Post Views: 2,699 Islamabad, Pakistan – In a significant move aimed at providing much-needed relief to the nation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a substantial reduction in the prices of petroleum products on [insert date]. Addressing the nation, the Prime Minister confirmed that the price of petrol would be slashed by 74 rupees per liter,…
Post Views: 36,600 $38 Million in Alleged Fraudulent Claims. By – Farooq Mirza (Farooq@4thpillar.org) BROOKLYN, NY — Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York have unsealed a sweeping indictment charging nine individuals in connection with an alleged years-long Medicaid fraud, kickback, bribery, and money laundering scheme centered around two Brooklyn-based social adult day…
Post Views: 23,689 By: Farooq Mirza Consulate General of Pakistan in New York and Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations Participate in Friendly Cricket Matches Organized by NYPD A combined team of the Consulate General of Pakistan in New York and the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations participated in two…
Post Views: 56,829 by: Farooq Mirza The Consul General of Pakistan in New York, Mr. Aamer Ahmed Atozai, attended the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected cabinet of the Khyber Society of America as the Chief Guest. Addressing the gathering, the Consul General congratulated the incoming office-bearers and commended the Society’s longstanding efforts in promoting…
Post Views: 33,842 by: Dilshad Hadi Gilgit Baltistan: Unofficial and non-final results from the fourth general elections of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly continue to emerge as counting progresses across all constituencies. According to the latest unofficial results, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has secured multiple victories in Skardu, winning four key seats. PPP candidates Syed Taqeer…
Post Views: 36,656 By Ijaz Ahmad Khan TORONTO: As dawn breaks over the Gomal Valley in southern Pakistan, 55-year-old fisherman Asghar Ali steers his old wooden boat into the deep currents of the Indus River to earn his daily bread. For Asghar, the mighty river is not merely a water channel—it is the backbone of…
Post Views: 35,464 WHAT’S THE TRUE AGENDA? FROM FLOUR SUBSIDIES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONTESTATION: THE RISE OF THE JAMMU KASHMIR JOINT AWAMI ACTION COMMITTEE (JAAC), 2023–2026 Introduction On the surface, it began with the price of flour, the cost of electricity, and the everyday grievances of shopkeepers in a mountain town. But beneath the slogans about…
Post Views: 65,438 By: Dilshad Hadi Islamabad : The 4thpillar Media Watchdog, under the leadership of Chairman Farooq Mirza and President Farhat Fatima, hosted a grand dinner at Islamabad Hotel in honor of the newly elected leadership of the APP Employees Union and the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists . The event was presided over by…
Post Views: 197 By Ijaz Ahmad Khan TORONTO: As dawn breaks over the banks of the River Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fish farmer Naseer Khan resumes his daily operations at a fish farm in Swabi district, burdened by rising alarm over India’s purported breaches of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) that imperil aquatic life…
Post Views: 23,195 By- Farooq Mirza Valley Stream, Long Island- The second annual Eid Festival, organized under the leadership of Hamza Akram and Shamshad, was held with great enthusiasm and community spirit at Central Avenue, Valley Stream, Long Island. The colorful event attracted a large number of community members, families, and children who gathered to celebrate…
