An extraordinary leak of data from Credit Suisse, being termed ‘Suisse Secrets’, has opened a new Pandora box involving hundreds of Pakistanis. Credit Suisse, one of the world’s most iconic banks, is exposing how the bank held hundreds of millions of dollars for heads of state, intelligence officials, sanctioned businessmen and human rights abusers, among many others.
Malawi’s health authorities have declared a wild polio virus outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe after more than five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The WHO said in a statement that laboratory analysis showed the strain detected in Malawi was linked to one that has been circulating in Pakistan.
Communications Minister Murad Saeed at a press conference has vowed to take legal action against Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan for “disgracing him and the PM” in her book launched in July 2018. Ms Reham, who married Imran Khan in 2015, had made serious allegations against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sexual orientation is homosexual, suggesting he had relationships with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) members.
Pakistan has finally issued a citizenship certificate for Sumaira, a woman languishing in an Indian detention centre after marrying an Indian in Qatar. Sumaira married an Indian boy who took her to India without a visa. Later, Sumaira was arrested and subsequently sentenced to three years in prison. Two months later, she gave birth to a baby girl.
The Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) received the Gold Standard Service award from Technical Committee of the BRT Standards for providing environment-friendly services to the people of provincial capital. This makes Peshawar BRT 1st in the subcontinent, 3rd in Asia and 11th in the world to receive the global recognition. The award was given to KP Minister for Higher Education Kamran Khan Bangash.
Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Haq Qadri has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan suggesting that International Hijab Day should be celebrated on March 8, in an effort to express solidarity with Muslim women across the globe. He also said that anti-Islamic slogans should not be raised on International Women’s Day, under the name of Aurat March.
Dr Sagar Singh, who is a member of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, has been nominated as finalist for the International Sikh of the Year 2021 Category at the British Sikh Awards in the UK. The award recognises a wide range of achievements from inspiring individuals through pivotal contributions made by the Sikh community across a variety of fields.
Noor Muqaddam’s murder case has dominated headlines for over six months now. The counsel for Zahir Jaffer, the main accused has now said that it was possible that she (Noor) may have been killed for honour as she had a “living relationship” with Zahir. Sikandar Zulqarnain Saleem, the counsel for Zahir Jaffer, stated that the police did not quiz the only brother of the victim.
Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz on Wednesday has advised the public to use “as little fuel as possible”, in order to avoid getting effected by the recent hike in fuel prices. Speaking to journalists at the Parliament House, the minister said that it would’ve been a different case if Pakistan made its own petrol or if the country had oil wells.
The United States State Department has appointed Pakistani-American businessman and entrepreneur Dilawar Syed the new Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs. The special representative is responsible for advancing trade, commercial, and economic policies for America’s workers and the middle-class to help create well-paying jobs and strengthen American communities. During Barak Obama’s administration, Syed played important role in promoting State Department’s Global Entrepreneurship Program.