Policeman escorting polio workers shot dead in Karak on January 13, 2021A police officer escorting a team of polio health workers was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district on Tuesday, a private TV channel reported. The slain officer was providing security to a team of polio health workers, who remain unharmed. Karak’s District Police Officer (DPO) Irfanullah, while confirming the incident, said […]
Women are being coerced to speak against Ali Zafar, claims industry insider on December 30, 2020Celebrity stylist and costume designer Rao Ali Khan is a prominent name in Pakistani entertainment. The artist recently shared a post in support of actor-singer Ali Zafar, shedding light on the harassment allegations levelled against him by Meesha Shafi two years ago. “Blog 5: Ali Zafar- Rise of the phoenix! Like Arnab Goswami- “does the […]
Saudi Ministry of Culture to preserve Yemeni cultural heritage on December 25, 2020The Saudi Culture Ministry has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) in response to the Yemeni government’s request to help preserve the country’s cultural heritage and protect its vulnerable monuments. This comes in cooperation with Yemen’s government and relevant authorities in the country. The agreement also […]
PML-F’s Durrani meets Shahbaz in jail; advises him to get on ‘track to dialogue’ on December 25, 2020Taking an important message from Pakistan Muslim League-Functional chief Pir Pagara, the party’s secretary general Muhammad Ali Durrani had an important meeting on Thursday with PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif who is currently imprisoned at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, a private TV channel reported. Talking to the media after the meeting, Durrani said that once a […]
Winter vacations: Punjab schools, educational institutions to remain closed from Dec 25 on December 24, 2020Punjab Education Minister Dr Murad Raas on Wednesday announced that the winter vacation for all schools across the province will officially start from December 25, 2020. Taking to Twitter, the minister shared an official notification issued by the government of Punjab and announced that all public and private schools, as well as all other educational […]
Hate speech against Pakistanis on December 23, 2020Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel arm of Republic TV, was fined 20,000 pounds (approximately Rs 19.73 lakh) by the United Kingdom’s communications regulator Office of Communications on Tuesday for broadcasting content that involved “offensive language”, “hate speech” and “ abusive or derogatory treatment of individuals, groups, religions or communities”. Republic Bharat has also been […]
The IPG Group bags exclusive rights for Singapore T10 on December 22, 2020Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) has awarded the marketing and organising rights for the SCA T10 Cricket to Dubai/Pakistan based Innovative Production Group (IPG). Five companies had submitted expression of interest after SCA had floated a request for proposal for the sale of rights in August this year. The IPG Group has emerged as the highest […]
COAS, Chinese envoy discuss defence ties, regional security on December 22, 2020China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on Monday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ), a private TV channel reported quoting Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the ISPR, matters of mutual interest, bilateral defence cooperation and regional security situation including CPEC were discussed during […]
Bilawal seeks Mengal’s support for PDM’s rally on December 27 on December 20, 2020Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday invited Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) chief Akhtar Mengal to attend the public gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on December 27 in Larkana, a private TV channel reported. The PPP chairman extended the invitation to the BNP-Mengal chief during a meeting in Karachi, where […]
Resignations an ‘atom bomb’ in the hands of opposition: Bilawal on December 16, 2020Terming resignations an ‘atom bomb’ in the hands of the opposition, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday said the strategy to use it will be devised by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a private TV channel reported. Speaking to media outside Kot Lakhpath jail after meeting PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif, Bilawal dismissed reports that his […]