PPP MPA from Sanghar Jam Madad Ali succumbed to the coronavirus on November 13, 2020Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA from Sanghar Jam Madad Ali passed away from coronavirus on Friday. Jam Madad Ali was admitted at a private hospital after he tested positive for coronavirus a few weeks ago. His health condition kept worsening after which he was put on a ventilator. He breathed his last on Friday morning. […]
Tariq Abbas Qureshi appointed as CCPO Lahore on October 23, 2020RPO Sahiwal Tariq Abbas Qureshi has reportedly been appointed as new CCPO Lahore. Sources claim that the Establishment Division has prepared the notification for the removal of CCPO Lahore Umar Sheikh from the office. Umar Sheikh will likely be transferred to Faisalabad. However, any notification regarding the appointment of Tariq Abbas is yet to be […]
Jamal Khashoggi murder: Fiancee and human rights organization he founded file lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince on October 21, 2020A lawsuit accusing Mohammad Bin Salman of ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has been filed in Washington DC by Khashoggi’s fiancée Hatice Cengiz and a pro-democracy group (DAWN) he founded shortly before he was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2, 2018. The crown prince has been named as the main defendant while […]
Saudis under pressure to boycott ‘everything Turkish’ on October 21, 2020As part of an unofficial campaign against the sale and import of Turkish products, supermarkets in Saudi Arabia are calling for their boycott. The boycott campaign came to surface amidst increasing political tensions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. While official representatives of the Saudi government have stated that no restrictions have been placed on Turkish […]
Archaeologists uncover 2000 years old picture of a huge cat etched into a Peruvian hillside on October 20, 2020Archeologists have uncovered a huge cat geoglyph etched into a hillside in southern Peru. The site is believed to be the remnant of an ancient civilization or mysterious desert-dwellers. The Nazca lines geoglyph is about 120 feet long and shows the image of a giant cat. The gigantic feline etching stayed hidden under sand on […]
Coronavirus claims nine more lives in Pakistan on September 18, 2020Pakistan saw the highest single-day increase in 5 weeks, as 752 new covid19 cases were reported in one day. This brings the total tally of infections in Pakistan to 304,386. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has confirmed nine deaths, after which the death toll has hiked to 6,408. 752 out of the total […]
Usman Amjad Rathore, gold medalist weightlifter talks about his journey on September 17, 2020Hailing from Gujranwala, Usman Amjad Rathore is a Pakistani weightlifter who has made the country proud on several international platforms. We had the privilege to talk to Usman about his journey. Here’s how our conversation went: Tell us about yourself? What made you choose this field? I was born on January 10,1987. I belong […]
Liverpool just made their move for Thiago Alcantara on September 17, 2020The midfielder will sign a four-year agreement with Liverpool and wear the number 6 jersey. A fee of £20million has been agreed with Bayern Munich for the Spain international, along with a bonus of £5million. Negotiations gained momentum after Bayern officials announced that they want to seal the deal before the Bundesliga season which is […]
Federal Cabinet approves industrial, medical use of hemp on September 2, 2020The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the issuance of a first license for medical and industrial use of hemp leaves, commonly known as Bhang. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the cabinet which met with Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the first licence for the ministry and the Pakistan Council of […]
Multiple large fires in California’s North Bay area merge into one megafire on August 21, 2020Multiple large fires in California’s North Bay area merge into one megafire that has engulfed almost 300,000 acres of land. More than 350 fires, big and small, broke out across California as a result of around 11000 lightning strikes within 72 hours – a “historic lighting siege”. According to reports, at least two dozen major […]