Category: Politics
The Taliban will implement a 10-day ceasefire with U.S. troops, a reduction in violence with Afghan forces and discussions with Afghan government officials if it reaches a deal with U.S. negotiators in talks in Doha. ...
An additional district and sessions judge of Islamabad on Friday issued non-bailable warrants of arrest for TV anchorperson Mubashir Luqman in a criminal complaint filed against him by Anwar Aziz, father of ex-minister Daniyal Aziz, ...
An Indian court on Friday ordered that the public hanging of the four men convicted of the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a bus would now take place on February 1. ...
The UK government has sought to reassure the EU that its citizens living in the UK will not be deported if they fail to apply for settled status, the European parliament’s Brexit co-ordinator has said. Speaking after ...
According to latest United Nations report on the state of the world economy, Pakistan’s economy is expected to recover slightly from 2021 onward as increased government revenues from a tax hike allow expanded public investment ...
According to the lawyer of a British-Pakistani father fighting for custody of his two minor daughters in the Czech Republic, she has “no doubt” that her client was discriminated against due to his Muslim faith ...
Urban cities in India and Pakistan are at risk of experiencing heat waves so intense that residents may not be able to reside in those cities. What are the details? According to United States think-tank ...
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that US President Donald Trump is a ‘clown’ who will betray the Iranian people and only pretends to support them. What are the details? On Friday, the Iranian supreme ...
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi has sentenced 86 workers and supporters of the Threek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) with prison sentences of 55 years each. What are the details? The 86 people were convicted in a case ...
Fox recently announced that they will be releasing a royal special which will detail the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to leave the royal family. What are the details? According to Fox, ...
On Thursday, the Health Ministry announced that social media site Facebook would be helping Pakistan in it’s fight against polio disease. What’s the context? This announcement came after officials blamed anti-vaccine content posted last year ...
On Friday, sources in the Afghan Taliban revealed that they are ready to implement a 10 day ceasefire with US troops as well as reduce their hostilities with Afghan troops. What are the details? The ...
The director of the upcoming Pakistani film ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ has written an open letter to Imran Khan and the government of Pakistan to attempt to stop the restrictions on the realise of the film. In ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan made a statement about the political affairs of India claiming that it was a tragedy that the region has been “taken over” by the extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). What exactly did ...
The US central command revealed that eleven US soldiers were injured in an Iranian attack on an Iraqi base where US soldiers were deployed. What’s the context? Earlier this month, an Iranian missile strike hit ...
Major General Babar Iftikhar takes the reigns as Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) on Thursday as Major General Asif Ghafoor’s services were transferred to 40th Infantry Division Okara. As reported by ISPR, following ...
Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar will replace Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor as the new head of the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a statement on Thursday. The announcement comes as Army ...
Former president Pervez Musharraf on Thursday approached the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of a special court that had handed him a death sentence on charges of high treason late last year. Barrister Salman ...
The National Accountability Bureau on Wednesday filed a reference against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz and many others for illegal allotment of an amenity plot in Karachi’s Clifton area where the Bahria Town built Pakistan’s ...
On Tuesday night, Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda appeared on Abbasi’s show alongside senior PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira and PML-N Senator Javed Abbasi, during which he used a boot to heap scorn on the ...
A Turkish court on Wednesday lifted a ban on Wikipedia after almost three years. Turkey was the only country in the world apart from China to entirely block access to the online encyclopedia. But its ...
From Monday, same-sex couples will be able to register to marry, meaning the first ceremonies will take place in February. For couples who are already married, their marriage will now be legally recognised in Northern ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Neelam Valley on Wednesday to meet victims of the extreme weather conditions currently taking place in the valley. What’s been going on? Neelam Valley ...
Authorities in India have announced they will not be fully restoring internet services in occupied Kashmir stating that the internet ban is necessary in maintaining the ‘sovereignty and integrity’ of India. What happened? On January ...
Rosie Gabrielle, a Canadian traveler who converted to Islam last week, has announced that she will be performing Hajj next year. Here’s the latest The influencer was flooded by questions from curious fans after she ...
Leaders of the PPP and PML-N opposition parties have condemned Federal Minister for water resources Faisal Vawda for his use of an army boot during a live TV segment. What happened? The PTI Minister appeared ...
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is expected to arrive in New York today to meet with the leadership of the United Nations and attend a United Nations Security Council meeting on Kashmir. What’s going on? ...
On Tuesday, new security camera footage emerged showing the two Iranian missiles that hit the Ukrainian airliner in Tehran last week killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. What happened? The missiles were fired ...
The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. McConnell said he expected the House ...
In a heartfelt Instagram post on Sunday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that the company would donate 1 million Australian dollars, or about $690,000, to the Australian wildfire recovery effort. That’s less than he made every five minutes in ...
Iran’s judiciary on Tuesday said arrests have been made over the downing last week of a Ukrainian passenger by Iranian forces just after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people aboard. “Extensive investigations have taken ...
It has been nine years since a case of cannibalism was reported in Darya Khan, an area of District Bhakkar and the bill proposed against has yet to be passed. In 2011, two brothers were ...
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to discuss the alarming human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir for the second time in less than six months. A meeting of the UNSC to discuss the ...
President Donald Trump circulated a fake image on Monday depicting Democrats’ top-ranked leaders in traditional Muslim attire in front of the Iranian flag, drawing criticism that he was promoting Islamophobic tropes. The photoshopped photo retweeted by Trump ...
Twenty-one members of the Saudi military are being expelled from the US after a cadet carried out a mass shooting at a air base last month. The servicemen are not accused of aiding the 21-year ...
DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor is nothing if not vocal on Twitter, and his recent statement on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway attracted a lot of comments, one which stood out more than others, by journalist Sana Bucha. ...
A junior officer of the Indian army stationed in occupied Kashmir lost his footing in heavy snowfall and slipped, accidentally landing in Pakistan. What happened? The officer, named Havildar Rajendra Singh Negi, was on patrol ...
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells stated on Sunday that the United States was “concerned” about the situation in Kashmir and closely following the recent trip of ...
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) declared the imposition of emergency in seven districts of Balochistan as heavy rain and snowfall resulted in the deaths of several locals. Who does this affect? Emergency was imposed ...
Originally published by Reuters Braving the snow and cold, Abrar Ahmad, 18, is one of thousands of Kashmiris who regularly spend hours journeying on a packed train just so that they can go online as ...
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist, Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, has left Iran permanently for Europe calling the country ‘oppressive towards women’. According to an Instagram post by the Olympic medalist, she cites Iran’s oppressive treatment towards ...
On Sunday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi stated that Pakistan will not be a part of any war in the region but will continue to play a vibrant and positive role for the establishment of ...
A police man has been arrested for the attempt murder of a Deputy Inspector General with a knife at Police Lines Qila Gujjar Singh. According to authorities, DIG Shehzad Aslam Siddique was on a late ...
Social media giant Facebook said on Friday that it would be removing content posted in support of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani from their platforms in order to comply with United States sanctions on the Iranian Revolutionary ...
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday said that the Indian Army will act on getting back Azad Kashmir if the Parliament was willing and the army received orders to ...
Australian Vice Chief of Defence Forces Vice Admiral David Johnston, the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on Friday called on Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed ...
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed the responsibility for Friday evening’s blast at a mosque in Quetta. A blast in Satellite Town area of the Balochistan provincial capital on Friday evening ...
United States President Donald Trump believes he was snubbed by the Nobel Committee for last year’s peace prize, adding that the award was unfairly awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. In a video clip, ...
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) investigations have unearthed that close to 10,000 people were allegedly involved in tax evasion and possible money laundering after tracing their cash transactions, reported The News. The bureau is also ...
Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible. The plane ...
Three children were killed when the wall of a primary school building fell on them in village Bhooro Sand, near Nagarparkar town in Sindh, on Friday. The victims, identified as six-year-old Ambreen, five-year-old Muqeema and ...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday the United States had provided Kiev ‘important data’ pertaining to the Tehran plane crash, a day after Iran rejected Washington’s suspicions it had accidentally shot down the aircraft, ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Hunarmand Pakistan programme – the country’s largest-ever skilled development programme aimed at enhancing the skills of the youth through quality professional training – on January 9, 2020. The programme will be executed ...
Pakistan and Russia have agreed to launch a joint effort aimed at ‘restoring peace’ in the region with rising tensions between the United States and Iran in the backdrop, Radio Pakistan reported. The agreement came during a ...
The National Assembly on Friday approved the Zainab Alert, Recovery and Response Bill, 2019, exactly two years after the body of nine-year-old Zainab Ansari, a rape-murder victim, was found in Kasur in 2018. The bill was ...
The United Kingdom now has one foot out of the European Union’s door after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit Bill was endorsed by the House of Commons on Thursday. Succeeding where his beleaguered predecessor, Theresa May, had repeatedly failed, the ...
India’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that shutting down internet in occupied Kashmir was unconstitutional in a rebuke for Prime Minister Narendra Modidi government. New Delhi imposed a communications lockdown in August last year after ...
US lawmakers concerned about rushing to war with Iran adopted a measure Thursday aimed at reining in President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against the Islamic republic. The resolution was introduced by Democrats ...
Offering mediation between the United States and Iran again, Prime Minister Imran Khan declared on Thursday that Pakistan would not become part of anyone else’s war but would try to resolve differences between warring states. ...
More than a month after the Capital Development Authority had informed a parliamentary committee that the military wanted Monal Restaurant back, the leaseholder of the restaurant has started paying monthly rent to the Remount Veterinary and Farms ...
A newborn girl was burned to death when an incubator caught fire at Karachi’s National Institute of Child Health — the largest children’s hospital in Sindh — early on Thursday morning. Saddar SHO Arshad Afridi ...
In a letter to the UN Security Council, US ambassador Kelly Craft said that the US stands “ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations with Iran, with the goal of preventing further endangerment of ...
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that this programme will put Pakistan on the road to success. “I need you all to understand that there is no such thing as ‘happily ...
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has tasked Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi with visiting Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States, in an attempt to help de-escalate the Middle East situation. “I have asked Foreign Minister ...
Envoys from European Union (EU), Australia, Afghanistan and other Gulf countries on Thursday refused India’s invitation to visit occupied Kashmir saying they wanted to meet people of the valley “unescorted”, reported The Hindu. Diplomats from nearly ...
The Senate on Wednesday bulldozed the three bills concerning the tenure of the three services chiefs — chief of army staff, chief of air staff and chief of naval staff — and the chairman of ...
An Iranian cleric mocked the US by saying Iran would not be able to strike back in kind after the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani because the US has only fictional heroes such as ...
After Iran launches missiles at two US bases in Iraq, the tensions between the countries have risen up. Iran has warned US that if they attack a regional war might break out. Meanwhile, countries in ...
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday jolted an area less than 50 kilometres from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, a US monitor said. The earthquake, which had a depth of 10 kilometres, struck 17 kilometres ...
Iran has launched a series of missile attacks on US facilities in Iraq, days after the United States assassinated top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. Iranian state television said in the early hours of Wednesday that the Revolutionary Guards Corps had attacked ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit Malaysia later this month in what appears to be the part of damage control effort after Pakistan’s decision to stay away from the Kuala Lumpur summit last ...
In four days, 20-year old Kaylen Ward estimates she has raised more than $700,000 for the victims of Australia’s bushfire crisis – by sending nude photographs of herself to anyone who donates more than $10 ...
Police detained two children on Tuesday after a group of kids stabbed and killed one of their friends over a mid-game dispute in the city’s Pir Bala Chowki area. Authorities said a 10-year-old boy’s tortured ...
Four men sentenced to death for the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a young medical student in Delhi will hang at 7 am on January 22, a court declared today, putting out a death warrant ...
Spain’s parliament has chosen Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez to form a new government and head a leftist coalition government. Sánchez won by 167 votes against 165, with 18 abstentions. Sánchez has been caretaker prime minister ...
Two people were killed and several others injured in a blast near McConaghey Road in Quetta Tuesday. The nature of the blast and the extent of damage caused is still being determined, police have said. ...
Police in India have filed a case against a left-wing student leader and 19 others for vandalising a server room on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Saturday, but have yet to make any arrest into ...
This Friday marked the deadliest day for protesters of the Indian government’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act when police clashed with protesters resulting in six people ending up dead and dozens more injured. Standoffs took place ...
Acclaimed Pakistani writer Mohammad Hanif said on Twitter that the offices of his Urdu publisher were raided by people claiming to be from an intelligence agency. On Monday, Mohammad Hanif announced on Twitter that people ...
The National Assembly on Tuesday approved three bills regarding the tenure of the services chiefs — chief of army staff, chief of air staff and chief of naval staff — and the chairman of the ...
The Trump administration is barring Iran’s top diplomat from entering the United States this week to address the United Nations Security Council about the U.S. assassination of Iran’s top military official in Baghdad. Iranian Foreign ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan was one of the world leaders who had engaged in an “off-ramp” diplomacy to defuse recent tensions between Iran and the United States, an official of the US State Department said ...
The foreign minister was asked by the Senate chairman to brief the upper house on developments on the foreign policy front last week. Qureshi told the Senate that according to regional experts, the repercussions of ...
Around 6 pm, a masked mob had entered hostels inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, armed with rods. Video footage shows students fleeing in panic from the masked attackers. Several injured students and professors were ...
The main culprit accused of orchestrating a demonstration near a Sikh holy site in the small town of Nankana Sahib in Punjab was arrested on Sunday for his role in the affair, according to a ...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a letter on Sunday that the House will “introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit” President Trump’s “military actions regarding Iran.” Pelosi announced the action as Trump doubled down on his threat to ...
In an interview to a private TV channel, Lt General Mustafa stated that before the killing of former Iranian leader of Al-Quds force, Pakistan had been informed of the action that United States was about ...
US President Donald Trump threatens Iran with major retaliation if Iran attempts to kills one of United States major commanders in revenged for Qasem Soleimani The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, also ...
A scuffle broke out at the wedding of PTI MNA Farrukh Habib on Thursday night when Model Town Assistant Commissioner (AC) Zeeshan Ranjha conducted a raid at a farmhouse over one-dish rule violation. The incident ...
Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Saturday visited the residence of Hasnain Haider Abbasi – the teenager his son and guards assaulted– and apologised on behalf of his son. Mahboob Abbasi, the victim’s father, told that Akhtar ...
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanuallah on Saturday said he will not allow the drug case against him to proceed until the alleged video against him is presented. Speaking to the media outside a ...
Earlier on Saturday it was reported that a PMF convoy was targeted overnight in Taji, north of Baghdad, and killed at least 6 including medics. However , Iraqi military and the US-led coalition have denied ...
Yesterday, US air strikes killed top Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani sparking intense outrage and debate and worsening tensions between the United States and Iran. With the Twitter trend #WorldWar3 going viral, it’s worth delving ...
The Foreign Office on Friday reported that allegations of destruction at Nankana Sahib are false. The office said, “these allegations are not only false but also mischievous.” This statement came after there were protests against ...
2019 was a busy year for space travel and 2020 is set to be busier. With over 10 different space missions set to take place, Mars may just become the next popular travel destination spot ...
US President Donald Trump on Friday authorised the resumption of the International Military Education and Training Program (IMET) for Pakistan in order to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. Another reason for this is ...
Declassified documents released in 2017 is an eye opener on the Central Intelligence Agency’s central role in the 1953 coup that brought down Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh, fueling a surge of nationalism and ending democracy in ...
After a US air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq, US citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi oil city of Basra started leaving the country on Friday. Hours after ...
As if the Islamabad police force doesn’t have other issues to deal with, a Twitter user has been trolling the police via the social media website by setting up a fake account by the name ...
Today, the PTI government has tabled a bill that seeks to amend provisions to the Pakistan Army Act 1952. In particular, this bill seeks to amend provisions to the extension of the tenure of the ...
Today, the PTI government has tabled a bill that seeks to amend provisions to the Pakistan Army Act 1952. In particular, this bill seeks to amend provisions to the extension of the tenure of the ...
An article originally published by an Indian journalist named Jyoti Malhotra for an Indian news publication called ThePrint questions whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “obsessed” with Pakistan, given flagrant actions made by him ...
The government reached out to opposition parties for approval of amendments to the Army Act to seal loopholes regarding the extension of the Chief of Army Staff. PML-N has already announced that they have no ...
Bangladesh authorities have blocked access to a Sweden-based investigative website after it published a report alleging corruption by an influential Bangladeshi minister. Netra News, the website was blocked in Bangladesh within 72 hours of publishing the story about ...
In a report conducted by Al Jazeera, a 25-year-old electrician working in India’s detention camp in Assam, said in an interview, “Today I am working here. Tomorrow, it could be a jail for my brother-in-law.” ...
At least three military police officers were ordered to play Pokemon Go in Canadian bases across the country, after players invaded the facilities in a quest to catch the games’ characters. Major Jeff Monaghan at ...
On Sunday 29th December 2019, US carried out airstrikes against three camps in Iraq and two in Syria. The bases belonged to the Iran-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah militia group, which is formally part of the Iraqi army. ...
President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan, said that India has stationed heavy weaponry along the Line of Control (LOC). Speaking to the media at Governor House here on Wednesday , Masood Khan ...
On Wednesday, The Scotland Yard reported that they have launched a full investigation to find out who painted the anti-Islamic slogans near the mosque. The complaint was also filed on Wednesday when an officer was ...
Shortly before he delivered a speech denouncing “every form of violence against women,” Pope Francis was seen slapping a woman who had grabbed him as he greeted a crowd of devotees. The image of a ...
About 60 per cent of the water being supplied currently to the city does not go through chlorination process of Water and Sanitation Agency’s (Wasa) filtration plants as the civic body is in so deep ...
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has set up a panel to decide whether Faiz’s poem ‘Hum dekhenge lazim hai ki hum bhi dekhenge’, is anti-Hindu. The panel was set up in response to ...
With two major issues dominating South Asia and looking to worsen in the upcoming year, relations between Pakistan and India are not looking good. The South Asian region is one that has never really been ...
As reported by the space agency on Wednesday, India has approved its third moon mission months after its last one failed to successfully land on the moon. This third mission however, will be low cost as ...
On August 5th, the Indian government withdrew Article 370, which gave the disputed territories of Jammu and Kashmir partial autonomy, from the Indian constitution Following this was an imposition of a strict curfew and the ...
According to the Gallup International Global Hope Index, 2020 will show a drop in hope in Pakistani’s across the nation due to various economic and political woes. According to an end of year study from ...
On Wednesday, the temperatures in Karachi dropped to as low as 11°C as a cold spell gripped the city. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported that the temperature is expected to remain around 14°C over the ...
On Tuesday, Arshad Malik, Air Marshal and Ceo of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was stopped from performing his duties as the the airline’s chief executive officer by Sindh High Court (SHC). Safdar Anjum, the general ...
After almost fives months since the Indian authorities downgraded Kashmir’s semi-autonomy and imposed a strict security and communications lockdown, the Indian government is going to restore text messaging services in occupied Kashmir on Wednesday January ...
Taher Shah, singer of the iconic single “Eye to eye” teased that he may be releasing new music in 2020. When Taher Shah released “Eye to eye” in 2013, Pakistan went crazy. It was adored, ...
A video of former cricketer Shahid Afridi is making rounds on the internet where he confesses to smashing the television in his home out of anger. Former skipper Shahid Afridi has been the target of ...
The headless body of an unidentified woman has been recovered from a gunny sack in a garbage dump in Karachi. The identity of the woman is still unknown. The body was discovered without it’s head ...
The #MeToo movement that began two years ago has progressed beyond accusations and resulted in arrests, resignations and serious questions about past and future behaviour. However, is #MeToo really effective in Pakistan? The taboo surrounding ...
These last ten years saw the rise of multiple social and political movements that completely changed the shaped society and politics on a national and global scale. On one of the last days on 2019, ...
Radio Pakistan reported on Monday that Facebook had blocked their live streaming based on the Kashmir issue. The news bulletin report about raising voice against continued atrocities, curfew and military lockdown in Indian occupied Kashmir ...
Sindh government has started to release elderly prisoners. Male prisoners aged 65 and who have served half of their sentence will be released from jails. For female prisoners, the age is 60. Under a new ...
In the last decade, Pakistani politics has undergone a major shift with various key, historic events taking place. Given the impending end of the decade, we thought it would be interesting to take a look ...
As reported by Indian Express, a senior police officer in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has been caught on camera telling residents protesting the country’s new citizenship law to “go to Pakistan” There have been a ...
A madrasah teacher in Manshera along with his three friends raped a young 10 year old child. After getting medical care, the doctors notified that the child had at least been raped over a 100 ...
This all started with Ayub Khan gave the statement that the provincial government had not given SSGCL the “right of way” for a long time, which was the fundamental reason compressed natural gas (CNG) shutdowns ...
The authorities are set to launch a surveillance project to monitor activities of officers on patrolling duties. This improvement is prompted by the growing complaints of abuse of power, ill-practices and corruption in the Karachi ...
The Punjab government is going to make a decision about Nawaz Sharif’s request to stay abroad for an extended period next week after getting his medical reports assessed from a panel of local doctors. As ...
European Parliament’s Vice President Mr. Fabio Massimo on the invitation of Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar arrived in Pakistan on Friday 27th December 2019 for a two-day visit. The Governor Punjab and Mr Fabio will ...
The recent passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act has led to many protests in India, with quite a few people speaking up about the matter and condemning the act. The protests have gone on for ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan is in Karachi for a one visit. The purpose of his visit is to discuss ongoing developmental projects in the city with the Sindh Governor. Radio Pakistan reported, he will review ...
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood, said that the federal government will soon introduce a uniform curriculum throughout the country. The reason for this is that the government wants to reduce the ...
Foolproof security measures and a traffic plan are currently being put in place for the PPP rally at Liaquat Bagh on Friday. Almost one-kilometer area around Liaquat Bagh, starting from Marrir Chowk, Committee Chowk and ...
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) case against nine suspects, including former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former finance minister Mr Misftah Ismail, for misuse of ...
One of the biggest cities in Canada, Toronto’s symbolic streetcars are about to leave the city. By the end of this year the streetcars will be replaced with brand new trams; Kenneth, one of the ...
Special assistant to prime minister on social protection and poverty alleviation, Sania Nishtar, defends governments’ decision to remove approximately 800,000 names from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) database. In a news conference in Islamabad ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s special assistant Firdaus Ashiq Awan announced on Thursday that the federal government has submitted a review petition on Supreme Courts’ verdict on the case of army chief’s extension. She said that ...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday allowed the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to hold a rally at Liaquat Bagh for the death anniversary of former prime minister and leader of PPP Benazir Bhutto. The ...
In an Indian ceasefire along the restive Line of Control (LoC) in Dewa Sector, two Pakistani soldiers were martyred as reported by ISPR. Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor identified ...
Quaid e Azam was born on the 25th of December, and went on to become the founder of the nation. In honour of his birthday, we’ve decided to look back at an iconic collection of ...
Just a few hours ago NUST started to trend on Pakistani twitter trends. However, the university isn’t trending for something credible but because of a hideous act. A girl has been allegedly raped in Nust ...
On Tuesday 24th December 2019, the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted bail to the former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah. The court also ordered Sanaullah to submit two surety bonds of Rs1 million each. Just ...
On Monday, Iqbal was arrested from the anti-corruption watchdog’s Rawalpindi office. Iqbal is accused of using funds from the federal government and the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) for a sports city being established in Narowal. One day ...
Pakistan People’s Party leader Khursheed Shah applied for bail on December 17 for the case of assets beyond means lodged on him. A two member bench comprising Justices Naimatullah Phulpoto and Khadim Hussain Tunio passed ...
In a recent report done by the New York Times suggests that the popular chat app ToTok used in United Arab Emirates is actually a spying tool for the government. The government uses ToTok to ...
Faisal Vawda, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA, wants a severe punishment for Ahsan Iqbal who is a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz politician. Ahsan Iqbal was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau for alleged involvement in corruption related ...
The otherwise internationally protected breed of birds, Houbara is now going to be hunted by the Bahrain king and his family members. The Bahrain king Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al Khalifa and five ...
After the successful test matches with Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani addressed the issue of Bangladesh team coming to Pakistan in the next month. He made his stance very clear. ...
On Monday 23rd Dec 2019 , the Lahore High Court heard Maryam Nawaz’s second petition asking for the removal of her name from the ECL. The two member bench consisting of Justice Ali Baqar Najafi ...
In a historic decision made today, the Punjab Government will now consider transgenders when recruiting for any post in all provincial institutions. Transgenders are now eligible to apply for jobs for which recruitment will be ...
Son claims that due to the negligence of the doctors his mother died and that is why he’s lodged a FIR against civil surgeon, additional civil surgeon and in-charge of gynecological ward at Dadu Civil Hospital. The police ...
Maryam Nawaz who had first approached LHC with her petition for removing her name from the ECL on Dec 7th, is now again going to hear a decision on her second plea. The first one ...
In the wake of the lawyers’ threat, doctors are feeling less and less secure in hospitals. Thus, resulting in doctors seeking security from the police. On December 20th, 2019 in the letter No 74643-48 to the DPO, ...
The historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, which is a popular location for “nikkah’s”, has banned wedding photography. Due to it’s scenic architecture, the Mughal-era mosque has been a popular location for nikkah’s, wedding ceremonies and ...
After the historic death penalty verdict awarded to former military leader Musharraf, pro-army posters have begun to mysteriously appear in various cities across the country. The posters contained messages that were pro-army and pro-Musharraf and ...
Three well known Instagram influencers promoted “Cyanora”, a fake drink containing Cyanide. As part of a BBC Three segment called ‘Blindboy Undestroys the World’, which is aimed to “be tackling subjects such as human trafficking ...
University lecturer Junaid Hafeez has been sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy by a Multan court on Saturday. Junaid Hafeez is an academic and former visiting lecturer at the Department of English Literature of ...
Akram Sheikh, a former prosecutor in the high treason case against former military leader Pervez Musharraf, has been held hostage at this home and threatened by unknown men. According to journalist Hamid Mir, Sheikh who ...
Tomorrow the new Chief Justice of Pakistan, Gulzar Ahmed will officially take charge. Here’s everything you need to know about our latest CJP. At midnight tonight, Asif Saeed Khosa will retire from his post as ...
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, has vehemently opposed the “malicious” campaign started against the judiciary following the verdict of the special court on the Musharraf high treason case. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, ...
On Thursday, the Sindh Assembly passed the Sindh Women Agriculture Workers Bill 2019, providing rights to female agriculture workers. Sindh women who carry out agriculture and livestock activities will now be provided rights under the ...
New clashes erupted between Indian police and demonstrators on Friday after more than a week of deadly unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Three protesters were shot dead on Thursday, taking the ...
The anti-terrorism court on Thursday granted post-arrest bail to 17 lawyers who were arrested for attacking the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). Judge Arshad Bhutta allowed bail to the lawyers after furnishing bonds of Rs100,000 each. A ...
A senior member of the ruling Indian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has offered Indian citizenship to former president Pervez Musharraf. This offer was made following the release of the detailed verdict against the former military ...
Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology said on Thursday that some people with questionable knowledge and credibility had became judges. His remarks came a few hours after a special court hearing the high ...
The apex body of lawyers in Pakistan known as the Pakistan Bar Council (PCB) have “strongly disapproved” the criticisms of the detailed verdict on Musharraf from the DG ISPR. The DG ISPR released a statements ...
On Thursday, Indian resorted to an unprovoked shelling at the Line of Control killing two civilians and wounding two others. According to the ISPR, Indian forces targeted Jora sector along the LoC. As a result of ...
Kamran Khan a senior journalist at Bol yesterday tweeted after the ISPR controversial press conference criticising the decision and calling for an Army take over. What was even more surprising was, that the person who ...
The full, detailed verdict of the high treason case against ex-military leader Pervez Musharraf, has been released today. The detailed verdict was released two days after the special court found the former president guilty of ...
The Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman has expressed his discomfort the presence of the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for overseas Pakistani’s, Zulfi Bukhari, at confidential meetings. The crown prince has made it ...
The University of Karachi’s Research Institute of Chemistry has developed a plant-based insecticide to help against the ongoing battle with locusts in the Sindh region. The News reported that the insecticide, which is plant-based, is ...
Donald Trump made history yesterday by becoming the third sitting US president to get impeached by the White House. What happens next? Trump is expected to stand trial in the Republican-led Senate beginning in early ...
After the special court handed Musharraf the death penalty verdict following his high treason case, the former military leader broke his silence and made a statement from his hospital bed in Dubai. In a video ...
The PTI government has announced that they will be defending former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf during the hearing of an appeal on the verdict of the death penalty against him. Attorney General Anwar ...
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed concern to the global community over the possibility of a massive refugee crisis in South Asia triggered by Indian government policies. The Prime Minister attended the first ever ...
Major General Asif Ghafoor has issued a statement on behalf of the Pakistan Army following the verdict of the death penalty to former military leader, Pervez Musharraf, saying it was received with “pain and anguish”. ...
The former president has responded to the historic verdict against him in the high treason case where he was awarded the death penalty. On Tuesday, the special court announced the verdict of the ongoing high ...
The special court formed to give verdict in Pervez Musharraf’s High treason case gave the former president a death sentence for imposing a state of emergency on November 3, 2007. The court said it had ...
The high treason case against former president and ex-army chief general Pervez Musharraf has been ongoing for years. Here’s a comprehensive timeline of the long-drawn out case leading up to his historic sentencing of the ...
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir. The meeting has been called by China and Pakistan together for the second time in a year. ...
The diplomatic sources revealed how Prime Minister cancelled his trip to Malaysia after immense pressure from Saudi Arabia. According to sources, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will now represent Pakistan in place of PM Imran ...
On Sunday evening, as protests against the newly amended Citizenship Act erupted across India, a video surfaced showing five women in protecting a man curled up on a pavement to protect him as he was beaten by the Delhi police. ...
On Tuesday, a special court announced a historic decision regarding the long-drawn out high treason case against former president Musharraf by sentencing him to the death penalty. A three-member special court comprising Chief Justice of ...
The ongoing nation wide polio vaccination campaign comes under extreme scrutiny after at least 50 children were administered an expired polio vaccine in the Dhoke Budhal village in Rawalpindi on Monday. The incident took place ...
The proxy war continues as a European group unveils a number of fake network of NGO’s and media outlets run by India spreading misinformation against Pakistan. This influence Pakistan’s relations with European Union (EU) and ...
After a viral proposal by Yasir Hussain to Iqra Aziz at the LSA’s the duo has finally come out with dates for their wedding. Hussain confirmed that he is set to get hitched with Iqra ...
A group of students from the Sri Rama Vidyakendra High School re-enacted Ayodhya’s 1992 Babri Mosque demolition. According to The News Minute, Students from class 11 and 12 from the Sri Rama Vidyakendra High School ...
December 16th marks the day that Pakistani troops laid down their arms and surrendered East Pakistan to India. In remembrance of the historic separation which took place 48 years ago, we take a look at ...
After alleged gang rape victim was set on fire in India, a note was left outside 18 years old home for the family. The 18 year old set to testify in her own case against ...
Earlier this year Bollywood filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Bhushan Kumar announced film based on a supposed Indian Air Force airstrike in Balakot. DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor commented on the upcoming film. The film will pay a tribute to “tribute ...
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan met United States Senator Lindsey Graham in Islamabad. This meeting was important for bilateral relations between both countries. Foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi accompanied Prime Minister of Pakistan ...
Video of a student bringing a gun to school went viral on social media on Saturday. The video shows the student clad in school uniform, holding a pistol. The student said he carried the gun ...
According to luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller, Pakistan has been named the the top travel destination for 2020. PTI leader Imran Khan vowed to boost Pakistan’s tourism and it seems as though this promise ...
The new discriminatory citizenship bill which is passed in India has created a huge drift between students and the governing bodies. The death toll in northeast India has risen to six, officials said on Sunday, as authorities ...
The APS army public school attack will not be forgotten, it has been five years since the attack happened, but the memory is alive in every Pakistanis heart. The attack took the innocent lives of ...
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