BHC dismisses FIR, warrant against Imran in sedition case on August 29, 2023The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Monday dismissed a first information report (FIR) filed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for making comments against state institutions and their officers during a speech, a private TV channel reported. A two-member bench comprising BHC Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Gul Hasan Tareen announced the […]
Italian Tamberi wins thrilling world championship high jump final on August 24, 2023BUDAPEST: Italy’s Olympic champion and showman Gianmarco Tamberi captured the world high jump title on Tuesday, in a dramatic finish against young American JuVaughn Harrison. Tamberi, who famously shared the Olympic title with three-time world champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar, cleared a world-leading 2.36 metres for gold. He missed at one attempt at 2.40 and […]
Arshad Sharif’s mother moves SC to probe Imran, Vawda, Murad on June 9, 2023The mother of slain journalist Arshad Sharif filed a miscellaneous petition moved the Supreme Court to include Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and other confidant of former prime minister in her son murder probe. The miscellaneous petition urged the SC to include Imran Khan, Faisal Vawda, Murad Saeed, Salman Iqbal and Imran Riaz Khan […]
Turks abroad begin voting in presidential election runoff on May 21, 2023Turkish citizens based abroad began voting on Saturday in Turkey’s presidential runoff election between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who aims to bring an end to the president’s two-decade rule. The runoff election will be held in Turkey on May 28 after Erdogan fell just short of the 50% threshold needed […]
PM orders crackdown on sugar smuggling, hoarding on April 17, 2023Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday authorised a major crackdown against profiteering from the smuggling and hoarding of sugar. The decision was made during a high-level meeting in Islamabad attended by Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Ahad Cheema, Chief Secretary Punjab, Secretary Food Punjab, Inspector General Police Punjab, and […]
Raveena Tandon names career-changing films on April 10, 2023Raveena Tandon opened up about movies that changed her career. “Daman was way ahead of it’s time. We spoke about marital rape, when actually in the 1990s, the kind of films that were coming out still had a feeling of ‘mera pati mera devta hai’, the heroines would believe their husbands can do nothing wrong, […]
Christian community celebrates Christmas today on December 25, 2022The Christian community of Pakistan will celebrate Christmas across the country on Sunday like elsewhere in the world. In churches, special services will take place where prayers will be offered for peace, progress and prosperity of the country. In churches, special services would take place where prayers would be offered for peace, progress, and prosperity […]
Luka, Croatia stand between Messi and World Cup final on December 13, 2022DOHA: Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday’s semi-final in Doha. Argentina have recovered from the shock of losing their opening game in Qatar to Saudi Arabia and made the last four with an […]
Learn to live within your means: Miftah on September 5, 2022Federal Minister of Finance Miftah Ismail expects the economy to grow more than 3.5% for the fiscal year that started in July, Bloomberg News reported. He predicted that inflation, running at the highest in 47 years and the second-highest in Asia, was close to its peak and would average 15% for the year. In an […]
Barcelona signs 100m euro digital deal on August 13, 2022BARCELONA: Cash-strapped Spanish football club Barcelona have sold part of their media production unit “Barca Studios” for 100 million euros, the club announced on Friday. Barcelona had to cut player wages and off-load their star Lionel Messi last year as the club face up to an economic crisis caused by loss of revenue due to […]