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Provincial Development Working Party approved 4 development schemes

Provincial Development Working Party

The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party approved four development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 3802.608 million. These schemes were approved in the 29th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2019-20 presided over the Chairman P&D Board Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh. Provincial Secretary P&D Imran Sikandar Blaoch, … Read more

Malala becomes the face of Teen Vogue’s final cover of the decade

Malala Yousafzai on Teen Vogue

Malala became the face of TeenVogue magazine of 2019, which focuses on brilliant, world-changing demands of teens across the world and the decade is defined as the rise of youth activism. In an interview with the TeenVogue, Daughter of Pakistan Malala Yousufzai reveals how education came to be her top priority and stressed, “Education is … Read more

PM Imran will not participate in upcoming KL Summit in Malaysia

imran khan kuala lumpur summit

Pakistan withdraws to attend Kuala Lumpur Islamic Conference in Malaysian capital because of Saudi pressure. According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed and informed him of his decision not to attend the KL Summit in Kuala Lumpur. “Dr Mahathir appreciates Prime Minister Imran Khan’s call to inform of his … Read more

Tax payments related to (EOBI) and (PESSI) must be reduced, LCCI

LCCI

Low number of taxes, reduced frequency of payments and an effective mechanism of the refund payments would not only give a momentum to the economic activities but would also help further improvement in ease of doing business index. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Senior Vice President Ali … Read more

Khursheed Shah’s bail granted in the NAB case

Sukkur AC

Pakistan Peoples Party Leader Khursheed Shah’s bail granted on today. According to the details, Accountability court of Sukkur ordered to release PPP leader Syed Khurshid Shah on a family undertaking of Rs. 5 million. NAB presented him again in Judge Amir Ali Mehsar’s accountability court today on the completion of a five-day judicial remand by … Read more

Musharraf case judgment left Pakistan’s stock bearish

PSE weekly report 21st March 2020

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s death sentence was also seen on the Pakistan stock market. According to details, the special court’s decision to execute former President General Pervez Musharraf has also been influenced by the Pakistan stock market. After the verdict against the former president, the stock market 100 index has seen a decline of … Read more

SECP signed MOU with 5 leading universities to promote financial literacy

SECP

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with five leading universities to promote financial literacy among youths. SECP’s Commissioner Investor Education Department, Shaukat Hussain inked the MoUs. While universities were represented by their respective Vice Chancellors, Registrars and Directors. These HEC recognized universities included University of Balochistan, Mehran University … Read more

General (r) Musharraf can surely never be a traitor: ISPR

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DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) tweeted the press release about the statement on decision by special court about General Pervez Musharraf, Retired. According to the details DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor said, that there is severe anger and frustration in the forces of Pakistan over the decision of the Special Court, General Pervez Musharraf cannot … Read more

Sofia Vergara spotted during Christmas shopping in NY

Sofia Vergara

World’s best paid actress, Sofia Vergara spotted during a solo outing in New York City on Monday. Sofia Vergara prepared for Christmas by doing a spot of holiday shopping done at the Saks Fifth Avenue department story in the Big Apple. Sofia looked casually chic for her outing, as she wore an oversized grey jumper … Read more

10 civilians killed in a landmine in eastern Afghanistan

afghanistan blast

At least 10 civilians died in a landmine blast that happened at the eastern Khost province of Afghanistan. According to the foreign news agency, the blast had happened when a passenger car hit a landmine in the vicinity of Chinaar near the Alisher district. According to police’s spokesperson Aadil Haider, two women and three children … Read more

IHC grants bail to Faryal Talpur in fake accounts case

ECP

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday approves Faryal Talpur’s bail plea in the fake accounts case.. The court has ordered Faryal Talpur to submit surety bonds worth Rs10 million. A special bench comprising of Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Amir Farooq announced the verdict. Earlier in the day, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) … Read more

India is trying to eliminate Kashmiris: PM Imran Khan

PM Imran in Geneva

Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed Global Refugee Forum (GRF) session in Geneva here on Tuesday (today). PM Imran Khan says Pakistan is trying its level best in the peace process of Afghanistan for dignified repatriation of the Afghan refugees. He said that we must try or prevent people from becoming refugees. The premier urged the … Read more

Kyle Jamieson to play against Aussies after injury sidelined Ferguson

Kyle Jamieson

New Zealand’s cricket star Kyle Jamieson was appointed into the New Zealand Test squad Tuesday after injury sidelined Lockie Ferguson for the rest of the Test series against Australia. The Black Caps had high hopes that Ferguson’s lightning pace would make an impression on his Test debut in Perth, but he pulled up with a … Read more

Ehd-e-Wafa’s character Gulzar Hussain much loved on media

gulzar hussain

Renowned actor Adnan Samad, who has played the character of Gulzar Hussain in popular drama serial ‘Ehd-e-Wafa’ has said that he was not expecting an immensely positive response from all over Pakistan for his character. Ehd-e-Wafa is a popular drama serial sponsored by ISPR.  The star cast of the drama includes Ahad Raza Mir, Osman … Read more

Court Extends Faryal Talpur’s judicial remand till January 7th

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Accountability Court  granted twenty days extension in judicial remand of Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Faryal Talpur in corruption cases. According to details, the court granted extension in the money laundering through fake bank accounts case. However, former president Asif Ali Zardari was granted exemption from his personal appearance in the hearing today. His defense counsel submitted … Read more

Yasir Hussain, Iqra Aziz to marry in December

Yasir Hussain, Iqra Aziz to tie the knot in December

Pakistan showbiz industry’ popular couple Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz have finally revealed their wedding date. The two have reportedly chosen the chilled month of December to fulfill their dream as a couple. Iqra and Yasir are all set to tie the knot this month before the year is over. According to reports, the festivities … Read more

Bearish Stocks after Pervez Musharraf’s case verdict

PSX UPDATE

Stocks dropped drastically soon after High Treason case verdict that sentences death to former president General Retired Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday. According to the details,  the stocks maintained their upward trend on start of the day, however, stocks witnessed bearish trend after the verdict. The 100 index fell 870 points, the index fell to 41 … Read more

Remembering Kamal Rizvi on his 4th anniversary

kamal rizvi

The nation remembers one of the legendary artists of Pakistan Kamal Rizvi on his fourth death anniversary. Kamal Rizvi was born in India in 1930. He has worked as an actor and a director. In addition to this, he has also translated several English scripts into Urdu and has created children’s literature. Kamal Rizvi is … Read more

Lt Gen. Manoj Mukund to take over as next Indian COAS

Manoj Mukund next COAS

The Indian government on Monday approved the appointment of Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS), The Hindu reported. Lt Gen Naravane, who is currently the vice chief of Indian army, will take over as India’s 28th COAS from incumbent General Bipin Rawat whose term will end on December … Read more

Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death

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A special court on Tuesday ordered death sentence to former president Pervez Musharraf in High treason case. A three-member bench of the special court handed death sentence to former president. Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth headed the bench and took up the high treason case. Three of the two judges supported the … Read more

Toddlers at high risk of allergies if exposed to indoor pollutants

toddlers

New study revealed that toddlers if exposed to more indoor pollutants have high allergy risk. The latest findings termed first year of Toddlers to be very sensitive. As they mostly stay at home, the indoor pollutants causes high risk of allergies. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology published the study. The study  included 108 mother-child … Read more

Zambia decided to allow cultivation of cannabis

Zambia decided to allow cultivation of cannabis

South African country Zambia on Monday has decided to allow the cultivation of cannabis for export for medicinal purposes. The cultivation or possession of cannabis for whatever reasons was prohibited in Zambia and subject to a jail sentence. “I wish to confirm that the cabinet… gave its approval, in principle,… for the cultivation, processing and … Read more

Google interpreter mode-Helpful for easy and quick translation

Interpreter-mode

Google has now come up with another innovation; Google interpreter mode. Now translating and interpreting the text in various languages has become easy. Google has launched a new feature to translate content into different languages. The feature has been introduced under the name “Google interpreter”. This tool can be helpful especially for travelers who do … Read more

Bloomberg fined €5.6m over report of fake news

Bloomberg

France´s financial markets watchdog issued a $5.6 million fine against Bloomberg News for a report based on a fake news release that triggered a plunge in the shares of French construction giant Vinci and wiped billions off its market value. The company’s shares tumbled by nearly a fifth on November 22, 2016, after several media … Read more

Hammad Azhar Hopeful for positive outcomes on FATF matter

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Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar said Pakistan has achieved massive success on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issues. According to details Hammad Azhar hoped to get progress after submitting final report next month. He said the members dealing with FATF have commended the steps taken by Pakistan. Earlier, Hammad Azhar said Saudi Arabia, United Arab … Read more

Indian Police shot people protesting against Anti Muslim law

Indian

Indian police have started to shoot people engaged in protest against Modi administration for implementing controversial anti Muslim law. Although the Indian police have denied the the shootings, however, British media reported that few people shot during the protests. A hospital spokesperson said two people admitted with bullet wounds. The new law offers citizenship to … Read more

Bandage created containing chemical found in bones

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A new bandage has been created in North Carolina to fix broken bones. The interesting thing about this bandage is that the chemical found in the human body is embedded in these bandages. The human body heals itself and this healing system also works for human bones. The bones contain body fluids which are composed … Read more