Pakistan’s interior minister has accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan of “exposing an official secret document” last year to falsely claim he was ousted from power in a plot by Washington   ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan’s interior minister on Wednesday accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan of “exposing an official secret document”...
Moscow: The Russian Quantum Centre (RQC), a Russian non-government entity, is looking to partner with Indian academic and research institutes as part of its plan to build quantum applications and hardware for public services, said Ruslan Yunusov, chief executive and co-founder of RQC.   He said the matter will be brought...
In the early hours of July 12 morning, seven heavily armed terrorists belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) sneaked into Zhob Cantonment in Balochistan where surprised security forces tried to contain the intrusion. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release No PR-95/2023-ISPR admitted the same day that nine...
Lawyers continue to face systemic persecution for defending human rights in China, the Law Society of England and Wales warned.   The Law Society has raised its concerns with the United Nations (UN) as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).   The continuing erosion of judicial independence and the independence of the...
China has rolled over a $600 million loan to Pakistan, helping shore up the country’s foreign exchange reserves on the back of an IMF deal, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday.   This was in addition to over $5 billion in loans that longtime ally China has rolled over for...
The district and sessions court in Islamabad has termed the case against the illegal marriage of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi as admissible in court and summoned both of them on July 20, Geo TV reported.   Civil Judge Qudratullah announced the verdict and issued notices to the...
As tensions between China and India have grown in the last few years, the countries wedged between them are becoming more strategically significant. The two competing powers have sought a buffer between them ever since their founding—1949 in the case of the People’s Republic of China, and 1947 for...
The latest data from China show the slowdown in the world’s second largest economy, reflected in significant deflationary trends, is not abating. Moreover, it is in danger of missing the already low official target of 5.5 percent growth this year.   According to official figures released on Monday, the economy grew...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs another International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and support from other multilateral lenders beyond the coming election cycle and the ongoing standby arrangement, the lender said in a report released on Tuesday.   “Resolving Pakistan’s structural challenges, including long-term BOP pressures, will require continued adjustment and creditor support...
The session 'Future of Democracy and Independent Media' in Pakistan was organised by Dissent Today in Islamabad. Senior journalist and former Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Absar Alam has revealed that as the PEMRA head he was asked by powerful quarters to take action against anchor Najam Sethi...