The CIA has intensified online recruitment efforts to increase the number of informants in China, Iran, and North Korea. According to a report from a British news agency, the CIA has shared posts about informant recruitment on its accounts across platforms such as X, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, LinkedIn, and even the dark web, in Mandarin, Persian, and Korean. In the posts shared by the CIA, individuals interested in providing intelligence are informed about secure methods for contacting the agency. A spokesperson for the CIA stated that after achieving significant success in Russia on this front, they want potential informants from…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has challenged the actions of the Practice and Procedure Committee in the absence of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. According to Dawn News, PTI’s Additional Secretary General, Firdous Shamim Naqvi, filed a petition in the Supreme Court through lawyer Ali Zafar. The petition requests that the decisions made by the Practice and Procedure Committee on September 23 and October 1, led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Aminuddin, be declared illegal. The petition also calls for the judicial proceedings, orders, and actions related to the decisions from September 23 and October 1 to be deemed unlawful.…
In Vietnam, dozens of tigers have died in recent months due to the spread of the bird flu virus in zoos. According to foreign media, the H5N1 bird flu virus has led to the deaths of 47 tigers from August to now. The report states that the outbreak in the zoos has also resulted in the deaths of three Bengal tigers and one leopard. Sources cited by the news agency indicate that the animals’ health likely deteriorated after being fed chicken that may have been infected with the bird flu. Vietnamese authorities report that the bird flu outbreak has spread…
Following the Israeli airstrike in Beirut that resulted in the martyrdom of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, there has been an increase in the naming of newborns in Iraq in his honor. On September 27, Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli attack in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Nasrallah had served as the head of Hezbollah for over three decades and was known as a symbol of resistance against Israeli and Western influence. He had many followers in Iraq as well. As a result of his martyrdom, large-scale protests erupted in Baghdad and other cities in Iraq. Demonstrators condemned Israel’s actions…
Beirut: Israeli warplanes targeted a building in the center of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, resulting in the deaths of nine individuals. According to Arab media, Israeli aircraft conducted a total of 17 strikes in Beirut on Thursday morning, with one of the attacks leading to the fatalities while several others left numerous people injured. Al Jazeera reported that the building targeted by the Israeli planes is not far from the Lebanese Parliament, the Prime Minister’s residence, and the United Nations headquarters. Following the attack, a fire broke out in the building. Arab media cited sources claiming that the Israeli strike…
Peshawar: Orders have been issued to reduce fares for diesel-operated public transport in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the transport department, fares for vehicles operating on various routes have been decreased by 2 to 14 rupees. After the drop in diesel prices, public and goods transport fares in Punjab have also been reduced. In Lahore, however, there was a 5% increase in intercity fares following the rise in diesel prices. The transport department reported that the fare for a coach from Peshawar to Kohat is set at 170 rupees, while the fare for an AC bus is 183 rupees. For the…
Two agricultural companies from Russia and Pakistan have signed an agreement for barter trade, exchanging rice, oranges, and potatoes for chickpeas and pulses from Russia. According to a report by the foreign news agency Reuters published in Dawn, Russia has been facing payment system issues due to Western sanctions following the Ukraine conflict in February 2022. As a result, Moscow is promoting a barter system. The Russian news agency reported that the Russian firm Strata Agro Trading has agreed to supply 20,000 tons of chickpeas in exchange for 20,000 tons of rice from Pakistan’s Miskin and FMT Trading Company. Under…
A bullish trend is being observed in the Pakistan Stock Exchange, with the benchmark KSE-100 index increasing by 754 points today, restoring the psychological barrier of 82,000. According to the PSX website, the KSE-100 index reached 82,721 after a rise of 754 points or 0.92%, compared to its closing of 81,967 the previous day. It’s worth noting that on September 30, the first day of the trading week at the Pakistan Stock Exchange saw a bearish trend, with the benchmark KSE-100 index dropping by 910 points. However, by the end of the trading session, the index had partially recovered, closing…
Islamabad: Former ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has stated that if there is an attack on Iran, oil prices will increase, and the Democrats know that if oil becomes expensive, Trump could benefit from it. In a discussion on ARY News program “Khabar,” former ambassador Maleeha Lodhi mentioned that we first need to see how the situation in the Middle East unfolds and where Pakistan stands in relation to it. She noted that the situation in the Middle East will not only affect Pakistan but the entire region, and it remains to be seen who will play a role in achieving a…
In September, the trade deficit was recorded at 1.78 billion dollars, reflecting a 2% increase. According to the statistics agency, there was a 2.2% rise in both imports and exports during September, while the trade deficit for the first quarter increased by 4%, reaching 5.4 billion dollars. The statistics agency reported that from July to September of the current fiscal year, the trade deficit stood at 5.44 billion dollars, showing a 4.24% increase compared to the previous period. It noted that from July to September, exports increased by 14.11%, while imports rose by 9.86%. During this period, exports totaled 7.87…
