Pakistan court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for ex-army officer Adil Raja By: Web Desk on April 18, 2023Major (r) Adil Raja, a former member of the armed forces, was given a non-bailable arrest warrant by a Pakistani court after he failed to appear in court for offenses involving criminal intimidation and breach of trust. According to reports in the local media, Adil Raja, who is well-known for running his YouTube channel, is […]
Over 2 million Muslims throng Masjid al-Haram for Shab-e-Qadr prayers By: Web Desk on April 18, 2023Over 2 million Muslims gathered in Saudi Arabia to pray at the Masjid Al Haram to commemorate Shab-e-Qadr, or Night of Power, as the holy month of Ramadan continues. Muslims gathered at Islam’s holiest place because Shab-e-Qadr is believed to be the night Prophet Muhammad PBUH received the first verses of the Holy Quran. Worshippers […]
Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani makes history after scaling 10th highest peak By: Web Desk on April 17, 2023A female climber from Pakistan reached the summit of Annapurna I, breaking a new record by conquering the world’s tenth-highest peak. Naila Kiani, a mother of two, has become the first Pakistani woman to summit an 8,091-meter-high peak in Nepal. She climbed Annapurna I between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m. on Monday. Naila reached the summit […]
Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll climbs to 97 By: AFP on April 17, 2023Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged for a third day with the death toll rising to nearly 100. The violence erupted Saturday after weeks of power struggles between the two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, Sudan’s army chief […]
Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest to climb 11 peaks above 8,000m with Annapurna ascent By: Web Desk on April 17, 2023Shehroze Kashif of Pakistan has successfully reached the top of Annapurna, Nepal’s 10,091-meter mountain, as of this morning, April 17, 2023, at 6:31 am PST. At age 20, he is the youngest person to have ascended 11 peaks higher than 8000 metres. It is an incredible accomplishment that he is standing tall on the 10th […]
Sajid Sadpara becomes first Pakistani to scale 10th highest peak without oxygen By: Web Desk on April 15, 2023Sajid Sadapara, a Pakistani climber, made history by ascending Mount Annapurna, the world’s tenth-highest mountain, without the use of supplemental oxygen. Sajid, on a mission to carry on his father, the late great mountaineer Ali Sadpara, aspires to ascend the highest mountains with his head held high. His most recent accomplishment was validated today, Saturday, […]
Punjab announces five-day holidays on Eidul Fitr By: Web Desk on April 14, 2023The Punjab government on Friday announced five-day holidays on the eve of Eidul Fitr that is expected to fall on next Friday or Saturday. According to a notification, the holidays will be observed from April 21 to 25, the same days notified by the federal government a day earlier as Eid vacation. Meanwhile, the Central […]
Viceroy Research accused of Russian spy links, attacks on UK submarines By: webdesk on April 12, 2023A high-profile British parliamentarian has told the British Parliament the head of short-selling group Viceroy Research and its leader Fraser John Perring has links with the Russian state and President Putin. Labour MP Liam Byrne spoke in a debate in the parliament during the Business Question time. The Labour MP said the issue of Russian […]
Pakistan condemns India for holding G20 meeting in Srinagar By: Web Desk on April 11, 2023Pakistan expressed its strong disapproval of India’s choice to hold the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Tuesday. Pakistan also voiced concern over two additional meetings that were planned to take place in Leh and Srinagar in connection with a consultative forum on youth affairs (Y-20) in […]
Sweden closes its embassy in Islamabad for indefinite period By: Web Desk on April 11, 2023Sweden has closed its embassy in Islamabad indefinitely due to security concerns. According to the Swedish Embassy, it won’t be open to visitors and won’t be able to send any paperwork to its consulates, Gerry centres, or applicants’ homes. Although it apologizes for the inconvenience, the embassy has stated that giving its staff and visa […]