Category: 1. Pakistan

WASHINGTON: A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump’s nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as Director of National Intelligence during Trump’s first term, as director of the CIA. The Senate voted to confirm Ratcliffe by 74-25, as 20 Democrats and one independent joined Republicans in…

The meeting was attended by Pakistan Broadcasters Association Chairman Mian Amer Mahmood, Mir Ibrahim Rehman, Naz Afreen Sehgal, Shakeel Masood, Nadeem Malik and Kazim Khan. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and top officials of the information ministry were also present on the occasion. PM Shehbaz Sharif said that after attaining stability in…

Lawmakers from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl also oppose the bill ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday passed the contentious PECA Amendment Bill, 2025, amid a walkout by PTI lawmakers and journalists from the proceedings. The draft of amendments to the country’s cybercrime laws titled “The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2025”, was tabled…

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar gestures while addressing a press conference in Islamabad on July 1, 2024. — APP ISLAMABAD: Following the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) decision to quit ongoing talks,… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk

BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, on his country’s first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties, said Thursday he believed crisis-hit Lebanon’s new leaders can spearhead long-sought reforms. Reeling from years of economic collapse and a destructive Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanese leaders have pinned hopes on wealthy Gulf states for desperately needed reconstruction… Continue…

Bilawal Bhutto criticizes on govt’s ‘lack of coordination’ with allies Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari… Continue Reading News Source: www.bolnews.com

The Karachi police chief on Thursday ordered officers to take effective steps for the recovery of missing children amid a string of recent cases. Three children were recently kidnapped from the city, which prompted the Sindh chief minister and home minister to take notice and order the police to take practical measures for their immediate…

Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said on Thursday that there was no change in Pakistan’s policy to join the BRICS and the country was working with the member countries to become a part of the intergovernmental organisation. The spokesperson’s remarks came in reply to a question during a weekly media briefing regarding…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy on Thursday took over the command for the 11th time of the Combined Task Force-151 (CTF-151), a multinational body set up in 2009 as a response to piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off the eastern coast of Somalia, the navy’s media wing said on Thursday. CTF-151’s mission is to…

RAWALPINDI: In a brazen daylight robbery, dacoits targeted a mother and her children in Rawalpindi’s Quaid-e-Azam Colony, depriving them of valuables, ARY News reported. The incident occurred when the mother was returning home with her children from school. Two motorcycle-borne dacoits snatched gold jewelry and other valuables from the woman. The dacoits were caught on…