QUETTA: Members of the Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday demanded the federal and provincial governments to compensate growers and farmers who have suffered huge financial losses due to recent rains. The lawmakers made these demands during the session of Balochistan Assembly which started 50 minutes after its scheduled time. JUI-F lawmaker Asghar Ali Tareen, on his calling attention notice, said the recent heavy rains, thunderstorms, snowfall and hailstorms destroyed standing crops, damaged fruit orchards, property and infrastructure in Pishin, Chaman, Qila Abdullah and other northern Balochistan districts. He said that flash floods swept away hundreds of mud houses and growers lost their…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
ISLAMABAD: As it proceeds with the plan to convert a proposed ladies club in Sector G-10 into an Information Technology (IT) Park, the Capital Development Authority on Tuesday held an “open house” on the premises to “unveil its vision” for a dedicated IT space in the federal capital. The move to convert this building into an IT park has not found much support among women in the capital, who said there was already very limited space in the city for women and the proposed club had hoped to address that. But there has been no word by the CDA about the fate…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) conducted a disciplinary committee hearing into the death of a private medical college student in Lahore last month. The council has decided to call students of the college to get their input. The hearing aimed at investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensuring accountability and adherence to the highest standards of medical education and student welfare. On April 26 this year, Mahnoor Nadeem, a fourth-year student at Avicenna Medical College Lahore, was found dead in the dormitory under circumstances that raised concerns among students, faculty and the public. Initial reports suggested possible negligence…
ISLAMABAD: Provincial counterterrorism departments (CTDs) lack clarity on militant groups’ dynamics, connections and operational strategies, apart from facing issues related to coordination, funding and intelligence gathering. While CTDs have established their own specialised intelligence units and analysis wings to study militant behaviour, they often lack skills to process data effectively and remain largely dependent on premier intelligence agencies. These were some of the key findings of the research report, ‘Pakistan’s Evolving Militant Landscape: State Responses and Policy Options’, released by Islamabad-based think tank Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) on Tuesday. The report says that funding issues plague CTDs except in…
ISLAMABAD: As the government tried to absolve a spy agency of blame for its alleged attempt to influence the audio leaks case, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) as well as the defence ministry, and sought response within a week. The notices were issued as IHC’s two larger benches initiated contempt proceedings on the complaint of two judges against alleged intimidation and scandalising against the backdrop of a defamation campaign and subsequent data leak pertaining to one of the judges. A bench headed by Chief…
ISLAMABAD: The opposition PTI on Tuesday signalled willingness to engage in reconciliation talks with the ruling coalition, but only if certain tough conditions, including withdrawal of all cases against founding party chairman Imran Khan, were met. The offer was made by a couple of lawmakers belonging to PTI in the National Assembly during a debate on President Asif Zardari’s address to a joint sitting of parliament as the house for the second consecutive day witnessed verbal skirmishes with members accusing each other of seeking military’s support and undermining democratic institutions. “Invitations for talks have come from Rana Sanaullah, the political adviser to…
In the wake of an astounding volume of released data regarding properties owned by foreigners in Dubai, some of the Pakistani politicians named in it have downplayed the development, claiming that there was nothing wrong with the practice and that properties under their name were already declared. The data, released on Tuesday, provides a detailed overview of hundreds of thousands of properties in Dubai and information about their ownership or usage, largely from 2020 and 2022. It was obtained by the Center for Advanced Defence Studies (C4ADS), a non-profit organisation based in Washington, D.C., that researches international crime and conflict. Prominent names…
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Tuesday told Indian politicians to refrain from involving Pakistan in their electoral discourse as it accused them of exploiting anti-Pakistan sentiment to stir nationalistic fervour, a tactic aimed at gaining electoral advantages. “We urge Indian politicians to cease dragging Pakistan into their domestic politics for electoral gains and to handle sensitive strategic matters with the utmost caution. We call upon the international community to take note of Indian leadership’s belligerent rhetoric, which poses a grave threat to regional peace and stability,” a statement issued by the FO read. The statement was issued in the context of latest…
Nicolas Cage, who is renowned for his unique acting approach and wide range of roles, is returning to the Spider-Verse. After six years of providing the voice to the character in the animated hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Cage will don Spider-Man Noir’s trench coat once more, this time for the live-action series Noir. The show, which is set against the gritty background of 1930s New York, introduces viewers to an elderly, combat-weary private investigator who used to be the only superhero in the city and transports viewers to a melancholic and gloomy metropolis in the vein of noir cinema. The animated…
Khloe Kardashian appeared to make an “odd” move as she hugged ex-husband Tristan Thompson for the sake of her children. The mother-of-two took her children, True and Tatum, to watch their dad’s Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Boston Celtics in the NBA semi-finals on Monday. The Kardashians star, 39, was seen embracing with her ex-partner, despite her grievances, during the sports event. Meanwhile, the kids were seen sitting in the athlete’s lap. With the recent outing, fans were convinced that the couple may have rekindled their romance but body language expert, Judi James, in talks with The Mirror analysed the sighting as an “odd”…
