Pakistan gets a new ISI chief today. Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum who was previously Commander V Corps in Karachi will take charge as Director General today - he replaces Lt Gen Faiz Hameed who has been appointed Commander XI corps based in Peshawar.
Shahid Sattar thinks there have been transformative changes in the way PIDE conducts research, and this has had a ripple effect in terms of effecting positive change in the think tank community in Pakistan. Therefore, HEC's low ranking of PIDE is irrational.
Hareem Shah was invited to a show in which the host challenged her to call Sheikh Rasheed and see if he will pick up the call. She took up the challenge and called him. Interestingly, Sheikh Rasheed answered the phone call by Hareem Shah.
FFC holds its second Corporate Briefing for the year 2021. Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Mohammad Munir Malik briefed the house about FFC’s performance for three quarters of the year 2021 and assured the company’s commitment to achieving higher standards of performance.
A report released by World Bank claims that Pakistan had another year of record remittances with growth at 26 percent and levels reaching $33 billion in 2021. According to the report, overall remittances to South Asia likely grew around 8 percent to $159 billion in 2021.
The allegations emerged during a US congressional committee hearing which looked into how forced arbitrations clauses in employment contracts can make victims of workplace sexual violence, harassment, and discrimination move into private arbitrations.
In honor of the birth anniversary of Sikhism founder, Baba Guru Nanak, many Sikhs from India arrived in Pakistan including the Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi who praised Prime Minister Imran Khan and thanked him for facilitating the Sikh community.
Bitcoin fell to a one-month low on Friday and was headed for its worst week in six months as traders have booked profits from a long rally and been spooked by an expectation that creditors of the collapsed crypto exchange Mt Gox might liquidate their payments.
Israel has charged a member of Defence Minister Benny Gantz's housekeeping staff with espionage, saying on Thursday he offered to spy on him on behalf of "a person identified with Iran", the country's arch-enemy. The Israeli charge sheet describes Black Shadow as "Iran-affiliated".
Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric who emerged as a winner in last month’s general elections on Thursday called on the country’s myriad pro-Iran Shiite armed factions to disband if they want to join his upcoming government. The militias are certain to reject the demands,
