Articles for author: Tariq Ali Khan

Joe Biden wins US Presidential Election 2020, becomes President-Elect

Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 US presidential elections, beating Donald Trump with total electoral college votes of 273 according to the BBC. Vice President Elect Kamala Harris confirms the victory in a phone call. News of Joe Biden’s victory reached all corners of the world almost instantaneously after his victory was called by US networks thanks to Twitter and a global audience that has been holding its breath. From China’s People’s Daily to Brazil’s Folha de Sao Paolo newspaper, headlines have rolled in calling Biden the next White House occupant. There is always intense global interest

November 7, 2020

PM’s secretary Azam Khan in trouble as JKT returns to helm of affairs

PM House sources claim that the Prime Minister’s secretary, Azam Khan’s job hangs in the balance after the return of political maverick Jahangir Khan Tareen. In a tv show, Tareen had openly blamed Azam Khan for driving a wedge between himself and Prime Minister Imran Khan who was also considered Khan’s best friend and the one he could blindly rely on in tough times. Sources privy to these developments confirm that Tareen has received assurances that he would not be arrested and that his sugar businesses will continue as usual from the military establishment. Sources also claim that Tareen and

November 5, 2020

Fake pir arrested in Karachi after raping woman

KARACHI: A fake pir has been arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a woman in Karachi’s Baloch Colony area. The ‘faith healer’ was arrested during a raid in Dadabhoy Town, near Baloch Colony after he allegedly subjected the woman to sexual assault by duping as a ‘faith healer’. A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the suspect, police confirmed.

November 4, 2020

It’s suspicious that Gen Bajwa’s report on IG Sindh kidnapping hasn’t been released: Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD/LONDON: Former Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed suspicion on the delay of the report promised by army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on the kidnapping of IG Sindh on the night of Capt Safdar’s arrest from a Karachi hotel. Over a dozen senior officers of Pakistan’s Police Services had resigned, protesting the disrespect of their commander by elements of the ‘deep state’ but the situation was neutralised after the army chief called PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and promised a report in 10 days. Over two weeks have passed since the promise made by the army chief

November 1, 2020

PM Khan justifies his selection by COAS, DG ISI

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the fact that the opposition was criticising the chiefs of Pakistan Army and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) proved that he had appointed the right people to the posts. The premier, who arrived in Gilgit-Baltistan in the afternoon to mark the 73rd Independence Day of the region, was speaking to the attendees and participants of the Azadi Parade. “If these thieves [opposition] are speaking against them, it means they [chiefs] are the right people,” he said, responding to the recent remarks from the opposition camp. PML-N supremo and disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif,

November 1, 2020

Foreign Office slams fascist Modi’s baseless rhetoric on Pulwama

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected the fascist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s baseless rhetoric that insinuated Islamabad was involved in the Pulwama attack, advising India to refrain from dragging Pakistan into its domestic politics. “Pakistan categorically rejects the Indian Prime Minister’s insinuation of Pakistan’s involvement in the Pulwama attack by alluding to remarks made by a Minister in the National Assembly,” read a statement by the Foreign Office on Saturday. Modi had repeated unfounded allegations that Pakistan was involved in the Pulwama attack — that claimed the lives of 40 soldiers a couple of years ago — citing federal minister Fawad Chaudhry’s speech in

November 1, 2020

Punjab Govt decides against closing schools

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided against the closure of schools, clarified Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Sunday. Raas said that the Punjab government was keeping a close eye on coronavirus cases in the province’s schools. He said that random testing was being conducted and a slight increase in numbers has been observed. “Situation being analysed on daily basis. There is NO plan to close Schools as of right now. Please follow SOPs,” he tweeted. First time since July: Pakistan’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1,000 mark Coronavirus cases in Pakistan have been surging for the past few weeks. On Thursday,

November 1, 2020

French President attempts to diffuse cartoon fiasco

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he understood and respected the feelings aroused by caricatures of Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in a bid to calm tensions with Muslims in France and around the world but vowed never to accept violence. The French president spoke to an Arab TV channel when he issued these comments, hinting that he sought to calm flaring tensions with Muslims around the world. However, he lashed out at “lies” that the French state was behind the caricatures. France is on edge after the republication in early September of cartoons of Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) by

October 31, 2020