Pakistan
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Are we finally seeing an effective NAB?
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) came into existence on 16 Nov 1999. Simultaneously Special Investigation Wings (SIWs)were raised from the ISI to assist National Accountability Ordinance (NAB) in collecting relevant information about the accused persons. FIA...July 6, 2018 871 0 -
UN appoints new observer group head to monitor Kashmir ceasefire
The United Nations has appointed Major General Jose Eladio Alcain of Uruguay as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan to monitor ceasefire in disputed Jammu and Kashmir...July 3, 2018 829 0 -
Pakistan’s new ambassador presents credentials to President Trump
Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Ali Jehangir Siddiqui presented his credentials to President Donald Trump at the White House. Siddiqui is an investment banker, and arrived in Washington D.C. on May 29 to assume his...June 23, 2018 1337 0 -
Beijing favors China-India-Pakistan summit
Indian PM Modi with Chinese President Xi in New Delhi, September 2014 Photo Narendra Modi/Wikimedia Commons Chinese envoy to India Luo Zhaohui has expressed support for a trilateral summit between China, India and Pakistan, as the regional...June 18, 2018 947 0 -
U.S. drone kills notorious Pakistani militant Fazlullah in Afghanistan’s Kunar province
An MQ 9 Reaper Drone, Image Credit: US Air Force/Wikimedia Commons Mullah Fazlullah, the notorious head of terrorist group TTP, has been killed in a U.S. airstrike on his sanctuary in Kunar province, the Afghan Defense Ministry...June 15, 2018 1298 0 -
New Pakistan demands pulling people out of poverty trap, not just holding elections
Photo: ILO/M. Crozet Bonded child laborer, Pakistan In a polarized polity, elections can splinter the nation, sharpen factionalism, and even erode foundations of nationhood. The December 1970 elections were a catalyst to the breakup of united Pakistan. The...June 15, 2018 2456 0 -
Murder of Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari shocks international media organizations
Photo: Shujaat Bukhari Twitter Shujaat Bukhari, editor of the newspaper Rising Kashmir, was shot dead on Thursday evening by unknown assailants in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. The death of the prominent journalist shocked international...June 15, 2018 1232 0 -
UN seeks highest-level international probe into Kashmir violations
In an unprecedented report, documenting gross human rights violations in the disputed Kashmir territory, the United Nations has proposed a commission of inquiry to ascertain the predicament facing people of the region divided between India and...June 14, 2018 1544 1 -
Pakistan gets overwhelming UNGA support for place on Economic Social Council
Pakistan was elected Wednesday to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the economic arm of the United Nations, for a three-year term, beginning 1 January 2019. Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi called the election as...June 13, 2018 1009 0 -
Pakistan rescues Iranians from sinking boat in the rough sea
Pakistan rescued 11 Iranians in a fast-paced operation from a sunken boat in the rough seas, plucking out the fishermen with its Navy Sea King helicopters. The Iranian boat sank in the open sea, south west...June 9, 2018 1072 0
