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In Bamako, the capital city of the West African Country of Mali, gunmen have taken control of the Radisson Blu luxury hotel holding 170 guests and staff as hostages. Turkish Airlines have reported that six staff members have been caught up in the incident. According to eye-witness reports from the ground there has been an […]
The Youth Performing Arts Festival which is a result of collaboration between Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop, Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Lahore Arts Council started today, Thursday, in Lahore. The event, which will span four days (November 19, 2015 to November 22 – 2015) will be lit by performances in various disciplines, including music, dance, […]
In addition to the ban on the inter-provincial movement of religious leaders, 190 Ulemas and Zakirs are also banned from Rawalpindi during Muharram. This was confirmed by Regional Police Officer (RPO) Mohammad Wisal Fakhar Sultan Raja. 91 of those banned are from Attock, 18 from Jhelum and 45 from Chakwal. Aprroximately 77 of the clerics […]
U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the gathering for the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The two discussed regional security issues and the PM took the chance to express his concerns about India’s violation of the ceasefire agreement along the line of […]
Voices are calling on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stop focusing on getting a series against India and instead try to get other teams to come and tour Pakistan. One of these voices is that of the T20 skipper Shahid Afridi, who speaking to reporters in Lahore, was quoted as saying, “I don’t know […]
Speaking at a seminar at Strategic Vision Institute (SVI) a strategic issues think–tank based in Islamabad, former Defence Secretary retired Lt Gen Naeem Khalid Lodhi assured those present of Pakistan’s Second Strike Capability against India – a military term meaning that Pakistan is in a position to defend itself should its land based nuclear Arsenal […]
Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) again saw a negative trend because of investors getting cautious due to the recent foreign outflows. The 100-share index closed at 33,537.42, down by 261.38 points due to foreign outflows of more than $20 million earlier. “The market opened with a negative sentiment as more than $20 million foreign outflow was […]
The US dollar exchange rate in Pakistan’s interbank market went up by Rs 2.10 today, Monday 24, August 2015 to reach the highest rate over almost the past year and a half. The rate, currently standing at Rs 104.10, is being attributed by some to influential exporters who are allegedly trying to create instability by […]
Dubai is known for its exuberance and its ability to go against all odds and achieve titles envied around the world. The words biggest, largest, tallest and most expensive have become synonymous with the emirate and now it is set to add yet another title to its growing collection – that of the World’s Largest […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) senior leader Mr. RashiD Godil has been reportedly shot by unidentified men in Karachi and is currently critically wounded. The senior party leader was intercepted in the Bahadurabad area by armed men riding a motorcycle, who opened fire on Mr. Godil with 9MM pistols. According to the latest reports, the MQM […]
Speaking ahead of his book’s launch, the former chief of India’s intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Amarjit Singh Dulat revealed that the Indian agencies were involved in paying militants and politicians in India-held Kashmir to counter the influence of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. With his admission, which came during an interview with […]
Following former IPL Supremo Lalit Modi’s letter surfacing on Twitter, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Chief Executive David Richardson had received an email from the former in June of 2013 about alleged corruption in the IPL. According to Mr. Modi, a renowned Indian real estate tycoon who is a book maker and […]
