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Rotting carcasses and organs of sacrificial animals being thrown out in the streets of Pakistan is as much of an Eid tradition as anything else. While this leads to problems of littering, poor hygiene and ...
75 years on from the bombing of Hiroshima, proponents of nuclear weapons continue to vehemently defend the existence of nuclear weapons as important tools of deterrence and self-defense in international relations. For instance, one major ...
Soaring cliffs, waterfalls, sand dunes, and a blue-green ocean: Balochistan is what most people would call a ‘hidden gem’. Part of what makes it so beautiful is the fact that it remains uncorrupted by manmade ...
In Samsung’s unpacked event, streamed live from South Korea, the company unveiled more than 5 new devices, including the Galaxy Note 20 models, Galaxy Buds Live and the Galaxy Watch 3. While the majority of ...
This article was written by Shaheer Shazib, a student in Karachi. Yesterday the Pakistani government, in a spirit of nationalistic vigor, took out a new political map of the country. The updated map shows AJK ...
Disclaimer: Smoking is injurious to health. On 30th of July, we saw a glimpse of the lives of four women hell bound on avenging cheating husbands under the shadow of a Burka shop named “Halal ...
“Kashmir banega Pakistan”, vow Pakistanis in support of their Kashmiri brethren. This sentiment comes from two very separate places. Sometimes it comes from a place of true love and empathy, lacking in any possessiveness – ...
Earlier today, PM Imran Khan proudly announced that the official map of Pakistan would now include Indian illegally-occupied Kashmir as part of its territory. While a great nationalistic move applauded by the rest of Pakistan, ...
It can be argued that no one has been affected as much or as unfairly by the coronavirus pandemic than the Class of 2020. Students graduating from Higher Educational Institutes meet one of the most ...
America is no stranger to threatening companies into seemingly ‘beneficial’ acquisitions. The reason TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is even considering giving up its U.S. shares is because of President Trump’s recent declaration that he may ...
Each with a net worth amounting to billions of dollars, top fashion houses in the world hold immense power. High-end fashion brands don’t just sell clothes and accessories. They sell lifestyles – lifestyles that are ...
Nothing riles up Pakistan like a blasphemy case. Murder is something generally unacceptable to both the law and to society. The one exception, however, usually lies with individuals accused of blasphemy. Their murder is often ...
‘Eidi’ is usually meant to signify a special sum of money gifted to young family members by parents and older relatives. But eidi doesn’t always have to be a gift of cash. It can also ...
Psych Central is a student-led initiative that aims to put forth its views in meaningful, lighthearted conversations regarding mental health in a way that is as relatable as possible. Stress became our companion at the ...
In Islamic tradition, the idea of Qurbani emerged when the Prophet Ibrahim trusted in God when asked to sacrifice his son. Hence, to Muslims, the idea of Qurbani was about sacrificing something in the name ...
The extrajudicial murder of Tahir Ahmad Naeem was bad enough, but what was arguably worse was the reaction of the Pakistani people followed. The celebration of another example of extrajudicial “justice” and the proclamation of ...
Turkey’s new bill exercising a massive amount of control over social media presents a strange and bewildering turn of events. Defying opposition, it has officially become law – to be implemented starting from October 1st. ...
As another year in the Islamic calendar approaches its end, thousands of Muslims are once again partaking in the holy religious ritual that is Hajj, although this time in significantly lower quantity and in much ...
The resignation of Dr Zafar Mirza, the Special Assistant to PM on Health earlier today came as a shock to many Pakistanis. Only a few days ago, Mirza was addressing news conferences and giving advice ...
When the Nazi Germany invaded Poland to launch World War 2, the poet W.H. Auden called the period leading up to this disastrous conflict a “low, dishonest decade.” It was termed dishonest because people pretended ...
The countless rape cases of men, women and children over the past few years have oftentimes sparked boiling rage and demands of death penalty. But, what Pakistan needs much more than such a short-term solution ...
The recent cases of animal-cruelty have made one thing undeniably clear – animal rights in Pakistan are practically non-existent. Despite this, however, many organizations continue to work against the oppression of the voiceless. One such ...
The Punjab Tahaffuz Bunyad-e-Islam Bill 2020 has kicked up quite a storm not only on social media but also within political and religious groups, and rightly so – many are questioning what the bill means ...
It is amazingly tone-deaf that Pakistani authorities think that the best way to improve mental health in Pakistan is censorship and restricting freedom instead of actually investing in and reducing the stigma against mental healthcare. ...
When Imran Khan’s PTI lost the general election in 2014, the collective hearts of Pakistan’s youth sank in despair. More than half a decade ago, Imran Khan represented change, dynamism and a future worth fighting ...
Discourse in Pakistan is often plagued by the logical fallacy that is ‘whataboutism’. Whether a discussion be about violence against women, or the treatment of minorities or even xenophobia against Muslims, the argument “But, what ...
The homeless are seen everywhere. But are they really and truly visible? The world they inhabit is so different to what Lahoris call home, it might as well be the ‘upside down’. Most of them ...
With journalists being abducted in broad daylight, textbooks being censored at an alarming rate, and a disturbing trend of civil rights violations being observed, one is driven to wonder if somehow the all-watching Big Brother ...
When Pakistan caught alleged RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav red-handed, there were several strategic options available to the country. Eventually, Pakistan decided to use Jadhav as a tool to demonstrate its magnanimity and benevolence to the ...
After being in the dating game for so long, I have come to realize that all men are the same. The only difference between them is how they package themselves. Some come in a sweet, ...
Eid means shopping – a lot of it. The big day is only a few days away, and brands across Pakistan are offering their wares. For your convenience, we have organised a list of all ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday hinted at banning YouTube in Pakistan over ‘objectionable content’. This news comes a day after live-streaming app Bigo was banned and TikTok was issued a ‘final notice’ over ‘obscenity’. Earlier ...
If there’s one good thing arising from the coronavirus pandemic, it is increased awareness and appreciation of the integral role healthcare workers play in Pakistani society. Aware that doctors and nurses were fighting on the ...
Careem recently released a well-intentioned commercial poking fun at coronavirus conspiracy-theorists and encouraging the wearing of masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While Careem’s ad was indisputably a positive step forward, and one that other organizations ...
It is only a matter of time until gyms finally reopen and men and women are back to pushing heavy weights above their heads – blood pumping through their veins and faces glistening with sweat. ...
Tell us a bit about yourself, who you are, what you’ve done, where you come from. My name is Fatima Adeel. I’m currently studying at FCC Lahore doing my BS in Political Science and International ...
Prominent journalist Matiullah Jan’s kidnapping by uninformed thugs in broad daylight doesn’t come as a surprise and that is where the crux of the problem lies; Pakistan has been on a fast track on becoming ...
More than twenty Pakistani artists have gotten together to create a video encouraging people to stay at home. Not that this hasn’t been done before: but this one has a unique twist. It is no ...
Whenever women speak up against the many injustices they face on a daily basis, Pakistani men are quick to respond with complaints of their own burdens. The most prevalent of these “burdens” is the idea ...
This article was written by Sidra Vohra, a literature and film student in Amsterdam I remember Amma draped in shades of pink and red mixed in with gold on banarsi kapra that made its rounds ...
This article was submitted to Team ProperGaanda by Aaish Zia, a student in Karachi. The monsoon season is upon us again. Yet for a city plagued by continuous hot weather, this supposedly refreshing treat is ...
Author: Maham Asif Karachi, the metropolitan capital of Pakistan, boasts countless streets marked with graffiti. The art of graffiti started as public dialogue and came to represent the mindset of the people; it is an ...
Disclaimer: Cannabis and other drugs can be addictive and may have adverse effects on health. The drug is illegal in Pakistan. I did my FSC from a very small town. I’ve been smoking cigarettes since ...
One of the most stigmatized groups in Pakistan is the deaf community. Slowly, however, the deaf community’s struggles to make a significant impact on society are starting to bear fruit. One such deaf individual who ...
In the era of Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan, there is a greater need than ever before that every citizen remains fully aware of and committed to their role in creating a fair and just society. ...
In a country faced with numerous legal injustices, perhaps the biggest hurdle to bringing about equality of the law is the lack of political awareness of one’s rights. Realizing this, a Lahore-based student-led organization – ...
The music video for ‘Dil Chala’ performed by Nirmal Roy aims to revolutionize the very concept of entertainment. In a world dominated by films and songs written about love and attraction between the two sexes, ...
The murder of Qandeel Baloch was physically carried out by her brother Waseem. But the circumstances that allowed Waseem to take the life of an innocent woman, whether or not her actions were ‘shameful’, were ...
Pakistan may have been left behind by the rest of the world as far as art is concerned, but there is still plenty of time to tap into the immense potential the country holds so ...
Whenever anyone – be it a media outlet or a public figure – brings up the numerous problems facing Pakistan, people are quick to pounce and demand, “Why are you concentrating on the negative image ...
The harrowing story of Sohail Yafat unveils the failures of the Pakistani judicial system. When unable to conclude who the suspect is, or when the suspect is too powerful to pursue, the Pakistani judiciary targets ...
The Urdu Language is rooted in creativity. Born of necessity through a coalescing of Persian, Arabic and Turkish languages, Urdu holds a deep significance in the history of the subcontinent. Poets like Ghalib and Mir ...
The media hype around FAST may have died down but it is important that the spotlight remains on the matter until justice is served. When news that FAST was punishing a number of students and ...
As Pakistan grapples with various humanitarian problems, a feeling of awareness is growing among the youth that they have a responsibility in steering their nation away from decline. At the moment, three entirely youth-run organizations ...
Phone calls in the latter part of the night, when the moon is brightest and the monsters are lurking, are the worst, the most sinister – almost the harbingers of bad news. It is almost ...
When 4 security forces members were martyred by Baloch insurgents in an indiscriminately violent and ruthless attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Pakistanis were quick to blame India. The attack may very well have originated ...
In a country increasingly in need of youth innovation, many young entrepreneurs have taken steps to bring about a change in various industries. But few have had a journey as exciting as the Karachi-based Mashriq ...
The youth has been bullied and robbed by police in Pakistan for as long as the police has existed. While many police officers serve honestly in protecting the citizens of the country, many young people ...
It’s a story I’ve been told a hundred times, to have a meal on your table for your family to feast on is a luxury. To only eat half way although you struggled to bring ...
I remember an incident from when I was around 5 years old. My dad handed over some money to my mom—remember the oversized, ugly, deep-blue Thousand Rupee notes? A few of those. What followed was ...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently announced that it will temporarily ban PUBG in Pakistan. This news came after a series of events that were triggered by the suicide of a 10th grade student in ...
As more and more allegations of harassment by teachers and other individuals of authority come forward, a student from the LGS Model Town branch reached out to ProperGaanda and, on the condition of anonymity, shared ...
As enrolled and former students share incidents of alleged harassment by teachers, a former student of KIPs Lahore reached out to ProperGaanda to bring to attention the actions of a former teacher who is now ...
From 2008 to 2010, I was enrolled at LGS Defence, possibly the poshest and one of the most talked about educational institutes in Lahore – but my grades in one subject saw a drastic drop; ...
The N-word is perhaps one of the most widely debated words in South Asian circles, especially in Pakistan; many use it without a second thought, while others label anyone who uses it a racist. Being ...
I remember asking my father, who happens to be a surgeon, when a child starts forming memories. I found out that the memory I was trying to recall was from a time when I was ...
When you wake up on a Sunday morning from a long night’s sleep, after a very tiring week, you don’t want the first thing you see to be the news of a celebrity’s death and ...
‘YAIN CITY,’ my debut album, is a body of work that is dedicated to Lahore; it chronicles a series of experiences I’ve had living in the city my whole life. The subject matter of the ...
The LUMS administration has proven, once again, that they are ignorant and insensitive regarding the pandemic we are facing. It started with a fee hike, one that LUMS’ students are still fighting against, which created ...
In Dehradun city of Uttarkhand state, a woman along with her two newborn twins has died due to hospitals’ refusal of treatment on suspicion of the coronavirus. Reportedly, she had visited four hospitals who had ...
The Federal Government on Friday provided its budget for FY20-21, amidst the coronavirus ciris. The budget was presented by the Minister of Industries, Mr. Hammad Azhar and Prime Minister Imran Khan was also present during ...
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain announced that Pakistan’s first covid-19 testing kit has been approved for usage reports Naya Daur, He took to Twitter to announce the commendable achievement of Pakistani ...
I never imagined there would come a day when I would get to see a Polish film trending number 1 in Pakistan. However, I’m also not surprised that the Polish version of 50 Shades of ...
Law enforcement officers of the Lahore police are being accused of mishandling her case, as well as aiding the perpetrators to help bury it. “The police officials arrested some people but helped them get released ...
Sajid Soomro, a professor at Sajid Ali Khan University was arrested under blasphemy charges by the local police on Wednesday. He was arrested from his home in Ali Murad Mohalla, Khairpur. “Dozens of police officials ...
Actor and stand-up comedian Natalia Gul took to her social media to call out former CEO of HNOW TV and current CEO of East River Faizan Syed for allegedly refusing to pay the cast and ...
Usman Mehmood of the Capital University of Science and Technology in Islamabad was expelled for speaking out against online classes. Why was he expelled? Mehmood and other students gathered around the Higher Education Commission (HEC) ...
As the number of cases in Pakistan continue to rise, it is of the utmost importance that each member of our cricket team takes this matter seriously. Three players, including the Pakistani skipper Babar Azam, ...
A few weeks ago, amid the pandemic, one news story was making headlines: the Uzma Khan case. Viral videos were leaked on social media before reports emerged, activists raised hue and cry, an FIR was ...
The death toll of people killed in the Lyari building collapse on Tuesday has reached up to 19 people, with many more injured. Rescue workers have pulled 13 more bodies from the rubble, and state ...
Nida and Bahawal, a young Pakistani couple, is one of many who tied the knot during the coronavirus outbreak – this is their story. The coronavirus pandemic upended everything from the economy, health care industry ...
Local police arrested several guests attending a Valima function in Faisalabad for violating coronavirus restrictions, but released them shortly afterwards after an MPA lashed out at them, according to a report by Express Tribune. What ...
In a letter addressed to Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid, the WHO said that Pakistan does not meet any of the prerequisites for easing the restrictions initially imposed to contain the coronavirus, and should ...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik revealed in a meeting with Imran Khan that his company has been making a loss of Rs. 6 billion every month since the start of the ...
HUM TV workers have reportedly been forced to continue working in a coronavirus-infested building in Karachi. The building was previously sealed off due to an infected person in the finance team, which led to the ...
As the Black Lives Matter movement spread across social media last week, Bollywood stars also began to chime in. However, it was not long before fans started questioning the stars for their selective activism and ...
Retired Pakistani fast-bowler Shoaib Akhtar reveals that he was falsely accused of rape back in 2005. The cause of this was supposedly a teammate’s ‘misunderstanding’ with a girl on their tour of Australia. Akhtar stated ...
Pictures and videos of Zakir Majeed’s mother and Hassan Baloch’s sister are making rounds on social media. The baloch women, with pictures of their loved ones in hands demand justice from the state for their ...
According to the Sindh Environment Protection Agency, the coronavirus lockdown has greatly improved the air quality in Karachi. 76 samples collected from 6 districts in Karachi revealed that the lockdown had caused an improvement of ...
In the nation’s capital Islamabad, citizens worry that if they test positive for COVID-19, the government will “pick them up” and take them to some unspecified location. Hence, the efforts of the National Institute of ...
A treasure chest filled with valuables such as gold and jewelry worth over $1 million has been found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Who hid the chest? The chest had been hidden by ...
Reports from the Institute for Policy Studies claim that American billionaires’ wealth has risen by more than $565 billion since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Pandemic profiteers? As millions of Americans lost their jobs, ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that the government expects the peak of coronavirus cases to come by the end of July or early August. Earlier in May, the government said that it expected the ...
A Gilani Research Foundation Survey conducted by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan reveals that up to 63% of Pakistanis may be praying more than normal during the quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. How was the ...
Afsaneh, a Pakistani clothing brand by Naseem enterprises and trading pvt limited has allegedly laid off around 50 employees due to the stressful economic condition in April 2020. Employees claim that neither managerial staff nor ...
The Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband the city’s police department and replace it with a new system of public safety, reports The Guardian. Speaking at a community rally on Sunday, a veto-proof majority of council ...
The PCG on Sunday seized drugs and illegal arms in an anti-narcotics operation in the Gwadar district and arrested three suspects. A spokesperson stated that the PCG had received information about the smuggling, which led ...
Pakistan Peoples Party leader Rehman Malik has filed a Rs500 million defamation suit against the US blogger, Cynthia Ritchie, over “false, frivolous and baseless allegation of rape against him” through his lawyer in the Supreme ...
On Sunday, the Prime Minister approved a large number of investigations to be carried out through accountability organizations against the “sugar cartel”, who have allegedly been scamming the country out of multiple billions of rupees ...
As the number of coronavirus cases across the country rises, the number of beds available in hospitals dramatically falls. With an already dysfunctional healthcare system, Pakistan prepares for the worst as coronavirus peak seems imminent. ...
In the midst of global instability caused by COVID-19, the murder of George Floyd and numerous other problems facing humanity, Indus Hospital has arranged for a system through which residents of Karachi, Bahawalpur and Multan ...
Airbus, the manufacturer of A320 aircraft, has said that the AIT (accident information transmission) on Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-8303, which crashed in Karachi on May 22, has been approved for release by the Pakistan ...
Kenya has announced a complete ban of single-use plastics, such as water bottles and straws, in protected areas such as national parks, beaches and forests. The country’s Minister of Tourism said in a statement, “This ...
31 years ago to the day, tanks rolled down Tiananmen Square in Beijing to shut down student-led demonstrations against government corruption, inflation and restrictions imposed on freedom of speech and democracy. With hundreds to thousands ...
The President of Russia has declared a state of emergency after it was discovered that 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil have spilled into the Ambarnaya river in the Arctic Circle, reports BBC. According to reports, ...
The George Floyd murder occurred when Derek Chauvin, a white policeman suffocated him with a knee on his neck for approximately nine minutes. Despite protests by Floyd that he couldn’t breathe, Chauvin refused to take ...
Four years ago, Vice published an essay I wrote on Pakistan’s “hook-up culture.” Initially upon submission, the piece was less of a personal essay and more of an informative one. However, if there is one ...
As the world’s second-largest economy is slowly reopening, so are the smog-churning factories of the industrialized nation. From the new data released by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Crea), it can ...
Prominent leaders of the music industry have shown their support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement and stated that they will pause business for a day, to show solidarity and support against George Floyd’s murder. Music executives ...
Huma Khan, sister of Uzma Khan who was also allegedly attacked alongside her sister has released a statement to the Lahore Court. She has stated, on oath: “I understand my welfare and upcoming future. No ...
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officers, alongside police officials have surrounded PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s house in Lahore after he missed the third hearing in a row with NAB. This hearing was regarding money laundering and ...
On Monday, a sessions court granted pre-arrest bail to two daughters and one relative of property tycoon, Malik Riaz, in actor Uzma Khan’s house storming and harassment case. Daughters of Malik Riaz, Amber Malik and ...
Militiamen warring against Islamic State in Najaf, Iraq are burying coronavirus victims, following the Muslim and Christian burial rituals. Paramedic Sarmad Ibrahim, who previously treated fellow Shi’ite Muslim militiamen fighting the Islamic State, claimed, “ ...
The Punjab Government has officially permitted the opening of all markets, bazaars and businesses five days a week with longer working hours. The decision comes despite recent reports from Punjab’s primary and secondary health department ...
Sally Challen’s landmark case has put a spotlight on the fight against domestic abuse in Britain, as well as the changing laws in the country, reports the New York Times. A British woman who was ...
In recent news, a 17 year old boy named Jibran Khan was brutally murdered in Quetta at the hands of man named Hubair Khan Kakar. Sources suggest that Hubair was drugged and drunk when he ...
Karachi Civil Hospital was attacked by a mob of 70 people on Friday night who were chanting slogans ‘There is no corona’. They claimed that the virus doesn’t exists and it’s only a conspiracy hatched ...
A Pashtun man was lynched to death along with three others sustaining severe injuries in Hazara Town area of Quetta. They were attacked by an enraged mob comprising 300 men over a monetary dispute. The ...
A young man named Jibran was killed in Quetta near the Askari Petrol Pump on the airport road. He was stabbed in the throat and was taken to the hospital but due to a lot ...
More than 900 children under the age of 10 have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. Most of them are from poor families where social distancing is impossible at home, ...
The number of coronavirus cases Pakistan is currently reporting each day is more than Italy and Spain – the countries affected the most by the fatal virus after United States. According to Pakistan’s health authorities, ...
Waqar Younis, the former coach and captain of Pakistan’s cricket team, has clarified that his official Twitter account was hacked when a porn video was liked from his account. pic.twitter.com/cl8iZFykVC — Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) May ...
Malik Riaz’s daughter Pashmina Malik who was named in the FIR in Uzma Khan case has allegedly left Pakistan. The actor’s legal counsel took to twitter to inform about this. Malik Riaz’s daughter named in FIR ...
Model and actress Uzma Khan accused business tycoon Malik Riaz’s daughters of forcibly barging into her house with twelve armed men and violently attacking her. She has submitted a preliminary application to the police for ...
A herd of customers in a grocery store were infuriated to see a woman shopping without a face mask; they yelled at her until she walked off with her cart full of groceries. The heated ...
Farvardin Daliri built a laughing 750kg sculpture, to bring his community joy. “It’s a work of love,” he told Guardian Australia. An Australian man has used his time in quarantine to create a 750kg sculpture ...
While coronavirus leads to layoffs and cutoffs in the textile industry, workers protest for higher wages at factory supplying global fashion brands. Last week Karachi, Sindh’s police allegedly opened fire on hundreds of unarmed workers ...
Video giant attributes automatic deletion of criticisms to an error in its systems. Upon receiving censorship complaints, YouTube is investigating the automatic deletion of comments criticising the Chinese Communist party. The company claimed that the ...
Almost 11 TV stations aired an identical propaganda piece written and produced by Amazon’s PR team. Local news stations across the U.S. aired the same segments that praise Amazon’s role in reaching necessary groceries and ...
The Jawani Phir Nahi Aani actress Uzma Khan took to social media to share how she has beenharassed and threatened in the past few days. Her statement is in response to a video that has been doing rounds ...
Sheikh Rasheed, Federal Minister for Railways, likened the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javaid Bajwa’s qualities to that of former president Gen Zia-ul-Haq. During an interview with journalists Ajmal Jami and Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami ...
Farjad Hussain, a young activist working against the illegal occupation of lands, was killed on 25th May in Nalter valley of Gilgit-Baltistan. Farjad used to run the famous food joint “Mamtu De Hunza” in Lahore. ...
On Tuesday night, unidentified gunmen opened fire on two policemen in Islamabad’s Chowrangi No. 26 area of Turnol. The policemen were respectively identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Mohsin Zafar and Head Constable Sajjad, whose funeral ...
On Monday, Denmark re-opened its borders to couples separated from their partners during the COVID-19 lockdown.Cross-border couples residing within the Nordic countries or Germany are now free to visit Denmark. What are the rules? Current ...
A recent tweet by US President Donald Trump has been tagged with a fact-check label for the first time. As US President Trump tweeted: “There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything ...
On Tuesday, Edhi Foundation’s Head Faisal Edhi said that families of 19 plane crash victims had “forcefully” taken away bodies from an Edhi mortuary, without awaiting DNA testing of the corpses. During media correspondence, he ...
The recent image could be the only existential evidence of a planet’s birth in interstellar space, according to study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. AB Aurigae – a star found some 520 light years from ...
Hackers release the first public jailbreak for Apple’s iOS operating system that they claim works on all iOS devices. A hacker who worked on the jailbreak mentions that it works by capitalizing on a vulnerability ...
Even if greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were reduced, rates of climate change in the Earth’s sea could be seven times higher than current degrees by the second half of this century, says new research. Varied ...
Masoom Ali, a Police constable, shot teenager Sami-ur-Rehman on his chest, as he resisted the rape attempt in Kasur, Punjab on Sunday. On Monday, the local police hastened to arrest their colleague constable Masoom Ali ...
In response to member states lifting restrictions too soon, the World Health Organization’s emergency head, Dr. Mike Ryan predicted an “immediate second peak.” He also said, “ we cannot make assumptions that just because the ...
A cafe in Daejeon, South Korea has hired a robot barista responsible for recording and serving orders to implement the South Korean government’s distancing protocols. As customers lean in to grab their drinks from the ...
Tensions between China and the United States stir as Beijing is compelled to account for its alleged inaction against the novel coronavirus pandemic. Whilst supporting the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) war against the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
India has once again claimed to have taken into custody a “Pakistani spy pigeon” who allegedly had a ring carrying a phone number, reports The Express Tribune. Quoting NDTV’s report, the pigeon was logged as ...
On Monday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr Zafar Mirza, warned that ‘strict lockdowns’ could be reimposed across the country as the number of coronavirus cases showed an upward trend; he also ...
A storm took over Muslim Twitter this week after a user cancelled a fundraiser for a Shia woman who was shot dead on Sunday afternoon. The woman, nineteen-year-old Aya Ismail Hachem, was killed when she ...
Prints for Pandemic Relief is an online fundraiser that aims to sell art to fight COVID-19 in Pakistan. This new initiative is inspired by New York’s Pictures for Elmhusrt. View this post on Instagram SHOP ...
Provincial Minister for Punjab School Education Murad Raas ordered M.D Punjab textbook board to ban the mathematics book series from Sunrise Publications. He says it has offensive and irreligious content mentioned in it. A Mathematics ...
In a recent interview, analyst Orya Maqbool Jaan claimed that in a dream Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) recommended General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s name as Pakistan’s army chief, reports Naya Daur. The analyst said that a professor ...
China recorded no new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland for May 22, the first time it had seen no daily rise in the number of cases since the pandemic began in the central city ...
One of the two survivors of the PIA plane crash has described his escape from the burning plane after it came down during a second attempt at a landing. “All I could see around was smoke and ...
As health authorities conducted the highest number of coronavirus tests in a single day, they anticipate a 15-20 per cent rise in daily cases over the next week across the country due to lifting of ...
A Pakistan Internatonal Airlines (PIA) aircraft has crashed in a residential area near the Karachi Airport, Geo News reported. The crash was confirmed by the PIA spokesperson Abdul Sattar and he added that the flight, A-320, was ...
A video of a cleric getting his head and beard shaved has gone viral on social media. The video shows people in a neighbourhood in Lahore shaving the head and beard of a local cleric. ...
Amina remains one of the youngest survivors of a terror attack targeting Kabul’s maternity ward last week. As gunmen opened fire on maternity wards, there were 24 fatalities in the attack, 16 of whom were ...
Run-down funeral home owners find it difficult to digest that the coronavirus outbreak has led to a “horrific” increase in demand for their services. Reuters investigated 18 funeral houses across Mexico’s capital city. Their findings ...
The German automobile giant, Volkswagen has rescinded their Golf car ad from social media and apologised for it’s the racism undertones. Following the advertisement’s withdrawal from their official Instagram page, the car giant assured that ...
Human Rights groups embrace official amnesty but demand the ease of abortion laws and an end to life imprisonment. Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, granted a personal amnesty for the release of 50 women jailed for ...
A €100 ticket scoops ‘incredible’ 1921 still life oil painting by Spanish master, reports The Guardian. Claudia Borgogno summed up her amazement in one word: incredible An accountant by profession, her son bought her a ...
The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 84 people across India and Bangladesh, reports BBC. Coronavirus restrictions have been hampering emergency and relief efforts. ...
Climate change, is a dilemma too real and too scary but still largely ignored, especially in our part of the world. In 2019, all everyone seemed to talk about was the impending climate change disaster; ...
A disk galaxy in the early universe, just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, somehow formed during a time of chaotic cosmic conditions. According to previous estimations, disk galaxies should take 6 billion years ...
Johnson & Johnson will continue to sell its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the UK and the rest of the world, despite stopping sales in the US and Canada and allegations that the powder causes ...
At a young age of 16, Muhammad Shaheer Niazi has managed to achieve greatness in the field of physics. His research came to light through his participation in the International Young Physicist Tournament in Russia in ...
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will give relief to its prisoners by offering them hi-tea on Eid day, reports Dawn. “Keeping its past tradition alive, the NAB has arranged hi-tea for all detained suspects and they will ...
The total number of confirmed cases worldwide has passed five million, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. The exact number is 5,000,038. However, it needs to be noted that differing testing rates and definitions, underreporting, ...
On Monday night, US Democrat Nancy Pelosi called Trump “morbidly obese” when discussing his decision to take hydroxychloroquine to sheath off COVID-19 concerns. Speaking to a CNN correspondent, she asserted that she would “rather he ...
Football is finally back, and not too soon because the charm of putting a match on Fifa without selecting sides and watching the AI go at it was wearing thin. The German Bundesliga started on ...
About three decades ago the patriarchal society in northern Kenya changed drastically. Almost 30 years ago, Rebecca Lolosoli founded a village as a safe haven for 15 women, who survived sexual assault and rape by ...
Lahore High Court has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to decide over banning popular online game PUBG in Pakistan, reported ARY News. According to details, a division bench of the LHC headed by Justice ...
A 15 year old boy was raped at a mosque in Gujrat during the 10-day-long Aitekaaf observed in Ramzan. Gujrat Pakistan: A 15 years old boy raped in a mosque during Aitkaaf. pic.twitter.com/aL2WEZy1JG — Shama Junejo ...
BOL TV is under fire for promoting sectarianism on national television during its Ramzan transmission. The host Kiran Naz of a Ramzan transmission, discussed religious issues on her show, which resulted in an aggressive debate ...
According to a report by Dawn, Justice Gulzar expressed his confusion on why the government is spending so much on coronavirus while hearing the suo motu case regarding measures taken to deal with the coronavirus ...
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers at a mosque north of the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding 12, a local police chief said. The gunmen fled the area ...
Sometimes, it is the little things that make the difference and balance the scale; and more often than not, smaller things are an indicator of bigger underlying issues. While Instagram is the go-to platform for ...
The top-flight South Korean foot club FC Seoul has apologised after fans accused them of using sex dolls in the stands. FC Seoul insisted they were “premium mannequins” rather than sex dolls – but did ...
The Turkish drama, Dirilis Ertugrul in Urdu dub, has been the subject of many debates. Many actors of the Pakistani entertainment fraternity have made their displeasure with the airing of the drama clear. Jumping on the bandwagon, ...
Singapore-based Pakistani filmmaker Shehzad Hameed Ahmad’s has won two Silver awards at the prestigious World Media Festival 2020 at Hamburg, Germany for his documentary series on Afghanistan. The documentary has also won two awards at ...
United States President Donald Trump recognised the services of 10-year-old Laila, an American of Pakistani origin, during a ceremony held to honour “coronavirus heroes”. According to US Embassy in Pakistan’s Twitter account, Laila distributed 100 ...
A minor, 10 year old boy was found strangled after alleged sexual assault in an under-construction plaza in the Nawab Town area on Sunday. According to what the police said the boy and his cousin ...
Two teenage girls have been murdered in a so-called “honour killing” in north-west Pakistan following a video circulated on the internet. They are said to have been shot dead by family members earlier this week ...
A recent article published by the far right digital news website Parhlo titled CHUBBY PAKISTANI GIRL SHARES STORY OF HOW HER HUSBAND FOUGHT FOR THEIR MARRIAGE, goes on to show how fat-shaming is deeply ingrained ...
Pakistan will soon start production of the antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in treating the novel coronavirus, the country’s top health official and a pharmaceutical company’s chief executive announced on Friday. Production should ...
Sun has gone into lockdown, which could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, scientists say. The sun is currently in a period of “solar minimum,” meaning activity on its surface has fallen dramatically. Experts believe ...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told employees in an email that they would be allowed to work from home indefinitely, even after COVID-19 shutdowns end. Dorsey also said Twitter’s offices wouldn’t be reopened until September at ...
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