The founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, has been charged by Scotland Yard in incitement speech inquiry for Intentionally Encouraging or Assisting Offences, Contrary to Section 44 of the Serious Crime Act 2007. The police announced that the MQM founder has been charged in relation to 16 August 2016 speech, which was made in London and in whose aftermath
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)has rejected four applications filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking secrecy during the scrutiny of its foreign funding sources. Dissident founding member of the PTI Babar had filed the foreign funding case before the ECP in 2014. In March 2018, a scrutiny committee had been formed to look into PTI’s foreign funding accounts to ascertain any wrongdoing.
France has delivered to India its first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 aircraft purchased in a multi-billion dollar deal in 2016. Defence Minister Florence Parly and her Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh, who is on a three-day visit to France, attended a ceremony at aircraft maker Dassault Aviation facility in Merignac, southwestern France. The $8.78 billion deal sparked controversy in India last year.
Saudi Arabia has now announced that it will allow women in the kingdom to serve in the armed forces as it embarks on a broad programme of economic and social reforms. The move is latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing rights of women in the kingdom, allowing women to serve as private first class, corporal or sergeant.
A ‘verbal agreement’ reached between authorities from Twitter and Pakistani government has confirmed that verified accounts of Pakistani users will not be unilaterally suspended or terminated. After New Delhi stripped Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) of its semi-autonomous status, over 300 handles were suspended for tweeting in support of Kashmiris. Accounts of journalists and news channels highlighting rights violations in IOK also received warnings.
Turkish President announced military operation against US-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria three days after Trump administration unexpectedly announced withdrawal of US troops stationed in the region. The Turkish leader discussed the operations’s goal that was to neutralise terror threats against Turkey and preservation of Syria’s territorial integrity which will lead to establishment of safe zone.
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) solicited permission from Islamabad’s administration to hold its planned ‘Azadi March’ on October 27 at D-Chowk. JUI-F’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced the anti government March to put an end to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rule last week. He also warned the government against creating any hurdles in its way of his march and requested the city’s administration to make security arrangements as required.
Adviser to Prime Minister on Establishment Division Shahzad Arbab has said that Central Superior Services (CSS) aspirants would first undergo a necessary screening test. In line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision on institutional reforms and revamping the civil service in Pakistan, the test would be made mandatory and would decide whether the applicant will be allowed to take the test or not.
Two young Pakistani innovators have recently launched an app which will make the task of recycling used books and coursework as easy as few clicks. Muhammad Zainulabadin Mughal and Sheikh Muhammad Sharjeel have created the WeRead app, through which users can donate and sell books on minimal prices or find books related to virtually any and every category.
Karachi-based Pakistani tech vlogger Ameer Dagha, founder of ReviewsPK has been awarded a Silver YouTube Play Button for having surpassed 100,000 subscribers. Dagha, who currently has 130,000 subscribers, provides insightful reviews on mobile phones in Urdu. The Silver Play Button won by Dagha makes the channel eligible to apply for the verification badge which just adds more credibility to it.