ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Corruption Wing has exposed a major visa scam involving a senior Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) official who fraudulently obtained French visas for private individuals by presenting them as part of an official government delegation.According to investigative sources, FBR senior official Atiq-ur-Rehman sent official emails to the French…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced a new data monitoring application aimed at protecting citizens’ identity information and enhancing transparency.The innovative app will enable citizens to track when, where, and for what purpose their national identity card has been used – marking the first time such comprehensive monitoring has been…
Adrienne MurrayCopenhagen Reuters Frederiksen (left) said there was now a “diplomatic, political track” to pursue after a difficult week Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland’s capital Nuuk for talks with the territory’s leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the…
AFP via Getty Images Prince Harry was deployed twice on active service in Afghanistan – including a ten-week period in Helmand province The Duke of Sussex has called for the sacrifices of Nato troops to be “spoken about truthfully and with respect”, after the US president claimed allies stayed “a little back” from the front…
Frank GardnerBBC Security Correspondent PA Media Blast walls, rocket attacks, Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)… and long queues in the canteen. Anyone who deployed to Afghanistan, in whatever role, between 2001-2021 will have their own vivid memories of that time. It started with the flight in – to Kandahar, Kabul or Camp…
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico and will be extradited to the US after years on the run, FBI Director Kash Patel has said. Wedding, who had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation that…
New Delhi: The Indian economy has suffered a severe blow as the Indian rupee has fallen to its lowest level in history. In the currency market, one dollar is being exchanged for 91.77 Indian rupees.Economic experts say that the depreciation of the rupee will make imports expensive and further inflation is expected. There are concerns…
Sylhet: Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s senior leader Tarique Rahman launched his election campaign by addressing thousands of supporters in Sylhet. General elections will be held on February 12, in which 350 members of parliament will be elected.In his passionate speech, Tarique Rahman appealed to supporters to unite for the restoration of democracy. He said these elections…
Nawal Al-MaghafiSenior international investigations correspondent, Yemen Liam weir / BBC One of the sites had several shipping containers with little ventilation, where detainees said up to 60 men were held The BBC has been given access to detention facilities on former United Arab Emirates military bases in Yemen, confirming long-standing allegations of a network of…
The death toll in a fire which engulfed a shopping centre in Pakistan has climbed to 67, police have confirmed. Police say 77 people are currently reported as missing by their families following the fire at Gul Plaza, in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, on Saturday evening. But the scale of the damage following the blaze…
