Category: Politics
In his plea, Rizwan Nawab, a resident of Lahore, said that the release of what he termed was a new song for the ongoing Pakistan Super League “will damage the rating and popularity of PSL ...
The European Union will provide a grant of âŹ13 million for improving public sector financial management in the federal and provincial governments of Sindh and Balochistan. The financing agreement on âPublic Financial Management Support Programme-IIâ ...
A Christian labourer, who was brutally beaten up by local landowners in Kasur three days ago on accusations that he had âpollutedâ their tube-well water by bathing in it, succumbed to his injuries on Friday ...
Saudi Arabia on Friday barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from entering two of Muslim’s holiest cities amid fears over the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said. The decision to halt access ...
The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) comprising global digital media giants have banded together against the government’s newly-introduced social media rules, threatening to suspend services if the laws were not amended. In a scathing letter written to Prime ...
Indian poet and activist Aamir Aziz on Thursday became an internet sensation in Pakistan after Prime Minister Imran Khan shared a video of British songwriter Roger Waters reciting verses from the poetry of Aziz to ...
Hong Kong’s government announced it will give permanent residents 18 years and older a one-time payment of $1,284 as well as tax breaks for companies, as part of relief efforts to combat the economic havoc ...
Itâs taken 120 years, but the U.S. government has finally made lynching a federal crime. On Wednesday, the House passed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, named for the black teen who was lynched in Mississippi ...
Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35, but local media, citing unnamed sources, said it ...
In second such decision, an anti-harassment ombudsman has found two officers of the Sindh health department guilty of harassing their female colleague. Official sources said on Thursday that the Sindh Ombudsman for the Protection against ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted a video of Pink Floydâs Roger Waters speaking out against the âfascist, racist citizenship lawâ introduced by the Modi government. Talking about activist Aamir Azizâs poem at an event in ...
Azhar Siddique, who had moved the Lahore High Court against the Aurat March 2020, changed his stance in the court during Thursdayâs hearing. He said that he never wanted to stop the march from taking ...
China recently reported 29 more deaths from the hands of the widely and rapidly spreading coronavirus, raising the death toll to 2,774 according to the National Health Commission. The commission reported 433 new cases, with ...
Upon the visit of US President Donald Trump to Ahmedabad, India. 27 people were murdered in riots that took place in Delhi. The clashes in Delhi left at least 27 people dead. Protests against a ...
At a White House briefing, Trump defended his administration’s handling of the crisis and said health experts were “ready, willing and able” to move quickly if the virus spreads. The rumors of coronavirus reaching the ...
3:00 PM, 27 Feb Pakistan suspends traveling to and from Iran at Midnight Pakistan decided to suspend all flight operations to Iran from midnight after the first two coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country ...
A nation that was once proud of Imran Khan, has today made Imran Khan proud of them. In February 2019, Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s plane was shot down in a fight over Azad Jammu ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan is addressing a ceremony being held on the eve of first anniversary of âPakistanâs Responsible and Resolute Response to Indian Aggression of 26th February 2019â. A few weeks ago, the news came out that Pakistan ...
An episode of John Oliverâs show that criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been blocked in India by Hotstar, the local platform run by Walt Disney Co. The comedian was previewing President Donald Trumpâs visit to ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the international community to take action against the deadly violence against muslims in Indiaâs capital, New Delhi. 20 people have lost their lives in the clashes between anti and ...
Wednesday afternoon – The body of an 18-year-old has been discovered inside the lionâs cage at Lahore Safari Park. The victim as been identified as Bilal, who was reported missing by his family two days ...
Imran Khan tweeted earlier talking about the riots of delhi and warned the Pakistani’s to not get involved in any discriminatory activities. The Premier said that his predictions about fascism in India have be proven ...
The Punjab government denied former Prime Minsiter Nawaz Sharif’s bail extension. The government then also declared him an âabsconderâ for violating the bail requirements. âAfter Nawaz Sharif failed to submit his medical report of any ...
âAnother update of the disgraceful act, vandalising a mosque!â the president said in a tweet posted hours earlier. âIt seems to be a reminder to Muslims of the Babri Masjid episode.â said the President in ...
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh had threatened Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shikarpur Dr. Muhammad Rizwan, who sanctioned a written letter to Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Dr. ...
Malala Yousafzi and Greta Thunberg â two of the most iconic young women in activism of the last 10 years â got to hang out. Malala, who began her career advocating for girlsâ education in Pakistan and ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said they ultimately expect the novel coronavirus to spread in the United States and are urging local governments, businesses, and schools to develop plans like canceling mass ...
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attempted to gag media amid deadly violence in New Delhi that has killed nearly 20 people in the last three days. The move came as 17 ...
Three men allegedly raped a teenage girl continuously for three months after they filmed the ordeal and blackmailed her with the video clip, police said Tuesday. According to police, one of the three alleged rapists ...
A mosque in Ashok Nagar was set on fire late on Tuesday afternoon. A mob shouting âJai Shri Ramâ and âHinduon ka Hindustanâ paraded around the burning mosque, and a Hanuman flag was placed on ...
Iran’s deputy health minister has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15 people. In a video, Iraj Harirchi said he was self-isolating and starting ...
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak â ousted by the military in 2011 â has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt. His ...
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was denied on extension of his bail by the Punjab Government. \Stating that the PML-N supremo has failed to provide the required medical reports. âThe committee has decided that Nawazâs ...
Ahsan Iqbal was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for his alleged involvement in the Narowal Sports City project case and was accused of corruption. The former prime minister was arrested by the accountability watchdog for allegedly ...
Qatar has invited Pakistan to attend the signing of US-Taliban peace deal to be held in Doha on February 29, said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The invitation was extended by Qatarâs ambassador to Pakistan ...
British comedian John Oliver has slammed Indian prime minister Modi over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that triggered deadly protests across India for the last two months. In the latest episode of his famous ...
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh Monday issued notices to the federal and provincial governments on an application seeking a permanent ban on the upcoming Aurat March for being âanti-stateâ and âun-Islamic.â “Aurat ...
Karnataka agriculture minister BC Patil has said that there should be a shoot at sight law brought in the country for those who raise pro-Pakistan slogans or speak ill of India. Speaking to media on ...
There is quite a lot of commotion on the eastern side of the Pakistan-India border about Trumpâs raving statement made about Pakistan in a stadium full of 100,000 Indians as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked ...
The Aurat March, has faced much backlash from the masses, with massive trolling on social media and incidents where their murals have been covered or torn down. The movement faces another blow as the Lahore ...
So there may be many ways of looking at the President of the United States but to look at him as Bahubali is quite honestly ridiculously funny. Trump has arrived and is in the midst ...
United States President Trump flaunts relationship with Pakistan upon arrival in India. Addressing a gigantic Indian crowd Trump mentioned that the US and Pakistan have a very good relationship and that Washington was working with ...
Fawad Choudhry, the Federal Minister for Science and Technology has applauded the courageous Indian female activist, Amulya Leona. But who is this girl? The courageous activist is Amulya Leona, that chanted “Pakistan Zindabad” on stage ...
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced his resignation, making the way for a possible formation of a new government. Mahathir said in a two line statement that he had informed the king of his ...
Saudi Arabia has introduced one-year multiple entry visit visas for Pakistanis and all other applicants who have a valid UK, US or Schengen visa stamped on their passports, foreign media reported on Sunday. The new ...
Pakistan on Sunday closed its land border with Iran, while Afghanistan suspended travel to the neighbouring country as fears across the region continued to grow over a jump in new coronavirus infections. The latest Pakistan ...
India has suspended mobile Internet in Aligarh, a city in the Uttar Pradesh state, for at least six hours, according to NDTV, after violent clashes broke out between authorities and activists protesting a controversial citizenship law. ...
Although, Trump has zero credibility to talk about religious freedom. Considering the horrid incidents that took place in the US, all part of the toxicity of Islamaphobia. But it is calming to know that someone ...
Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that Pakistan was closely involved in the process that led to the announcement of the upcoming peace deal between the United States and Afghanistan. Calling ...
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered gold deposits estimated to be around 3,000 tonnes and worth Rs 12 lakh crore in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, almost five times India’s current reserve of ...
Imran Khan does not believe that any solution for the Kashmir problem will reach consensus during the present government in India as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-led Narendra Modi regime is bent upon ethnic cleansing of ...
In a recent article written by the Global Citizen, it was claimed that Pakistani courts have the law that child marriage is justifiable if the minor has had their first period. However, this is false ...
Amulya Leona, who made headlines for raising âPakistan Zindabadâ slogans yesterday at Owaisiâs Bangalore rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act, has been disowned by her father over what he called her insensible, shocking misdemeanour. Her ...
College students living in a hostel in the western Indian state of Gujarat complained that they were made to strip and show their underwear to female teachers to prove they were not menstruating. 68 young ...
A Chinese diplomat on Thursday backed Pakistanâs decision not to evacuate Pakistani students from the province at the centre of Chinaâs coronavirus outbreak, a day after parents confronted government ministers demanding their children be brought ...
The Talibanâs deputy leader has said that despite mutual distrust, the group will soon sign an agreement with the United States to reduce violence for seven days, while reaffirming that they are âfully committedâ to ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the Rs 15 billion âEhsaas Amdan (income) Programmeâ – one of several programmes under the Ehsaas umbrella, in Layyah today. What is the Ehsaas Programme? The programme is aimed ...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing inside a central London mosque. The victim, who is in his 70s, was found seriously injured after emergency services were called to ...
Ahmer Khan, the Kashmiri reporter has been declared the winner of the 2019 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize for his exceptional reporting during the ongoing lockdown in Indian occupied Kashmir. What is the award? The ...
Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan decided to step down from his office, tendering his resignation to President Arif Alvi. The resignation comes after the Pakistan Bar Council demanded Khanâs resignation following his contemptuous comments ...
Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those who canât speak English as part of a fundamental overhaul of immigration laws that will end the era of cheap EU labour in factories, ...
Visibly perturbed and emotionally-charged, the parents of students stranded in Chinaâs Wuhan city and Hubei province on Wednesday served a three-day ultimatumto the government. âIf you fail to get our children repatriated within the next ...
Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. At least five people were injured after gunmen opened fire at the innocent civilians. Police added that they ...
Stephen Sackur, host of the popular TV and Radio programme HARDtalk, took a swipe at an Indian journalist Deepak Chaurasia on Tuesday after a video of his shouting match with a guest went viral. Chaurasia’s ...
MNA Mohsin Dawar on Wednesday condemned alleged police brutality and arrest of students who have been protesting at Gomal University in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district against the varsity administration. PPP’s media cell also ...
Sindh Health Department officially declared on Wednesday soybean dust the cause behind the incidents in Karachi’s Kemari, in which around 14 people lost their lives while scores were hospitalised due to respiratory issues. Earlier on ...
The Royal Family is unknowingly directing visitors on its website to a Chinese porn page. The X-rated link was discovered in an obscure section of the Queenâs officialâs website, highlighting the charities the royals are patrons of. ...
A 15-year-old boy Muzammil Hussain has been allegedly killed on Sunday, after being raped for 12 days in Mandi Bahauddin. A social media user claimed that the kidnappers cut off his hands and legs before ...
Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah on Wednesday said there was no need for an immediate evacuation from the cityâs Keamari area in the aftermath of the suspected gas leak over the weekend. Talking to ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Ehsaas Amdan (Income) Programme on February 21 with an objective to create livelihoods opportunities for those who are most disadvantaged. The Ehsaas Amdan Programme involves giving away of ...
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday struck down eight per cent increase in fee made by private schools from January 2019 being in violation of Supreme Courtâs June 12, 2019 judgment, however, they are allowed ...
Mystery still surrounds the toxic gas leak in Keamari, which claimed at least one more life on Monday, bringing the death toll to seven as hospitals continued to receive patients. Federal and provincial authorities have ...
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Monday launched âBayteeâ (daughter), a mobile phone application meant to empower the women by helping them become aware of their rights and providing them other facilities. The inauguration ceremony was ...
Sharia law is not recognised in UK, thousands of Muslim women are tricked into Sharia marriage not knowing its implications. Nasreen Akhtar wanted a divorce from her husband Mohammed Shabaz Khan. The couple married 22 ...
At least one policeman was martyred while two others were injured on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a police mobile in Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan. District Police Officer ...
Members of a far-right group arrested in Germany were planning attacks on mosques, politicians and asylums seekers, local media report. The 12, allegedly belonging to Der harte Kern (The Hard Core), were detained on Friday. ...
Chinese health officials Monday urged patients who have recovered from the coronavirus to donate blood so that plasma can be extracted to treat others who are critically ill. Drugmakers are racing to develop a vaccine ...
A British lawmaker, known for raising voice for the oppressed people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K), was deported from India after landing at New Delhiâs Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday. MP Debbie ...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday termed the improved security situation of Pakistan as “absolutely remarkable”, noting that Islamabad, which looked like a “fortress” a few years back had now become a family ...
By the time this article was written, 7 people had been reportedly killed along with 21 injured. The explosion took place near the Quetta Press Club located on Shahrah-i-Adalat on Monday, confirmed the Balochistan government ...
The news that former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan has escaped from the custody of Pakistan security agencies is true, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah confirmed on Monday. Responding to a question during an informal ...
As many as 1,287 persons, including 586 females, committed suicide in over last five years across the province. Data compiled by the Sindh police for a study about suicides in the province said that 681 ...
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterresâs reached out to India, offering mediation on the Kashmir issue. He stated he was “deeply concerned” and had “repeatedly stressed the importance of exercising maximum restraintâ while talking ...
âIt is my belief that the people of Afghanistan have suffered more than any other human community and I pray from my heart that these peace talks are successful,â said PM Imran The premier was ...
Police found the body of an eight-year-old girl on Sunday who, they suspect, was sexually assaulted and murdered, District Police Officer (DPO) Shahid Ahmed said. The body was recovered from some bushes in Hangu district’s ...
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday said he tried to bring all opposition parties together but they did not stand with him in his protest movement against the Imran Khan government. He ...
United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres praised Pakistan during a press conference alongside Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday evening and urged the world to step back and look at the country “through a ...
The Foreign Office said on Saturday that it has established a hotline to facilitate contact with the stranded Pakistani students and community members in Chinaâs coronavirus-hit Wuhan. The development came a day after the Islamabad ...
India has asked Turkey not to interfere in India’s internal affairs and rejected all references made by the Turkish President on Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan. India on Saturday criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ...
Begum Shamim, former prime minister Nawaz Sharifâs mother, has on Saturday departed for London to meet her ailing son. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said Begum Shamim was advised not to travel in ...
The government has announced that the country would celebrate âSurprise Dayâ on February 27 as a tribute to the retaliatory attack by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) after Indiaâs botched Balakot airstrike. Who is Abhinandan ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman should be tried for high treason under Article 6 of the Constitution on the basis of recent remarks made by the ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday the army knows well that neither is he making money nor is he corrupt as he is working hard day and night and, therefore, he is not afraid ...
The Punjab government has established a 50-bed coronavirus quarantine at Rawalpindi Institute of Urology (RIU). Â The Punjab health department in coordination with district administration has made a quarantine facility operational here at Rawalpindi Institute of ...
General (retd) Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey, called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), here on Friday. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, ...
The senate has criticised the governmentâs new social media policy Friday – The governmentâs new social media policy was criticised in the Senate, as lawmakers accused the government of bypassing the parliament in drafting the ...
Sheharyar Mehsud, a senior leader of the banned TTP, was killed in a bomb attack in the Kunar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday. What happened? Officials confirmed the death of Sheharyar in a roadside bomb ...
According to an annual popularity index of world political leaders released by Gallup International in collaboration with Gallup Pakistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged as the most popular Muslim leader in the world. ...
Thursday – During a meeting of the Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment, Pakistan and Turkey finalised two memorandums of understandings (MoUs) to increase the level of economic engagement and mobilise the untapped potential ...
Police discovered the 12-year-old skeletal remains of a woman from a garbage heap in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal area on Thursday. How did the mother die? According to SSP East Tanveer Alam, the remains were identified to ...
Lal Masjid has once again been cordoned off by law enforcement Wednesday evening after the deadline given to former cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, his family and students to vacate the premises expired. Officials from the ...
The federal government has approved a set of rules to regulate social media in the country, under which social media companies will be obliged to disclose any information or data to a designated investigation agency, ...
The UN health agency on Tuesday announced that âCOVID-19â will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a âvery grave threatâ for the world but there was a ârealistic ...
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft crashed on Wednesday while on a routine training mission near Takht Bhai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan district, the PAF said in a statement. A spokesperson for the PAF ...
Biryani sales in India’s capital New Delhi soared after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a devastating loss in a key state election to the Aam Admi Party (AAP), reported The Economic Times on ...
US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells says she was inspired by the award-winning Pakistani female peacekeepers serving in war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The US diplomat, ...
A Lahore anti-terrorism court convicted Jamatud Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases on Wednesday. He was slapped with a prison sentence of five and a half years and a fine of Rs15,000 in ...
On Sunday, artwork painted on the outer walls of the Karachi Press Club, was covered with posters and slogans inviting people to participate in the chehlum (religious observance) of Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian major general killed in ...
The city police will issue special cards to residents living in the vicinity of Gaddafi Stadium to ensure their uninterrupted mobility during the matches of the upcoming PSL cricket tournament. The decision was taken at ...
The US State Department is seeking funds from Congress to resume its military education and training facilities for Pakistan, says a document released on Tuesday. In its budget requests for the fiscal year 2021, the ...
A court in Chitral on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a local leader of the ruling PTI for spreading fake news through social media about the coronavirus spread and thus creating panic. District and Sessions ...
Earlier this month, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) called for regulating web television and over-the-top (OTT) content services in the country. However, recent reports suggest that the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has ...
Over 100 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on the al Asad military base in Iraq, according to a US official with ...
On Asma Jahangirâs second death anniversary, we take a moment to remember the fearless woman who fought tirelessly for the rights of minorities. Jahangir was a pro-democracy activist and was jailed in 1983 for participating ...
Despite a massive effort from the Bharatiya Janata Party â 5,000 campaign events, rallies by ministers and Members of Parliament, a high-pitched online campaign to polarise the electorate â the Aam Aadmi Party is all set ...
From his dormitory in the locked-down Chinese city of Wuhan, PhD student Hassan spoke to his father in Pakistan for the last time on Thursday (Feb 6), as the 80-year-old begged him to come home. The ...
Prominent transgender social activist and political worker, Nayyab Ali, was recently presented with the coveted International Activist of the Year award for her work. Ali was among four nominated by Amnesty International, Frontline Defenders, and ...
Indiaâs kabaddi governing body (AKFI), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and government on Monday disowned their kabaddi team featuring in the Kabaddi World Cup (circle style) being held in Pakistan. An AKFI press release says, “AKFI ...
The IMF mission has expressed concerns over coronavirus impact on Pakistanâs economy as spillover effect of slowing down of Chinese economy might negatively affect Islamabadâs GDP growth endeavours for the current fiscal year. However, Pakistani ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to introduce another Rs. 15 billion relief package to counter the rampant inflation in the country. As per PM Office, the premier chaired multiple important meetings in this regard. ...
Toyotaâs sub-brand, Lexus, has announced the six finalists for the 2020 Design Award. NUST graduate, Aqsa Ajmal, has also made it to the top 6 for designing a sewing machine for the visually impaired. This ...
This is the third case of a child being sexually abused to emerge from the district this month. The Azakhel police said that per the first information report (FIR) filed by the victimâs father, the ...
Pakistan Army’s media wing said on Monday, Indian forces’ unprovoked firing of mortars injured 10 civilians â including children and women â at Jandrot and Nikial sectors along the Line of Control (LoC). In its ...
Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi held consultative meetings with the Kashmiri leadership wherein he reiterated that Kashmir would continue to remain the cornerstone of Pakistanâs foreign policy. The meetings were in fact the ...
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Sunday reached an agreement with deposed Lal Masjid Khateeb Maulana Abdul Aziz after three days of negotiations, allowing him to stay in the mosque as long he did ...
The number of deaths from ChinaÂŽs new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 902 on Monday after the hardest-hit province of Hubei reported 91 new fatalities. In its daily update, HubeiÂŽs health commission also confirmed another 2,618 ...
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazl ur Rehman on Sunday announced that he will launch a campaign against the PTI-led government by holding public gatherings in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad in the coming days. The ...
As many as 2,093 cases of human rights violations were reported to the police between Jan 31, 2019 and Jan 31, 2020 and 2,115 suspects were arrested, police data shared with the media recently said. ...
The Islamabad police have surrounded the Laal Masjid in Sector G-6 after Maulana Abdul Aziz, who headed the mosque at the time of the 2007 Lal Masjid siege, reentered the mosque. Taking advantage of the ...
Authorities have handed over a 200-year-old temple located in Zhob, Balochistan back to the Hindu community after a more than 70-year gap. A school had been established in the temple 30 years ago, which has ...
The PTI has suspended the general secretary of its Lahore chapter over a poster that had featured an insulting remark targeting Hindus. Mian Akram Usman had sponsored some posters for Kashmir Day, which had featured ...
Inflation in Pakistan during January 2020 was the highest recorded since December 2010, according to research by United Kingdom-based financial forecasting and advisory group Economist Intelligence Unit. As per Geo News report, the research further ...
A pir â or ‘faith-healer’ â allegedly raped a woman who had gone to him for hepatitis treatment here in the city’s Chak 356/WB village, a police official said Thursday. According to Lodhran SHO Ameer Ahmed, the survivor ...
A resolution calling for the public hanging of offenders convicted for sexually abusing and murdering children was passed in the National Assembly on Friday with a majority of votes. The session was presided over by ...
Former spokesman of the Pakistani Taliban, Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed on Thursday he has escaped from the custody of the Pakistani security authorities along with his family, including a wife, son and a daughter. Ehsan, whose ...
A woman who lives in Kadapada village of Ganjam district in Odisha was born with 12 fingers and 19 toes. She is doing the rounds on the social media as she is all set to ...
The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the federal government has to return external loans worth US$ 28.2 billion by the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23. Responding to a question by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawazâs (PML-N) ...
A man has been charged after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped on the premises of the US embassy in Delhi. The 25-year-old was arrested at the high-security mission in the Indian capital on Sunday ...
The United States has killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), President Donald Trump said. Qasim al-Raymi, who has led the jihadist group since 2015, was killed in a US operation in ...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Alamgir Wazir â nephew of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader and MNA Ali Wazir â seeking bail in a sedition case against him. ...
The future of 2,400 students at the University of Mianwali (UoM) is uncertain after it was revealed that the institute does not exist in the Higher Education Commissionâs (HEC) list of accredited institutes. In September ...
The French military on Wednesday conferred medals on the Pakistan Army Aviation pilots who rescued a French mountaineer from the Nanga Parbat, the worldâs ninth highest peak, in a daring late-night rescue mission in 2018. Rear Admiral ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that polio virus is spreading in the country from Afghanistan and that special arrangements are being made to monitor cross-border movement of people from the neighbouring country. âSpecial arrangements ...
As the Senior Officials Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation starts in Jeddah on Feb 9 (Sunday) to make preparations for the OICâs Council of Foreign Ministers, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday that ...
United States presidential candidate and Democratic member of the US Senate, Bernie Sanders, on Wednesday earned lots of praise on social media from users across the world after he released a campaign message in the ...
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi has said that he would do anything to stop the release of Sarmad Khoosatâs upcoming film Zindagi Tamsha. He said âthe film will release over my dead body.â ...
The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife. First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to be questioned by police in the southern African mountain kingdom. ...
President Donald Trump addressed Congress Tuesday night for his State of the Union address. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow citizens: Whether we ...
The UN health agency on Tuesday warned cancer cases would rise by 81 per cent in low- and middle-income countries by 2040 because of a lack of investment in prevention and care. The Geneva-based World ...
The lockdown imposed in occupied Kashmir on August 5, 2019 by the Indian government has hit 185 days, with the the security and communication clampdown now in its sixth month. With international pressure mounting to ...
Fred Guttenberg, a gun control activist whose daughter died during the 2018 Parkland school mass shooting, was ejected from the gallery during President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. Guttenberg tweeted his thanks to House Speaker ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the “unprecedented length” of restrictions imposed in occupied Kashmir have “fully exposed the fiction of India’s democracy and its scant regard for basic human norms,” Radio Pakistan reported. As ...
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet is going to meet today and is expected to raise gas tariffs by 5% to 15% for different consumers. According to reports, the Oil and Gas ...
Despite multiple screenings before the Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC), the future of Khoosat Filmsâ postponed film, Zindagi Tamasha is still unclear. Originally scheduled to release on January 24, the filmâs release has been ...
It is said, that most of us mistake survival with growth. Pakistan, has survived, but the growth is debatable. Perhaps when they say this soil smells like the blood of our martyrs, they refer to ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday expressed his regret on being unable to attend the Kuala Lumpur Summit, held in Malaysia in December of last year, adding that there was a misconception among some countries that ...
A manâs penis was chopped off after he attempted to rape a woman in Punjabâs Jaranwala, police said. The FIR was registered on the complaint of the survivorâs father at the Jaranwala City police station. ...
A Pakistani student who returned to Karachi from China was placed in isolation at a local hospital after possible symptoms of novel coronavirus. According to Express Tribune, Shahzaib Rahujo, reached his village, Nangerji, near Khairpur ...
Five Turkish soldiers and one civilian personnel were killed in Syria on Sunday, Turkey’s first fatalities as a result of direct confrontation between the countries since the start of Syria’s civil war in 2011. Nine other troops ...
A rickshaw driver hired to provide pick-and-drop services to a schoolgirl allegedly raped her on the way home in the city’s Tatle Ali area, police confirmed on Monday, adding that the suspect had been arrested. ...
A 45-year-old man committed suicide by setting himself on fire in Karachi’s Orangi Town on Monday evening, according to Pakistan Bazaar police and rescue sources. Police officials, quoting eyewitnesses, said that the victim took out ...
Pakistanâs first-ever Female Engagement Team (FET) deployed in Congo with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission has been awarded the UN Medal. The 15 female Majors and Captains of the FET received honorary medals at ...
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Zafar Mirza said on Monday that Pakistan has acquired medical kits that perform specific diagnosis for the coronavirus, adding that till now, ...
Pakistan is planning to sign an agreement with Turkey allowing Pakistanis to easily acquire Turkish nationality. The agreement will also allow Turkish citizens to do the same. The bilateral dual nationality agreement was first discussed ...
A doctor from Jhelum has been recognised for volunteering to treat patients suffering from coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. Taking to Twitter, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan stated: ...
The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to activists who had been detained for protesting against the arrest of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the plea and granted bail ...
Two flights carrying passengers from China arrived in Islamabad on Monday as government resumed flight operations to the virus-hit country. A day after the World Health Organisation declared the epidemic a global health emergency, Pakistan ...
The Aurat March released the Urdu version of a Chilean protest song a few days ago that takes aim at the patriarchal system and highlights atrocities committed against women around the world. Created by Valparaiso ...
Several news websites claimed that Youtube Licence has become mandatory and the fee of the Youtube License is around 5.0 million for all digital content creators, in case your content deals with topics of current ...
A Pakistani student, who arrived in Karachi on Thursday from the coronavirus-hit city of Wuhan in China, has been admitted for monitoring to an isolation ward of a private hospital in the port city. A ...
A Tezgam fire victim spoke to Geo News on Thursday, stating that Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid had “gave us assurances and left us [victims] alone”. Yousuf, the victim, said he suffered injuries to ...
While addressing the National Assembly session on Thursday, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader MNA Mohsin Dawar has questioned as to who is running the country. âDefence Minister Pervez Khattak had offered negotiations with PTM, and ...
There has been no increase in salary of Prime Minister Imran Khan and reports circulating in this regard are âfabricated and baselessâ, a spokesperson for the PMâs office said Thursday. The spokesperson said in a ...
Pakistan on Friday halted flights to and from China with immediate effect, a civil aviation official said, as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak spreading in China mounted and the World Health Organisation called ...
The first consignment of primers (reagents) â donated by Japan to Pakistan and aimed at detecting the novel coronavirus â are expected to reach the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad on Friday. The ...
Lawyers for a woman, E Jean Carroll, who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress ...
Senator Bernie Sanders has vowed to undo the “racist” immigration policies of President Donald Trump if his presidential bid is successful, while a new poll shows him racing into a significant lead in the New ...
Interior Minister Ijaz Shah, while commenting on the recent arrests of various leaders of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), said that those who break the country’s laws will be punished accordingly. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Shah ...
Six armed policemen, and three men in plain clothes picked up Mohsin Abdali from his home in Mughalpura around 4 am in the morning. They did not state any charge, or the reason why he ...
Pakistan says it has reopened the main border crossing with Afghanistan after it was briefly shut down following mortar fire from across the border. The Torkham border crossing, at the top of the Khyber Pass, through which ...
As reported by The News, Pakistanâs top athletes will have to stay for a few more days in Nanjing, China due to flight issue. âThey will have to stay for a few more days as ...
Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred on Thursday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on a terrorist hideout in Dattakhel, North Waziristan, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the ...
The government on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious programme to privatise 33 state-owned entities during the current fiscal year of 2020, including six public sector enterprises (PSEs). As reported by The News, âThe government planned to ...
The “whole world needs to be on alert” to fight the coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme has said. The WHO will meet on Thursday to discuss whether the virus ...
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the “belligerent rhetoric” by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, warning New Delhi not to underestimate its armed forces. The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said in a statement that Modi’s remarks were ...
The plan envisages a Palestinian state and the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements. Reacting to Tuesday’s announcement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Jerusalem was “not for sale”. “All our rights are not ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that the Indian Armed Forces can âdefeat’ Pakistan in 10 to 12 days. In his address to the rally at National Cadet Corps rally in Delhi on Tuesday, ...
Police have registered FIR against several activists and supporters of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) who were arrested during a demonstration against PTM chief Manzoor Pashteenâs arrest. They have been charged under sections 188, 186, ...
Four Pakistani students in China have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said on Wednesday. âThey are doing well, getting the best care possible, ...
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda, and others, in a case pertaining to the minister hiding his dual ...
Following the increase in the price of sugar, PTI Jahangir Tareenâs JDW Sugar Mills, the largest white sugar producer in the country, have earned 170% more gross profit in last three months. The revenue went ...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a Middle East plan that he claimed was a “realistic two-state solution” but caters to nearly every major Israeli demand and was immediately rejected by Palestinians. It lays the groundwork for ...
A man was beaten up by citizens for what was reported as an alleged case of rape attempt in Karachiâs Landhi area on Tuesday. According to the Quaidabad police, a five-year-old was playing outside her ...
“If anyone from Pakistan chants ‘Jai Modi’, he can now get citizenship of India as well as a Padma Shri award. Selection of Sami for the award is a damage control exercise,” tweeted a NCP ...
It was officially announced that, the public sector University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad has prohibited putting on lipstick by the female students during studies in the campus. In a circular dated 21 January, ...
A latest Gallup survey has found that the countryâs sweeping 60 percent businessmen feel that things are heading in the wrong direction. The Gallup conducted survey of 433 businessmen belonging to different parts of the ...
A Peshawar court on Tuesday ordered Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen’s transfer to a Dera Ismail Khan jail, a day after he was arrested and sent to Peshawar Central Jail on a 14-day judicial remand. ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the nurse at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, who administered him a pain-killing injection after he fell from the stage, looked like a hoor. In a breaking news videos aired ...
A group of Pakistani students have demanded that the government make efforts to rescue them from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, according to a video uploaded on social media. According to a student from ...
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