BRUSSELS: The European Commission said Monday it had begun a “preliminary investigation” into how Facebook and Google collect personal data and what they do with it. “The Commission has sent out questionnaires as part of a preliminary investigation into Google´s and Facebook´s data practices,” a Commission spokeswoman told AFP. “These investigations concern the way data is gathered, processed, used and …

Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed grief over the passing of slain Naqeebullah Mehsud’s father, said Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Monday. According to the DG ISPR, the army chief said: “May Allah bless the departed soul eternal peace at Heaven, Amen. Efforts to ensure provision of justice as promised to …

Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday called on international organisations to take notice of India’s irresponsible space missions. In a tweet, the minister said, “India is becoming a huge source of Space debris.” He added that New Delhi’s “irresponsible” space missions are dangerous for the whole eco system and needs serious notice by international organisations. Meanwhile, the …

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari approached the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday seeking bail on medical grounds. The former president is currently under treatment at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). On Monday, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had announced that the party will submit a bail plea for Zardari on medical grounds. “We do not …

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi has clarified that contrary to reports circulating on social media, he did not complain to anyone about former Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Bashir Memon. Bashir Memon resigned from his post on Monday in protest against his ceremonial removal from the office just days before his retirement on December 17. In …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed happiness over the government’s economic team’s performance on Tuesday, according to sources. The prime minister was presiding over a federal cabinet meeting where Moody’s report on Pakistan came under discussion. “The economic team has turned around the economic condition of Pakistan,” he was quoted as saying. “I am very satisfied with their performance.” The …

ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday emphasised jointness and integration between the three uniformed services. Speaking to the pilots at PAF Base Mushaf (Sargodha), the army chief noted that “inter-service harmony and synergy” were “vital for operational success”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Gen Bajwa’s visit to the base during which he …

LONDON: A medical report of former prime minister and PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has revealed enlarged lymph nodes, his personal physician said on Monday. Speaking to journalists in London, Dr Adnan Khan said: “The right axilla shows enlarged multiple lymph nodes and they need to be further investigated.” He said that Mr Sharif underwent a series of tests in …

ISLAMABAD: The senior counsel representing Justice Qazi Faez Isa argued before the Supreme Court on Monday that even the prime minister cannot ask any income tax officer to hand over tax records of an individual since such a request does not fall within the purview of the income tax laws. Advocate Munir A. Malik contended before the full court of …

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi on Tuesday filed a reference in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import contract case against 10 accused, including former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former finance minister Miftah Ismail and former Pakistan State Oil (PSO) managing director Sheikh Imranul Haq. The accountability bureau submitted the reference in an accountability court in Islamabad. According to the …