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PTI govt gives only inflation, poverty, unemployment to nation, says Shehbaz

Shehbaz Sharif PML-N president

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has said that the PTI government has given the country nothing but inflation, poverty and unemployment over the past three years, adding that it seems as if this government is taking some revenge from the people of Pakistan. He strongly slammed … Read more

Petroleum prices to decrease: Sources

Petrol strike

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has prepared a summary of the prices of petroleum products with the reduction of Rs.8 to Rs.10. According to OGRA sources, in case of an increased levy tax, the prices might be reduced up to Rs.4 per liter, while in the situation of doubling of tax, prices can … Read more

Premier League to lift temporary ban on owner-related sponsors

Premier League

LONDON: A temporary ban on owner-related sponsorship deals for Premier League clubs in the wake of a Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle has been lifted. The block on such transactions was backed by 18 top-flight clubs in October with only Newcastle opposing and Manchester City abstaining. Abu Dhabi-owned City’s rise to be the dominant force in … Read more

Taylor Swift gives a sneak peak into her 32nd birthday event

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift celebrated her 32nd birthday with a blast with the HAIM sisters on Monday, December 13. The Grammy winner took to Twitter to provide a glimpse of her birthday celebration, which included Diana Silvers, Alana Haim, and Gracie Abrams. Dropping two adorable clicks from her special day, Swift wrote, “don’t say it, don’t say … Read more

2022 Critics Choice Awards: ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Belfast’ lead in film nominations

2022 Critics Choice Awards

The 27th Critics’ Choice Awards nominations have been revealed. Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast received the most nominations, with a total of 11 nominations. The two films are closely followed by Dune and The Power of the Dog, both of which, earned ten nods. “We are so proud to be honoring … Read more

Pak vs WI: Pakistan won by nine runs against West Indies

Pak vs WI

Pak vs WI: Pakistan won by nine runs against West Indies in the second T20I at National Stadium Karachi on Tuesday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Pakistan scored 172-8 in their 20 overs after winning the toss, with Mohammad Rizwan (38), Iftikhar Ahmed (32) and Haider Ali (31) amongst the runs. … Read more

China to open green channels, facilitate forex business during Winter Olympics

BEIJING — China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has approved the Bank of China, the official partner of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to open green channels for foreign exchange business related to the event. The launch of the green channels would facilitate the opening of foreign exchange accounts, personal consumption on mobile equipment … Read more

Priyanka Chopra praises Miss Universe ‘She’s very smart and gorgeous’

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra, who won Miss World in 2000, expressed her delight at Harnaaz Sandhu’s selection as Miss Universe this year. During the promotion of her new film, The Matrix Resurrections, Priyanka was asked about her reaction to Harnaaz earning the title. Harnaaz, who represented India at the 70th Miss Universe pageant, became the first Indian … Read more

China’s cotton output slightly down in 2021

US to block key exports from China

BEIJING — China’s cotton output went down slightly this year, official data showed on Tuesday. Cotton output stood at 5.73 million tonnes, down 3 percent year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). However, cotton yield per hectare went up 1.5 percent to 1,892.6 kg per hectare thanks to favorable weather conditions … Read more

PTI will face worst defeat in upcoming LG elections, says Azma Bukhari

Azma Bukhari

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab spokesperson Azma Bukhari has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will face worst defeat in the forthcoming local bodies’ elections in Punjab. “Imran Khan has used all the tactics of Dhandali (rigging) and now only the symbol of “Lion” will be the symbol of victory. There will be a worst … Read more

China’s Daqing Oilfield becomes world’s largest tertiary recovery production base

China's Daqing Oilfield becomes world's largest tertiary recovery production base

HARBIN, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Daqing Oilfield, controlled by the China National Petroleum Corporation in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has become the world’s largest tertiary oil recovery production base, the oilfield said. The annual crude oil output via tertiary recovery of Daqing Oilfield has exceeded 10 million tonnes for 20 consecutive years, bringing its cumulative … Read more

Roundup: China, Russia make new achievements in strategic coordination, practical cooperation

MOSCOW, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link on Wednesday, another virtual conference this year following the one in June. Since the beginning of this year, China and Russia have taken the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty … Read more

Restoration of sacked employees: SC seeks reply from AGP on Parliament’s jurisdiction

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has sought reply from the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) about the steps the Parliament can take to provide relief to the sacked employees. The apex court five-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday took up the review pleas of sacked employees who were reinstated through Sacked … Read more

Acid Attack case: Karachi court awards life sentence to ex-cop

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KARACHI: A former policeman was awarded life imprisonment by a sessions’ court on Tuesday for burning his ex-fiancé with acid over his refusal to a marriage proposal in 2015. District and Sessions’ Judge (east) Javed Hyder Phulpoto found Zeeshan Umar, a former police constable, guilty of burning 19-year-old Raheela Raheem and nephew on July 5, … Read more

NAB forms over 1000 character-building societies in educational institutions: official

KARACHI: NAB has constituted over a thousand character-building societies in educational institutions across Pakistan, mainly to facilitate the accountability courses, process the accountability mechanisms and counter corruption on lower levels using multiple academic and communal tools. This was stated by Director NAB for Awareness and Prevention Wing, Karachi, Shahzada Imtiaz Ahmed, who was addressing a … Read more

Nationalist face of Bilawal Zardari exposed to nation, says Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that the nationalist face of Bilawal Zardari, who is dreaming of becoming the next Prime Minister, is exposed to the nation on Monday. He said this while addressing a press conference at Pakistan House. President PSP Anis Qaimkhani and other central leaders were also … Read more

JSMU organises motivational session on spiritual cardiology

KARACHI: Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) organised a motivational session on Spiritual Cardiology “Winds of Change” at Najmuddin Auditorium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) on December 13, 2021. Raja Zia-ul-Haq, CEO of Youth Club and Spiritual Cardiologist, gave a motivational speech on the positive correlation between aspects of personality, especially the ones most relevant to … Read more

Winter vacations to start from December 25, announces Shafqat Mahmood 

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced on Tuesday that the winter vacations for schools will start from December 25 till January 4. In a tweet, Mahmood said that the decision was made in a meeting held between federal and provincial educational secretaries. He added that the notification in this regard will be issued by … Read more

Namibia to host first radio telescope in Africa

Namibia to host first radio telescope in Africa

WINDHOEK, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Namibia will become home to the Africa Millimeter Telescope (AMT), which will be the first radio telescope in Africa that is sensitive to millimeter wavelength radiation, the University Of Namibia (UNAM) announced on Tuesday. It is part of a large collaborative project between Radboud University in the Netherlands, the UNAM … Read more

US Fed opens policy meeting focused on inflation threat

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WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, focused squarely on how to address the worsening US inflation threat. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has signalled that the central bank will pull back on its pandemic stimulus measures more quickly, which would put it in position to raise interest rates and try to … Read more

Opposition has not ‘read’ Sindh local bodies bill, claims Saeed Ghani

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Saaed Ghani on Tuesday dismissed the reservations of the opposition members over the Sindh Local Bodies Act claiming that they are yet to read the bill “properly”. Speaking at a press conference, the minister said that the no powers have been altered from the 2013 local bodies Act, adding that it … Read more

Aussie agricultural sector being undermined by frauds: Report

SYDNEY — Australia’s agricultural industries are losing hundreds of millions of dollars annually due to fraudsters within the sectors, according to a new report. The report, issued by the Deakin University on Monday, said that producers of premium wines, seafood and meats such as beef and veal are among those most at risk from unethical … Read more

Bilawal lauds MoU signings between Sindh govt, UAE

DUBAI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday lauded the signings of as many as six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) between the Sindh government and the United Arab Emirates in different sectors on the sidelines of the Dubai Expo 2020. Speaking at the event, the PPP chairman said that the Sindh is open … Read more

‘Belfast’ and ‘Power of the Dog’ top nominations for troubled Globes

Belfast

Kenneth Branagh’s childhood-inspired “Belfast” and Jane Campion’s dark Western “The Power of the Dog” topped Monday’s Golden Globes nominations, as the troubled awards seek to shrug off a Hollywood boycott over ethical lapses. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association — which votes on the Globes — has been under fire over allegations of racism, sexism, bullying, … Read more

Private schools’ body rejects winter vacations schedule

private schools

LAHORE: All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF) has categorically rejected the proposal of winter vacations in schools. APPSF President Kashif Mirza chaired a meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) to review the current situation. The federation said in a press release that the students have already suffered irreparable educational loss owing to poor governance … Read more

PP-206 by-poll: PPP candidate claims house attacked by PML-N workers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate for PP-206 (Khanewal) Mir Syed Wasiq Sirjees Haider claimed on Tuesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporters attacked his house. Wasiq told Bol News that a large number of alleged PML-N supporters while chanting slogans, broke the main entrance of his house and attempted to enter the second gate … Read more

Mira Rajput dazzles with lehenga and a heavy nose ring

Mira Rajput

Mira Rajput, Shahid Kapoor’s wife, occasionally models and has a large fan base of her own. The mother of two has now posted a sneak peek of her most recent photoshoot for a fashion brand. Read more. Mira Rajput responds to trolls who mock her feet with sassy new post Mira wore a blue velvet … Read more

Imran Khan launches ‘Naya Pakistan Health Card’ for all citizens of Punjab

Imran Khan launches ‘Naya Pakistan Health Card’ for all citizens of Punjab

Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the commencement of a programme to provide health insurance for all the Punjab citizens, stating that by the end of March, all households in the province will have received the ‘Naya Pakistan Health Card.’ Families can receive free medical treatment for up to Rs1 million per year under the scheme. … Read more