Sunday, August 18th, 2024
‘US ready for first Black woman president’
If Harris manages to beat Trump, she will become first woman and the second Black person to run America Foreign Desk WASHINGTON: US Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has claimed that America is ready to elect its first Black woman president. “In my entire career, I’ve heard people say when I ran… people aren’t ready, it’s not your time, nobody like you has done that before,” the Democrat, who will be officially confirmed as presidential nominee in Chicago next week, said in 2019 when she ran against JoeRead More
The Success of the Army Chief’s Afghan Policy
By Qamar Bashir The tone and tenor of the recent interview conducted by the BBC with Zabihullah Mujahid was markedly different from previous engagements. Unlike a few months ago, where his statements were filled with aggression, threats, and blame towards Pakistan for its failure to control terrorist activities within its borders, this interview took a more conciliatory approach. Mujahid extended an olive branch by highlighting shared cultural, religious, and social values, overlapping economic interests, and common borders. He offered the interim Afghan government’s willing assistance to help address Pakistan’s concernsRead More
HR abuses in Afghanistan; double standards of the Int’l community
Their ignorance or reluctance towards an inclusive government would definitely enable no other than IS-K militants who are already engaged in waging of proxies. It is the time for Taliban leaders to get rid of abroad patronage and let the representative leadership to decide destiny of war affected and war scattered people. Shamim Shahid Amidst continuous role on the part of international community, especially UN gun-toting Taliban militants have celebrated what they called “victorious return” into power corridors of war Afghanistan couple of days back. Giving a deaf ear responseRead More
Indonesian Expo 2024 Shines at Centaurus Mall
ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Islamabad has been successfully attracting more public attention through the Indonesian Expo 2024 at the Centaurus Mall, 16-18 August 2024. The Expo is the first of its kind ever held in the iconic shopping center in Islamabad, as part of a series of events to commemorate the 79th Anniversary of the Indonesian Independence Day. The Indonesian Expo aims to provide a vibrant cultural backdrop to the business-oriented events as well as programs related to people-to-people contact. AmongRead More
PTI’s Raoof Hasan asks Indian journalist to publish anti-Pakistan Army narrative
ISLAMABAD, AUG 18: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Raoof Hasan maintained contacts with Indian journalist Karan Thapar through WhatsApp after American Rain Garam and allegedly urged him to publish negative narrative against Pakistan Army. On November 19, 2022, Raoof Hasan, acting as the party’s media coordinator, reached out to Indian journalist Karan Thapar. In the initial WhatsApp message, Thapar inquired about a potential interview with Shah Mehmood Qureshi. On November 24, 2022, Karan Thapar shared a YouTube interview with Rana Banerjee, a former RAW officer, with Raoof Hasan. The interviewRead More
Imran Khan ‘decides’ to hold PTI powershow in Islamabad on Aug 22
ISLAMABAD, AUG 18: Adviser to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on Information Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif on Sunday revealed that incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has “decided” to hold a public rally in Islamabad on August 22. “We guarantee that there will be no law and order issue,” Saif said during a press conference in Islamabad, adding that the party will try to avoid any violation of law on their part. The PTI leader’s remarks come against the backdrop of its months-long struggle to hold a public gathering inRead More