Tag: Pakistan
Mohammad Farman Ali and Mohammad Arif Ali are cannibal brothers that were caught with the body of a child. Here’s how their story unfolded.
Hamza Ghaznavi from ProperGaanda explains Pakistan’s political blunders, and mind you, there have been more than a few! Lets take a trip down memory road and see the mistakes our state has made.
Meet the new Afridi in town; the youngest bowler to take a four wicket haul at the Worldcup stage. Even though Pakistan didn’t perform up-to-par during the ICC World Cup 2019, the team showcased new ...
“Aj kal market mein larkay underqualified aa rahay hain” Our team decided to take a deep-dive into the world of Rishta aunties and see how this effects the society at large. What we found out ...
Many have given their life for freedom in Kashmir but why does Burhan Wani’s death stands out? On his death anniversary, we take a look at why Burhan Wani’s life and death inspired a whole ...
The other day, while brainstorming some topics to cover, we all started to reminisce about our school years. A couple of us were in the English debates circuit, which became the center of our reminiscing ...
A rape and child labor case has been filed against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Mian Tahir Jamil, his wife Bano, and their two sons Afaq and Saad, for allegedly subjecting a 14-year-old domestic worker ...
What is Slack? Slack, an acronym for “Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge,” is an American cloud-based set of online services and software tools. It can replace email and texting for your team, and keep ...
Rameela Ayesha, a graphic designer based in Lahore, has accused Journal Post, an international news media website, for not paying their employees. According to Rameela, she joined Journal Post right after graduating from University as ...
An advertisement by the Pakistan Army offered sanitation jobs for Christians only, and received a lot of criticism on social media for being discriminatory. It has now been removed The ad stated that the job ...
Pakistan has been unable to eradicate Polio within it’s boarders. Only 3 countries in the world, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan, have not been able to stop the spread of polio. With the suspension of polio ...
Trigger Warning: Sexual Harassment, Rape, Violence Activists belonging to Habib University, a liberal arts college in Karachi, have taken to Social Media to highlight why victims of sexual violence choose to stay silent. The activists, ...
Let’s start of with some quick stats: Around 22.8 million children aged 5-16 are not in school in Pakistan. Out of these 22.8 million, more than 12.5 million children are involved in child labor in ...
A fight without glory – and in many cases, a tragic end. The plethora of different approaches taken to alleviate suffering of the LGBTQ+ communities within South Asia has necessitated the need for the community ...
Can a few milestones undo years of discrimination? We have seen firsthand how much discrimination the transgender community has faced in Pakistan over the years. While, recent laws and social campaigns are empowering the trans ...
The progress of the developed world to a large extent depends upon the research culture that is instilled in students in their tertiary education. They are taught to examine, isolate, understand, correlate and solve problems ...
Is startup culture just a buzzword? With the job market changing steadily and the increase in the number of people who prefer to be self-employed, the word start-up has almost become a buzzword. But startups ...
Disclaimer: These views belong to our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. After the success of our previous articles, we decided to go back to what got us started on ...
While going through today’s news, we saw a story about a Lioness who died after going through a stillbirth at a zoo in Dera Ghazi Khan. While going through the report, you see that there ...
On Sunday, during a session chaired by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, the federal minister Umar Ayub suggested that using the word ‘selected’ for Prime Minister Imran Khan should be prohibited. Qasim Suri agreed. ...
These are views of our social media audience and do not represent views of ProperGaanda itself. After our piece on the best desserts to get in Lahore, we decided to go after one of everyone’s ...
While Captain Sarfraz has been dealing with the brunt of all the hate after Pakistan’s inconsistent performance at the ICC World Cup, one person took it too far by harassing him, all the while recording ...
June 21, 1953 is the birthday of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, the first Prime Minister of any Muslim state. Trained under her Charismatic father Z.A Bhutto, she was on her own after the execution of her ...
The names have been changed to protect the identities of our respondents Most of you have probably heard about Tinder. Heck, most of you have probably used the app at some point in your life. ...
Saleem the resident of Lohari Gate area, Lahore was booked under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, for speaking blasphemous remarks at a public place in Lohari Gate area, Lahore. The trial of the ...
The International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) of the United Nations announced that it has restored Islamabad’s status as a family station, allowing UN personnel to travel with their families to Pakistan. A letter from the ...
As most of you may know, it’s been raining on and off in Lahore for the past few days. Right now, it literally looks like it’s going to being pouring rain all day. And most ...
Marital Rape noun Rape committed by the person to whom the victim is married Is marital rape still rape? You don’t hear about rape in Pakistan as often as you should, and there are several ...
We asked our Instagram community what they found were their worst experiences in restaurants in Lahore. Now we’re all used to publications telling us where to eat. And while that is pretty important work, we’ve ...
So we’ve all had to deal with the inefficiency of WAPDA at some point in our lives. It’s literally a rite of passage for most Pakistanis to go through! However, what happened yesterday was pretty ...
If you hadn’t heard, the students and faculty of one of Pakistan’s biggest university, COMSATS, have been protesting for the past few days. This all started after a couple of senior professors were let go ...
A very disgruntled cricket fan has filed a petition with the Gujranwala Civil Court against the Pakistan cricket team, seeking a ban on the squad as well as the firing of the selection committee following ...
19 June 2019 The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) youth wing for uploading hateful content against state departments on social media The crime wing in-charge Mr. Iqbal ...
19 June 2019 Shahzad Akbar has claimed that the United Kingdom has agreed to extradite former finance minister Ishaq Dar Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Akbar said that an agreement in this regard has ...
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh just witnessed the signing of three loan agreements with the World Bank for the country. The Country Director of the ...
You know what they say, it’s not a wedding until…..a politician slaps a journalist? Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry slapped senior anchorperson Sami Ibrahim at a wedding ceremony in Faisalabad yesterday. The ...
After many matches ended with the rain as the sole victor, the ICC convened an emergency meeting and declared the following: the trophy will be awarded to the rain, for its consistent performance, in contrast ...
Sexual harassment is defined as a breach of a person’s dignity and personal autonomy. Our government has put rules and regulations in place that protect individuals from such an intrusion. Infact, March 2019 marked the ...
On Sunday, the 16th of June, arch-rivals and neighbors India and Pakistan will be meeting for 7th time since the inception of the ICC World Cup. The much anticipated India vs. Pakistan matches always give ...
Over 90 per cent of total blood transfused in Pakistan is donated by the friends and relatives of patients. Around 10-20% of blood supply is still donated by professional donors. This got us thinking, maybe ...
Bank Alfalah just fired an employee after journalist Hasan Zaidi called him out on Twitter for abusive behavior. Fazeel Tajammul, the Unit Head Financial Reporting at Bank Alfalah, used abusive language after Hasan Zaidi’s critiqued ...
Earlier today, the highly anticipated annual budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 was finally revealed. And as expected, almost everyone from political leaders to our uber drivers have a lot to say about it. The ...
After retirement from the Information Ministry, Fawad Chaudry as Federal Minister for science and technology has already introduced a website and a mobile app, and now their latest invention Rate An Imam! Rate an Imam, ...
Ahmedi’s have been trending in Pakistan again, as an Ahmedi was arrested for having an Islamic symbols displayed. This has led to another debate on social media regarding the treatment of this sect within Pakistan. ...
We Pakistanis as a nation live off speculation and gossip. We love to talk behind backs and believe you me there is an aunty (phupho) living in each one of us no matter how much ...
A couple of days ago, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi and Pir Afzal Qadri were granted bail in a case related to staging countrywide protests and making derogatory remarks ...
PM orders payment of media dues before Eid Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to take measures for the payment of arrears to the print and electronic media ...
As you all probably know, the International Monetary Fund is bailing Pakistan about of a tough situation. IMF, our savior once again, has decided to be generous enough to give a $6 bailout package, to ...
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. ...
Yesterday, we posted an opinion piece about a student at Aga Khan who has allegedly been filming female students in the bathroom. We were asked to take it down. But as you can probably tell ...
Pakistani actress Armeena Khan is quite vocal about her views on Twitter – and it usually works out for the best. Armeena Khan’s response to Priayanka Chopra’s tweet during heightened tensions between India and Pakistan ...
Social media has been abuzz with an alleged rape case of a 15 year old girl. The girl’s mother took to social media to appeal to the masses for help, as the police was not ...
Prime Minister asks everyone to “stay strong” through this time of inflation Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday urged citizens to “stay strong” in the face of rising inflation and promised that the country “will make ...
I’ve recently entered the workforce, and oh boy was I not prepared. I knew it would be tough, I knew it would be hard, but what I was not prepared for was how much the ...
Fawad Chaudhary has been in the news for the past week, after going on a press tour as the new Minster of Science and Technology. However, most of the news coverage has been about his ...
You may have missed it, but the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been in the middle of a nationwide crackdown on a Chinese sex trafficking ring. With everything else that’s going on in the news, ...
Ramzan is here, and so is the moral imperative to make sure everyone is fasting, or at least looks like they are. In Pakistan, it is illegal to eat, smoke or drink in public during ...
Asia Bibi – who was let out of prison seven months ago – was last night on her way to be reunited with her daughters in Canada-her lawyers confirm. Mrs Bibi, 53, had been languishing ...
On 6th May, social media sensation Nasir Khan Jan was invited as a guest on SAMAA TV’s show Naya Din to address rumours that he has refused to work with the Pakistani actress Neelam Muneer ...
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 ...
In one of the more shocking stories to come out in the past few days is the 127 children that have tested positive for HIV. Sensing the gravity of the situation, international health organizations have ...
There has been some progress in Qandeel Baloch’s murder case. According to a Facebook post by Activist and Lawyer Nighat Dad, “Qandeel’s brother Arif who was nominated in FIR under 109 PPC & was living ...
Imran Khan lays foundations for his Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme plan; says everyone deserves a roof over their head Imran Khan has finally revealed the foundational structure of his new housing scheme, Naya Pakisran Housing ...
If you hadn’t noticed, Child marriages has come back into the limelight recently. For the past few days, pictures have been circulating on Social media of a young girl no older than 10 getting married ...
If you weren’t already aware, The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved a RS 9 increase in the price of petrol per litre on Friday. It will be sold at Rs108 per litre after approval of ...
Major changes to PML-N; Maryam Nawaz among 16 vice presidents, Abbasi named senior VP It looks like major changes are happening in all political parties. A day after Shahbaz Sharif steps down as the Public ...
Shahid Afridi reveals his real age in autobiography! Shahid Afridi reveals his real age in his new autobiography, Game Changer, released this week in India and Pakistan. In a chapter in which he describes his ...
Over 21 million children aren’t enrolled in schools in #Pakistan. If we don’t act now, it might be too late to change the future of our nation. Click here to learn about the woman who ...
Lux Style Awards (LSA) have been the talk of the town these days. This all started when Eman Suleman withdrew her nomination because she did not want to share the stage with an alleged harasser. ...
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 ...
Labour day is more than just a holiday, it is a day marked by street demonstrations which showcase the strength of the labour force that hold up the economy. And while many enjoy the annual ...
With the upward revision in the threat level posed by India on the back of intelligence reports of another attack being planned against Pakistan, the Army has announced the construction of five new DHAs in ...
2,200 visas have been granted to Sikh Pilgrims by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi so they may participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations to be held in Pakistan from April 12 to 21. ...
Bushra Ansari, a talent powerhouse, always has something up her sleeve to surprise her plethora of fans. But this is something no one could have expected! Bushra Ansari and her sister Asma Abbas have just ...
In 1971, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, tore up his papers and walked out of the UN Security Council after delivering a historic speech.
On Tuesday, the United Nations unanimously passed a resolution put forth by Turkey and co-sponsored by Pakistan which strongly condemns violence and terrorism targeting individuals belonging to religious minorities. Swipe to read the highlights
Pakistani model Eman Suleman states she “feels no joy” on her nomination due to who she has to share this accolade with. #LUXstyleawards
“He usually hits me a lot but this time he even shaved my head aswell and then beat me with pipes” – Asma
When will people stop asking Jemima about Imran Khan?
Mosharraf Zaidi criticises America and India for damaging Pakistan’s Sovereignty.
The organisers of the Cokefest have released their first statement to PG, following the season finale of the event held in Lahore
Bilawal Bhutto trolled ImranKhan and the Insaafians were prepared with the most savage comebacks!
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 ...
Thousands attended the funeral of Shakirullah alias Mohammad Ilyas, the Pakistani prisoner who was lynched in an Indian jail. Shakirullah’s body arrived via the Wagah border and people threw rose petals on the ambulance carrying ...
Did you know who was the woman accompanying the captured Indian Pilot Abhinandan? Well, get ready to be blown away. (For the dramatic effects) Who is she? She is Dr Fariha Bugti, one of Pakistan’s ...
Hamza Ali Abassi, popular actor and well known supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf on Thursday night tweeted what we think was supposed to be a heartfelt message. The tweet was directed at the son of the ...
Tensions between India and Pakistan have been very high during the past two days. India has proven to be the ever hostile neighbour, while Pakistan acted as the voice of reason. Here is a brief ...
Following in the footsteps of the Pakistani leadership, the citizens seem more inclined to taking a measured and mature position on the hostile responses from it’s neighbour. Soon after Pakistan announced successful airstrikes across the ...
Throughout Tuesday, the news was rife with reports of Line of Control violation by Indian Air Forces and the subsequent payload drop at Balakot. While India claims 350 militants of JeM, a militant group that ...
The International Olympic Committee has suspended all Indian applications to host future events and urged international sports federations not to stage competitions in the country after two Pakistanis were denied visas to compete in New ...
On 21st February, the young Pakistan People’s Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari spoke at the Oxford Union His talk came at a time when Pakistan is much backlash from India, due to the recent events in ...
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, visited Pakistan for two days starting Sunday. The visit comes at a time when Pakistan’s ties with its neighbour India are under duress due to the ...
Aleem Khan is known to be one of the biggest financiers of current ruling party, the Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf. His arrest and physical remand by the National Accountability Bureau has shocked more than ...
Meera Khan started her illustrious career at the young age of 10, when she appeared in a TV commercial. And since then, she has just added more accolades to her career. Swipe for an insight ...
On the 2nd of February, Arman Luni was killed in an alleged police encounter in the Loralai district of Balochistan. Luni, was a senior member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a nationalist movement launched ...
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 ...
Read more from ProperGaanda: The Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Against Aasia Bibi
After eight years of being on death row, Aasia Bibi was acquitted by the Supreme Court in October 2017. But even after being declared innocent, Aasia remained a hostage in Pakistan as the Islamist party ...
In 2017 alone, 1.75 million tourists visited Pakistan. In 2019, the British Backpacker Society declared Pakistan it’s top 20 adventure travel destination. And now, in 2019, amidst improving security conditions, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf led government ...
Tariq Hameed Jumani’s majestic click capturing the cheerful sight of the chirping birds on the horizon of Jahanian town granted him victory over the other entrants for the Best of Nation Award at World Photographic ...
Pakistan cricket team’s captain and wicket-keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed was caught sledging during 37th over in 2nd ODI match with South Africa. Pakistan had celebrated its win against South Africa in their first match. Preceding this, ...
Comedian and thespian @shehzadghiasshaikh, shares a moving message with his fans on Sunday night. Scroll to read his full message
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 ...
The 27th of December marks the 11th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, who is popularly referred to as the Iron Lady of Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto served as the 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan ...
The opposition leader in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly on Wednesday alleged that two judges’ posts, including that of chief judge of GB Supreme Appellate Court, had been kept vacant deliberately. Captain retired Mohammad Shafi Khan ...
The core purpose of US economic engagement with Pakistan is to ensure that it’s not a failure in the future and stops being such a poor country, says a senior official of the US Treasury ...
Every day approximately 8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into our oceans. There may now be around 5.25 trillion macro and microplastic pieces floating in the open ocean weighing up to 269,000 ...
An Australian citizen returned the statue of Buddha belonging to the Gandhara civilization of Pakistan as a goodwill gesture. 1. The statue was in the possession of Ms Romy Dingle, an Australian citizen whose mother ...
Recently famous journalist and anchor Nusrat Javed came at the center of Pakistani Twitter after claiming that he survived an assumption attempt and blamed Imran Khan for it. After some storm on Twitter the journalist said ...
On Wednesday, google released its ‘Year in Search’ list unveiling the top searched people, news, trends and events worldwide and in Pakistan for the outgoing year. The list brought forth some interesting facts – such ...
Very often, you hear a person insultingly use the word ‘miraasi’‘ for a fellow friend who enjoys entertaining others and wants to pursue theatre, film or music. Ever since I was a child, I always ...
The United States said on Tuesday it has added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, ramping up pressure over the treatment of minorities in the country. In January, the US Commission ...
With the advent of the digital age, Pakistani internet users now have the opportunity to step into the global culture and engage with all sorts of people. This opens new doorways to ideas and vocabulary ...
1. The World Bank has cancelled a $250-million emergency relief loan for Pakistan after both sides could not converge on a new macroeconomic framework due to deteriorating external-sector condition of Pakistan. 2. The loan was ...
On 10th December the world celebrates global human rights day, a day to commemorate the adoption of the universal declaration of human right by the UN General Assembly. The declaration of human rights was the ...
Dear Pakistani men, we understand that your typical (and fucked up) mentality revolves around you thinking how your wife or girlfriend decides your status in society and how her boisterous personality may taint your image, ...
After the destructive spell against the kiwis, Yasir Shah has become the fastest bowler to take 200 test wickets. He achieved this feat during the third test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi. The Moment ...
In recent years, truck art has become something that represents the chaotic, diverse yet earthy urban culture of Pakistan. But the truck art culture is also very male dominated; all the truck owners are men, ...
This article has been contributed by our featured writer Muneeb Khan According to 2018 ranking of Passport index, the passport of Pakistan secured third last place. That’s not very exciting for Pakistani Passport holders. But, ...
We’re all well aware of the plethora of harassment cases we hear about in our country on a regular basis. And a majority of us have faced harassment ourselves as well, whether it’s at our ...
Innovate Biscuits pulled a fast one over millennials with their iDisconnect Lounge at the Cokefest
On October 23rd and 24th, a plane from Israel allegedly landed in Islamabad, Pakistan. This was around the time the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited Oman out of the blue. Avi Scharf, an editor ...
Yesterday, news reports of recently acquitted Asia Bibi being flown from the Multan’s women prison to an “unkown destination” was spread across social media. On Thursday, the Foreign Office Spokesperson, Dr Muhammad Faisal denied the ...
Diwali, the festival of lights, is one which is actively celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the globe. One country which is tremendously highlighted during this period, by the media especially, is India. Being ...
Since the past 3 days, a vast number of roads in all the major cities of Pakistan have been blocked by the supporters of ultra Islamist parties such as Tehreek e Labaik Pakistan (TLP). The ...
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 ...
Every year, Punjab experiences periods of low visibility due to fog in November and February for around 10 to 25 days. However, over the recent years, the situation has worsened considerably due to local and ...
Raza Gillani is a familiar name in the Lahori activist circle. Recently, he uploaded a Facebook status which took the Debating Community by storm. Being a debater himself, he highlighted the discrimination that his former ...
عمران خان کا دورہ سعودی عرب رنگ لے آیا اور ڈوبتی پاکستانی معیشت کو تنکے کا سہارا مل گیا، سعودی عرب نے پاکستان کو چھ بلین ڈالر دینے کا فیصلہ کرلیا۔ مگر اس سعودی امداد ...
Recently, the institute of LUMS and Prof. Taimur Rehman made news due to their goodwill visit to Rabwah, showing support and solidarity towards the Ahmediyya community. The visit was made by a student group named ...
ستمبر 2015 میں ایک نورویجن ڈرامے نے تمام یورپی ممالک کے نوجوانوں کی توجہ اس طرح حاصل کی کہ ماضی کے تمام عداد بصارت کے رکارڈ توڑ دئیے۔ اس ایک ڈرامے کی ہداہتکارہ اور اداکاروں ...
ء 2015 میں جب چینی صدر نے پاکستان کا دورہ کیا تو ایک امید کی فضا پورے ملک میں پھیل گئی۔ بین الاقوامی میڈیا نے اسے خطے کے لیئے مثبت تبدیلی کا ایک کارنامہ قرار ...
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 ...
September 11th marked another disturbing event for a woman in Islamabad who was beaten and raped by the male domestic within the confines of her house. The attacker, Assad was handed over to the police ...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with United States President Donald Trump in New York yesterday, where the diplomat is representing Pakistan at the 73rd UN General Assembly session. According to reports, the meeting ...
The federal government of Pakistan has a total of 649,176 endorsed posts. Out of these almost 6 percent are occupied by women and a mere 2.8 by minorities. The remaining are yet vacant. It has ...
It’s been a rocky 24 hours for diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan. Since the Modi government backtracked on an intended meeting between Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and India’s Sushma Swaraj on the ...
We as a population are no strangers to turning our keyboards into weapons. This is especially true when someone we admire or despise comes into question. This predicament exists to an extent that celebrities can ...
On Monday, September 17th, Pakistan’s deaf cricket team defeated the Indian team by 4 wickets in a match held in Dhaka in the ongoing Walton Deaf T20 Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament. This win allows Pakistan to maintain ...
Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar and is observed by Muslims across the globe. This particular month holds a lot of significance for Muslims and of all sects all over the world. Apart ...
PTI Minister Faisal Javed’s announcement that the government is forced to compromise on the inclusion of minorities at the expense of unity isn’t a new or recent development. However, in Naya Pakistan, we were all ...
This Sunday after weeks of enticing musical performances from artists all over Pakistan, Pepsi Battle of The Bands finally announced a champion! Bayaan, the season 3 underdogs, were crowned the winners. While fans have been ...
In an interesting foreign relations development, Saudi Arabia has expressed solidarity with Pakistan for the implementation of a prosperous Naya Pakistan. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Tuesday evening met Chief of Army Staff ...
Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf leader, Asad Qaiser has become the 20th Speaker of National Assembly as per the oath taking ceremony that took place on Wednesday. Qaiser was able to score 166 votes that resulted in his ...
Pakistan and India have always shared a love-hate relationship. The inherited rivalry has made both the nations suffered on many occasions. But, certainly, we all know that this abhorrence is not going to take us ...
The words ‘ Quaid-i-Azam’ when said aloud already bring goosebumps to people skin. The fact that he was such an inspirational leader and an even better role model for Pakistanis and Muslims around the world ...
Pakistanis have used Twitter a lot these past days to advance political and social agendas. Independence day today is no different. Tweets from common everyday people and influentials like politicians, celebrities and journalists, have served ...
August 14. The only date every year in the life of a patriotic Pakistani when green isn’t the color of envy but symbolizes love, passion, and patriotism instead. As we gear up for celebrations to ...
The British Council has seemingly decided to avenge what happened 71 years ago by announcing CIE results on 14 August. Students will be spending the Independence Day thinking about these 9 things: Is this the last ...
Pakistan is the epitome of a diamond in the rough. There are several parts of this rich and picturesque country that are yet to be explored. The Northern areas of Pakistan, in particular, are gems ...
The ‘diplomatic balla’, quite literally, was exchanged between Pakistan and India as Imran Khan (official) met with Indian High Commissioner, Ajay Bisaria in Banigala a day ago. The two talked about the resumption of talks between India-Pakistan and Bisaria also gave a bat ...
Maybe this is slightly biased but Pakistan’s portfolio of representatives is impressive AF. With multidimensional leaders like Imran Khan, brave human rights advocates like Malala Yousafzai and Mukhtar Mai, and those committed to human service ...
A disturbing video has emerged online, which finds Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at the center of a controversy yet again. The video shows passengers screaming in the plane, demanding that the doors of the plane ...
People from all walks of life have taken to the street in Dhaka, Bangladesh to protest the death of two students on 29th July, who were run over by a speeding bus. The protests have ...
25th July 2018 was not less than a roller coaster ride for every Pakistani. One thing was for sure, that every one of us enjoyed every bit of this year’s referendum and it will be ...
During Eid-ul-Fitr 2018, Pakistani movies saw a boost in sales and a positive feedback from the public. This time around again on Eid-ul-Azha the cinema is gearing for big budget movies. Not only these movies ...
Election results, and in fact the entire procedure itself, was rejected by an All Party Conference (APC) on Friday. The leader of far-right party Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rehman in his speech has declared ...
It’s two days since election results were announced and there are still two major questions on everyone’s minds: Rigging or no rigging? And… Is the ECP so inept it couldn’t get its own system to ...
Further doubt has been cast on an election that was already fraught with misgivings and apparent loopholes – this time by EU election observers. At a conference held in Islamabad, the EU Election Observation Mission’s ...
Unfortunately, election day so far has been fraught with tension. There have been a total of about fifteen significant acts of violence at or around polling stations as people venture out of their homes to ...
With what are anticipated to be the most historic elections in the history of Pakistan, a lot of precautions have been taken to ensure fair and just elections. Arrangements have been made by Election Commission ...
On a surface level, Khan and Baratheon don’t have a whole lot in common. Khan is loud, expressive, animated – Baratheon acts like he’s charged a price if he acts cheerful. But there are some ...
Mid-summer brings the anticipation of 14th August and Coke Studio. Over the years Coke Studio had been expanding its platform to be more diverse. Past few years have been a hit and miss with the ...
The two weeks leading up to elections have seen a total of about seven attacks on political rallies and leaders. More than 150 people have been killed in these attacks. Sadly, the pattern of pre-election ...
The fateful Election Day is a mere 3 days away and as anticipated several covertly asked questions are coming into light. Given the history of Pakistan’s general elections, people have raised major concerns about how ...
Whatever else you may say about Qandeel Baloch, the one thing we all have to admit is that she definitely left a mark. But how much of a mark was it? Have we taken anything ...
The CEO of media group Dawn, Hameed Haroon, has made some far-reaching claims in his interview with BBC HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur. In his opinion, on the eve of general elections there has been ‘an unprecedented ...
PTI chief Imran Khan seems to be focusing on an agenda centered on a complete overturn of systems. The manifesto was revealed earlier this month at a conference in Islamabad. Divided into seven main categories, ...
As the election day approaches, Pakistan’s major political parties are making the headlines day in and day out. However, there are a few far-right wing parties contesting this years elections as well. We’ve compiled a ...
‘Khan Saab’ has been screaming ‘Naya Pakistan’ on television as far back as we can remember, has he not? Has it borne fruit? Maybe it’s time we take a look at what’s so brand spanking ...
In the insane public debacle that was Nawaz and Maryam’s homecoming, there have been too many updates to keep track of. These past 24 hours, Twitter has played a critical role in shaping public sentiment. Whether ...
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 ...
Last Sunday, Sheikh Rasheed pulled off another stunt in Lal Haveli The Awaami Muslim League party president, also known as the party that is always running with the tide, was seen wheeling his way through the ...
Eid is a festival even the hardest of cynics will probably want to come out and celebrate. Not just because of the sanctity of tradition, but because there are so many different things happening on ...
What happens when you don’t teach young boys how to handle rejection from a young age? It’s a natural thing to do to teach your children to expect they’ll win, that they’ll get what they ...
Veere di Wedding the first big desi film with all female lead cast was one of the most anticipated movies of 2018. But the decision of Pakistani censor board to ban the movie due to ...
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 ...
One of the most anticipated summer films this year is the female stars studded Veere Di Wedding. So much to the dismay of the Pakistani population, the media just banned its release in Pakistan, citing ...
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. ...
In a show of a religious extremism, an area of worship for the Ahmadi minority in Sialkot was recently demolished. On Thursday, the representative of the Ahmadi community voiced his condemnation of this nonsensical act. ...
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 ...
When Pakistanis found out that their very own superstar, Mahira Khan, would be attending the infamous Cannes Film Festival – no one knew how to handle their excitement. Over time, Mahira Khan has become a ...
The Robin Hood Army (RHA) first cropped up in India in 2014, led by Neel Ghose who took inspiration from a similar programme in Portugal called “Re-food”. The goal was to make sure that food ...
Mother’s Day took an ugly turn on Sunday afternoon when a young boy Samir, 16 years of age, returned home to his waiting mother sans gift… This is what the mother had to say when ...
Today is all about celebrating motherhood and all that mothers do for us. They are an unwavering pillar of support, often our best friends and most importantly – they are irreplaceable. In 2018, women have ...
Her life, post Mohammad Ali Jinnah Fatima Jinnah was a woman of high stature. Being the sister of the convener of Pakistan, she possessed great nobility. She served political and moral support to her brother. ...
If you’re not a registered voter; if you don’t understand what that statement meant; then you’ve found yourself clicking the right button. As we all know the much anticipated elections of 2018 are upon us. ...
We live in a world where human beings of a certain race drop dead like flies if another from a different race decides to declare them unworthy. The disparity between races is a brawl being ...
As Labour Day came to a close, my friend and I kicked back and relaxed. We shared a joint and discussed Ashraf, who made his own special rolling paper at home and had been making ...
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