Islamabad crackdown: We can’t use force against our own people, ARMY CHIEF Pakistan Press ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The Pakistan Army will not participate in the crackdown on the Faizabad protesters but it will safeguard the government installations in the federal capital, it was decided at a meeting of the country’s top civilian and military leaders…
News channels off air, Facebook and YouTube blocked in Pakistan Pakistan Press Club ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday afternoon issued a notification prohibiting live coverage of the operation to end the Faizabad sit-in, following which most private news channels were taken off-air in Islamabad and other parts of the country. The…
Pakistan paralyzed! Demonstrations, roadblocks! Sit-in continues in Islamabad – Army Chief Called PM Pakistan Press Club – Islamabad Islamabad operation ‘suspended’ as thousands of violent protesters take over streets. COAS asks PM Abbasi to tackle Islamabad protest ‘peacefully’. Demonstrations, roadblocks paralyze life across country as standoff continues in Islamabad. A crackdown against religious protesters camped…
Supreme Court asks ISI, IB to be serious on Islamabad sit-in PAKISTAN PRESS CLUB ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the officials of top intelligence agencies, IB and ISI , to ensure their presence on the next hearing as they do not want to get secondhand information. A two-member bench hearing a suo motu notice raised vital questions about…
Saudi Crown Prince calls Irani leader “New Hitler” Pakistan Press Club DUBAI: Saudi Arabia´s powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran “the new Hitler of the Middle East” in an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the arch-rivals. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
“Russia – US Relations ! Flynn Signals Cooperation With Russia Investigators” A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is Moving to Cooperate With Mueller Pakistan Press Club – WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, notified the president’s legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss…
Egypt: at least 155 killed in mosque attack Pakistan Press Club – Egypt. At least 85 people have been killed in a mosque attack in Egypt’s northern Sinai province, according to Mena State news agency. Suspected militants set off a bomb and opened fire, targeting supporters of the security forces attending prayers there, Reuters reports.…
Britain economy: moderate growth but inflation remains high Pakistan Press Club – London UK economy: Britain is on course for its longest fall in living standards since records began, with wages not returning to their pre-financial crisis levels until at least 2025. UK economic growth sped up moderately in the July-September period to 0.4 percent…
UN chief urges global action to end violence against women UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23 (PAKISTAN PRESS): Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, calling for collective global action on this cause. “Violence against women is fundamentally about power,”…
Army wishes peaceful dialogue to end Islamabad – Rawalpindi sit-in but will abide by govt decision: ISPR chief (Pakistan Press Club) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Press News agency): Weighing in for the first time on the sit-in that has all but paralyzed the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad for over two weeks, the military’s spokesperson said…
