Javed Iqbal Bajwa seen in this image released on August 2, 2024. — Facebook/Azad Jarral Iqbal reportedly a brother of ex-army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, Iqbal faces allegations of breaching PIA’s disciplinary policy. Educational board had confirmed Iqbal did not pass Inter exam. KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines’s (PIA) Deputy Station Manager in Birmingham Iqbal Javed … Read more
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected as fake a notification circulating on social media that declares September 6 as a public holiday in connection with Pakistan’s Defense Day. According to the Ministry’s Fact Checker, disseminating fake news is not only unethical and illegal, but also a disservice to the nation. The fact checking … Read more
LONDON: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in Los Angeles are investigating fake spy fraudster Gaurav Srivastava, who is facing criminal allegations of wire fraud, money laundering, and falsely representing himself as a US federal official and US citizen, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has revealed. In a comprehensive investigation, senior WSJ reporter Joe Wallace … Read more
An undated image of fake spy fraudster Gaurav Srivastava. — Reporter LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in Los Angeles are investigating fake spy fraudster Gaurav Srivastava, who is facing criminal allegations of wire fraud, money laundering, and falsely representing himself as a US federal official and US citizen, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir meets with a student delegation from Harvard Business School (HBS) at the General Headquarters in Rawapindi on August 22, 2024. — ISPR COAS meets Harvard students delegation at GHQ, Rawalpindi. Army chief highlights Pakistan’s vast potential to delegation. Harvard students thank Gen Munir for enlightening interaction. Chief … Read more
An anti-immigration protester is detained by police officers, in Newcastle, Britain August 10, 2024. —Reuters DIG says arrested individual handed over to FIA cybercrime wing. Sources say FIA’s Chaudhry Sarfaraz leading probe. Farhan’s fake news allegedly triggered riots in UK. Weeks after a fake news sparked anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom, a Pakistani man allegedly … Read more
A suspect involved in spreading fake news that led to violence by far-right groups in the UK has been arrested in Lahore. According to DIG Operations Faisal Kamran, the police have apprehended a man named Farhan Asif from Defence Lahore. He has been handed over to the FIA for further investigation. DIG Operations added that Farhan … Read more
Former chief justice of Pakistan, Saqib Nisar. — Reuters/File Ex-CJP refutes reports his absence is linked with Gen Faiz’s arrest. Says he will meet family, friends in London, Scotland, Norway. Unfortunate that fake news being spread against me, he says. LONDON: Pakistan’s former chief justice Saqib Nisar has confirmed he’s in London on the annual … Read more
A mobile van of City Traffic Police Peshawar facilitates the citizens from Christian community outside a church to get learners’ driving licences, Peshawar Cantt, December 25, 2020. — Facebook/@CityTrafficPolicePeshawar Licences issued to overseas Pakistanis from KP to be probed. KP Transport Dept identifies flaw in DL system during probe. ACE ordered to probe scandal before … Read more