Music icon Rihanna graced the Stop Asian Hate March with an aim to support the Asian-American community in New York City on Sunday. The 33-year-old singer danced around to attract massive crowed, raising voice against the increased rates of hate crimes against the Asian community in recent months. The Diamonds hitmaker was joined by her […]
Saba Qamar celebrates birthday with ‘Chingariyan’
Actor Saba Qamar released a song titled Chingariyan to celebrate both her birthday and the first anniversary of her YouTube channel. “I have put my sweat, blood, heart, and soul into this project,” she said. “I really hope this story connects with you all.” People can watch the video of Chingariyan on Saba Qamar’s YouTube […]
Sindh minister announces to bear expenses of Naila’s treatment
Sindh Minister for Culture, Tourism & Antiquities Sardar Ali Shah on Monday announced treatment for renowned actress Naila Jaffery at the government’s expense. Sardar Shah in a statement announced that his department would bear all treatment expenses of Naila Jaffery who is fighting ovarian cancer since 2016. Recently, Naila Jeffery, who is fighting ovarian cancer […]
Minister for rationalized pay, pension system to ensure equity
Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, Industries and Production, Muhammad Hammad Azhar Tuesday underlined the importance of introducing rationalized pay and pension system to remove anomalies and ensure equity. The minister was talking to the Chairperson Pay and Pension Commission Nargis Sethi, who called on him here while Finance Secretary also participated in the meeting. The […]
PDM falls apart
A day after show-cause notices were served to two opposition political parties by the PDM, the Awami National Party (ANP) on Tuesday formally announced to withdraw from what it called a ‘hijacked alliance’. “PDM has been hijacked by some of its members for their own interests,” ANP Central Vice-President Ameer Haider Khan Hoti told a […]
Covid-19: schools from class 1-8 to stay closed till April 28
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Tuesday said the schools from class 1 to 08 will be dysfunctional till April 28 in affected districts, in order to prevent children from third wave of Covid-19. However, the classes from grade 09 to 12 will resume on April 19 under strict coronavirus SOPs, […]
103 more lose lives to Covid-19
The national tally of total active Covid-19 cases on Tuesday was recorded at 63,102, as 3,953 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 2,198 people recovered from the disease across couyntry. One hundred and three patients died on Tuesday, 93 of whom were under treatment in hospitals and 10 in their respective quarantines […]
Jahangir Tareen set to join PPP?
PTI estranged leader Jahangir Tareen will meet former president and PPP supremo Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi next week and may leave the PTI to join PPP, Shehla Raza said on Tuesday. The PPP leader said Tareen had met Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood, following which he will meet the former president in the port city. “I […]
Ramazan: Fast duration ranges from 11.5-20 hours globally
Muslims around the world gear up for the upcoming Ramazan where the faithful in New Zealand, Argentina and South Africa are tied for the shortest fasting period while those in Norway, Greenland and Finland will have the longest fasting duration. The fasting period in Pakistan will be around 16 hours, while Saudi Arabia and much […]
Govt needs to fix longstanding electricity issues in GB: speakers at tourism webinar
The Federal Government needs to fix what speakers at a webinar on April 6 said was a long-standing issue of lack of electricity in Gilgit-Baltistan. Dawn’s GB correspondent Jamil Nagri said at the webinar “Tourism in Pakistan – Challenges and the Way Forward” that the region often got just between two to four hours of […]