Archives for June 5, 2016
Most Respectfully Sir/Madam! Kindly Publish this very important International Kashmir Conference News Report It is very kind of you Thanks
The conference held in Birmingham on the 29 th May was organised and facilitated by the JK International People’s Alliance which seeks to protect the interests of the people of…
Russian hi-tech spy devices under attack over privacy fears
MOSCOW: New Russian technologies, including phonecall interception and a facial recognition app, have stirred a fierce debate about privacy and data monitoring. Infowatch, a Moscow-based IT security company managed by…
Cocaine washes up on Marshall Islands: police
MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS: Several packages of cocaine have washed ashore on a Marshall Islands atoll in the western Pacific, police said Sunday, the latest shipment of drugs to pitch up…
Mystery Indian cult ‘had its own government, army’: police
NEW DELHI: A mysterious cult at the centre of deadly clashes in India was running its own pseudo-government, army, court and a prison where torture was the norm, a senior…
Post-budget politicking: Flawed policies hurting Pakistan: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: A day after the government announced its fourth budget, Imran Khan hit out at the “flawed policies” of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday, terming corruption as the…
CIIT rector’s thesis deemed unworthy of PhD degree
ISLAMABAD: An inquiry body looking into plagiarism charges against Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) pro-rector and chief executive officer Haroon Rashid concluded in its report that his thesis was…
Nisar promises seamless CNIC re-verification
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday assured his compatriots that the exercise to re-verify all Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) will be completed in the next six…
Amitabh Bachchan to return as villain in ‘Aankhen’ sequel
The makers of 2002 hit Aankhen are set to return with a sequel and so is their villain Amitabh Bachchan. The megastar confirmed the news saying, “I have a film…
Vidya Balan set to star in Pakistani film?
National Award-winning actor Vidya Balan, who is also exploring regional cinema, says she has got a “couple of” Pakistani film offers. Asked if she has been offered any Pakistani film,…
Money Matters: How the new budget affects Pakistan’s entertainment industry
KARACHI: Aiming to enable local industry to compete against foreign productions, the government intends to increase withholding tax (WHT) from 10% to 20% on the landing rights of foreign produced…