Archives for October, 2019
Syria: Two journalists killed and four injured in explosion in northern Syria
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain. Credit: Ozan KOSE / AFP Brussels 15 October 2019 - Journalists Saad Ahmed, working for Hawar ANHA news agency, and Mohamed Hussein, correspondent for…
Egypt: Journalists arbitrarily arrested and beaten as repression of media grows
Photo credit: Daniel Mihailescu / AFP Brussels 15 October 2019 - Several journalists have been arrested in Egypt in a new crackdown on independent media. Esraa Abdel Fattah was detained on Saturday,…
Kashmir, the valley without a curfew pass
In this picture taken on August 9, 2019 security personnel patrol along a street in Srinagar as widespread restrictions on movement and a telecommunications blackout remained in place after the…
‘Historical ties’: A look back at past visits to Pakistan by British royals
Sameen Daud Khan "I feel at home in Karachi as we share the same culture and understand each other well" — Queen Elizabeth II, 1997. Sameen Daud KhanUpdated about 5…
Former premier Shaukat Aziz even claimed to have broken the begging bowl.
Making the economy stand on its own feet to avoid going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) again and again for balance-of-payments support has been one of the elusive goals…
What is Dirilis Ertugrul and why does Imran Khan want Pakistanis to watch it?
The Prime minister of Pakistan would like Pakistanis to watch a phenomenally popular Turkish television series called Dirilis: Ertugrul. Imran Khan has been seen on tape, not only recommending the…
Civil Rights Activists Demand Restoration of Articles 370, 35A in J&K
Photo Credit Shabnam Hashmi New Delhi: Civil rights activists urged the government on Saturday to restore Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution and take steps to bring back normalcy…
Woman follows in footsteps of four sisters, passes CSS exam
ISLAMABAD: In a male-dominated society, there are women who win laurels and make their parents and families proud. Zoha Malik Sher proved that girls are a blessing not a curse…
PML-N to convey Nawaz’s message to Fazl before finalising strategy for anti-govt march
The PML-N on Saturday announced that the party will share the message written in a letter by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman…
This is Pakistan ” Swat Valley”
Photos Credit: Fazal Khaliq