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By Haroon Siraj Swat: Three cases were reported to police station about robberies in last 24 hours, in various parts of district Swat, including firing on XEN Building Shahab Khan in Saidu Sharif Area of Swat. A wave of fer has been felt among the locality following fresh incidents of robberies and firing. Residents of Pakistan’s finest tourist attraction have demanded foolproof security from the concerned quarters. As per detail , robbers looted three households within twenty-four hours in posh area of Afsar Abad Saidu Sharif. According to police sources the house of Asghar Khan, a resident of college colony…

Who will protect Afghanistan’s female journalists? By Our Staff Reporter Kabul: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Taliban to provide immediate guarantees for the freedom and safety of women journalists in Afghanistan, where – despite Taliban assurances that press freedom would be respected and women journalists would be allowed to keep working – a new media landscape is emerging from which they are missing. What with incidents involving Afghan women journalists since the Taliban takeover on 15 August and orders to respect Islamic laws, an RSF investigation has established that fewer than 100 women journalists are still formally working…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: A day after Foreign Minister of Germany concluded two days visit to Pakistan, Foreign Minister of The Netherlands, Ms. Sigrid Kaag arrived Pakistan on Wednesday. A press note issued from Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the visit and said foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Netherland exchanged views on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. The talks also covered bilateral matters. ” Just concluded productive meeting with Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan. The Netherlands is grateful for Pakistan’s support in the recent evacuation operation from Kabul as well as for its support to urgently secure…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman has expressed grave concerns on the alarming and unchecked increase in Pakistan’s public debt. “Earlier this week, the PTI government was doing the media rounds to paint a distorted picture of robust economic fundamentals, yet on the ground people were faced with a crippling reality of soaring inflation putting pressure on meeting daily expenses. At the same time public debt soared to Rs 39.9 trillion with an increase of Rs 15 trillion in the last three years, exceeding the FRDL Act of 2005 limit which is…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has advised Pakistan International Oil Limited, a consortium of Oil & Gas Companies in Pakistan, in successfully winning the bid to explore petroleum and natural gas in Abu Dhabi. “Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have, on behalf of, The Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs (Government of Abu Dhabi), granted a concession to Pakistan International Oil Limited for the exploration of petroleum and natural gas in Offshore Block 5. This is the Emirate’s second competitive bidding round organised by ADNOC for the exploration, development…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday rejected indian allegations terming them baseless. “We categorically reject Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s terrorism-related allegations against Pakistan as completely baseless,” a statement issued by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Sunday. Pakistan has shared incontrovertible evidence with the international community of India‘s state sponsorship of terrorism and subversion against Pakistan. India uses terrorism as an instrument of state policy. This year alone, India has been involved in terrorist attacks in Johar Town, Lahore and against Chinese and Pakistani workers at Dasu. The ruling BJP-RSS combine has a clear anti-Muslim and…

By Haroon Siraj Swat:- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Muazzam Ja Ansari on Thursday said that after the change in Afghan situation, security challenges in entire KP have been increased. He said that KP Police was determined and equipped to cope with any un-thwarted situation. Talking to media at Regional Police Office here at Saidu Sharif, Swat on Thursday The IGP said that law and order situation would be maintained at any cost, for the larger interest of the province. ” We have adopted modern methods of policing, and are using modern technology for the surveillance and…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Perturbed by the recent suicide attack in Gwadar which was likely to hit Chinese workers but missed targeted due to swift response by the security forces deputed to safe the foreign guests, Pakistan has handed over an updated list of TTP’s men,most wanted by Islamabad, to Taliban asking the to take action against them. According to senior officials of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government, Pakistani authorities shared the list with Taliban chief Haibatullah Akhundzada after they took control of Kabul recently. In addition to the list, Pakistan provided proof of TTP’s involvement in anti-Pakistan activities…

By Our Staff Reporter islamabad: Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana, Chairman, National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs said that Pakistan is playing a constructive role in peaceful Afghanistan. Pakistan, with its support and non-interference policy, always considers that there should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned solutions to the internal crisis of the country. He was speaking at the Seminar on “Failed Afghan Prescription and Taliban 2.0: Regional Stakes & Implications.” hosted by the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies and Riphah Institute of Public Policy, Riphah International University.  Speakers of the Seminar were in the consensus that the chaotic fall of…

By Our Staff Reporter Kabul: Just ahead of important meeting of G-7 countries over Afghanistan, news of unknown people hijacking an airplane of Ukraine shocked the world on Tuesday. “Ukrainian plane that arrived in Afghanistan to evacuate Ukrainians has been hijacked by unidentified people,” media reports suggested quoting Ukrainian officials. Confirming the news, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin said on Tuesday, “Last Sunday, our plane was hijacked by other people. On Tuesday, the plane was practically stolen from us, with an unidentified group of passengers onboard instead of airlifting Ukrainians.” The news of hijacking of Ukrainian sent shocking news around…