Tag: Pakistan
What happened: According to sources at the Ministry for National Health, Karachi has reported 25.1 percent positivity of COVID19. Details: Dr Iqbal Chaudhry, director of KU’s International Centre for Chemical & Biological Sciences, stated: “Our experts ...
What happened: Qurat-ul-Ain Baloch, a mother of four children, was brutally murdered by her husband, Umer Khalid Memon, on Thursday in Hyderabad. The police refused to register a First Information Report (FIR) against the perpetrator ...
What happened: A software called ‘Pegasus’ was sold by the NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company, to monitor activists, politicians and journalists from around the world. The network was uncovered by an investigation into a ...
What happened: Heavy rain hit Karachi on Thursday night, making the weather pleasant yet inundating roads and low-lying areas. Sharea Faisal and other areas were blocked with commuters stuck in their vehicles. Details: Most roads ...
What Happened: Qatar announced a new immigration policy through which Pakistanis will be able to attain Qatar’s visa on arrival at the airport. Details: According to details, Pakistani citizens would attain a 30-day tourist visa ...
What Happened: In a meeting of the Senate parliamentary committee on minorities’ rights, Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri opposed a proposed restriction on converting religion before the age of 18 years. He stated ...
What happened: Another victim reported being harassed and blackmailed by Usman Mirza. She notified that she had filed a complaint with the FIA’s Cyber Crime Cell in Rawalpindi, however, the anti-cybercrime body had ignored her ...
What happened: According to reports, a man accused of blasphemy was injured after the brother of the claimant allegedly opened fire on him while he was going to attend the hearing of the case lodged ...
What happened: Today, a spokesman of Afghan Taliban stated that they have captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan. The Taliban have launched a widespread offensive across Afghanistan since early May when US-led ...
What happened: For the first time, female traffic officers have been deployed female officers in certain areas of Karachi to create awareness among the motorcyclists. Details: Traffic police officials reported that a total of four ...
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: ACF received with considerable criticism for accepting Rs1million donation given to the organization as per the settlement in Karachi’s DHA dog attack case. As a result, ACF returned the donation and released a ...
What happened: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed addressing a press conference shared that there would be week-long holidays but the final announcement would be made by the PMO. Details: It is pertinent to note that ...
What happened: A fine of RS 50,000 or imprisonment upto 3 months has been declared as punishment for those who are found guilty of shooting, killing or poisoning a dog. Details: Dog culling has become ...
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: Under the New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) programme, UK will assist Pakistan with its expertise to detect new and potentially more dangerous variants of Covid-19, a British High Commission press release said. Details: ...
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: Samsung is in dialogue with three investors to establish a mobile manufacturing unit in Pakistan. Details: Sources said out of three parties, one has a franchise from Korea which has already set up ...
What happened: Out of 50 countries Pakistan has ranked 3rd in The Economist’s Global Normalcy Index. This index shows which countries are returning to the pre-pandemic levels of normal life. Pakistan’s normalcy score out of ...
What Happened: Reporters Without Borders, a press watchdog group, listed 37 world leaders as media “predators” who “crack down massively” on press freedom, including Imran Khan and Narendra Modi. Details: Reporters Without Borders, also known ...
What Happened: On Friday, the Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, said that Pakistan, Abdul Razak Dawood, is a major potential producer of mangoes and predicted that up to 160,000 Metric Tons (MT) of mangoes ...
What happened: The Punjab police has announced a four-week long internship program for students. Students from various degree programs can participate in the internship program at police offices. Details: The internship launch is in efforts ...
What Happened: Twitter User shares a beautiful message with everyone after he fulfills his goal for the year to buy his first ever car. Details: New year comes packaged with long lists of goals and ...
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: On Friday, Civil Aviation Authority (CCA) asked five foreign airlines to accommodate passengers affected by flight cancellations in recent weeks with the “earliest possible flights”. Details: CAA issued notices to five foreign airlines ...
What Happened: In a twitter thread, woman describes her horrific Careem experience with a male captain who passed extremely sexists and uncomfortable statements. The Thread: She concluded by saying, “All I can say after this ...
What Happened: The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank rose 0.08% on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday. Details: Data released on June ...
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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: 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: 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 ...
An opinion piece by Hiba Sohail When cricketer turned politician Imran Khan became Pakistan’s Prime Minister in 2018, there was widespread cautious optimism that he would reinstate the liberalism of the early 70s. His ideas ...
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: 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: Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, warns of an emerging fourth COVID-19 wave in Pakistan in July. He urges the nation to follow SOPs to stay safe during the pandemic. Backstory: According to ...
What Happened: Pakistan will soon be able to produce its own coronavirus vaccine, said Dr Tahir Yaqub, a professor at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS). Backstory: The UVAS had launched the initiative ...
What Happened: Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Interior Minister, states that Punjab police are close to arresting those responsible for yesterday’s blast in Lahore’s Johar Town. The blast claimed the lives of three citizens and injured several. Backstory: According ...
What Happened: Pakistan’s Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has received outstanding achievement award from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the ...
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 ...
How do Madrassasah’s work in Pakistan Madrassas whatever side of the fence we might stand are a reality in a country like Pakistan. There are more than 22,000 registered madrassas in the Country. The students ...
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: 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: Resulting an agreement signed with Pfizer, Pakistan will receive 13 million doses of the American vaccine. Backstory: The agreement was signed by Pfizer Pakistan and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to supply ...
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 ...
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 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: 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: 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 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: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has offered to give vaccinated travellers over the age of 50 a 10% concession in airfare. The discounted fares will come into effect from 10th June and can only ...
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?: ...
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 ...
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 ...
A student from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, has been nominated by Google to participate in the extremely competitive Google Summer of Code Programme 2021, according to the university’s press release. What ...
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 ...
Pakistan will start registering people aged 19 and above for coronavirus vaccination from tomorrow (Thursday), as announced by National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar via Twitter, following an NCOC meeting. The Response: ...
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: ...
The Australian Department of Water, Agriculture, and Environment has approved two mango processing facilities in Sindh — Mustafa Agriculture Farm, Kotri, and Iftekhar Ahmed & Co, New Sabzi Mandi, Karachi — for export of mangoes ...
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 ...
Pakistani Mountaineer Asad Memon aims to conquer his fourth summit of the Seven Summit Challenge after first embarking on the challenge two years ago. Next month, Memon will embark on a journey to ascend the highest peak ...
A journalist and YouTuber, Asad Ali Toor, was brutally beaten up by unidentified assailants outside his residence in Sector F-10 late on Tuesday night. What Happened: According to a police official, some people came outside ...
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 ...
Shahid Afridi has been ruled out of the upcoming matches of the Pakistan Super League scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi due to a back injury. He tweeted that he “experienced pain in his ...
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 ...
Pakistan has locally completed the development of a coronavirus vaccine with the assistance of Chinese experts after raw materials for the vaccine were transported to Islamabad last month. What Happened: The announcement was made by ...
Daraz and Nadia Patel Gangjee’s social enterprise, Femprow, have come together to assist the newly registered female sellers in establishing their shops on the platform and therefore, boost the growth of their businesses in terms ...
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 ...
Israel’s ruthless aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in Palestine has critically injured many, and the bombing has also devastated medical infrastructure, increasing the load on existing medical facilities which themselves ...
What Happened: British-Pakistani woman Haseeba Abdullah is England’s first hijab-wearing boxing coach and has now been named as a “Hometown Hero” for the Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place next year in Birmingham. The Context: Haseeba is ...
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 ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) regional office for the eastern Mediterranean has announced the World No Tobacco Day 2021 Award for Pakistan for its effective anti-tobacco campaign. According to the former technical head of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Two policemen, a private guard of an SHO, and a private photographer working with police were killed in an anti-bandit operation while attempting to recover kidnapped victims in the Garhi Tegho area of Shikarpur district ...
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 ...
Car aficionados in Pakistan have been sent into a frenzy as Sazgar Engineering Works Limited (SEWL) recently decided to simultaneously introduce two new SUVs, the Haval H6 and the Haval Jolion in the country. What ...
What Happened: In a landmark development, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, and Investment Abdul Razzaq Dawood has announced Pakistan’s inclusion in the sellers’ list of the e-commerce giant Amazon. The Advisor tweeted ...
What Happened: Reduced visibility caused by burning of agricultural waste resulted in a chain vehicle collision near Kala Shah Kaku on the Lahore to Islamabad motorway. Several people were injured and more than three dozen ...
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 ...
Amid scorching heat and Cyclone Tauktae, the number of pediatric emergencies in Sinch skyrocketed. What Happened: A total of 22,000 children were reportedly received at the Childlife Foundation’s emergency facilities from Orangi Town, Nazimabad, Korangi, ...
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 ...
As cases of coronavirus rise in Swat, Swatis grow increasingly reluctant to get vaccinated.
Balochistan is home to a multitude of endangered species; markhor, rare mountain goat species, 106 species of birds, 18 species of mammals, and 125 different species of plants inhabit the region. Now, a rare pair ...
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 ...
The internet and social media aren’t always safe for women, be it unwanted messages, unsolicited pictures or outright harassment. This latest incident is just one event of many and was first called out by a ...
Prime Minister Imran Khan will take phone calls from the public at 1:30 PM today. People can contact him on the telephone number 051-9224900. The telephone conversations will be broadcasted live via television, radio, and ...
Minahil is a 23-year-old girl based in Lahore, Pakistan. Living in a society where marriage is given priority over attaining good education and career for girls, Minahil hopes to fight for her right to education ...
First Batch: Minister for Planning & Development Asad Umar has revealed that the first batch of the CanSino vaccine for local processing has arrived at NIH Islamabad. This will be the first that packaging, filling, ...
The announcement: The US e-commerce giant Amazon has finally decided to add Pakistan to its approved sellers list, announced Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood. Razak said this ...
Mum’s are special beings that deserve only the very best. With mother’s day fast approaching, you must be struggling to find a perfect present that suits your mother’s personality. Thankfully, there are many online shops ...
Federal Minister: The Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar shared a tweet early morning stating that the nation wide vaccinations for yesterday crossed the 200,000 mark. He also said that the rate of registration ...
UN: A tweet by the UN Special Rapporteur on rights to housing stated that they were shocked to see the number of evictions because of the pandemic around the world. They said this could be ...
The Broadcast: Federal Minister for Information and Technology spoke to the media today evening and embarked on the conditions and the following of SOPs around the country. He stated that 68% of the country was ...
NCOC circular: The NCOC has released a circular in the morning outlining major changes to Pakistan’s travel rules and restrictions. It has been formed keeping in mind global disease trends and local positivity rates. The ...
Eid is right around the corner and shopping these days might cost you more than just money. If you’re falling behind on your Eid shopping, don’t want to expose yourself to crowded bazaars or just ...
Islamabadis, your prayers have been answered. No longer do you have to rely on the lousy chain donut shops to get your sweet fix. Home bakers from all around the city have rallied together during ...
A healthy lifestyle, with a well-rounded diet and plenty of exercise, is hard to maintain, during a global pandemic. With limited access to the outdoors and gyms shutting down, safe exercise options are quickly dwindling. ...
Sindh Health Department: The Sindh Health department has just posted a video message on their Twitter announcing that the South African and Brazilian COVID-19 strains have been found in samples taken at the Agha Khan ...
Election Results: After a long night of waiting and a very tough competition, PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhail has emerged victorious after securing 16,156 votes. Miftah Ismail of the PML-N missed out on the seat by ...
What happened: The world renowned Khewra pink salt is set to be registered as a local product of Khewra with international trading bodies.The federal cabinet recently approved that the Pakistan Minerals Development Corporation will be ...
Honey is one of the most healthy foods found in nature. A natural sweetener, it not only tastes delicious but can help you sustain a healthy lifestyle. Lately, bees have become an endangered species due ...
Where representation is concerned, the Pakistani designer fraternity has mostly ignored the needs of women who like to keep it modest. Surviving this country’s heat in tacky and cheap-quality jersey abayas is a task you ...
The Report: According to the findings of the ‘Annual Pakistan media legal review 2020’ report launched by the Institute of Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA), internet freedom declined in Pakistan in 2020 due to the ...
2021 continues to be a very uncertain time, with the third wave of the pandemic sweeping the world. It feels like we’re living through multiple disasters, trying to keep our head over water. During these ...
For all the chocolate lovers out there, dreaming of a fudgy afterlife. These homegrown businesses are fudging up our lives and we love it. Lahore has been blessed with these saints who will liven up ...
Defined as laid-back yet boujee, hip hop fashion has always been the top runner of the fashion leagues. Then a style adopted by only a few male African American New Yorkers is now adopted by ...
We’ve all fantasized about something sweet, deep-fried and smothered in chocolate. Doughnuts really do hit the spot like nothing else, but how many of you have been disappointed by a greasy and heavy doughnut? Well ...
On April 16th, a girl named Hafsah (@hafsahhaqofficial) posted on Instagram about her experience at Arammish, DHA and stated that their masseuse injured her. She’s also a choreographer by profession and because of this injury, ...
Everyone has a love-hate relationship with their hair. Your hair takes a lot of stress when styling them for different occasions. They might sustain heat damage or chemical stress, which weakens your hair and contributes ...
How you start off your day can really depend on how you ended your last. The best time to indulge yourself in some self-care is right before you go to bed. This not only helps ...
A lot of businesses were hit hard by the pandemic last year, especially small businesses. In 2020, Propergaanda witnessed first hand the fallout that resulted from the pandemic. Therefore, we decided to launch a new ...
The Tweet: Twitter user @MoosaAbbas23 posted a nostalgic tweet reminiscing about how sweet mornings were listening to renowned radio show host Khalid Malik. His tweet recalled how Khalid’s energy made early mornings to school in ...
The Announcement: Speaking to the media after attending a meeting with the NCOC (National Command and Operations Centre), the Minister for Planning and Development expressed concerns over the trajectory of the dangerous third wave of ...
The Election: On Tuesday, a session of the 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held to determine which members would become the most recent additions to 3 fundamental UN bodies which are the Commission ...
Abdal Mufti, a self taught artist based in Pakistan uses art to tell stories. He combines animations and 2D illustrations with an audio component which provides quite an experience for the viewers. He focuses on ...
The ISPR released a statement on Friday, announcing that 37 brigadiers have been promoted to the rank of major-general. What’s interesting: Out of 37, 2 women have been promoted to the rank of major general, ...
Muskurao, a short film by Ali Raza is a story of a Quran teacher, his young student Zara and her mother which conveys a thought provoking message. Based in London, Raza is a filmmaker, digital ...
Dear white saviours, We’re terribly sorry but please keep your opinions to yourselves; you see, white saviours sharing their opinions has never brought anyone any good. From the first ship of looting thieves that docked ...
Federal Minister for Housing Tariq Bashir Cheema of the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid came under fire on Tuesday after video clips surfaced on social media allegedly showing several of his family members getting vaccinated ...
Hub: A license of permission has been afforded to a Chinese liquor company to construct and establish a manufacturing plant in Pakistan. Sources and reports have emerged to the foreground saying that the Securities and ...
Karachi: A dark cloud of uncertainty reigned upon the skies in Karachi, as football in Pakistan suffered yet another setback in the shape of an attack on the FIFA- appointed PFF HQ in Karachi, Pakistan. ...
In the face of a shifting global tobacco epidemic that marks dwindling sales of cigarette consumption, British American Tobacco (BAT) which is one of the world’s largest cigarette companies has bet a hefty £1 billion ...
Rehman Afshar, who is popularly known by his musician moniker Maanu, has been dropping single after single during the past year. We spoke to Afshar towards the end of 2020, when he released the music ...
Breaking news: Late on Friday night, multiple earthquake tremors were felt in various cities across Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Multan, Abottabad and Karachi. There are also reports emerging from Kashmir, stating that shocks ...
The headline: Traffic police in Mansehra district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has banned female students and women from sitting in the front seat of school vans. Inside the story: Parents in Mansehra are facing an unusual issue ...
Footwear brand Atoms, run by entrepreneurs Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali, has been generating buzz since its launch. But that was nothing compared to the traction they received when the Humans of New York interview ...
“The programme will work towards developing mentorship and connecting young Pakistani women to academic and professional networks for educational and career advancement” The Society for International Education, funded by the US Department of State, has ...
Disclaimer: The following is a work of satire. Follow the author, H. Ghaznavi here on Twitter. Dear Dada, It’s been a while since I’ve written to you. In the current scheme of things it seems ...
Note from author: The following is a work of satire, in case the letter-writing-dog didn’t give it away. Try not to take offence. To my hooman Imran, Remember when we used to spend time together ...
What happened: On Monday, police uncovered a shocking crime from Lahore when a seven-year-old girl’s body was recovered from a canal in the Mohlanwal area of the city. Behind the story: The victim’s family stated ...
The story in a nutshell: Earlier this week on Wednesday, a virtual graduation ceremony was held for the 1,600 strong class of the PepsiCo-Amal youth program from 135 towns and villages across Pakistan which included ...
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Handicrafts or handmade products are good for the environment and by supporting these artists and local businesses, you’re not only helping them keep a certain tradition and culture going but you’re also getting your hands ...
What happened: On Friday, the Indian Army resorted to unprovoked violence at the Line of Control (LoC) by targeting a United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) vehicle, said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). Two military ...
What happened: MNA Ali Wazir has been arrested in Peshawar, at the request of the Sindh Police, in connection with a recent rally he attended in Karachi. According to the police, Ali Wazir and several ...
What happened: Pakistan has repaid Saudi Arabia $1 billion of the $3 billion it owes the Arab state, in the second installment of the soft loan, while Islamabad is reaching out to Beijing for a ...
Sheikh Rasheed has had a long and fruitful career in politics, spanning 15 years and 35 ministries. Though how he has managed to stay in power for so long is incomprehensible for the vast majority ...
In recent years, with incubators and accelerators popping up in Pakistan’s major cities, an ever increasing number of Pakistanis are opting to forego traditional career paths to pursue their entrepreneurial journey and explore the startup ...
In a fresh review petition in the apex court, Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that former Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa had asked him to resign and informally told him about ...
what happened : Few days ago, the Ex- Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appeared on the international talk show “Hardtalk” where he addressed several issues including, the National Accountability Bureau, his return to Pakistan , the ...
What Happened: On Saturday, The Wildlife Department Chakwal registered a case against TV anchor Imran Riaz Khan for hunting partridges in the forest of Chakwal.Ghulam Rasool, Deputy Director Wildlife (OPS) Salt Range, Chakwal was suspended ...
What happened: On Tuesday, Chief Justice High Court Lahore suspended a notification against Ammar Ali Jan, calling it an unconstitutional attack on civil liberties. After the Student Solidarity March, arrest warrants were issued by Punjab ...
On this day, 1967 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto founded the Pakistan People Party and set a new face of democratic front in the political discourse of Pakistan. PPP has witnessed both democratic and military regime control. ...
Federal Government recently announced to shutdown all the educational institutions because of a raging pandemic, unfortunately online educational system wont be helpful either. But it would be unfair to say that our education system is ...
What happened: Opposition parties are expected today (Monday) to hold a PDM rally against the government authorities. Over the weekend, Administrative government deployed containers and registered FIRs to thwart the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM ) ...
What happened: On Friday, Pakistan participated in the 47th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Niamey, Niger. Major contribution: Speaking at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood ...
What happened: Prime Minister Imran Khan categorically said the government would not give permission to the opposition to hold its rallies in Multan and other cities. “The coronavirus is spreading dangerously, therefore the opposition should ...
Ahmadis are reviled and persecuted in Pakistan, ironically, both for not being muslim enough or trying to be too muslim. The extent of their persecution is such that it is enshrined in the law. The ...
What happened: On Wednesday, The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced that it will not recognize two-year bachelors’ degrees issued to students enrolled in such programmes after the 2018 academic year. In this regard, the ...
What happened: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Mohsin Dawar decided to part ways from an 11-party alliance of Pakistan Democratic Movement. On Tuesday, Dawar made this announcement on his official twitter account and also presented a ...
T/W: Assault, Rape, Domestic Violence Background: Today is International Violence Against Women Day, this day celebrates the struggle of government and organizations for eliminating every kind of violence against all women. So let’s talk about ...
What happened: On Tuesday, The Foreign Office debunked the rumor that Pakistan might be considering to accept Israel as a sovereign state. FO spokesperson said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “statements in this context have ...
What happened: Newly appointed chairman of Pakistan Television Naeem Bukhari has hinted at total ‘blackout’ of the opposition on PTV. While talking to reporters outside Supreme Court, Naeem Bukhari confirmed the rumors. He was asked ...
What happened: On Monday, The Lahore High Court suspended a notice issued by the Inland Revenue department of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to a sugar mill of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s senior leader Jahangir Khan ...
Muslim world is facing an intense dilemma amid a raging pandemic and it’s not concerned with the lives of people which are literally on stake because of lack of resources and faith. This dilemma revolves ...
This year has been a rollercoaster ride for the world in every aspect. From raging pandemic to social unrest, we have witnessed superpowers struggling with basic health policies and due election process. But one thing ...
Misogyny, bigotry and violence would be the ideal words to define the cultural norms of Pakistan’s film industry. Just like any other entertainment industry in the world, Lollywood also has a dark side filled with ...
Pakistani and Italian archeologists have discovered a 1300 year old Hindu temple in the Swat district of Pakistan. The discovery of this temple was made during an ongoing excavation project in Barikot, at the top ...
19th Nov, 2020 Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of Pakistan’s most prominent religious party died because of cardiac arrest. Khadim led the most charged up Sunni-Barelvi movement in the last two years. From intense rhetoric to ...
I only need the youth of Pakistan to bring change, not big names or big politicians, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan during his first maga public demonstration. Background: This promise led to the ...
Background: Education ministers held a meeting on Monday which was chaired by Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood. A few suggestions and recommendations were discussed however no final decision was taken and the government announced ...
What happened: On Thursday, the Government of Pakistan presented some rules that define how social media will be governed. After the decision came out many big tech companies announced that these regulations would make it ...
What happened: Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Afghan capital, Kabul for delegation-level talks with President Ashraf Ghani on bilateral ties, the stuttering Afghan peace process and other issues. This will be the PM’s first ...
What happened: On Wednesday Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri revealed that, United Arab Emirates has temporarily suspended the issuance of visit visas to Pakistan, including a dozen of other countries, until further notice. Why: ...
What happened: A GoAir Riyadh-Delhi flight diverted to the Karachi airport after a medical emergency was reported onboard, Some reports stated that the flight G8- 6658A- took off from Riyadh in afternoon but had to ...
What happened: On Monday, Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) approved the transaction structure for the divestment of 96.6 per cent shares of Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC), and constituted a committee to improve upon the transaction ...
What happened: After eight months of havoc by coronavirus, scientists are moving towards an optimistic route where experimental vaccines are showing positive results. Till now the estimated cost of the Covid-19 vaccine is not available, ...
Background: Over the last few years, Pakistan’s Barelvi movement has become politically active and religiously mobilized. The social movement discourse in Pakistan has been disrupted as new actors are getting involved through dangerous channels. Not to ...
What WHO is saying: The World Health Organization has declared educational institutions as a significant source of coronavirus transmission in the general population. WHO has expressed concern about the government’s failure to decide about school ...
What happened: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has ended its Faizabad march/dhara in Islamabad shortly after a midnight announcement by its leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi. This announcement was made after the government negotiated with the leadership of ...
What happened: It is a well-established fact that Indian right-wing extremists tend to go a bit overboard when it comes to supporting their form of patriotism. In doing so, they sometimes lose sight of reality ...
What happened: On Friday, Police arrested more than 150 workers of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in order to prevent them from participating in a protest march against France today. According to media reports, police have arrested ...
What happened: On Friday, Indian and Pakistani armed forces exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir after Indian army resorted to “indiscriminate and unprovoked” shelling, targeting mainly the civilian ...
What happened: The deputy inspector-general (DIG) of police for Larkana, Nasir Aftab told media, that the main suspect who was arrested following the Kashmore gang-rape, Rafiq Malik, was shot dead by an accomplice as police ...
Animal carcasses rotting away in the middle of the street are a common sight in Pakistan. Both the people who hit these animals and those passing by everyday don’t have the basic decency to at ...
The Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBA) election is set to take place on November 15, 2020. A dozen political and religious groups, including the three largest political parties in Pakistan, have campaigned in the region ...
What happened: Pakistani Trans activist, Janat Ali has been nominated for South Asian Hero Award 2020 by APCOM. What is APCOM: APCOM is a not-for-profit organisation based in Bangkok, representing and working with a network ...
A Shia student was beaten by his classmates, before being handed over to police after a disagreement centred on the Caliphs Umar and Ali. The incident took place on Monday, at Islamabad Model College for ...
What happened: Anaya Sheikh, a Trans comedian, is setting her foot back in the game after a year. Anaya has worked with feminist comedy group “Auratnaak” but after November, 2019 Anaya left the circuit because ...
What happened: The fiasco started after PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday posted a screenshot on the Twitter of an article by The Washington Post titled “Trump’s defeat is a blow for the world’s demagogues ...
“Women fear epithets because they are warnings, threats, proof that a woman has made a wrong step in her relationship to the world around her, proof that a man or men have noticed her and ...
Meet the Dynamic Duo – Asad and Hassan – Founder of a multipurpose social dining space, Strictly Social. Asad and his team partner Hassan have been friends for a long time, and when they ...
Hope seems to be in the air everywhere. Trump lost the election, Modi is trailing behind his opponents in the polls from the Bihar election, the Chileans did away with the unjust Pinochet era constitution, ...
Gang culture and mafias have a special place in South Asian society. Not because we are innately drawn towards violence, which can “sometimes” be the case, but also that our mainstream entertainment has put an ...
Background: A two-member bench comprising Justice KK Agha and Justice Amjad Ali Sahito heard the case of Arzoo’s abduction, forced conversion and marriage of a 44-year-old man, Syed Azhar Ali in Karachi. What happened: On ...
Even though cannabis is illegal in Pakistan, its port city, Karachi ranked second in the list of the most marijuana consuming cities in the world. On the face of it this ranking seems absurd, Pakistan ...
What happened: PTI senior leader Jahangir Tareen returned to the country after spending seven months in London, he was accompanied with his son,Ali Tareen. Why he left: Tareen, a confidant of PM Imran Khan and ...
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