Citizens without a CNIC can visit NADRA centre, complete application, receive their card within 15 days The Government of Pakistan has announced a major facility for its citizens, allowing all residents who have turned 18 to obtain their first Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) without a chip completely “free of charge”. According to the National…
Asif accuses Taliban of dragging Afghanistan into new conflict to protect rule, wartime economy ‘Poisonous’ statements by Afghan officials hint at growing discord within Taliban leadership: Asif Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that, if necessary, Pakistan could defeat the Taliban regime and set an example for the world. Commenting on the failed talks in…
The Supreme Court rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shibli Faraz’s plea to suspend the Senate election for his vacated seat on Wednesday, ruling that it would not intervene in the electoral process. A five-member constitutional bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the case. The Supreme Court (SC) set aside the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) earlier…
Mobile app security firm Guardsquare analyses ways to mitigate risks and says yes Recently, I wrote about Pixnapping, an Android vulnerability that allows malicious apps to extract sensitive visual data from other applications — such as one-time passwords and authentication codes — without needing special permissions. Now, a firm known as Guardsquare which specialises in…
Modi is the main face of his party’s campaign in Bihar state and any comments by Trump Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped the Asean summit in Malaysia in order to avoid broaching the issue of Pakistan in a possible meeting with US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Modi had backtracked from his…
Motion signing paves way for formal submission in AJK Legislative Assembly Secretariat within 24–48 hours Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. PHOTO: FILE MUZAFFARABAD: The leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday signed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq in the…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for a renewed spirit of cooperation between the Global North and South for technology transfer, resource sharing, and collective progress, urging developed nations to play a greater role in addressing climate challenges. Speaking at a high-level roundtable titled ‘Is Humanity Heading…
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The dialogue between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime in Istanbul to salvage a peace deal has failed, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar announced on the social media platform X late on Tuesday. In his post, the minister said the security of the people of Pakistan…
Lender bases assessment on simulation data; Floods in Punjab deepen rural household losses World Bank. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The World Bank claimed on Tuesday that Pakistan’s poverty rate decreased to 22.2% and it would sink further to pre-Covid levels this year, yet reiterating that the country’s current economic growth rate was not enough to reduce…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Syed Khurram Ali, a grade-21 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, as the new director general (DG) of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). A notification issued by the Establishment Division on Tuesday confirmed that Syed Khurram Ali, who had been serving under the Punjab government, will…
