Tag: politics
Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N President, states Prime Minister Imran Khan âlies day and nightâ and is âwasting the nationâs time by spreading disinformationâ PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif says he is not seeking asylum in the UK. ...
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 ...
After reminding everyone that it was SUPARCO that sent the Hubble to the moon, Fawad Chaudhry cannot wait to be the second Muslim to go to the moon, after Neil Armstrong. Fawad Chaudhry, Pakistan’s Federal ...
18 May 2019 Iran calls out the international community for just making statements instead of saving the nuclear deal Iran’s foreign minister is pressing ahead with intense diplomatic efforts to salvage Tehran’s nuclear deal with ...
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 ...
At least eight people â five policemen and three civilians â were killed and 25 others injured in what officials described as a suicide bombing targeting an Elite Force van parked near the Data Darbar ...
Asia Bibi â who was let out of prison seven months ago â was last night on her way to be reunited with her daughters in Canada-her lawyers confirm. Mrs Bibi, 53, had been languishing ...
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 ...
Bilawal tweets old video of Edhi âexposing Imran Khanâ after the Premier calls him âSahibaâ
In 1971, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, tore up his papers and walked out of the UN Security Council after delivering a historic speech.
Major English and Urdu newspapers in occupied Kashmir on Sunday published blank front pages in protest against the Indian State governmentâs suspension of advertising to two local English dailies â Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader.
Pakistani lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir passed away at 66 in Lahore, on 11 February 2018. A fierce human rights champion, Asma was a beacon of hope for many. She fought valiantly for implementation of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered a massive blow in three state elections just months before the Indian national elections. Here are 5 things you need to know: 1. The Election Commission announced the ...
PML-N MNA Khwaja Saad Rafiq alleges that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is using drugs and torture as tools for extracting âfavourableâ statements from the people arrested in the Paragon Housing Society scam. âQaiser Amin ...
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 â 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 ...
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 Khanâs ...
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 ...
Nawaz Sharifâs wife, Maryam Nawazâs 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Islamabadâs PIMS â ...
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 Pakistanâs 19th Official Prime Minister. Amongst the celebrators is Shireen Mazariâs 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 ...
Since January 2017, the fate of several Pakistani activists has been worrisome, stirring movements within the country. These movements have put forth the demand to help make the activists return home. The first activist to ...
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 ...
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 youâre living in Pakistan and donât 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 ...
Just a few hours ago, human rights activist, advocate, and independent candidate for NA-247 Jibran Nasir was arrested in Karachi. Nasir was forced out of his car, beaten, his clothes ripped and dragged across the ...
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 ...
Pakistanâs water crisis is no surprise. Recent research and stats declared that water reserves stand at 0.220 million acres feet. As a result of this both Sindh and Punjab are expected to face up to ...
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 ...
Since Trump took office in the US, the immigrant debacle has transcended from precariousness into a complete tragedy. Recently, Trump and his administration released what is called a âzero toleranceâ policy towards immigrant children residing ...
On Sunday, the 3rd of June members of the Pashtun Tahaffuz movement (PTM) were attacked and killed by a group of armed men claiming to be the Taliban. At least three PTM supporters are reportedly ...
In a marriage that lasted from January 6th to October 30th in 2015, Imran Khan and his former wife Reham Khan have made the headlines regularly, since. At the height of his political career, 3 ...
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 youâre not a registered voter; if you donât understand what that statement meant; then youâve 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 ...
Pakistanâs 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 Pakistanâs political history. Unlike the Quaid though, Bhuttoâs 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 â 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 ...
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 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 Peopleâs Party (PPP) founder and prime minister ...
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 ...
Todayâs dose of the daily digestible news covers Sharifâs 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. Â 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 Darâs name on ECL; worldâs 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 todayâs dose of Daily Digestible News covering Mustafa Kamalâs 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 âPrime Minsterâ. Imran khan arrived at the decision supposedly after ...
Here is your daily dose of Digestible News covering the Foreign Ministerâs take on Martial Law, Ishaq Darâs hospitalization, investigation into the unmarked graves in Kashmir, and much more! Missile from Yemen intercepted near Riyadh ...
Here’s your daily dose of Digestible News covering the death of Dina Wadia, JI’s criticism of co-education in KPK, Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan, and much more! Dina Wadia, Jinnah’s only child passes away in ...
Here is your daily dose of Digestible News covering CIA’s release of materials seized in the 2011 Bin Laden raid, Khawaja Asif’s speech, PPP’s lashing out at NAB, and much more! CIA releases a new ...
Here is your daily dose of Digestible News covering Ahsan Iqbal’s FB post, Qandeel Baloch’s murder case trial, Bilawal’s interview and more! Ahsan Iqbal states that hidden forces are pushing Pakistan towards democratic instability ...
In an unforeseeable turn of events, a local lahori, Salman Hambal refused to snapchat footage of an accident in DHA phase 27. Passersby were outright enraged by this non-chivalrous display. Police Officer, Inspector Saab, had to step in ...
Nisar defends PML-N against “rumors” of forward block once again Ex Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar addressed a group in Kallar Syedan recently- once again, defending PML-N against accusations about a forward block in the political ...
Train blast near Bolan injures six On Friday morning, the Lahore-bound Akber Bugti Express was targeted near Bolanâs Hirak area via a remote-controlled device- injuring at least six passengers and damaging the train’s compartment number nine. ...
Pakistan is upfront with the US, it’s time to accept the defeat in Afghanistan During a brief visit to Islamabad, United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson along with his delegation met with Foreign Minister ...
Abbasi meets Shahbaz as calls for PML-N leadership change rise In Lahore on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif amidst growing calls for a leadership change in ...
Tillerson presses Pakistan to act against terrorist ‘safe havens’ On Tuesday, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Islamabad where he will emphasize cooperation in fighting extremists and driving them out of their ...
Missing journalist Zeenat Shahzadi recovered after more than two years Zeenat Shahzadi, a journalist who went missing in 2015 has been recovered by security forces near the Pak-Afghan border, said officials on Friday. Prior to ...
Nawaz, Maryam and Capt. Safdar plead ânot guiltyâ when indicted in NAB references Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and her husband retired Captain Safdar pleaded not guilty when indicted by an ...
Not only are world maps incredibly useful visual tools for depicting information but they are also often used by global health organizations for the purpose of public health dissemination and knowledge translation. For instance, the ...
India can help ‘keep an eye’ on Pakistan: US Ambassador to the UN In her address to the United States-India Friendship Council in Washington on Tuesday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has ...
Pakistani politicians’ relationship with the armed forces is similar to Laila Majnuâs love story, in a way that both have disastrous endings! Obviously, there are major differences as well. If we assume Pakistan Army to ...
Nawaz Sharif denounces Capt. Safdars anti-Ahmadi remarks Following Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi disowning Capt. Safdar’s anti-Ahmadi remarks made in the National Assembly on Oct 10, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said that âAny negative expression ...
Senate passes resolution against disqualified persons holding party office Wednesday the Senate adopted a resolution, presented by Pakistan Peoples Party’s Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, stating that a person who cannot become a member of the parliament ...
There are countless moments in Pakistan’s political history that make us ROFLMFAO. Remember that time when the chief minister of Baluchistan, Nawaz Aslam Raisani said, “degree degree hoti hai, asli ho ya jaali“? Yup, #NeverForget . ...
Nova was the MagPlus that we all wanted to read in the Sixties because every issue brought something new and relevant to our lives: extraordinary fashion by Molly Parkin; innovative layouts and photographs by Harri ...
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