Tue, 21-Oct-2025

NAB requests Foreign Ministry to paste notices at Nawaz Sharif’s Avenfield apartments

Nawaz Sharif london residence

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to paste summon notice at residence of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif in London.

According to the details, NAB has requested Foreign Ministry to paste notices at Avenfield apartments. Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Director for Europe has contacted Pakistani High Commission and directed them to implement court orders.

According to NAB sources, officials of Pakistan’s UK High Commission will visit the residence of Nawaz Sharif to paste summon notices at 16A, 16, 17A and 17.

Furthermore, a notice summoning former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Toshakhana case was also pasted on his Raiwind residence.

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CAA clears 18 Pakistani pilots working for Oman’s airline

CAA clears pilots

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday cleared the licences of 18 Pakistani pilots working for Oman’s SalamAir after the Arab country’s civil aviation requested for the verification and clearance of the Pakistani pilots working in Oman’s airline company.

The names of the pilots cleared by the CAA Pakistan are Captain Fawad Shahab, Sheikh Saifullah, Mohammad Bilal Malik, Mohammad Javed, and Mohammad Rashid.

Moreover, the licences of Captain Muhammad Athar Iqbal, Muhammad Asif, Farhan Khan, Babar Sultan, Farrukh Bhatti, Sajjad Malik were also cleared. Whereas, Captain Zia-ul-Haq, Natasha Sultan, Abbas Rizvi, Omar Jafar, and 3 other captains received clearances from the authority.

On July 18, the CAA had suspended licences of 34 pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspected of holding fake degrees.

The notification issued by the aviation authority had said that the licenses will remain suspended till the inquiry against the pilots has not been completed.

Separately, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had also ordered its member states to bar Pakistani pilots from working.

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Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan to be hospitalized at least for a week

Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan to be hospitalized at least for a week

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan recently contracted coronavirus. Reports say that Amitabh and Abhishek will have to be hospitalized at least for a week. On the other hand, actress Aishwarya and her daughter have also contracted Covid-19. They will quarantine themselves at home. [embedpost slug= “Vivek Oberoi & other celebrities share … Read more

Nokia rolls out software upgrade to 5G technology

Nokia 5G software

Telecommunication brand Nokia on Tuesday has launched its latest software update through which users can upgrade their 4G radio stations to new 5G technology without any troubles of visiting the site or replacing equipment.

Nokia hopes the software will help it in its battle against Huawei and Ericsson for the next wave of 5G orders as the technology should allow carriers to save on costs.

“This solution will save the telecommunications industry potentially tens of billions of euros in site engineering and re-visit costs,” The Finnish firm said in a statement.

Nokia said the software upgrade was available immediately for about one million radio stations, growing to 3.1 million by the end of 2020 and to over 5 million in 2021.

“By upgrading existing radio elements via software, Nokia is helping to streamline the process of refarming 4G spectrum into 5G,” the company said.

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Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Shaheen Bhatt receives harassing messages & death threats

Shaheen Bhatt receives harassing messages & death threats

Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter and Alia Bhatt’s sister Shaheen Bhatt revealed that she has received harassing messages as well as rape and death threats in the past. Shaheen Bhatt shared screenshots of harassing messages on Instagram. She also notified that she will take legal action against them. Shaheen wrote while sharing screenshots, “Does this … Read more

LHC petition seeks ban on TikTok, says it is peddling vulgarity

TikTok ban Pakistan

A lawyer approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday seeking its directives for the authorities concerned to ban highly popular social media app TikTok in Pakistan.

Advocate Nadeem Sarwar states in his petition that the video-sharing app is disastrous for the younger generation as it is not only leading to wastage of time and money but also peddling vulgarity.

Besides, he submitted, acts of blackmailing and harassment are on the rise because of TikTok. If not banned, it would prove to be harmful to the country’s social fabric, he added.

Therefore, he pleaded with the high court issued directives for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to impose a permanent ban on the use of TikTok.

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Saba Qamar highlights the societal hypocrisy against women

Saba Qamar's three alleged relationships

Saba Qamar, one of the most talented and confident personality of showbiz industry, has highlighted the bitter and important issues of our society.

Furthermore. she has recently created her own YouTube channel and now has gained around 172K subscribers.

The actress has raised her voice on the very much obsessed issue of Pakistan’s culture, which is marriage and why she herself did not get married yet.

In our society, a girl goes through painful rishta process and she is judged on the basis of her looks, weight, and colour complexion.

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Ayeza Khan makes daughter Hoorain’s 5th birthday magical

Ayeza Khan daughter birthday

The most-adored celebrity couple Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor celebrated daughter Hoorain’s fifth birthday here on Tuesday.

The actress turned to Instagram and shared a Boomerang video where she could be seen preparing for the celebration.

She wrote, “Hoorain’s 5th Birthday preparations…. #mummyjob.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCmDFqoh_Zj/?utm_source=ig_embed

Sharing another post, Ayeza said, “Making another Birthday Magical for her.”

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Thanking all the fans and family members for their lovely wishes, Ayeza Khan said, “Thank you for the lovely wishes everyone #Hoorainturns5 #mashAllah.”

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Moreover, the actress also shared Hoorain’s photos and videos with Danish Taimoor and Rayan Taimoor on her Instagram Story.

Hoorain's birthday
Hoorain's birthday
Earlier, in a game show alongside Maria Wasti, Actor and host Danish Taimoor revealed his wife’s actual name.

Revealing a short story from past, Danish shared, “During college days I had a friend. After a year, I told her straight that I am very young to get married and wanted to focus on my future.”

Adding further the actor said that the girl was convinced that I have someone else in my life. “She kept insisting that there was someone else in my life and I just said yes, I had met Kanza.”

“This was some ten years ago before I met Ayeza and married her. And believe it or not, Ayeza’s real name is Kanza,” revealed Danish.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CB-wHIkFGNH/

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PM Imran approves 2nd phase of Kamyab Jawan Program

Kamyab Jawan phase 2

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday has approved to launch second phase of Kamyab Jawan Program. he aims to provide more opportunities to the youth across the country.

According to the details, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar, called on PM Imran Khan to discuss matters related to Kamyab Jawan Program.

During the meeting, PM Imran directed Usman Dar to immediately launch the second phase of the Kamyab Jawan Program. The federal government also released Rs25 billion for phase 2 of the program.

The government has also increased the loan amount for phase 2 from Rs5 million to 20.5 million. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued circular to all banks in this regard.

Moreover, the federal government has reduced the markup for the second phase from 6% to 3%.

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Shah Mehmood Qureshi discharged from hospital after COVID-19 recovery

Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that he has been discharged from hospital after recovery from the novel coronavirus. In a statement, he expressed gratitude to all those who sent well wishes and prayed for his speedy recovery. Qureshi said he had called off all meetings after he showed symptoms and went for … Read more

Trading at KSE 100 index starts at 36,618 points on Tuesday

Trading

The KSE 100 Index started trading at 36,618 points on second day of the business week. During the first hour of trading, a decrease of 84 points was recorded and the index was seen trading at the level of 36 thousand 534 points. Soon the business started hawked in the positive zone and reached the … Read more

Singapore, Malaysia to resume essential business & travel from next month

Singapore essential business travel

Singapore and Malaysia are resuming essential business travel between their countries and also allow people to cross the border  since most movements were suspended because of the coronavirus in March. The neighbours are also putting in place travel arrangements for their residents who hold long-term immigration passes for business and work in the other country, … Read more

Sara Ali Khan’s driver tests positive for coronavirus

Sara Ali Khan Ramadan Mubarak

Coronavirus has hit Bollywood actors and their related staff. Sara Ali Khan’s driver tested positive for coronavirus. Sara broke the news on her Instagram “I would like to inform you that our driver has tested positive for Covid-19. The BMC was promptly alerted about it and he has been moved to a quarantine center.” [embedpost … Read more

Islamabad AC to indict Asif Zardari in corruption case on August 4

Asif Ali Zardari

Islamabad Accountability Court will indict former president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and others over wrongdoings in the Thatta Water Supply Scheme on August 4. According to the details, Islamabad AC judge directed all accused named in the reference to appear in court on Aug 4 for indictment. Let it be known that accountability court is … Read more

Rhea Chakraborty writes an emotional note for Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajpoot Rhea Chakraborty

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty shares her emotions for the Sushant Singh Rajput, who died last month. Sushant’s rumored girlfriend Rhea shared her photos with the actor. On her Instagram, she wrote that she is still struggling to face her emotions. “Still struggling to face my emotions.. an irreparable numbness in my heart.” [embedpost slug= “Dil … Read more

Hope Probe: UAE all set to send its first mission to Mars tonight

Hope Probe: UAE all set to send its first mission to Mars tonight

The UAE is all set to send its first mission to space. Mars Hope Probe will lift off atop a Japanese rocket at 00:51:27 UAE time Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre (TNSC) aboard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA rocket early July 15 morning. According to international news sources, it will be the first probe to get the … Read more

PM Imran Khan to chair federal cabinet meeting today

Torture bill in NA

Prime Minister Imran Khan to chair federal cabinet meeting today. According to the details, The meeting of the Federal Cabinet scheduled today at 12 noon, for which; a five-point agenda has been issued. Several ministers will attend the meeting via video link. The cabinet meeting will review the country’s security, political and economic situation, while … Read more

Rain wind-thundershower to hit northern areas today

Rain wind-thundershower to hit northern areas today

Hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country on Tuesday (today). However, rain-wind-thundershower is expected in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas during evening/night. According to the met department, seasonal low lies over north Balochistan. Monsoon currents of moderate intensity from Arabian sea are penetrating central parts … Read more

Apex Court allows government to take action against sugar mills

Apex court

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (Apex Court) on Tuesday has allowed the government to take action against the sugar mills. According to the details, Apex Court has halted the implementation of the stay order of Sindh High Court. The court also directed the government not to take unnecessary action against the owners of sugar mills. … Read more

Eleven killed in car bomb attack Afghan intelligence compound

Eleven killed in car bomb attack Afghan intelligence compound

Eleven people killed and several wounded due to a car bomb blast at a government compound in northern Afghanistan. Officials said that the blast took place amid a clash between Taliban fighters and security forces. According to the international news agency, the attack had happened at a government facility in Samangan province’s capital Aybak, close … Read more

NA passes bill for institutions to teach Holy Quran in Urdu language

National Assembly

The National Assembly (NA) on Monday passed a resolution unanimously, calling for the Holy Quran to be taught in universities and educational institutions across the country with Urdu translation. The resolution maintained that according to the Constitution, the official name of the country is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan while the Holy Quran and the … Read more

All eyes on Opec, Russia meeting, Prices may fall!

Opec

Production cartel Opec and Russia are expected to meet today to discuss the oil cuts, however experts warned that prices may fall. According to the details, members of both sides, widely expected to stick with their previously agreed plan to scale back production cuts to 7.7 million barrels per day (bpd) at the end of this … Read more

Coronavirus: California reimposes restrictions as cases increase

Coronavirus: California reimposes restrictions as cases increase

California has reinforced lockdown restrictions on businesses and public spaces as coronavirus cases increased. California has more than 330,000 Covid-19 cases whereas more than 7,000 people died. The US has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, having 3,479,483 confirmed infections out of which 138,247 have died. On the other hand, 1,549,469 have recovered. … Read more

Body of actress Naya Rivera discovered from California lake, saved her son before drowning

Naya Rivera

US officials on Monday discovered the body of American actress Naya Rivera in the Californian lake where she drowned during a boat trip with her 4-year-old son.

According to a police official, Rivera’s body was retrieved and an initial examination found no evidence of foul play or suicide.

“We are confident the body we found is that of Naya Rivera,” said police, pointing to the location, appearance, clothing and condition of the body.

Her body was being taken for a full autopsy and confirmation of her identity from dental records, though no other missing persons have been reported at Lake Piru, he added.

Naya Rivera is believed to have accidentally drowned after renting the boat with her young son at the camping and recreational hotspot near Los Angeles.

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Lewis Hamilton calls to end Racism in Formula One

Lewis Hamilton

British Racer Lewis Hamilton has called for anti racism approach in Formula One and maintain on the stance of equality. According to the details, the statement of the six-time world champion came after winning Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton said  that a number of drivers in Formula One wanted to stop the pre-race anti-racism … Read more

WATCH: Izhaan Mirza Malik spending quality time with grandfather & music, video goes viral

Izhaan Mirza Malik

Tennis star Sania Mirza and cricketer Shoaib Malik’s son Izhaan Mirza Malik’s latest video is the cutest thing you will see on the internet today.

Turning to Instagram, a video was shared from the Izhan’s official Instagram account in which he can be seen bonding with his grandfather over music during quarantine.

The one-year old and Imran Malik are playing with musical toys and instruments.

“Okay .. maybe music isn’t the strength in our family even I had to walk away after a while #jugalbandiwithnanas,” the post was captioned.

http://www.instagram.com/p/CCicjcEpBZW/?igshid=uhbhugtigqxh

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Just One Win Away to become Spanish Champions

Real Madrid

As Real Madrid defeated Granada with 2-1 in a nail biting match on Monday night, Spanish professional football club is now just one way to take the La Liga Title. According to media reports, after its ninth straight win following the coronavirus pandemic break, Club Real Madrid is on the verge of reclaiming the Spanish … Read more

Karachi hospitals, industrial units face hour-long power shortage

Karachi Power shortage

Excessive load shedding continues in Karachi despite the promises made with the federal government to ensure less power shortage after increased gas supply. Even the hospitals and industrial units were not spared by power outages carried out by the K-Electric. The citizens continued to suffer from the load shedding despite promises made by K-Electric with … Read more