A woman feeds pigeons at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 9, 2024. — Reuters Female pilgrims must submit an affidavit for registration for the 2025 Hajj. The CII conditionally allowed women to perform the Hajj without a mahram. The Saudi government has allocated a quota of … Read more
Former Pakistani Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani said US policies are not formulated on social media and there is a misconception that a phone call from US officials will solve everything. He added that the US does not shape its policies based on social media trends, while expressing his personal desire to see PTI … Read more
People on bicycles pass a tank belonging to the Syrian army, after Syrian rebels announced they had toppled Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024. — Reuters Nearly 250 Pakistani pilgrims stranded in Syria. FO says it is “monitoring the situation closely”. “Pakistan embassy in Syria was open to support”. Following recent clashes and … Read more
Rebel fighters board a vehicle, after HTS-led rebels sought to capitalize on their rapid takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by heading towards Homs , in Hama, Syria, December 6, 2024. — Reuters FO advises Pakistanis to avoid traveling to Syria until the situation improves. Those currently in Syria are … Read more
It’s a daunting task to direct Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animation legend behind The Boy and the Heron and much more. However, the Pakistani production of The Glassworker goes beyond simply imitating Miyazaki’s signature style. It gets to the heart of the anti-war sentiment that underlies much of his work — and the work of … Read more
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addresses seminar on ‘IIOJK Erasure of Muslim Identity and Genocide of Kashmiris to Bring Demographic Change’ (Youm e Istehsal) organized by Friends of Kashmir at Kashmir House on August 5, 2023. — APP No Pakistan-China program for TTP engagement: FO spox. According to him, Lukashenko visited Pakistan at the … Read more
Ayla Majid poses for a photo. —Linkedin/ACCA Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Ayla Majid made history this week after becoming the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected president of the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA). Ayla, who has made Pakistan proud to the world, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Planetive Middle … Read more