ISLAMABAD: IHC was recently informed that PTA had forced telecom companies to implement a Mass Surveillance System enabling the spying agencies listen to what people are talking about on their phones, read what messages they are exchanging and monitor what they are doing on the internet. According to details through the Mass Surveillance System two […]
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KARACHI: Thanks to the augmenting crude oil prices in the world, possibility of strong payouts by the oil sector and the encouraging talks with IMF, the bulls were seen raging all over the bourse on Wednesday (3rd July, 2024) enabling KSE cross the milestone of eighty thousand (80,180.87) points with benchmark KSE-100 index climbing 627.99 […]
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ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy in here hosted a festive reception to celebrate the 248th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America. Held under the theme of Made in the USA, the event was an opportunity to underscore the enduring partnership between the United States and Pakistan and reaffirm the two nations’ commitment […]
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UNITED NATIONS: A number of countries maintain sanctions on Taliban, terming it a terrorist group, but Russia is pondering over lifting them. Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Russian Ambassador to UN suggested on Monday (1st July, 2024) that Moscow was considering dropping sanctions against the Taliban as the Afghan authorities met with representatives of the international community […]
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DUSHANBE: PM Shehbaz Sharif and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon talked to journalists at a joint Presser held here on Tuesday (2nd July, 2024). PM, calling for enhancing trade, investment and connectivity between Pakistan and Tajikistan, told: “Today numerous Memorandums of Understanding were signed between the two countries”. He stressed the need for building rail connectivity […]
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KARACHI: A division bench of SHC comprising Justice Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan and Justice Rashida Asad on Tuesday (2nd July, 2024) took up the petition filed against Sindh Government plan to allot 6,000 acres of land to DHA. Following the preliminary hearing, the bench issued notices to the chief secretary, administrator to the DHA and others: […]
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KARACHI: Participants of a forum held here recently have maintained that combating violent extremism was the responsibility of all.Those societies hold prestigious position globally that are characterized by peace, mutual respect, and tolerance. However, global wars and economic and political instability have fostered violent extremism in today’s societies. This complex and destructive trend, marked by […]
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ISLAMABAD (NPTV/IFJ): International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has hosted a four-day (25th-29th June, 2024) Union Organizing and Leadership Training of Trainers here, bringing together young and mid-career journalists and Media workers from across Pakistan. The session included 14 participants from the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Women’s Media Forum Pakistan, and other regional Media […]
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PARIS: Envoy H. E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad inaugurated Pakistan Pavilion at Texworld Evolution, which is scheduled to continue till Wednesday (3rd of July, 2024). PARIS: Envoy H. E. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad snapped visiting a stall exhibiting Pakistani textile goods. PARIS: A dozen of textile manufacturers from Pakistan are participating in the exposition and couture aficionados […]
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ISLAMABAD: Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, terming the 2024-25 budget as the worst in Pakistan’s history, criticized tax exemptions to Civil and Military bureaucrats. “If you sell land or house, a tax of 2.5 to 4.5 percent has been imposed on it. But there is a clause kept in it which I don’t think any […]
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