Category: Politics
What happened: The murder of the daughter of former ambassador Shaukat Mukadam, Noor Mukadam, on 20th July, left the whole nation in shock. Zahir Jaffer was arrested the very same night, while the parents along ...
This Eid, Sheikh Rasheed has shared on twitter his attempts at horse riding and rowing a boat. He shared a video of himself horse-riding on his official twitter account on the second day of Eid, ...
What happened: Abid Sher Ali of PML-N and his family were out at a restaurant in London for a family meal when he was accused of jumping the queue using his political leverage. He was ...
What happened: Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, has made highly problematic violent remarks against Maryam Nawaz at a public rally in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Tarar Khal ...
What happened: Pakistan, on Friday, has asked the UN to look into India’s use of Pegasus Spyware to spy on PM Imran Khan. Pegasus Spyware is an Israeli software that has been reported by The ...
What happened on Tuesday: Noor Mukadam, 27, daughter of former diplomat Shaukat Mukadam, was found murdered at a private residence in Islamabad’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on Tuesday night. The brutal murder has gained national interest, ...
What happened: Zahir Jaffer, who murdered and beheaded Noor Mukadam is still the Chief Brand Strategist for AJCL, the company his father owns. AJCL, a giant, has deep and strong roots in Pakistan. The company ...
What happened: According to reports, at least one number used by Prime Minister Imran Khan was targeted by the NSO Group and its Pegasus malware that India used to spy on Pakistan. The malware is ...
What happened: Doctors and health experts request the government to impose a health emergency in Karachi over rising COVID cases due to which various hospitals have run out of beds to accommodate COVID patients. Details: ...
What happened: Sharjeel Memon, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) lawmaker facing charges against him has pleaded to the Sindh High Court (SHC) to have his name removed from the no-fly list so he could travel ...
What happened: Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar credited the Modi government for ensuring that Pakistan stayed on FATF’s grey list while speaking at the training program on the foreign policy of the Modi government. Details: ...
What happened: A film based on the investigation of sexual harassment cases against Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement that followed is expected to premier in cinemas by November 2022. Details: The film stars Carey ...
What happened: While drilling a water bore, oil was discovered in Islamabad’s H/13 Sector. As residents found out about the accidental discovery, many started drilling for oil. They used suction machines to pump out oil ...
What happened: Uttar Pradesh (UP), the most populous state in India, has proposed a two-child legislation that seeks to restrict couples from having more than two children. The population density in this state is more ...
What happened: In a tweet Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry stated that initial investigations suggest use of explosives in yesterday’s bus blast, adding that terrorism cannot be ruled out. The blast took place in Upper Kohistan ...
PTI has announced that the PML-Q leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi is to be the next minister for water resources. This decision is being questioned in the light of the supposed promise by the PTI to ...
What happened: On Wednesday, the Taliban found 3 billion Pakistani rupees from check posts that they captured from Afghan security forces along the Pak-Afghan border crossing. Details: Yesterday, in a statement Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, ...
What happened: Anti-Corruption Punjab Director General Gohar Nafees has said that Zulfi Bukhari and Ghulam Sarwar Khan have both been cleared of any suspicion and charges following the investigation report of the Pindi Ring Road irregularities ...
What happened: On Monday, it was reported that Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) confiscated the social studies book for grade 7 published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). The book included a picture of ...
What happened: On Monday, the Senate unanimously passed a bill criminalizing torture and custodial deaths. The bill was moved by Senator Sherry Rehman in the upper house. Amnesty International also acknowledged the passing of bill. Details: ...
What Happened: Mass conversion of Hindus has been reported from Malti area in Sindh where around 60 Hindus were made to recite Kalimas under the former municipal chairperson of Malti area in Sindh Abdul Rauf ...
What happened: On Friday, Minister of State of Information Farrukh Habib addressed to the second batch of KJP’s National Youth Council (NYC). He said the government had so far provided soft loans totaling Rs17 billion ...
What happened: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Islamabad Inspector General of Police Qazi Jamilur Rehman met today to discuss the progress made in the case concerning sexual assault and harassment of the couple by suspect ...
What happened: Asad Umar, the Federal Minister for Planning and Development and Head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), announced on twitter that there are clear signs of the fourth wave starting in ...
What happened: Asif Ali Zardari, the former president told the media that he was being treated unfairly by the law due to his ethnicity and domicile. Zardari asserts that he is being forced to appear ...
What happened: At the launch ceremony on Thursday in Islamabad, the PM announced the Jolta Electric’s e-bike and stressed the need for environmental protection. The PM explained the importance of electric vehicles in helping lower ...
What happened: In an upcoming book, “Frankly, We Did Win This Election”, an exchange between Trump and his chief of staff John Kelly is recounted where Trump reportedly said to John that “Hitler did a ...
What Happend: Former Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Attock and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Malik Shahan Hakmeen Khan was shot dead in Attock on Wednesday. Details: Malik Shahan Hakmeen Khan, the former ...
What Happened: Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, addressed a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday. Details: He stated that the second biggest Indian-sponsored terrorist network was involved in the recent Lahore blast. ...
In a series of tweets, PM Imran Khan announced that he will forgo protocol and security for any private function in order to save taxpayer money and avoid inconvenience to the public. There will also ...
What happened: Education Minister Dr Murad Raas, announced on Tuesday that separate schoold for the transgender community will be set up in Punjab very soon. The first such school will be established in Multan. Details: ...
What happened: Reporters without Borders (RSF) published a new report for 2021 which details predators of press freedom across the world. This report lists heads of state or governments that restrict press freedom and impose ...
What happened: French prosecutors are investigating claims against a Saudi prince for keeping seven women as slaves in his apartment outside of Paris. Most of the women were from Philippines and filed complains of “modern-day ...
What happened: The UAE government has announced a 10-year “Golden Residency” visa to outstanding students in efforts to attract talented people to the country. The students need an average of at least 95 percent in ...
What Happened: In an interview with Geo News show “Naya Pakistan“, Sheikh Rashid, the interior minister, said that there was an international scheme to carry out events of terrorism in major cities such as Karachi, Lahore, and ...
What happened: The Pew Research Center in Washington conducted a survey through nearly 30,000 face-to-face interviews in India from 2019-2020. The results of the survey concluded that majority of Hindus in India believe that one ...
What happened: Mahjabeen Sheeran, the Parliamentary Secretary for Women Development, announced that the 2021-22 budget of Balochistan allocates Rs500 million for the economic empowerment of women. She further stated that this was in-line with Chief ...
What Happened: Shireen Mazari, the Minister for Human Rights, introduced “The Domestic Violence (Preventation and Protection) Bill, 2021,” in the Senate sitting held on 27th May 2021. The Upper House unanimously passed the landmark Bill ...
What happened: Unmarked graves of hundreds of indigenous children have been discovered in Canada at the sites of controversial former “Residential Schools”. This discovery has reopened painful wounds for indigenous and other communities in Canada. ...
What Happened: Four security personnel were injured after their patrol vehicle was bombed on Friday in Dera Ismael Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Details: According to police, a vehicle of security forces was targeted in the ...
What happened: Minorities report heavy inclusion of religious content in non-religious textbooks introduced by the Government in Single National Curriculum (SNC). Details: The PTI government launched textbooks for 1-5th graders that they compiled under the ...
What happened: Asad Umar, The Federal Minister for Planning, has announced that Pakistanis who have to travel abroad especially for work or studies will now be able to get the two-dose Moderna Vaccine. Some countries ...
What happened: Dr. Yasmin Rahid in her tweet revealed that The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has procured 6000 new waste containers to place across the city. The first consignment of 950 containers were delivered to Data Gunj Bakhsh ...
What happened: PTI leader Sayed Zulfi Bukhari serves a 200 million pound defamation notice to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over his apparent irresponsible remarks against him. Details: Bukhari served the notice after the PPP ...
What happened: Bashir Ahmed Baba is from Srinagar and was jailed in an Indian jail in 2010. The charges against him by the police were proven false after 12 years. He was cleared of all ...
What happened: The Punjab Assembly has amended a law – The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 – to give it powers to arrest and prosecute journalists, bureaucrats and lawmakers. This amendment ...
What happened: At the centenary of the ruling Communist Party, PM Imran Khan spoke to Chinese journalists to praise the Communist Party. Imran Khan also questioned the version of the Uighur situation that was being ...
What happened: The Sindh government will allot alternate plots, measuring 80-yards, to people affected by the anti-encroachment drive, including residents of Nullahs and Nasla Tower in Karachi. The commission which will manage the allotment is ...
What happened: During a session at the parliament house on Wednesday, the speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser announced the introduction of a braille version of Pakistan’s Constitution. He stated that this is a ...
What happened: AlamZaib Khan Mahsud, a political and social activist, reported in his tweet that a blast by explosives killed seven people of single family in Khyber today. The deceased included two women and five ...
What happened: Pakistan has reportedly ordered the seal of its Taftan border to its neighbouring country, Iran, in order to curtail the spread of the coronavirus from Iran’s city Zahedan. Sources claim; “No one is ...
What happened: Fawad Chaudhry the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting tweeted about the need for judicial reforms after recent high court decision to ban TikTok. He further linked judicial reforms to economic crisis, saying ...
What happened: Pakistanis have had to face increased hours of loadshedding since Tuesday. Areas across Pakistan have had varying hours of loadshedding, some even reporting 6 to 8 hrs of no power. During the peak ...
What happened: On June 7, the Jerusalem municipality issued a series of expulsion and demolition orders to residents of the al-Bustan area in Silwan. The demolitions, which aim to make way for Jewish settlements, began ...
What happened: A few weeks following the murder of a Muslim family in Ontario, a Muslim migrant of Pakistani origin was attacked by two unidentified assailants in the city of Saskatoon. What else: Local media ...
What happened: PTI MPAs climbed the Sindh Assembly gate to enter the premises after guards denied them entry on directions of the speaker yesterday. What you need to know: Yesterday, PTI legislators had interrupted the ...
What Happened: Sources disclosed the suspected involvement of India’s underworld in the bomb blast that happened in Johar Town Lahore last week. In a breakthrough in the investigations, it was revealed that the same underworld ...
What happened: During his visit to Naran, prime minister Imran Khan shared his vision for a clean, green Pakistan that can increase tourism, consequently improving employment conditions and boosting national revenue. The bigger picture: The ...
What happened: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his concern over the “grave violations” against children in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK). He insisted the Indian government to take preventive measures to safeguard children, by ending the ...
What happened White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Monday that the Biden administration is sending 1.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Pakistan. It will also be sending two million doses of ...
What happened: The social welfare programme by the government, Ehsaas Kafalat, announced on Monday that it will now include all transgender persons with valid CNIC in the country under its scheme. Details: The programme will ...
What happened: Indian military hampered a major threat as two drones were intercepted flying over a base in occupied Kashmir on Monday, right a day after an explosive-laden drone was used to attack the airbase ...
What happened: Voice of Pakistan Minority, a non-profit organization committed to protect minority rights in Pakistan, recently reported the possible forced conversion and abduction of a Hindu woman Savari. They revealed in a tweet that ...
What happened: Usman Buzdar, Punjab Chief Minister, revealed in a press conference that a “hostile intelligence agency” was involved in the blast in Lahore’s Johar Town last week. The blast killed three people and injured 24 others. ...
What happened: A meeting of the parliamentary committee has been summoned by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on 1st July to discuss national security matters, including the matter of US bases inside Pakistan. Details: COAS ...
What happened: The PM has asked all Pakistanis, especially the youth, to help execute the nation’s biggest plantation drive. Details: The plantation drive is part of Imran Khan’s government’s “green Pakistan” campaign. The aim is ...
What happened: An order from a customer living in Chenab Nagar was refused by the online retailer, @Khanum.pk, which stated it had ‘cancelled’ the order and will not make the delivery as the area is ...
What happened: ASP Amna Baig took to her Twitter on 22 June to announce the posting of the first female investigation officer, ASI Ambreen, at a police station in Islamabad. “We at @ICT_Police believe in ...
What happened: Human Rights Watch (HRW) says four Pakistani men had disappeared in October 2020 and at least six others had been deported by UAE authorities because of their Shia faith. The HRW report furthers ...
What happened: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has given a statement saying Pakistan needs to stop force evicting it’s citizens living along two of Karachi’s narrow watercourses, locally known ...
What happened: Before the Judge passed the sentence against Derek Chauvin, his mother defended him by pleading leniency and telling the judge that her son was a good man and innocent. Chauvin was sentenced to ...
What happened: Human Rights experts of the United Nations called out Pakistan’s government on Friday to stop mass evictions of people residing near narrow watercourses of Karachi that are Gujjar nulla and Orangi nulla. Background: ...
What happened: Amid a surge in tensions with the UK regarding the Black Sea HMS defender incident, the Russian military launched a sweeping exercise to show force. The exercise had maneuvers from warplanes that are ...
What happened: After a five-day plenary meeting, The Financial Action Task Force in a press conference on Friday presented the verdict of Pakistan to remain on the grey list. Background: Pakistan has been on FATF’s ...
What happened: Senior political leaders of Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) had a meeting with PM Narendra Modi on Thursday. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi termed the meeting as “unsuccessful and pointless” as he believed the ...
What happened: 650 US troops are expected to stay back in Afghanistan after the American military withdrawal to provide security cover to US diplomats and assist Turkish troops at Kabul Airport. Details: A Turkey-led security ...
What Happened: In a breakthrough in the investigation into, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) arrested a suspect of Wednesday’s bomb blast case from the Lahore airport. Backstory: The suspect, identified as Peter Paul David, is said to be ...
What happened: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin informs on Friday that there would be no tax on internet usage and SMS, however a tax of 75 paisa would be collected for every phone call that exceeds ...
What happened: Hamza Shahbaz told FIA officials that due to his involvement in politics from 2008 – 2018 he did not know who kept transferring money in his personal bank accounts. Backstory: On Thursday, Hamza ...
What Happened: On Wednesday, three people were killed and 12 others, including policemen, were injured after police clashed with protesters from Janikhel while they were marching peacefully towards Islamabad against the targeted killings and abduction ...
What happened: During a conference on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a declaration rejecting vaccine nationalism. The declaration was supported by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi. He stated “We should make ...
What happened: Islamabad High Court dismissed Nawaz Sharif’s plea against imprisonment sentences in Al-Aziza and Avenfield references. A nine-page judgment was pronounced by the jury on Thursday. Background: The former prime minister had filed appeals ...
What happened: People in Canada can have a chance to win free weed as a weed dispensary in the province of Manitoba launched a lottery for the residents of Manitoba claiming to supply free weed ...
What happened: As the war of words escalates between Moscow and London as both Russia and UK accuse each other of inaccurate accounts for the incident of warship in the Black Sea. Background: As Russia ...
What happened: Lahore police have arrested a suspect in connection to the Johar Town blast from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore. The suspect was on his way to Karachi. Police have further identified the vehicle ...
What happened: Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, in a broadcast at an auditorium gave some commands to the hundreds of North Korean women seated there. With little choice in a totalitarian ...
What happened: Ads for the top producer of metallurgical-grade silicon (MGS), Hoshine Silicon, ask for only applicants who speak Mandarin, have clean political record, and are able to “bear hardships”. According to research, state labour ...
What happened: A special PIA plane carrying two million doses of Sinovac vaccine from China landed in Islamabad on Wednesday. “This is part of the planned contracted quantity purchased from China. The National Disaster Management ...
What happened: Grand Medicos Alliance (GDA) and Young Doctors Association have said at a press conference that doctors will launch a protest against the National Licensing Examination if the government does not cancel the exam. ...
Violations highlighted by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan report: Cases of forced conversions of religious minorities, accusations of blasphemy, crimes against women and children and enforced disappearances were registered, highlighting the plight of minority ...
Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, Balochistan Education Minister and parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, announced his resignation on Wednesday. Ex Minister further indicated that he would take the decision to leave the PTI after ...
What happened: Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, during the budget session, the Federal Minister of Education Shafqat Mehmood said that “exams of classes ninth, matric, first, and second-year would take place across ...
What happened: Prolonged power outages have hit several parts of Karachi since Wednesday morning. Areas that were exempted from load-shedding have also been hit by a power outage. Background: Several areas of Karachi have been ...
What happened: Post arrest bail was granted to Khawaja Asif in an inquiry into money laundering and assets beyond means case that was initiated by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Background: PML-N’s senior leader Khawaja Asif, ...
What happened: Suspected Taliban fighters have fired a rocket into the hospital in northern Afghanistan. The attack has caused substantial damage as Covid-19 vacancies got destroyed. Background: As Taliban fighters seized the town of Shir ...
What happened: A sabotage operation on the building of the Iranian Atomic energy Organization was foiled. The attack has not yet caused any casualties and financial damage. Background: Iranian media earlier today stated that a ...
What happened: Russian forces fired warning shots and dropped bombs to caution the British Royal Navy destroyer as they accuse the ship of entering Russian waters in the Black sea; a claim denied by the ...
What happened: In a recent statement, it has been told that the blast occurred near the residence of Jamatud Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed. Background: Earlier today, a bomb blast was being witnessed in Johar ...
What happened: Indian officials have held discussions with Taliban representatives in order to safeguard Indian investments in Afghanistan. Details: The Indian media reports that this is the first time a senior Qatari official has confirmed ...
What happened: Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his recent controversial interview on Axios, said that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is “simply a deterrent” to protect the country. Pakistan won’t require it once the Kashmir issue is ...
What Happened: Republican Senator Jim Risch continues to support the withholding of the $75m economic funding that the US Congress had already approved for Palestine assistant. Using procedures under a 2018 US law, he said ...
What happened: US government sources tell Reuters and The Associated Press that US Justice Department and Commerce Department have seized about three dozen websites. Details: The websites seized include Press TV, Al-Alam, Houthi and Palestinian ...
What Happened: At least 12 people, including women and children, have reported been injured according to Lahore Deputy Commissioner Mudassir Riaz Malik. TV footage showed that the blast took place in a residential area and ...
What happened: PM Imran Khan’s comments regarding India’s Hindutva Ideology in the interview by Jonathan Swan of HBO Axios seem to be missing from the aired interview. The Information Ministry has been given the task ...
What happened: Due to the recent outburst on the apparent ‘banning’ of human figures in biology textbooks, the Ministry of Education has released statements claiming that it was “factually inaccurate”. Background: Implementation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s ...
What happened: Afghanistan’s main border crossing with Tajikistan was captured by the Taliban. The security forces abandoned their post and some flee across the frontier. Background: In the past few days, fierce fighting has been ...
What happened: PM Imran Khan has ordered the director-general of FIA to hold investigations over reported inaction of the Federal Investigation Agency as the harassment complaints have been subjected to neglected at Pakistan Citizens’ Portal. ...
What happened: A 17-year old boy was tortured by security forces who beat him and buried him to the neck as they subjected him to mock burial. According to Human Rights Watch, the teenage boy ...
What happened: The recent interview of PM Imran Khan has infuriated citizens as he once again calls out women for being harassed due to “very few clothes” they wear. While netizens took Twitter to vocalize ...
What Happened: The NCOC has allowed the celebration of the Hindu festival Dada Parbriham from 21-24 June in Tharparkar. The decision was taken in light of declining COVID-19 cases across Pakistan and the festival must ...
What happened: There is a 13pc food inflation in the country and with increasing food imports Pakistan has become a net-importer of food. “What the previous government did for the agriculture sector in the last ...
What happened: Prime Minister, Imran Khan, stated Pakistan’s priorities in Afghanistan in Washington Post’s op-ed. He wrote that Pakistan is willing to play a diplomatic role to ensure peace in Afghanistan, yet will not host ...
What happened: Residents of Model Town came out on a peaceful protest to stop the illegal commercialization of a residential area. Background: On Saturday, June 19, residents of Model town came out in a car ...
What Happened: In a recent interview with Axios on HBO, at being questioned about the rise of sexual offenses in Pakistan over the past year, PM Imran Khan answered that “If a woman is wearing ...
What happened: “The unavailability of the vaccine is another proof of the government’s criminal negligence and incompetence,” the PML-N president, Shehbaz Sharif, said in a statement after Pakistan received another shipment of over 1.5 million ...
What happened: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced that Pakistan would complete its fencing of Durand line by 30th June. The minister informed the house that 88 percent of the border with Afghanistan has ...
Of late, drivers and pedestrians visiting and travelling through Lahore’s cantonment area will notice that many roads now have dual names. While the official names of the roads are mounted on blue plaques, there are ...
Background: Earlier in May, Pakistani health authorities had restricted the use of AstraZeneca for people under the age of 40. Protests erupted across the country urging the government to administer AstraZeneca or Pfizer as Saudi ...
What Happened: The delivery platform Careem flirted with the idea of doing drone deliveries. On Thursday 10th June, they dropped a teaser informing customers that they could potentially be receiving their food orders via drones ...
What Happened: Sindh is set to increase the salaries of government employees by 20 percent and set the minimum wage to Rs.25,000 in the province. The advisor to the provincial Chief Minister Murtaza Wahab announced ...
What Happened: The Dubai-based airline -Emirates recorded a loss of $5.5 billion for 2020-21 as Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc over the aviation industry. This is the airline’s first documented loss in more than three ...
What Happened: Pakistan has emerged as the ‘Manpower Export Leader” in South Asia, beating other regional players such as Bangladesh and India. Despite the pandemic, Pakistan has continued to send around 224,705 workers to various ...
What Happened: The police on Monday arrested a man for selling fake Covid-19 certificates in Karachi. He was arrested after a complaint of those in charge of administrating the Covid-19 vaccine at the Expo centre. ...
What happened: The Hollywood Reporter said last week that a film called ‘They are us’ was in the works based on the Christchurch mosque attacks where 51 muslims were killed by a white supremacists gunman ...
What happened: Hanna lake a man-made reservoir that usually dries up during the drought season has not experienced rainfall for a long time. Balochistan’s famous tourist point has therefore completely dried out. Dozens of tourists ...
What happened: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) decided to promote students of classes 1-8 without annual examinations. His decision came about amid Covid-19 causing frequent school closures. FDE announced that instead of annual exams ...
What happened: In its plan to modernise Foreign Exchange Regulations the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) suggested changes in its regulatory instructions of exporting goods from Pakistan. The central bank issued a press release on ...
What happened: Policeman allegedly under the influence shot a youth dead over a trivial issue in the Shahdara area on Sunday. The Police reported that the 18-year-old victim Zain had an exchange of words with ...
What happened: The Supreme Court with a bench comprising of Mr. Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Mr. Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Mr. Justice Qazi Amin has called for a continuation in the operation of the Gujjar ravine (Nala) ...
What happened: Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years run Israeli Prime Ministership ended on Sunday as a ‘government of change’ was established by nationalist Naftali Bennet. The new government that aims to focus on domestic reforms was ...
What happened: Lahore Qalandars came under fire after posting a tweet making fun of a renowned Shia scholar Zameer Akhtar Naqvi. People have called out the PSL team urging them to remove the post as ...
What happened: The Spanish apparel retailer, Zara has recently come under fire after its head designer Vanessa Perilman attacked a Palestinian model Qaher on Instagram with an Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian post. Her posts referred to ...
What happened: During his visit to Kalat and Khaliqabad areas on Sunday, the Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove said that the coalition government was working to develop these areas and find solutions to the ...
What happened: Leaders of the G7 summit had their first in-person talks in nearly two years on Friday. Hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Carbis Bay. Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the ...
What happened: Nayab Gill the 13 year old daughter of Shahid Masih Gill was the middle child out of three children. Born on October 16, 2007 she was a 9th grade student and worked at ...
What happened: Among the allocation of the 2021-22 fiscal budget the government allocated Rs.77 million for the protection of women against harassment at the workplace under the rubric of ministries and division. Moreover, in a ...
What happened: Multiple McDonald’s outlets were forced to close in Jakarta, Indonesia after an influx of orders for the special ‘BTS MEAL’. The first day the limited meal named after the uber-popular K-Pop boy band ...
What happened: The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) Chief Asad Umar said on Friday that the Federal government will be setting up large vaccination centres in the Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir regions. According ...
What happened: The government announced that it has granted Pakistanis living abroad the right to vote in the National Assembly. This decision was made as part of the Election Act Amendment Bill. Zulfiqar Bukhari the former special ...
what happened: At least 23 people were killed and several others injured when a bus driver lost control making a sharp turn on the M8 motorway and fell into a ravine in the Khuzdar district ...
What happened: The budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 which rolled out on June 11 has been labeled as pro-growth with an overall focus on increasing expenditures. This is what Shaukat Tarin the Federal Minister ...
What happened: A fire broke out in the PPP media cell at Bilawal House Karachi on Friday. An accident that began in the garbage near the media cell soon engulfed several offices. Although not official ...
What happened?: In the course of an operation based on intelligence, Pakistani security forces killed two terrorists in the Kharan District of Balochistan. During which a soldier of the Frontier Corps Balochistan Sepoy Fidaur-ur-Rehman was ...
Background: The import of Pakistani rice was banned by the Russian Federation in May 2019 based on phytosanitary measures after they detected Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) in a rice shipment shipped from Pakistan. What happened?: ...
The investigative report: A new report published on Thursday by Amnesty has labeled the draconian measures taken by the Chinese government against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region as ‘crimes against ...
What happened: This decision is part of the other precautionary measures that the provincial government has taken to curb the spread of Covid-19. This step was discussed in a high-level meeting chaired by Punjab Health Minister ...
The initiative: Actor Riz Ahmed has become just as well known for his activism as for his performances. In taking his fight a step further, the Oscar-nominated actor is launching a multi-layered initiative for Muslim representation ...
What happened: Special assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan went viral on social media because of her physical altercation with PPP MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhel. The incident took place on an ...
What happened?: On Sunday a different kind of violence took place in the gated community of Bahria. The Sindh Action Committee (SAC) organised a peaceful protest on the outskirts of Karachi. However, reports state that ...
What happened: Consolidating support on a condolence reference in Bacha Khan Markaz, the provincial president of Awami National Party (ANP) Aimal Wali Khan disclosed that donations were being collected by mosques in support of the Afghan ...
What happened: Dwellers in certain parts of the city had to put up with power outages amidst the scorching temperatures caused by a nationwide heatwave. On Wednesday the total demand of the Lahore Electric Supply ...
What happened: Two police constables Shakir and Syed Raza were shot and killed by unidentified assailants on Wednesday. They were assigned to protect a team of polio vaccination workers in the Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ...
Background: A man was accused of mowing down five members of the same family with a black pickup truck in London, Ontario on Sunday. He ended up killing four and seriously injuring a 9-year-old boy. ...
What happened: Across Pakistan, mega heat waves have become the norm every summer. A surge in temperature on Wednesday led to the hospitalisation of 25 students in a local school in Islamabad. They were rushed ...
What is JNF?: The Jewish national fund is an organisation that was created by European Jews in 1901. They were tasked with purchasing land in Palestine and transforming the scenery into a European landscape. This ...
What happened: The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government led by the Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party has allegedly been planning to remove a dozen houses around the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur. According to the government, this ...
What happened: India has applied for an exclusive trademark that would secure the country’s sole ownership of the basmati title and a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status in the European Union. This move set off ...
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) broke an all-time high record of 1,563 million shares on Wednesday courtesy of World Call Telecom, which realized alone a trading volume of 707 million shares. The fresh record stands far ...
Archaeologists have recovered the bodies of victims of former Spanish dictator General Fransisco Franco, who were executed and buried at a cemetery in central Spain. What Happened: A team of forensic archaeologists and anthropologists are ...
As Israeli aggression mounts in Palestinian territories, messaging app WhatsApp blocks the accounts of dozens of Palestinian journalists. What Happened: A few hours after the ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of ...
Partnering with Nayatel, Facebook is investing in Pakistan for the first time to expand internet connectivity across the country. What Happened: Facebook’s investment will allow Nayatel to own, build, maintain, and operate a new fiber ...
The Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro University of Art, Design, and Heritage in Jamshoro recently advertised that they are hiring a Vice-Chancellor for the university, but they specified only male applicants are eligible to apply. The ...
A ship containing hazardous material, i.e. 1500 tonnes of mercury mixed oil, which was denied entry into India and Bangladesh, has been allowed to enter Pakistani waters despite a danger warning by Interpol. What Happened: ...
Two journalists from Canada’s national broadcaster have been barred from covering the ongoing Israeli apartheid regime in Palestinian territories after signing an open letter calling for fairer and unbiased coverage. What Happened: An open letter ...
The Peshawar High Court was informed that TikTok has blocked around eight million objectionable videos and around 400,000 accounts for uploading those videos in the country. What Happened: Counsel for Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Jehanzeb Mehsud ...
According to BBC, a camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion is being tested on Uyghurs Muslims in Xinjiang detention camps. What Happened: A software engineer who installed ...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started direct flights from Karachi to Skardu to promote tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. What Happened: It was announced by Gilgit Baltistan Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon in a press release that ...
Pakistan’s first paperless Cabinet meeting was conducted today by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Digital Tablets substituted paper, which was previously used in Cabinet meetings. The news was announced by Shabahat Ali Shah, CEO of National ...
After Tahir Naseem, a 57-year-old school bus driver from Illinois, U.S., was charged with blasphemy and murdered in Pakistan in July 2020, his 21-year old daughter Mashal Naseem is now running an online campaign to ...
Journalists reporting on the new lockdown restrictions imposed by the Sindh government in Karachi were allegedly thrashed by police officers. What Happened: Fareed Khan, a journalist associated with an international wire agency, was covering ...
Islamabad police have launched a “Gender Protection Unit” to offer protection to the women of the city by providing them with a platform to report abuse and register complaints against harassment. What Happened: Member of ...
An underground railroad run by activist and teacher Umer Muhammad Khan allows Uyghur Muslims to flee the Chinese genocide, however, the Pakistani government is reluctant to give refuge to these people owing to its diplomatic ...
Vigilantes attacked and physically assaulted a Muslim man carrying buffalo meat in an Indian state, however, NDTV reported that apart from filing a case against the vigilantes, the police also filed a case against the victim. What ...
Dartavius Barnes, an Illinois man is suing the city of Springfield, claiming that police unlawfully took an urn with his daughter’s ashes, desecrated them by performing a drug test on them, and pronounced they tested ...
A group of Kashmiri women is trying to save the dwindling musical genre of Sufiyan Musiqi in the north Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir. What Happened: About five years ago, 22-year old Irfana Yousaf ...
As India strives to recover from the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae, a new cyclone in the Bay of Bengal may be on its way to wreak havoc on the Indian landscape once again. What Happened: ...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced its decision to launch a scholarship program for the students of religious seminaries. The program will be called the Rehmatul Lil Alameen Scholarship Programme. What Happened: In a meeting ...
What Happened: After joining the International Airlines (PIA) back in 2011 as a cadet pilot, and completing her training from academies in Rawalpindi and America, Maryan Mujtaba is the first woman from Azad Kashmir to ...
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has licensed the Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI) to launch a private airline, North Air to elevate tourism in the northern areas of the country. What Happened: According to ...
Bangladesh has announced that its passports will no longer bear the text “valid for all countries of the world except Israel.” What Happened: According to reports, recently issued e-passports state “This passport is valid for ...
Transpersons will now be given official jobs as the Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) department has decided to fix their two percent employment quota in several vacant posts in the local governments, councils such ...
What Happened: According to Startup Pakistan, Jabran Niaz’s company Utopia Deals, which has an online presence across 5 continents and 11 countries selling more than 20 million products worth $360 million a year, has been ranked ...
What Happened: According to a report published by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), the number of wealthy families controlling Pakistan’s economy and politics has jumped to 31 from 22 since independence. These families ...
Skirmishes between protesters and the Frontier Corps personnel left eight people injured in Sadda town of Kurram tribal district on Saturday. What Happened: According to officials, a mob attacked the offices of the district administration ...
In an interview with Bianna Golodryga from CNN on Thursday, 20 May, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s argument took a turn when Golodryga accused Qureshi of being anti-semitic. In the following minutes, instead of discussing ...
What Happened: After Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureishi said Israel has ‘deep pockets,’ and that ‘they control the media,’ during a CNN interview that aired yesterday, the anchor Bianna Golodrya accused him of being ...
The Shia and Sunni clerics in Gilgit Baltistan who had challenged each other to a ‘Mubahila’, a religious debate, on the condition that the loser of the argument must jump into the fire, have apologized ...
What Happened: A group of four unidentified men, their faces covered with masks, attempted to force themselves into the office of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Stanhope Place in London on Thursday. They tried ...
Having arrived in New York to attend the UNGA emergency meeting convened to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Palestine and bring an end to 11 days of Israeli aerial bombardment, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood ...
Pakistan is one of the 28 UN member states that do not recognize Israel. The Pakistani passport bears the inscription, “This passport is valid for all countries except Israel,” banning Pakistanis from traveling to the ...
After the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out heinous and ravaging aerial bombardment of Gaza, killing 232 Palestinians, including 65 children, it has finally agreed to a cease-fire with Hamas. What Happened: The terms of ...
What Happened: In the Barkhan area of Quetta, the Jhang and Gajani tribes locked horns over a land dispute in the Haji Kot area. At least seven people were killed and three others injured when ...
Six months after Ethiopian Prime Minister launched a military offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ethnic cleansing and genocide continue to rage in Western Tigray.
Four days after China landed a spacecraft on Mars; it has released the first photographs and videos of the Red Planet captured by its Mars Probe. What Happened: The first photograph, a black and white ...
The Israeli apartheid regime launches an airstrike that obliterates the dream bookstore of a man in Gaza which he had built by staying hungry for days.
In response to Jahangir Tareen's like-minded group of lawyers in the National and Punjab Assembly, PTI leaders have started the #IStandWithImranKhan trend on Twitter. In response, Laleen Sukhera tweets she stands with Colin Firth. ...
A raid conducted by Animal rights group Love Home reveals dead puppies and kittens in Chinese 'mystery boxes.'
Shia and Sunni clerics in Gilgit-Baltistan have challenged each other to Mubahila (debate) on recent sectarian disputes. The loser of the debate is expected to jump into fire as a punishment for religious treachery.
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