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  • May 10, 2023

Radio Pakistan building set on fire in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Hundreds of irate protestors stormed the Radio Pakistan building in Peshawar on Wednesday. Tahir Hussian, Director General of Radio Pakistan, stated that violent demonstrators invaded the state media headquarters in Peshawar. He claimed that the demonstrators caused mayhem in the newsroom and other areas of the radio station. “The miscreants entered the newsroom and radio audio room and set…
Elon Musk says Twitter to soon allow calls, encrypted messaging Technology
  • May 10, 2023

Elon Musk says Twitter to soon allow calls, encrypted messaging

Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter Inc, announced details about new capabilities coming to the platform on Tuesday, including calls and encrypted chat. Musk hinted at plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Everything App” last year, promising encrypted direct messages (DMs), long-form tweets, and payments. “Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform, so…
PTI's Babar Awan gets pre-arrest bail from IHC Latest
  • May 10, 2023

PTI’s Babar Awan gets pre-arrest bail from IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday stayed the arrest order of PTI leader Babar Awan, granting his bail before the arrest appeal. President of the High Court, Bar Naveed Malik, appeared in court on Babar Awan’s behalf. Naveed Malik told the court that Assad Umar had been arrested and that there were concerns about Babar Awan’s arrest. He…
UK team to review security arrangements at Pakistani airports World
  • May 10, 2023

UK team to review security arrangements at Pakistani airports

KARACHI: The Department for Transport (DfT) of the British Security Agency will visit Pakistan on May 30 to undertake security audits of the country’s three major airports. The security of three main international airports in Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi will be scrutinized as part of British Security’s evaluation programme. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has already completed the essential preparations…
Army being deployed in Punjab, KP as agitation feared to go north Latest
  • May 10, 2023

Army being deployed in Punjab, KP as agitation feared to go north

Following the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman (PTI) Imran Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities have also called in army soldiers to handle the situation on the ground, following the lead of the Punjab government. The Ministry of Interior has sanctioned 10 companies of troops in response to the Punjab government’s request for aid, stating that “the army would work alongside district…
Rupee hits all-time low against USD amid political unrest Business
  • May 10, 2023

Rupee hits all-time low against USD amid political unrest

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee fell to a new low against the US dollar on Wednesday, losing Rs5.16 in interbank trade. After former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested, riots occurred between Imran’s followers and the police. The country’s mobile broadband services have been suspended by the interior ministry. In the interbank market, the PKR was trading at Rs290 per dollar,…
NAB declares PM Shehbaz, family innocent in money laundering reference Latest
  • May 10, 2023

NAB declares PM Shehbaz, family innocent in money laundering reference

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) named Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his family members in a money laundering investigation on Wednesday. The NAB has filed a supplementary report in the accountability court against the PM and his family’s money laundering case. Accountability Judge Qamar-uz-Zaman postponed further proceedings till May 24. In October of last year, an accountability court acquitted…
Imran Khan declared fit by joint medical board Latest
  • May 10, 2023

Imran Khan declared fit by joint medical board

ISLAMABAD: According to recent reports, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has been certified healthy and fit by the medical board. The board allegedly performed numerous medical examinations, including blood pressure, sugar level, pulse, heartbeat, and basic blood tests. The PIMS and Polyclinic medical boards collaborated on the examinations. According to sources, PTI chief Imran Khan did not express any…
Latif Khosa calls Imran Khan’s arrest 'illegal,' Hopes for relief from SC Latest
  • May 10, 2023

Latif Khosa calls Imran Khan’s arrest ‘illegal,’ Hopes for relief from SC

Renowned lawyer Latif Khosa has called former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s incarceration “illegal and unconstitutional,” and expressed hope that the Supreme Court will intervene. In a statement, Latif Khosa said that the detention of former Prime Minister and PTI head Imran Khan was a violation of the law and an attempt to deflect attention from the election issue. “These are…
Al-Qadir trust case: Imran Khan presented before accountability court Politics
  • May 10, 2023

Al-Qadir trust case: Imran Khan presented before accountability court

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has appeared before Islamabad’s accountability court in connection with the Al-Qadir University Trust issue. According to sources, Judge Muhammad Bashir presided over the hearing at which the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) demanded a 14-day physical detention of PTI head Imran Khan in connection with the corruption case. In the meantime, PTI chairman Imran…