal has been appointed as Director General Public Relations (DGPR) Punjab in addition to her current responsibilities. Afzal has been appointed as Director General Public Relations, according to a notification issued by the Punjab government. Rubina Afzal is a gifted and experienced public relations […]