Fact Check: Has the woman driver in Karsaz accident already left Pakistan? By: Noor ul Ain Ali on August 22, 2024Natasha Iqbal, wife of renowned Karachi industrialist Danish Iqbal, was involved in a tragic accident on Karsaz Road on Monday. Her speeding SUV collided with motorcyclists and pedestrians, resulting in the deaths of a father and daughter. Natasha is married to Danish Iqbal, Chairman of Gul Ahmed Energy Limited and its subsidiaries, as well as […]
Sessions Judge Waziristan Shakirullah Marwat abducted from Gara Mohabbate Adda area of DI Khan By: Web Desk on April 29, 2024Peshawar: Sessions Judge Waziristan Shakirullah Marwat was abducted from Dera Ismail Khan’s Graha Mohabbate Ada area. The Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court summoned the Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, IG Police and Additional Chief Secretary Home, and ordered to take immediate and concrete steps to recover the abducted Sessions Judge. The senior judges of the […]
Where Should You Invest in the Unpredictable Economic Environment? By: Web Desk on December 22, 2023Don’t bank on the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates to a point where they would give a jumpstart to the economy, at least not on the immediate horizon. This was BlackRock’s message in October 2023. One big reason, says the asset manager, is that the channels of supply are likely to get clogged, and this […]
Italian court sentences Pakistani parents to life for killing daughter By: Web Desk on December 20, 2023A Pakistani couple was sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court on Tuesday for the 2021 murder of their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage. Saman Abbas, 18, was living in Novellara near Bologna when she disappeared in May 2021, having rejected the previous year her family’s demand that she marry a […]
Jannat Mirza and Umer Butt are still together; no breakup By: Web Desk on November 15, 2022The TikTok Jannat Mirza took to her Instagram to announce her breakup with the TikToker Umer Butt. She wrote, “I’m not in a relationship anymore, I’m single, Don’t ask me why.” ‘Tere Bajre Di Rakhi’ star urged her fans not to ask her the reason for the breakup. The story, however, has a turn. With […]
Elon Musk puts the Twitter on fire By: webdesk on July 30, 2022Elon Musk puts the twitter on fire on Friday and filed claims against Twitter as he fights back against the tech firm’s lawsuit demanding he be held to his $44 billion buyout deal. Musk´s counter-suit was submitted along with a legal defense against Twitter’s claim that the billionaire is contractually bound to complete the deal […]
Two Students Representing Pakistan at Future Problem Solving International Conference 2022 on June 15, 2022Future Problem Solving Program International’s (FPSPI) Hybrid International Conference will host over 1,800 champion problem-solvers from around the globe. The Opening Ceremony on June 9th, 2022 will kick off this annual event. These 4th-12th grade students have displayed futuristic thinking and the creative problem-solving skills; local and national qualifying competitions earned them a coveted invitation […]
HEC signs MoU with five universities in collaboration with SMEDA By: APP on May 24, 2022A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), Higher Education Commission (HEC) and five Universities for National Idea Lab initiative pilot phase was held at HEC Secretariat on Tuesday. The universities include National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad, National Textile University (NTU) Faisalabad, Institute of Management […]
Excise generates Rs13.5b tax during ongoing year By: APP on May 24, 2022Excise and Taxation department, Islamabad had collected over Rs13.5b revenue during the ongoing fiscal year, generating 4b rupees more than the previous year.” Another milestone in revenue collection achieved after bringing reforms in tax collection system”, said Director Excise Bilal Azam on Tuesday. Talking to APP, he said, the department had introduced new methods of […]
KCFR signs MoU with SACC to strengthen economic relations By: APP on May 24, 2022Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) to strengthen trade and economic relations between Pakistan and Switzerland, Pakistani think tank. The MoU was signed by Chairman SACC Dr Urs Lustenberger and Chairman KCFR Ikram Sehgal, said a news release issued here on […]