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. ISLAMABAD: Major General Faisal Naseer was appointed on Friday as national coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) for a period of three years on a “secondment basis”. According to a notification from the Establishment Division, the Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) director general of counterintelligence was appointed with the “approval of the federal government” … Read more
Residents wait to return to their homes following explosions that left people dead and injured at the “Bolivar” Mechanized Artillery Regiment, in Viacha, Bolivia. Photo: Reuters At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (19 … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday said the government was committed to maintaining macroeconomic stability and steering the economy from stabilisation towards sustainable growth. He also stressed the need to stay on course in structural reforms and strengthen the private sector’s role through privatisation and public-private partnerships (PPPs). … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The import of sugar and then its export to dispose of unsold stocks, which is happening now, have raised serious questions about data maintenance relating to the commodity’s availability, stocks and domestic consumption. This has also sparked questions about the role of the Sugar Advisory Board and the food ministry, which deal with … Read more
One of the 20th century’s biggest media formats was often thrown out in the rush to embrace VHS. But preservationists say visual history is being lost.
. LAHORE: Senior PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that abolishing the office of mayor of metropolitan or municipal corporations in major cities, including Islamabad and Lahore, would amount to weakening the local government system and strengthening the bureaucracy. In a message posted on social media platform X, Saad said the mayor should be … Read more
Actor calls for transparency in how cases are handled, appeals to government officials Actor Sarah Khan demanded urgent action for child safety and called on the government to enforce existing punishments for child sexual abuse, saying she was “ashamed” of the world children were growing up in. In a series of stories shared on her Instagram, … Read more
Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.
. GILGIT: Polling for the by-election in GBA-09, Skardu-III, is scheduled to take place today (Saturday), with around 33,000 voters eligible to cast their ballots in a contest featuring 10 candidates, including nominees of the PPP and PML-N, as well as an independent candidate. The by-election was ordered by the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Election Commission after … Read more
Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King and Maisie Williams on the unlikely sequel, embracing their witchiness and their hopes for a third film.