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4 patients lost their lives in result of violent protest held by lawyers at Lahore’s Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar have taken notice of the ...
Since the abolition of Article 370 on August 5th, effectively ending it’s autonomy, Kashmir has been facing a lockdown with strict curfews, violence against protesters and growing tensions between India and Pakistan. Here’s a timeline ...
Following meetings between the Federal Cabinet and Sub-Committee, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif refused to travel abroad on Tuesday to seek medical treatment under the conditions proposed by the government. The PML-N leader rejected the ...
Lyari Town is considered to be one of the most dangerous and impoverished areas in Pakistan. Team ProperGaanda went to the slums of Lyari in Karachi to uncover the truth about Pakistan’s oldest locality. Lyari ...
In the past few years, the gaming industry has become a booming business with professional tournaments even taking place in Pakistan. However, in the midst of all this there is a deeper and darker side ...
This week Pakistan saw a lot of ridiculous and hilarious videos go viral. We do a deep dive of the top three ones from the week. During a debate on private news channel, Jamiat-e-Islam Fazl ...
Airlift is a new transport service that allows users to pre-book rides on premium quality, air-conditioned buses and vans that have fixed routes and stops across the city. Airlift was created with benevolent goals; to ...
The International Cricket Council shared a heartwarming photo of a Pakistani cricket fan from the United States on his wedding day, ‘even on my wedding night, I wasn’t going to miss this game.’ Cricket fans ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan directed authorities to visit the site of the anti-government Azadi March to see what aid they could provide the activists following a major temperature drop in the capital On Tuesday, unexpected ...
Former Prime Minister and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, along with daughter Maryam Nawaz, leave Lahore’s Services Hospital for Jati Umra Although Nawaz Sharif was discharged from hospital yesterday, he refused to leave for Jati Umra ...
India’s supreme court has banned stubble burning citing it as one of the major contributors to the deteriorating air quality in the metropolis. This week, a public health emergency was declared in India following air ...
An image making rounds on twitter shows the prestigious King Edward Medical College stating one criteria for their sanitation worker job as ‘non-muslims only’. The image shows an application form with multiple job vacancies at ...
On Monday, the Lahore High Court approved the bail plea of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills Case following her arrest on August 8th. A two-member division bench headed by Justice Ali ...
Pakistani singer and television host, Rabi Pirzada, has announced that she is leaving the entertainment industry for good following the leak and subsequent social media uproar of her private photos. Last week, private content surrounding ...
The governments social welfare programme ‘Ehsaas’ has introduced a new project titled ‘Ehsaas for Students’. This project’s aim is to provide scholarships to at least 200,000 students from lower-income, disadvantaged families over the course of ...
This Sunday saw the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Baba Guru Nanak Dev. Over 1,100 Indian Sikhs crossed the wagha border and arrived in Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal to partake in ...
Protesters this week were spotted holding the Taliban flag at Maulana Fazlur Rehmans Azadi March this week. Government officials were quick to criticise this move. The special assistant to the Prime Minister on youth affairs, ...
An inquiry conducted by the Pakistan Railways’ team concluded that the primary cause of the Tezgam Express tragedy on Thursday was a gas leak and subsequent explosion of two cylinders The Federal Government Inspector of Railways (FGIR) will ...
The Afghan Taliban have been bombing various areas in Afghanistan throughout the two month campaign for the presidential elections. Voting is now underway, despite the Taliban’s repeated warnings of intentions to attacking the polling centres. ...
19 June 2019 Shahid Kapoor says that his fights with his wife Mira can last 15 days on occasion During a chat session with Neha Dhupia on her show BFFs with Vogue season 3, Shahid ...
Supreme Court is likely to take up NAB plea against Shahbaz Sharif on June 13 The Supreme Court is expected to take up on June 13 the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) appeal which has challenged ...
According to Shah Mehmood, Imran Khan and Donald Trump may have a meeting A meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and United States President Donald Trump might take place after some progress in the ongoing ...
The government has finally announced its tax amnesty scheme, after it was approved by the cabinet After a long discussion, the government finally revealed its first tax amnesty scheme. The purpose of the deal is ...
4 policemen were killed when a blast ripped through a market in Quetta’s Satellite Town last night Last night, 4 policemen lost their lives when a blast ripped through a market in Quetta’s Satellite Town. ...
The army has announced that the death toll has risen to 5 for the Gwadar attack 4 hotel employees, 3 staffers and a security guard, were killed while a navy soldier was martyred. Meanwhile 6 ...
3 gunmen attacked Pearl Continental Gwadar on Saturday Just a few days after the Data Darbar terrorist attack, Pakistan witnessed another attack on its soil. Gunmen stormed the hotel in Gwadar, killing one security guard, ...
The Supreme Court berates DHA for allocating state land to private entities The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday took issue with the Defence Housing Authority’s (DHA) handing over of state land in Karachi to private entities. ...
At least eight people — five policemen and three civilians — were killed and 25 others injured in what officials described as a suicide bombing targeting an Elite Force van parked near the Data Darbar ...
Nawaz Sharif and Entourage leaves for Kot Lakhpat prison Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif left for Kot Lakhpat prison with his entourage, following the expiry of his six-week bail in ...
FIA arrests Chinese nationals allegedly involved in human trafficking in Lahore A shocking announcement was made when it was revealed that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested 8 Chinese nationals from Lahore suspected of being ...
It was reported earlier today that Mahira Khan had secretly gotten engaged to her partner while she was in Turkey last month. However, close sources to the superstar have revealed that this is only fake ...
The JeM chief has been designated as terrorist by the UN JeM chief, Masood Azhar, has been labeled a global terrorist by the United Nation Security Council (UNSC). According to a statement released by the ...
Afzal Kohistani, the whistleblower who brought the gnarly truth of the Kohistan video scandal forward, was shot dead in Abbottabad on Wednesday by unidentified men. Kohistani has repeatedly asked form security. According to Express Tribune, just ...
Even though we don’t have the Oscars in our neck of the woods, our media industry is rife with intrigue, same as Hollywood. Renowned Pakistani actress, Reema Khan, recently caused an uproar by alleging that ...
Comedian and thespian @shehzadghiasshaikh, shares a moving message with his fans on Sunday night. Scroll to read his full message
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As 2018 wrapped up, Pakistan celebrated it’s first ever Transgender Pride march, organised by Track-T and Saathi Foundation. Jannat Ali, the Program Director at Saathi Foundation, led the march from the front, proudly upholding the ...
On Thursday, Facebook shut down a series of fake news pages spreading propaganda about the Bangladeshi opposition days before the national elections. Nine Facebook pages designed to mimic legitimate news outlets, as well as six ...
If you’ve been out of the loop recently and don’t know what has been going on, then don’t worry. PG brings to you a summary of all that happened over the weekend. Faiz International Festival ...
The Xinhua News Agency, also known as the New China News Agency, is the official state-run agency of the People’s Republic of China and is the biggest and most influential media organisation of the nation. ...
The political climate in Sri Lanka has been particularly tense since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked the sitting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26th and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa – a two-time controversial former ...
Farhad Humayun, lead vocalist and drummer of Pakistani rock band, Overload, recently uploaded a status on Facebook stating that he will be taking a sabbatical from the music scene due to his recent diagnosis of ...
The acquittal of Asia Bibi on Wednesday sparked rage and angry protests all over the country by various Islamist Parties, especially Tehreek e Labaik (TLP), a hardline religious political party which had previously vowed to ...
News of spot fixing taking place has become increasingly common since the past few years. Although it doesn’t determine the overall result of the game, it still affects a part of it. Al Jazeera’s Investigative ...
Yesterday the Dollar’s value appreciated by 9.75, raising it to an unprecedented high of 134, in interbank exchange. In the open market it stands at 137 against the Pakistani rupee. This sudden and drastic rise ...
Chairman of the Paksitan Tehreek-i-Insaaf, Imran Khan, is coming to Lahore on the 12th of July for his Jalsa at Khayaban-e-Iqbal. The PTI promises that #BallayPeThappa is a vote for change and a vote for ...
Following the widely publicised Patari fiasco, Ali Zafar has made it into the headlines again. Both Patari and Ali Zafar have received a fair amount of back lash from the public in recent days. Screenshots ...
Patari, who only recently created shockwaves in Pakistan earlier this year due to sexual harassment allegations against their former CEO Khalid Bajwa, has made headlines yet again. After multiple statements from Patari that there is ...
With the elections nearly less than a month away, every political leader across the nation has been putting forth a series of their proposals. At one end, despite being dismissed from the running, the Sharif ...
Since Trump took office in the US, the immigrant debacle has transcended from precariousness into a complete tragedy. Recently, Trump and his administration released what is called a “zero tolerance” policy towards immigrant children residing ...
On Sunday, the 3rd of June members of the Pashtun Tahaffuz movement (PTM) were attacked and killed by a group of armed men claiming to be the Taliban. At least three PTM supporters are reportedly ...
In a marriage that lasted from January 6th to October 30th in 2015, Imran Khan and his former wife Reham Khan have made the headlines regularly, since. At the height of his political career, 3 ...
The case on Bahria town has lead to a halt in the establishment of perhaps the biggest residential project in the country and Malik Riaz is said to have been in and out of courts to ...
How it all Started We live in a time where Pakistan struggles hard, to keep up with its image projected by social and television media. If it isn’t our politics, it is our entertainment industry. ...
The Press Council of Pakistan has recently served a notice to the editors at Dawn, claiming a violation of the Ethical Code of Conduct. Their claim is based on a published interview of Nawaz Sharif ...
Ramzan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month that tests the resilience and patience of Muslims across the globe. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk for the entire month ending ...
In a cruel twist of fate the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED) has disappeared itself. While it was not bundled into an unmarked car by men in civilian clothing with surprising tactical coordination, ...
Author: Afia Iqbal Any Pakistani watching the local news the past few days must have been suitably perturbed in some manner by the ongoing events – either by the phone calls of loved ones unable ...
Karachi: infamous for its permanent blots of blood-red paan pichkaris, ever growing heaps of eternal garbage and seemingly immovable gruff Punjabi Rangers has finally gotten good at disposing off its most permanent stain – the ...
The History The roots of journalism in Pakistan can be traced back to 1857 War era, long before independence. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the founding father of the journalistic philosophy of our country. After ...
2017 saw shocking events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Rapid political and economic reforms sent shockwaves of change through KSA. This year, these shock waves are expected to grow more. The recent expulsion of ...
The Bollywood actress, Sridevi Kapoor died due to a heart attack at the age of 54. Sridevi was in Dubai and with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi when she passed away, claim reports. ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: SC passes ruling that disqualifies Nawaz Sharif as head of PML-N, Lahore Police seek Abid Boxer from UAE, Animals found living under terrible conditions in Karachi zoo, and more! SC ...
Packaged milk has become a necessity in Pakistan in recent years due to its accessibility. Moreover, the awareness created through different campaigns, including an animated series titled Milkateer, has promoted the use of packaged milk ...
*The following views are not due to any political party affiliation. They are just some logical questions that a concerned citizen found themselves asking.* About 2 weeks ago, a PMLN lawmaker was criticised in what ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News Covering: Nisar Ali Khan responds to allegations, India and China in a bidding struggle over a stake in Bangladesh Stock Exchange, Senate recommends extradition of former PIA CEO, and more! Nisar ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Mashal Khan murder case verdict to be announced today, the US drops record number of bombs in Afghanistan, Climate change report predicts disastrous future for Pakistan, and more! The US ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Jadhav faces terrorism, sabotage charges, customs seize mobile phone sets worth billions, Chinese national dies following the targeted attack in Karachi, and more! Indian spy, Jadhav now faces terrorism, sabotage ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: PPP Minster’s death being deemed a suicide, PMLN Senator says his actions in the viral video were misconstrued, 90 dead in latest migrant tragedy off the coast of Libya, and ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering- Police raid Rao Anwar’s house, India wins Under-19 World Cup semifinals, a female imam from Kerala faces death threats, and more! Police raid Rao Anwar’s house India wins Under-19 World ...
Daily Digestible News No. 1: Trump mulls over sending more troops to tackle surge in militancy Daily Digestible News No. 3: Tehreek-i-Labbaik leader demands Nisar’s arrest Daily Digestible News No. 3: Faith healer ...
Pakistan and the United States have shared a very turbulent history when it comes to foreign policies and financial aid. But looking at Donald Trump you cannot find a comparable display of recklessness from the ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Inquiry updates in Naqeebullah Mehsud’s murder case, Pakistan responds to the US’s statements, and more! Inquiry reveals Naqeebullah Mehsud was killed in a “fake encounter” “staged” by SSP Rao Anwar ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: NA condemns Sheikh Rashid and PTI for cursing parliament, a teenage boy shot dead in family monetary dispute, India successfully test fires nuclear-capable missile, and more! NA condemns Sheikh Rashid and ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: PIA’s privatization process approaches finalization, four Pakistani soldiers martyred in shelling across LOC, American diplomat acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts anti-terrorism efforts, and more! PIA’s core business to be sold off by ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Updates in Zainab rape-cum-murder case, Israel’s PM arrives in India to strengthen bilateral ties, Ahsan Iqbal responds to Indian Army Chief’s statements on Pakistan’s nuclear power, and more! New images ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Updates on Zainab rape-cum-murder case, new reports of child sexual assault emerge across the nation, COAS receives calls from US officials to discuss security cooperation, and more! Lahore High Court orders ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Updates on Zainab rape-cum-murder case, another child’s body recovered in Sargodha, new CM Balochistan nominated, and more! Postmortem report suggests Zainab was raped before she was strangled to death Inspector ...
Pakistan witnessed yet another blow to the state of free speech in the country with the attempted kidnapping of renowned journalist, Taha Siddiqui. Taha was traveling to the airport in Islamabad when about a dozen ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Balochistan CM resigns, Pakistan suspends military and intelligence cooperation with the US, PML-N beats PTI in Chakwal by-polls, and more! Balochistan Chief Minister, Sanaullah Zehri resigns Pakistan suspends military and ...
This is the story of Zainab, an innocent little girl. If you’re expecting a happy ending, you’ll be sorely disappointed. What happened to Zainab is unfathomable, but a harsh reality. Zainab went to attend her ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Pentagon releases instructions for Pakistan to resume aid, Pakistan Military goes after the Taliban, Iran calls on Muslim countries to unite against the US, and more! Pentagon tells Pakistan what ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Balochistan CM seeks Nawaz Sharif’s help, Aizaz Chaudhry says Islamabad seeks clarification over Washington’s controversial ‘religious freedom’ statement, Khawaja Asif claims Pakistan does not have an alliance with the US, ...
Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of ProperGaanda. Once again, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-insaaf leader, Imran Khan, is facing national criticism. His personal ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Updates on Sharif’s Saudia Arabia trip, Fazlur Rehman calls for province status for FATA, PTI announces rally in support of Sugarcane producers in Karachi, and more! Nawaz Sharif to discuss ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: man and woman gunned down in an alleged honor killing case in Muzaffarabad, Imran Khan levels fresh allegations against Nawaz Sharif, Khursheed Shah questions Nawaz Sharif’s upcoming visit to Saudia Arabia, ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Woman raped by village council for marrying against family’s wishes, a policeman arrested in connection with a school principal’s murder in Karachi, Bilawal accuses Musharraf of being behind Benazir Bhutto’s murder, and ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Shahrukh Jatoi released on bail in Shahzeb Khan murder case, Interior Ministry opposes MML’s registration as a political party, 12-year-old’s marriage prevented in Sukhur, and more! Shahrukh Jatoi, two accused ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: No evidence found against bloggers accused of blasphemy, Pence warns that Trump has put Pakistan ‘on notice’, cross-border attack in Mohmand agency kills 3 soldiers, and more! No evidence found against ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Senate approves protection bill for transgender persons, Hindu girl abducted and forcibly converted in Thar, UN votes to reject Trump’s Jerusalem decision, and more! Breaking News: Senate standing committee approves ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: two young army officials martyred in N. Waziristan, PML-N lawmakers submit resignations over inaction regarding Sanaullah, SC presses NAB on grounds of what merits reopening Hudabiya case, and more! Second ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Terror attack in New York injures 4, Peshawar ATI attack suspects arrested, Jamaat-i-Islami marches towards Islamabad, and more! News Alert: Terror bomber strikes New York subway; 4 hurt Terrorists linked ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Massive fire in KP destroying forests, firing across LOC, Ministry of Information takes steps in accordance with National Action Plan, and more! Massive fire continues to spread in KP’s Shangla ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: Govt’s announcement of zero load-shedding in parts of the country, CIA says it will act is Pakistan doesn’t destroy safe havens, Nawaz Sharif’s accountability court hearing and more! Breaking News: ...
Today’s Digestible News covering: Pakistan is told to enforce Polio eradication plan, updates on Peshawar attack, Supreme Court’s rejection of using foul language for an Islamic cause, and more! Pakistan told to effectively enforce action ...
Here is your daily dose of the Digestible News covering Putin’s talks with Assad, approval of CPEC’s long-term plan, sharp increase in health costs in Pakistan and much more! Digestible News No 1: Pakistan calls ...
Here is your dose of Daily Digestible News covering Sindh Rangers DG’s statement denying links to any political party, Pakistani film’s win at Alexandria Film Festival, Rickshaw service app launch and more! Armed forces have ...
Here is your dose of Daily Digestible News covering Musharraf’s announcement regarding PAI, the president’s meeting with CII member, Sindh Ranger’s interception of suicide bombers and much more! Musharraf to head an alliance of 23 ...
Here’s your daily dose of Digestible News covering: mild earthquake in Quetta, assurance from the US that no group will attack Pakistan from Afghan soil, Pak-Iran agreement to enhance security and intelligence sharing, and more! Quetta ...
Here is your daily dose of Digestible News covering the arrest of the suspect for spreading a bomb scare, Texas church shooting, case against Hamid Mir and more! Suspect arrested for spreading bomb scare in ...
Here’s your daily dose of Digestible News covering the reopening of Intra-Kashmir trade, new appointment of Council of Islamic Ideology chairman, excerpts from Osama bin Laden’s daughter’s journal, and much more! Following a 4 month ...
On Thursday, at the age of 98, the daughter of Pakistan’s founding father, Dina Wadia passed away in New York. The demise of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter has struck a chord in the heart’s of ...
Here’s your daily dose of Digestible News covering the death of Dina Wadia, JI’s criticism of co-education in KPK, Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan, and much more! Dina Wadia, Jinnah’s only child passes away in ...
Here is your daily dose of Digestible News covering CIA’s release of materials seized in the 2011 Bin Laden raid, Khawaja Asif’s speech, PPP’s lashing out at NAB, and much more! CIA releases a new ...
Here is your daily dose of Digestible News covering Ahsan Iqbal’s FB post, Qandeel Baloch’s murder case trial, Bilawal’s interview and more! Ahsan Iqbal states that hidden forces are pushing Pakistan towards democratic instability ...
Nisar defends PML-N against “rumors” of forward block once again Ex Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar addressed a group in Kallar Syedan recently- once again, defending PML-N against accusations about a forward block in the political ...
Train blast near Bolan injures six On Friday morning, the Lahore-bound Akber Bugti Express was targeted near Bolan’s Hirak area via a remote-controlled device- injuring at least six passengers and damaging the train’s compartment number nine. ...
ECP drops contempt petitions against PTI chief, Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief, Imran Khan, appeared before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) nearly two weeks after the issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants against him ...
Pakistan is upfront with the US, it’s time to accept the defeat in Afghanistan During a brief visit to Islamabad, United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson along with his delegation met with Foreign Minister ...
Abbasi meets Shahbaz as calls for PML-N leadership change rise In Lahore on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif amidst growing calls for a leadership change in ...
Tillerson presses Pakistan to act against terrorist ‘safe havens’ On Tuesday, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Islamabad where he will emphasize cooperation in fighting extremists and driving them out of their ...
Missing journalist Zeenat Shahzadi recovered after more than two years Zeenat Shahzadi, a journalist who went missing in 2015 has been recovered by security forces near the Pak-Afghan border, said officials on Friday. Prior to ...
Nawaz, Maryam and Capt. Safdar plead ‘not guilty’ when indicted in NAB references Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and her husband retired Captain Safdar pleaded not guilty when indicted by an ...
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Senate passes resolution against disqualified persons holding party office Wednesday the Senate adopted a resolution, presented by Pakistan Peoples Party’s Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, stating that a person who cannot become a member of the parliament ...
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Meets with Mike Pence The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 72nd UNGA session in New York. Both agreed to work together to continue the bilateral relationship of the countries ...
After the case was filed on 14 Nov 2014 by Akbar S. Babar, PTI was ordered by the ECP on December 1 of last year to submit its accounts or face ‘legal consequences’-following numerous chances ...
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