Flying in the high winds of Baku, we had a lot to see that day. Arriving at the hotel from the airport, handling the luggage and making the arrangements for which I had to come here, a few hours passed and I thought that there must be some miscarriage now. In fact, we came to Azerbaijan with a delegation of the then President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain, with the …
Read moreBan on broadcasting speeches of accused, debate on 'double standard' of PEMRA The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has directed all licensed TV channels in the country not to broadcast the speeches of the accused, after which a new debate has erupted in the country in the context of broadcasting Nawaz Sharif's speeches. In the notic…
Read moreLebanon-Israel maritime dispute expected negotiation: Lebanon and Israel are set to negotiate a long-running maritime dispute that has raised hopes of resolving a decades-old dispute between the two countries, which are officially at war. The speaker of Lebanon's parliament says a consensus has been reached on a framework for talks to be held under the auspice…
Read moreDonald Trump: Did the US President take "extraordinary steps to avoid paying taxes"? According to a report in the New York Times, Donald Trump paid only 750 dollar income tax a year before he became president (2016) and during his first year in office (2017). The paper says it has a two-decade tax record on President Trump and his companies. His report c…
Read moreAsim Saleem Bajwa announces resignation of Special Assistant for Information after issuing explanatory statement on Ahmad Noorani's news Asim Saleem Bajwa announces resignation of Special Assistant to PM for Information Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Information, announced his resignation on Thursday in a…
Read moreFacebook suspends 'organized network' of Pakistani accounts and web pages: Facebook, the world's largest social networking site, has announced that it has launched a 'network' of 103 web pages, 78 groups, 453 individual accounts and 107 Instagram accounts from Pakistan on its platform. Has been suspended for involvement in suspicious activities.…
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