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 […]
Naila shares her struggles with cancer treatment bills
Veteran TV actor Naila Jafry has said that she has spent a significant amount of money on her healthcare in the past six years, and demanded that TV channels pay for it in the form of royalties. She said that TV channels are re-running dramas multiple times, so they should pay the actors royalties. She […]
Did Gohar Rasheed take a dig at Hania and Saba Qamar?
Actor Gohar Rasheed believes one should use their fame and influence to spread positivity and not to generate publicity. “If Allah has blessed you with fame and put you in an influential position, use it responsibly,” he said. Gohar’s Tweet comes a day after Saba Qamar called off her wedding to blogger Azeem Khan, who […]
Indian sculptor honours Shaukat Ali
Indian artist Manjit Singh has honoured the late folksinger Shaukat Ali with a bust in Ghal Kalan village, according to Indian Express. “He had recovered but four months back his condition again deteriorated and his liver stopped working completely,” Shaukat’s son Imran said. “He died at a hospital in Lahore Friday.” His treatment lasted 18 […]
Asim Azhar expresses solidarity with students as #ExamCancelHoga becomes Twitter trend
Asim Azhar on Monday expressed solidarity with the students who are demanding the government cancel examinations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The singer took to Twitter after #ExamCanceHoga became hashtag trend in Pakistan. He expressed the hope that Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood ” will stand with the youth and find the best solution possible Inshallah.” Asim […]
Imran Abbas bonds with Sungurtekin Bey actor from ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’
Pakistani actor Imran Abbas on Sunday shared a video of him talking to Turkish actor Sezgin Erdemir who played Sungurtekin Bey, the son of Suleman Shah in “Dirilis: Ertugrul”. The video shared on Twitter shows Abbas talking to Sezgin with music playing in the background. While he did not reveal the purpose of their meeting, […]