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National News Desk Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday ripped into Prime Minister Imran Khan government during the sixth Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally, saying the people of Lahore have thrown anti-people government off from the “heights of Minar-e-Pakistan.” Addressing the crowd in Lahore’s Minar-i-Pakistan, Maryam, welcoming supporters to the gathering, said: “Who would say in their pharoah-like tone that the PML-N should dare and fill the venue?” “To them, I say: Come and behold this full venue. The entire area surrounding the venue is full. Thousands could not find space here,” Geo News quoted Maryam as…

by Judith Bergman On November 17, four US Senators introduced legislation to investigate the “sister city” partnerships between communities in United States and China. According to Senator Marco Rubio: “The Chinese government and Communist Party has a history of exploiting cultural and economic partnerships to conduct malign activities, and it’s clear that opaque, sister-city partnerships deserve increased scrutiny. We must do more to better understand, and then counter, Chinese influence operations at the state and local level, which are often conducted under the benign auspices of sister city relationships.” In February, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned: “Chinese Communist Party officials… are cultivating relationships with county…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: The PDM is expected to announce the ‘decisive phase’ of its struggle against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in the public gathering, reported Dawn. Ahead of the alliance’s Lahore rally, Pakistan’s federal government had adopted desperate measures to block the rally proceedings. Last week, PM Imran Khan ruled out the possibility of the government granting permission to the PDM for holding the anti-government rallies, warning that legal cases will be lodged against organisers. “We will file FIRs against everyone — from the kursi wala to the sound system handlers but won’t stop…

NATIONAL NEWS DESK Islamabad: In the midst of a series of opposition rallies in Pakistan, the Islamabad administration on Friday extended the ban on all kinds of gatherings of five or more people, processions and protests at any public place in Islamabad, including the Red Zone, where important government buildings are located, for a period of two months. Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza Shafqaat released separate notifications in this regard on Friday, Dawn said. According to the notice, the ban on meetings was extended in the awareness that some parts of society are preparing to organise illegal gatherings, including majlis…

BY EDITOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ISLAMABAD:     Iran, the self-claimed super Islamic power, proved on Saturday that is in fact the weakest and hollow state on planet earth. It is such a weak state that cannot even face criticism of a harmless journalist like Ruhollah Zam. Perturbed by the criticism of Ruhollah Zam, a local journalist in Iran, authorities executed him yesterday on Saturday December 13, 2020. Current Iranian regime hanged Ruhollah on Saturday in an attempt to silent sane voices in a country where curbs on journalists are well known in the world. Iranian authorities had arrested Ruhollah, a dissident journalist,…

By Our Staff Reporter Lahore: Pakistan continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalist. Over sixty journalists have been killed in Pakistan since 1992. Hundreds of journalists were assaulted during this period. Latest in the line of fire happens to be Iqrar-ul-Hassan, renowned talk show host who was thrashed and assaulted in Lahore Today. Iqrar took to Twitter in the afternoon on Saturday breaking the news about assault on him by “unknown individuals” who were later on identified and arrested by the police. According to Iqrar, assailant resorted to aerial firing before fleeing from the scene.…

By Fahim Ahmed What often emerge in our minds when we hear the word’ Baluchistan. For sure, it’s backwardness, insurgencies, unstable politics, development issues, Sectarian violence & Islamic extremism, Separatism, and so on. In this article, I would like to put an insight into the dire and major issues of Baluchistan and try to discuss possible solutions to the problems confronted by the province and its people.As we know that Baluchistan is the largest province of Pakistan covering up to 44 percent total land area of Pakistan, reserves a prominent position in Pakistan’s economy due to its valuable vast natural…

First published by The Gatestone Institute by Khaled Abu Toameh Many Lebanese are demanding answers to role of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization in the port “massacre.” They are also demanding an end to Iran’s occupation of Lebanon.Although the Lebanese government has set up a commission of inquiry into the port explosion, many Lebanese are wondering why the results have not been published yet. They are convinced that the Lebanese government is afraid to point the finger of blame at Hezbollah. More than four months have passed since the huge explosion at the port of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, and…

Virgin Atlantic will offer three routes from Pakistan to the UK –  Islamabad to London Heathrow and Manchester and Lahore to London Heathrow Pakistan is Virgin Atlantic’s first new route to launch since the start of the pandemic Tickets are available now to purchase from 101168 PKR return fare per person By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad : Virgin Atlantic touched down in Islamabad from Manchester on 11th December for the first time. The airline follows this up with new routes departing from Islamabad to London Heathrow on 13th December and departing from Lahore to London Heathrow on 14th December. UK is home to…

National News Desk Islamabad: The World Bank has approved a USD 300 million loan to help cash-strapped Pakistan resolve climate change problems, health emergencies and solid waste management to reduce the risk of flooding in the country’s financial capital, Karachi, said Thursday in a media report. The Washington-based lender approved USD 200 million for the Sindh Resilience project and USD 100 million for the Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency project, the Express Tribune newspaper said, citing an official statement released by the local bank’s office. These investments would strengthen Pakistan’s efforts to create resilience to natural hazards such as floods…