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Day: July 17, 2021

Ogra asks provinces to take action against LPG profiteers

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LPG prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has requested the provinces to take strict action against liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) profiteers with the help of their local administrations. The authority said it has been observed that some of the LPG retailers are selling the commodity at higher prices against the authority’s notified prices. In … Read more

Mansha Pasha Is Giving Off Major Desi Vibes In This Shimmery Lehenga

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Mansha Pasha

Acclaimed showbiz star Mansha Pasha usually keeps fans indulged with her fun-filled activities on social media also shares her daily routine with them.

Mansha, in her recent post, treats fans with her stunning pictures from a recent wedding function. She donned a shimmery dull gold lehenga with a pink sleeveless blouse and left fans gushing over her.

The actress chose to tie her hair in a bun and the subtle makeup look was also on point.

 

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Earlier, the Zindagi Gulzar Hai‘s starlet treated fans with a gorgeous snap. She had paired her emerald green top with red upper and her sun shades are a cherry on top.

Fans were quick to respond to her latest picture with love reactions and praise.

Moreover, Mansha Pasha’s hit drama serials include; Shehr-e-Zaat, Madiha Maliha, Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Virasat, Mera Naam Yusuf Hai and Khudgharz.

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Pakistan’s equity market may remain bullish next week

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KSE-

KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks saw some gains in the outgoing week, despite a continued rise in the Covid cases, and the market is expected to continue the same momentum next week. “We highlight cyclical sectors to be in the limelight due to healthy earnings expected in the upcoming results season. That said, the Covid’s fourth … Read more

Afghan Forces Fight Taliban To Regain Control Of Spin Boldak

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Afghanistan

Clashes broke out between Taliban fighters and Afghan forces to retake control of Spin Boldak, an area bordering Pakistan. Clashes between the Taliban and Afghan forces in Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak have intensified in the past week, according to the report. The group has also seized key border crossings in the north and west. Violent clashes … Read more

Islamabad Torture Case: Court Extends Physical Remand Of Usman Mirza

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Usman Mirza pleads not guilty in couple sexual harassment case

A district and session court in Islamabad has on Saturday lengthened the remand of Usman Mirza and other accomplices in a case related to sexual harassment and torture of a couple.

According to the details, the court extended the remand of four suspects including Usman Mirza, Idris Qayyum Butt, Farhan and Atta ur Rehman by three days and directed the police to give them before the court on July 20.

During the proceedings, the counsel of the suspect Farhan and Atta ur Rehman queried bail for their clients and said that they were neither given new clothes nor allowed to meet the family.

“These two have nothing to do with the case,” he said.

However, the counsel representing the couple said that suspects admitted their presence at the location and could be heard approaching to harass the girl.

“The amount snatched and received from the couple has also been found from the residence of Idris,” he said.

The prime suspect Usman Mirza during the court hearing shared that a suspect named Rehan shot the entire episode and denied that he received money from the couple.

“I am a property and automobile dealer and don’t need such petty money,” he said while denying the accusation.

Usman Mirza Received Rs1,125,000 From The Tortured Couple After Blackmailing Them

Usman Mirza and his other accomplices had received over Rs1.1 million from the couple after filming them and stripping the woman and inappropriately touching her.

A lawyer Hasan Javed had also appeared before the court saying that he would now be representing the couple in the entire episode after they decided to pursue the case on their own.

The police sought an extension in the physical remand of the suspects after the court was informed that they have previously spent six days in the physical remand.

“Usman Mirza and accomplices have spent six days in remand and police have recovered two mobile phones and a pistol from the prime suspect’s custody,” the government lawyer said.

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Pakistan, Kuwait to promote trade ties through joint commission

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Shah Mahmood Qureshi

TASHKENT: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah on Friday vowed to set up a joint commission to promote bilateral trade and economic ties in the near future. In a meeting held on the sidelines of the Central and South Asia Coordination conference in Tashkent, the two … Read more

Sindh Cabinet Approves Appointment Of Murtaza Wahab As Administrator Karachi

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Murtaza Wahab

The Sindh Cabinet has approved the appointment of Murtaza Wahab as Administrator Karachi. Note that, Murtaza Wahab has been appointed Administrator Karachi on the directives of Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto. According to details, a meeting of the Sindh Cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in which provincial ministers, … Read more

Pakistan puts forward 4-point agenda for industrial cooperation among SCO states

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Pakistan Economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has put forward a four-point agenda for industrial cooperation among the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries including the launch of the study to find out industrial complementarities and synergies. Addressing the first meeting of the ministers of industries from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states virtually, Federal Minister for Industries and Production … Read more

Occupied Kashmir: Decision To Ban Animal Sacrifice On Eid-ul-Adha Reversed

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Occupied Kashmir: Decision To Ban Animal Sacrifice On Eid-ul-Adha Reversed

Srinagar: Indian authorities have withdrawn a decision to ban animal sacrifices on Eid-ul-Adha in occupied Kashmir. According to the report of foreign news agency AP, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had directed its forces to stop sacrificing cows, calves, camels and other halal animals in occupied Kashmir. However, government official GL Sharma clarified that … Read more

‘I scolded Muskan because I got scared’, says Faysal Quraishi

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  Earlier, a clip of Faysal Quraishi went viral in which one can see him scolding one of his contestants, named Muskan, at the show “Khush Raho Pakistan”. While everyone on the set was wishing birthday to another contestant, Muskan started hitting the birthday boy in a friendly manner. Standing next to these two, Faysal … Read more

Tropical arid economic forest to bring ecological, economic value to Gwadar: official

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Gwadar port

BEIJING: Efforts were being made not only to build a beautiful port, but also to develop the economic forest industry in the Gwadar city, an official said. Professor Wang Sen, an expert on economic forestry from the Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, said that he was committed to cultivating tropical arid … Read more

Kabul, Taliban negotiators meet in Qatar

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Taliban Capture Faizabad, Hundreds Of Afghan Soldiers Surrender

Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. The two sides have been meeting on and off for months in the Qatari capital, but the talks have lost momentum as the insurgents have … Read more

Karachi: Sea View road closed after smart lockdown imposed

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Sea View road

Karachi traffic police have closed the main road leading to Sea View due to the implementation of a smart lockdown owing to an increase in cases of coronavirus in Karachi. Traffic police have reported the closure of the coastal route on the social networking site Twitter. #trafficupdate #trafficpolice #trafficsituation pic.twitter.com/ZEaoTap921 — Karachi Traffic Police (@KtrafficpoliceE) … Read more

Pakistan sees highest surge in remittances during Covid-19: WB

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KARACHI: The Covid-19 pandemic badly affected the global economy and household earnings, but it proved a boon for Pakistan, as the country witnessed the highest surge in remittances among 45 developing nations, a World Bank report revealed. Overseas Pakistanis sent 17 per cent more back home, owing to the launch of tax incentives for the … Read more

Second batch of AstraZeneca arrives in Islamabad

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astrazeneca

Pakistan on Saturday received its second batch of 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca through COVAX. COVAX, co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi (the Vaccines Alliance), and the World Health Organisation, is a global initiative that works with governments and manufacturers to ensure Covid-19 vaccines are available worldwide to both higher-income and … Read more

Govt reduces levy on petrol to zero: official

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levy on petrol

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced levy on petrol to zero to lessen the burden of the rising global prices of the commodity on consumers, an official said on Saturday. In a tweet, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that the government has brought down the sales tax on petrol to … Read more

Stable Afghanistan can act as a bridge to Central Asia: FM Qureshi

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India’s terror-financing

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stressed on Saturday that a stable and prosperous Afghanistan could enable both Islamabad and Kabul to serve as a bridge connecting Central Asia, Arabian Sea and beyond. Addressing the forum of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) through video-link, the foreign minister said there were numerous shovel-ready projects awaiting peace in … Read more

Ambassador Akram calls for combating rising poverty, hunger

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UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Economic and Social Council’s President Ambassador Munir Akram of Pakistan has urged the world community to unite to combat rising poverty and hunger through measures that include social protection and relief programmes at the commemoration of ECOSOC’s 75th anniversary on Friday. “Scaled-up investment in sustainable infrastructure, an estimated requirement of $1 … Read more

Germany Rains: Death Toll Passes 120, With 1000 Missing

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Germany Rains: Death Toll Passes 120, With 1000 Missing

Heavy rains and subsequent flash floods have wreaked havoc in several German states. At least 120 deaths have been confirmed with thousand missing while hundreds of homes and roads have been destroyed. According to the German police, the flash floods caused by the rains have washed away many houses. The rains have severely damaged old … Read more

Prime Minister Imran Khan To Address A Rally In AJK Today

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Pandora Papers: PM Imran orders probe into 'ill-gotten wealth of elites'

Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a one-day visit to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) today (Saturday).

During his visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan Bagh will address a rally in AJK. “The enthusiasm of the people in Kashmir for PTI is commendable. Kashmiris are fed up with PML-N and PPP,” said PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan in his tweet.

On the other hand, while in Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed Pakistan’s relationship with Uzbekistan as an exciting beginning of a journey of cooperation, bringing the two nations closer.

He said this is an exciting beginning and will lead people-to-people and trade and political relationships to grow stronger.

The Prime Minister said the upcoming rail project among Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan would connect the people of the areas and boost development.

Imran Khan and his delegation also visited the mausoleum of Hazrat Bahauddin Naqshband and offered fateha.

On the other hand, the premier disregarded Indian media saying the Indian RSS ideology was the main difficulty in normalization of relations with Pakistan.

The Prime Minister who was in Tashkent to contribute to a conference on ‘Central and South Asia Regional Connectivity, challenges and opportunities’ answered the question by an Indian journalist who pursued Pakistan’s stance on talks with India.

“We have been trying to tell India … that we have been waiting … for a long time, let’s live like civilized neighbours, but what to do, as the RSS ideology has come in the way,” stated the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Imran Khan was departing from the Congress Hall after attending the conference when an Indian journalist asked that India wants to know whether talks and fright go together.

The Prime Minister has very unblemished views about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its fanatical policies.

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Pakistan, Uzbekistan embark on a journey of cooperation: PM Imran

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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday termed Pakistan’s relation with Uzbekistan ‘an exciting beginning’ of a journey of cooperation, linking the two nations closer. “You will see people-to-people, trade and political relationship growing stronger,” the prime minister said in an interview to the Uzbek media in the historic city of Bukhara. The prime minister said … Read more

Shaheen Afridi Hails His Team After Spectacular Win In First T20I

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Shaheen Afridi

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi said the team needs help in case it loses [a match or a series].

Shaheen Afridi won the Player of the Match award for figures of 3 for 30 in 3.2 overs in the twenty20 series opener against England on Friday.

“Pakistan won the first T20I by showing the best teamwork,” Shah said. “The coaches supported us in bad times and gave us confidence.”

Afridi accepted that the green shirts could not play their best during the one-day international series matches. “We played badly in the ODI series,” he said. “It was a bad time.”

“You always have to perform as a team to win,” he added.

“It was a high-scoring game with a good start by the batters and put them in the position,” Afridi said in a post-match conference. “Then the pacers bowled well.”

He said given the short boundary [of Trent Bridge Stadium, Nottingham], it was important for them to use yorkers. “We wanted to attack the batters and keep a positive mindset,” he added.

On Friday, Pakistan defeated England by 31 runs to win the T20I series opener. Shadab Khan with his three wickets, a brilliant catch at the boundary, and sharp run-out followed by Shaheen Shah’s three wickets led Pakistan to defend the total.

England’s captain Eoin Morgan put Pakistan into bat first at a batting-friendly pitch. The strong duo of Rizwan and Babar put 49 in the powerplay.

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Pakistan Assures Foolproof Security To Chinese Workers

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Pakistan Assures Foolproof Security To Chinese Workers

Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said that Pakistan has assured foolproof security to Chinese workers at the request of the government of China. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that China is our closest friend. The Prime Minister directed the Foreign Minister to visit China the next day. The Prime Minister also asked … Read more

Shakira’s much awaited music video ‘Don’t Wait Up’ out now

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Shakira Don't wait up

Colombian pop-singer Shakira, who sang the famous FIFA World Cup 2010 official track, has disclosed good news to her fans. Shakira has released her new music video ‘Don’t Wait Up’ which has been eagerly awaited by her fans. The singer shared this good news by sharing the official YouTube link of her music video on … Read more

What does Behroze Sabzwari have to say about Syra Yousuf?

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Syra Yousuf

Behroze Sabzwari, a senior actor of the Pakistani showbiz Industry, has said that his ex-daughter-in-law Syra Yousuf and current daughter-in-law Sadaf Kanwal are both like his own daughters. A video clip of Behroze Sabzwari’s interview is going viral on social media in which he can be seen speaking about Syra Yousuf and Sadaf Kanwal. In … Read more

Falak Shabir releases a new love song to mark his first wedding anniversary

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Falak Shabir new song

Pakistani showbiz Industry’s most popular couple actress Sarah Khan and singer Falak Shabir‘s first song together, ‘Zindagi’ has been released. ‘Zindagi’ has been released on the occasion of the first wedding anniversary of Sarah Khan and Falak Shabir which is their first song together. The news was disclosed by the couple through their social media … Read more

Pakistan Reports 2783 New Coronavirus Cases On July 17

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Delta Variant: Karachi COVID-19 Cases Hit All-Time High

Another 39 people have succumbed to the global pandemic of Coronavirus in Pakistan while 2783 new cases have also been reported. According to Corona’s statistics website (covid.gov.pk) in Pakistan, 49,247 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours across the country, of which 2,783 were tested positive while 39 people died. The official portal stated … Read more

Have a look at Katrina Kaif’s birthday photo

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Katrina Kaif birthday

Everyone’s beloved Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif shared her latest captivating photo on her birthday to thank her fans and fellow actors for the immense love she received from them on her special day. Actress Katrina Kaif has shared a new beautiful photo of herself on the photo and video app Instagram in which she can … Read more

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