Taylor Swift gives Eras tour her all on March 19, 2023By Friday, there was a new destination in Arizona: Swift City,population 70,000 fans in town for the first stop on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and designated by some of them on Google Maps as a place of worship. “Welcome to ERAzona,” the 33-year-old pop star’s publicist emailed me hours before the show, referring to one […]
SC ‘in crisis’ on March 1, 2023The crisis in the Supreme Court (SC) deepened on Tuesday as Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Yahya Afridi refused to hear cases on account of the sudden change in the composition of their benches, a private TV channel reported. Justice Afridi was heading the bench but Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial changed […]
MQM-P for fresh LG polls in Sindh on January 21, 2023Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Friday demanded of the government to cancel the local government (LG) polls held on January 15, and conduct new free, fair, and transparent voting, a private TV channel reported. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, deputy convener MQM-P Wasim Akhtar told the journalists that it had been four days […]
MQM-P decides to ‘swallow bitter pill’ on January 15, 2023Suggestions from the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leadership to swallow a bitter pill and go to the polls has apparently been accepted by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) with the central leadership suggesting they may participate in the polls. Though some members remain adamant that the party should not participate in the polls, a private […]
Shehbaz, Zardari move to calm ‘angry’ MQM-P on January 14, 2023Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PPP supremo Asif Zardari have sought to calm the nerves of its provincial and national political ally amid tensions over the upcoming second phase of local government elections in major urban centers of Sindh. The disgruntled MQM-P had hinted at quitting the provincial and national coalitions after Election Commission of […]
‘Bigg Boss 16’ contestants recreate Pakistani TikToker’s viral dance moves on January 4, 2023Indian reality show Bigg Boss16 contestants are the latest celebrities to jump onto the “Mera Dil Ye Pukare Aaja” bandwagon as the group recreated the dance moves of viral Pakistani TikTok girl Ayesha in their latest video. The whirlwind viral dance has officially made its Bigg Boss debut and the video is spreading like wildfire […]
Deadlock ‘persists’ on January 3, 2023The latest round of talks between the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) remained inconclusive as deadlock persisted on the core issues, a private TV channel reported on Monday citing sources. Reports said that the recent meeting between MQM-P and PPP at Bilawal House Karachi remained inconclusive as the MQM-P […]
Dubai real estate set for 46% growth in 2023, data show on January 1, 2023Dubai’s booming real estate sector is set for further growth next year, with a projected growth of 46 per cent, recent research showed. According to data from Realiste, property prices in Dubai grew by 20-40 per cent over the last 12 months. Some areas saw even a bigger upturn. To illustrate, Palm Jumeirah grew by […]
Afghan defence minister Mullah Yaqoob refuses to meet Khar? on November 30, 2022Afghan media claimed on Tuesday that Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban’s defense minister, has rejected Pakistan’s request to meet with the country’s deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar during the latter’s one-day trip to Afganistan. Afghanistan International quoting sources reported that the Pakistani embassy in Kabul tried to arrange a meeting between Mullah Yaqoob and Hina […]
Asad Umar wants apex court to be ‘proactive’ on November 29, 2022Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar said on Monday for how long the Supreme Court (SC) would play the role of a silent spectator over violation of human rights, a private TV channel reported. In a statement on Twitter, the PTI general secretary opened up about the recent arrest of PTI leader Azam Swati and […]