Naila Kiani and Shehroze Kashif, two young mountaineers from Pakistan, have successfully ascended Annapurna I, the tenth-highest mountain in the world. The BARD Foundation funded the trek, and the pair succeeded in their mission to hoist the Pakistani flag atop the 8,000-meter mountain in Nepal at 6:31am (PST) on Monday. “This has been one of […]
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Swara Bhaskar wears a creation by Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan for Valima
Swara Bhaskar’s wedding festivities concluded with a lavish reception. The actress wore a stunning pastel-hued lehenga by ace Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan to her Valima in Bareily, which was hosted by her husband Fahad Ahmad’s family. Bhaskar took to her Instagram Story to share a “sneak peek” of her reception outfit and to praise the […]
Pakistani among seven executed by Kuwait
Kuwait put seven people to death for murder on Wednesday, the public prosecutions service said, as the first executions since 2017 went ahead despite appeals from a prominent rights group. One Ethiopian woman and one Kuwaiti woman were among those hanged, along with three Kuwaiti men, a Syrian and a Pakistani, a statement said. The executions […]
1,160 Pakistani expats serving as Hajj volunteers in Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: As many as 1,160 Pakistani expatriates living in Saudi Arabia joined the Hajj mission as volunteers this year to serve pilgrims arriving from their homeland. After two years of Coronavirus restrictions, Saudi Arabia has allowed up to one million Muslims, both from within the kingdom and countries around the world to perform Hajj, Abrar […]
Pakistani, Chinese institutions sign MoU to further boost agricultural cooperation
BEIJING: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote agricultural cooperation between Pakistan and China at an online ceremony held in Beijing and Kunming. Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque, and President of YAAS, Dr. Jihua Wang signed the MoU. Speaking on […]
Team Pakistan makes history, brings home Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals
Armed with pots and pans, Team COTHM Pakistan took home 8 Bronze medals, 1 Silver medal and 1 Gold medal. Held from 30th May to 2nd June 2022, the event saw the participation of hundreds of Professional chefs from more than 110 nations. Notably, a delegation of forty professionals and young chefs from COTHM Pakistan […]
Pakistani, Kashmiri diaspora in Austria condemns Indian occupation in IIOJK
VIENNA: The members of Pakistan and Kashmiri diaspora in Austria and Slovakia on Friday called upon the international community to notice the plight of people in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and work towards the resolution of the longstanding dispute. In their remarks at a seminar organised by the Embassy of Pakistan in […]
Afridi directs PTA to take action against Facebook’s approach towards Pakistani, Kashmiri activists
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Chairman Sheharyar Khan Afridi on Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) chairman to take cognizance of the ‘selective action’ by the Facebook management against Pakistani and Kashmiri social media activists and take appropriate action in this regard. The directions were passed during the 18th meeting of the committee chaired […]
Actor and influencer Momin Saqib named Commonwealth Youth Covid-19 Hero 2021
In its 2021 award ceremony, the Commonwealth has named British-Pakistani student Momin Saqib as its Youth COVID-19 Hero. The Commonwealth Awards acknowledge and reward efforts of youth from around the world. These awards are reserved for young people who actively engage in bringing about positive change in the world, and whose work impacts people and […]
Shut your mouth and focus on cricket: PML-N’s Hina Butt lashes out at Hafeez
PML-N’s Hina Pervaiz Butt a couple of days in the past lashed out at Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez, after the latter praised PM Imran Khan on twitter. PML-N politician Hina Pervaiz Butt told Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez to “shut up and focus on cricket” days ago after the versatile player took to social media to […]