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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar’s northwest in the last week About 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighboring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to UN refugee agency UNHCR, as ...
The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama was admitted to a New Delhi hospital on Tuesday with a chest infection. The 83-year-old Buddhist monk is reportedly stable. Up to 100,000 Tibetans living in India are ...
The United Nations has unanimously adopted a resolution put forth by Turkey which condemns violence and terrorism targeting individuals belonging to religious minorities
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
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif received a warm welcome from family and supporters on returning home on bail
Mehwish Hayat received a lot of hate after being awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on 23rd March by President Dr Arif Alvi. Today, the actress took to social media to reply to her haters.
In an unsurprising turn of event, a bureaucrat from karachi abused the police for asking to show his ID card
Mosharraf Zaidi criticises America and India for damaging Pakistan’s Sovereignty.
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 ...
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 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 ...
According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), several prominent government officials and politicians own “nameless” properties in Dubai. The list also includes the name of Imran Khan’s sister: ...
Nearly 500 TLP members and leaders, including the extremist clerics Khadim Rizvi and Afzal Qadri, have been booked for charges of disrupting peace and rioting. This comes a day after normalcy returned to the country ...
Recently in a tragic turn of events, the Pakistani government signed a contract with the TLP, who had caused nation wide unrest for 3 continuous days. Prior to this, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in ...
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 ...
Brazil’s political polarization increases as far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Presidential election by a majority of 55.2%, comfortably ahead of Fernando Haddad, the candidate of the centre-left Workers’ Party (PT), who had 44.8 ...
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 ...
The by-elections yesterday yielded some interesting results all the while re-creating the fervent partisan atmosphere that the country was embroiled in during the General Elections just months ago. The by-elections were held in constituencies where ...
2018 so far has not been the year of the Sharifs. Neither has 2017 for that matter. From Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification in 2017 to the consequent arrest and jailing of him and daughter Maryam Nawaz ...
Earlier this month, newly appointed PM Imran Khan stated that Bengali and Afghani refugees born in Pakistan should be given citizenship. This spurred a debate within the assembly, with particular opposition from PPP. PM Khan’s ...
Dissent is patriotic. It is a phrase that has become synonymous with all the resistance movements such as the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, which demands better of the establishment. It has also come to denote the ...
The jail sentences issues on Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Mohammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption Case have been rendered null and void by the Islamabad High Court. The Sharif’s made their appeal against the ...
Nawaz Sharif’s wife, Maryam Nawaz’s mother and former thrice made first lady of Pakistan Kulsoom Nawaz breathed her last in her London on September 11th, 2018. Her husband and daughter, Nawaz and Maryam, have been ...
In the wee hours of the morning, Prime Minister Imran Khan was rushed to the nearest hospital via a helicopter. Rest assured, Fawad Chaurdhary – a man known to stick to his word through thick and ...
Lahore: On Thursday night, when Shaani called Maani, two residents and friends from Old Lahore, they decided to go out and have dinner. As always both friends expected dinner to end with a discussion on ...
Monday’s National Assembly session – the 15th one to date – is being cited as the ‘dawn’ of Naya Pakistan by many on social media. The event was highly publicized and tweeted about throughout the ...
Azam Khan Swati is the senior VP of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf. Swati holds a law degree from the University of Houston with a doctorate in Jurisprudence. He began his career in the States where he earned ...
The whole world had its eyes on elections 2018. Imran Khan after winning is all set to hold the office as Prime Minister of Pakistan. His determination to bring change in Pakistan for fighting against ...
Zartaj Gul is a member of PTI’s Core Committee. Not only that but she has been a PTI activist since around 2005 when she first joined the party. She has recently won the constituency of ...
Justice Retired Nasira Javed Iqbal – daughter-in-law of Allama Iqbal – could very well be Pakistan’s next president. This is an exciting concept for many, considering her education, poise, and also considering what having a ...
Yet another misogynistic political maneuver came forward as Aamir Liaquat put up a tasteless tweet featuring Senator Sherry Rehman and MMA Owais Norani. The tweet was swiftly deleted, but not before copies were made and circulated ...
Elections this time brought forth some shaky results: although PTI was the party that won most seats in the National Assembly, it fell short of the 172 that are required to attain a majority in ...
Recently dismissed and jailed for 10 years former 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has recently been shifted to a hospital. Sharif is said to have been transported from Adiala Jail to Islamabad’s PIMS – ...
Imran Khan’s PTI has won the General Elections and now the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Khan’s victory speech has struck a chord with the people of Pakistan and even cynics are appreciating the words in ...
The last 24 hours have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. Not only did the General Elections take place but the many glitches in the result announcement have kept the population on the ...
All of Pakistan and PTI supporters across the globe are delving deeply into the joy of Imran Khan finally becoming Pakistan’s 19th Official Prime Minister. Amongst the celebrators is Shireen Mazari’s daughter Imaan Zainab Mazari. ...
NA-29 now known as NA-3 Swat is an important seat for all parties considered. Historically no party has had continuous success here. Mostly independent candidates have won. In 2008 ANP won the seat and in ...
In a recent statement to the Senate Committee, DG ISPR General Asif Ghafoor has categorically stated that the army will not play a ‘direct role’ in the elections. “We do not have any link with ...
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, ...
NA-129 is a constituency in Lahore, which under the previous census was NA-125. This area mainly consists of DHA and Cantonment. PML-N has won this race in the previous general elections, twice. This time around ...
‘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 ...
A recent court hearing declared Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz guilty in the Avenfield reference leading to 10 and 7 years of imprisonment respectively. To accept their fate, the two are meant to arrive at ...
A very close call is expected in NA 60 as Awami Muslim League’s Sheikh Rasheed and PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi go neck and neck in their respective polls. Sheikh Rasheed Party – Awami Muslim League AML ...
About ten days ago, videos which showed Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Maneka paying their respects at the shrine of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar in Pakpattan went viral. This sparked debates on social media, with ...
Jibran Nasir was born on February 10th 1987 in Karachi. At age 31 he is an activist, an advocate and has made a decent name for himself as a blogger. However, in 2018 he is ...
If you’re living in Pakistan and don’t know what has escalated in the past 24 hours, what rock are you even living under? Back in 2017, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed several cases against ...
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 ...
Having served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and President since 2014, Turkish politician Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now once again won the presidency by a 53% vote. There was considerable opposition from one of ...
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 ...
Retired Lieutenant General, Asad Durrani and Amarjit Singh Dulat have recently published a book that seemingly reveals all. Whether it is the surgical strikes or the very precarious India-Pakistan relationship, Durrani who headed the ISI ...
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 ...
In the heart of Punjab is where the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf met on April 29th 2018. The election year is a big deal across the globe. This is especially true in Pakistan, where ...
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 ...
On January 6 this year Pakistan was reeling from the brutal rape and murder of 6-year-old Zainab Amin. Six days later, across the border, an 8-year-old girl, Asifa Bano suffered the same fate in India ...
In a historic decision, the Supreme Court has barred PML-N Leader Nawaz Sharif from politics for life. All five members of the SC bench voted in favor of the disbarment. PTI’s Jahangir Tareen also faces the same ...
The Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa issued death sentences of 10 militants on Monday. This included Mohammad Asim and Mohammad Ishaq, who were found guilty for the assassination of Amjad Sabri. The 45 year ...
Pakistan’s political fraternity has always suffered due to their mistaken stances, lack of integrity and self-exploitation through military establishment. After the death of Fatima Jinnah, there was no political leader who could lead the nation ...
After Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto is the most recognized and revered name in Pakistan’s political history. Unlike the Quaid though, Bhutto’s life and administration was marked by many controversies. The Pakistani nation stands ...
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 PML-N government is no stranger to prodigiously stressful times. The tenure of their administrations, whether national or provincial, has always been marked by series of misfortunes. Sometimes for themselves, but mostly for the people. ...
*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 ...
The Kashmir issue is an obstinate conflict between India and Pakistan since the Subcontinent was divided in 1947. Three wars have been fought in the years 1948, 1965, and 1999. These have been a desperate attempt ...
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 ...
Yesterday, the hashtag #GameOverKhoonLeague started trending on Twitter. Tahir-ul-Qadri has called on his supporters to protest in Lahore against PML-N, over the Model Town Massacre. Supporters of other parties have joined him. While Tahir-ul-Qadri’s demands ...
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 news in digestible bullets covering; New footage in Zainab’s Case, PTI slams FATA bill, LHC drops cases against 9 military personnel, Supreme Court takes up Shahzeb murder case and more! Daily News 01 ...
Today’s daily news in digestible bullets covering; CJP puts a limit on private medical collage fees, arrest of 11 Saudi Princes, Abduction of Afghan official, Quint retracts it’s article and more. Daily News 1 Chief ...
Today’s Daily Digestible News covering: SC dismisses the petition to reopen Hudaibiya Paper Mills case, updates on Trump’s Twitter fiasco, Imran Khan calls out the Sharif brothers, and more! SC dismisses petition to reopen Hudaibiya ...
Today’s daily news in digestible bullets covers; Kulbhushan Jadhav’s accusations, Trump decision to place Pakistan on special watch list, death of renowned chef Zubaida Apa, Harassment charges on Dolphin Police and much more! ‘Indian diplomat ...
2018 is just around the corner, and we are so not ready for it. After all, 2017 was a year full of excitement, horror, and important milestones. As a nation, we have braved grievances and ...
Today marks a decade since Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at an election campaign rally in Rawalpindi. Rather than talking about the untimely demise of the daughter of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) founder and prime minister ...
Since the assassination of Nawab Akbar Bugti, it is quite evident that the situation of Baluchistan has worsened, with the state struggling to control multiple insurgencies. Nawab was among the Baloch leaders who signed accession ...
A Brief Introduction The Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) is located in the North-Western part of Pakistan. It consists of seven tribal agencies and six frontier regions. After independence, different governments of Pakistan tried to ...
Today’s dose of the daily digestible news covers Sharif’s postponement of his rally in Baluchistan, PM assures Riyadh of support in peace talks, the government is held responsible in the aftermath of Faizabad protests and ...
A short summary to bring you up to speed regarding the dharna being held by the TLP. The Election Bill 2017 was approved by the National Assembly and senate. The same bill has since caused ...
The capital is choked, nearly paralyzed for the past ten days by a puritanical fervors and slithering religiosity that permeated through its skin several decades ago; cementing the two nation theory, Islam and the True-Muslim ...
Here is your dose of the Daily Digestible News covering: National Assembly passing bill to enable fresh delimitation of constituencies; NAB asks interior ministry to put Ishaq Dar’s name on ECL; world’s oldest Buddha statue ...
Here is your dose of Daily Digestible News covering PML-N’s contestation of SC’s decision to re-open Hudaibya Paper Mills case, the lynching of a Muslim man in India, developments in Parveen Rehman murder case, and ...
Here is today’s dose of Daily Digestible News covering Mustafa Kamal’s press conference, FIRs registered against Islamabad protestors, suspension of licenses for automatic weapons by Interior Ministry and much more! Mustafa Kamal: MQM-PSP alliance met ...
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 ...
Last night in a high-profile meeting at Bani Gala, Imran Khan, the supreme leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf asked his party workers to address him as “Prime Minster”. Imran khan arrived at the decision supposedly after ...
Here is your daily dose of Digestible News covering the Foreign Minister’s take on Martial Law, Ishaq Dar’s hospitalization, investigation into the unmarked graves in Kashmir, and much more! Missile from Yemen intercepted near Riyadh ...
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 ...
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