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Killings of youth in fake encounters plot to change Kashmir’s demography: JKNF

Killing of youth in fake encounters

ISLAMABAD: Denouncing the fresh killing spree of innocent Kashmiri youth at the hands of the Indian occupation forces, Jammu and Kashmir National Front said that the killing campaign was part of India’s conspiracy to change the demographic complexion of the Muslim state. Read more: At least 18 innocent Kashmiris martyred in Indian held Kashmir in December … Read more

Debt-crippled Evergrande vows ‘full steam ahead’ to deliver homes

Debt-crippled

BEIJING: Embattled Chinese firm Evergrande will deliver almost four times the number of housing units to buyers in December than in the previous three months, its chairman said, as the real estate behemoth grapples with massive debts. Evergrande, drowning in $300 billion in liabilities, has struggled to repay bondholders and investors after becoming ensnared in Beijing’s … Read more

Climate change 2021: There’s no turning back now

Climate

PARIS: Across a quarter century of UN climate conferences tasked with saving humanity from itself, one was deemed a chaotic failure (Copenhagen/2009), another a stunning success (Paris/2015), and the rest landed somewhere in between. This year’s COP26 inspired all these reactions at once. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, leading a 100,000-strong march through the streets of Glasgow, … Read more

Dananeer enjoys her big day with co-stars from Sinf-e-Aahan

Actress and social media sensation Dananeer Mubeen celebrated her birthday with the two stars of drama serial Sinf-e-Aahan, Syra Yousuf, and Yumna Zaidi, and the three actresses seemingly had a blast together. The three queens of the drama industry in Pakistan looked stunning at the birthday party and took to Instagram to share the happenings … Read more

SC orders registering criminal cases against SBCA officials in Nasla Tower case

Police obtains list of SBCA officers involved in illegal construction of Nasla Tower

KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered registration of two separate criminal cases against all Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) officials who approved Nasla Tower’s building plan. A two-member bench of SC headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed presided over the case in the SC Karachi registry. The bench also issued … Read more

Pakistan equity market to show robust activity in 2022

Pakistan

KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse is likely to attract huge investments, as the KSE-100 is expected to reach 55,000 points by December 2022, a research report by Arif Habib Limited (AHL) showed. “A total of eight equity IPO [initial public offerings] transactions were witnessed in 2021 aided by a stark turnaround in the economy post Covid-19. … Read more

At least eight killed, four injured in separate shooting incidents

8 killed, 4 injured in separate shooting incidents

ISLAMABAD: At least eight people were killed while four others were injured in two separate shooting incidents in the country, local media reported on Monday. According to the reports, at least five people were killed and two others injured in a clash between two groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The two groups shot indiscriminately at each … Read more

Turkey slaps Binance with $750,000 fine, first on crypto platform

crypto platform

Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) slapped cryptocurrency exchange Binance with a fine of the maximum amount of TL 8 million ($750,000) for running afoul of the country’s new regulations. According to a report by Anadolu Agency (AA), this fine is considered the first of its kind. Turkey had earlier this year put a new set … Read more

Prime Minister Imran Khan summons NSC meeting today

Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday, in which the first national security policy in the history of the country will be presented for approval, Bol News reported. The meeting to be chaired by the premier will be attended by federal ministers and top military brass. … Read more

SC accepts Murtaza Wahab’s apology, recalls order of his removal as administrator

KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday first ordered removal of Administrator Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Barrister Murtaza Wahab from his office for making inappropriate remarks about the judiciary while assisting an apex court bench in a matter relating to illegal use of Gutter Baghicha (GB) land and then recalled its order after he … Read more

Covid-19 vaccinations in Pakistan crosses 15-crore mark, claims Asad Umar

COVID-19 vaccination across Pakistan crosses 15-crore mark

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar revealed on Monday that the total number of Covid-19 vaccine shots administered in the country has crossed 15 crores. Read more: Coronavirus booster vaccination of fully immunised people starts in K-P In a statement on Twitter, the minister said that Punjab leads the way in provinces as … Read more

Senator Shaukat Tarin takes oath as federal minister

ISLAMABAD: Senator Shaukat Tarin on Monday took oath as federal minister at a ceremony in Aiwan-e-Sadr in the capital. President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath while many federal ministers and senior officials attended the ceremony. Read more: No new taxes to be introduced in mini-budget: Shaukat Tarin Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain … Read more

Opposition fails to reach consensus on proposed names for chairman NAB

Opposition fails to reach consensus on name of NAB chief

ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties could not reach consensus on the proposed names for the post of chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), BOL News reported on Monday. Read more: Over 1100 big fishes convicted because of NAB: Justice (retd) Javaid Iqbal Sources privy to the development stated that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and … Read more

Coronavirus booster vaccination of fully immunised people starts in K-P

PESHAWAR: Coronavirus booster vaccination of fully immunised people has started from today (Monday) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to details, people who have received vaccine shots six months ago, are eligible for the booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Read more: AstraZeneca vaccine booster effective against Omicron, study finds About 13 million people, half of the … Read more

Death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto being observed today

Benazir Bhutto

ISLAMABAD: The 14th death anniversary of former prime minister and slain Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto is being observed today. During her campaign for the 2008 general elections, Benazir, along with 23 people, was assassinated in a suicide bombing and shooting incident, on December 27, 2007, in Liaquat National Bagh, Rawalpindi. Read more: … Read more

KSE-100 opens bearish today

KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed a decline of 86.39 points, or 0.20 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Monday. The local bourse closed in the negative zone on Friday, as higher trade deficits, reports of $55 billion external debt repayments, $7.1 billion current … Read more

KE shuts down 340 feeders in Karachi as ‘precautionary measure’ after rain

KE temporarily turns off 340 feeders during rain for caution in Karachi

K-Electric (KE) on Monday deliberately switched off 340 feeders out of 1900 as a precautionary measure in some areas of Karachi after rain with a high risk of electrocution but claimed that the utility would supply power to most parts of the city as per routine. Read more: Karachi, other parts of country likely to … Read more

England camp rocked by four Covid cases at Melbourne Ashes Test

England

MELBOURNE: England was rocked by a major Covid scare ahead of day two of the third Ashes Test Monday with four members of the team camp — two support staff and two family members — testing positive for coronavirus. The team and management were forced to undergo urgent rapid antigen tests just as they were … Read more

Tutu’s role in liberation, national reconciliation inspiration for future generations: PM

Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed condolence on the demise of anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday at the age of 90. Also Read: ‘Insulting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) not freedom of expression’: PM welcomes Putin’s remarks In a tweet, the premier said Tutu was an icon of the anti-apartheid struggle and champion … Read more

Gold Price in Pakistan today on December 27, 2021

Gold Rate in Pakistan

Karachi: Latest Gold Price in Pakistan on December 27, 2021, stands at Rs125,700 24k per tola. Karachi Is the main hub for Gold Rate, Every City Follows Karachi Sarafa Bazar Association For Gold Rate, Today Gold Rate for different Cities Including Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, And Multan, Etc. Gold Rate Today in Pakistan Today’s Gold price in … Read more

USD TO PKR: Today’s Dollar rate in Pakistan on, 27th December 2021

USD TO PKR

KARACHI: The average customer rates of buying and selling of US dollar (USD) against Pakistani rupee (PKR) are Rs178.45 and Rs179.44 at 9:14 am PST on December 27, 2021. The USD against the PKR when compared with the buying and selling of Rs177.45 and Rs178.15 on December 26, 2021. The exchange rate is based on the average … Read more

Six of the best for Man City as Chelsea get back on track

Kieran Tierney

LONDON: Manchester City opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a first half demolition of Leicester in a thrilling 6-3 win as Chelsea got back on track with a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. Three of the scheduled nine Boxing Day matches were postponed due to coronavirus … Read more

Tanzania enhances preventive measures against COVID-19 for int ‘l travel

Tanzania enhances preventive measures against COVID-19 for int 'l travel

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Health authorities on Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar on Sunday enhanced preventive measures against COVID-19, especially those with regard to international travel. A joint statement by the Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar ministries of health said all authorities at points of entry should ensure adherence to infection prevention and control … Read more

Madonna stuns fans with her killer dance moves

Madonna stuns fans with her killer dance moves

Madonna flaunted her ageless beauty and tiny waist in sophisticated attire as she posted her new sizzling images on Christmas.

The Like a Virgin hitmaker turned to Instagram to share another set of odd images to awe her followers, displaying her ageless beauty while posing in a range of daring poses.

The 63-year-old singer captions her pictures: “Estere knitted my gloves for X- mas! Can you tell how proud I am?

 

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The pop star’s fans reacted quickly to the photo, one wrote, “Wow beautiful fantastic Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family.

“Merry Christmas Queen, you’re fantastic,” said another. “Wow gorgeous incredible merry Christmas Maddy,” wrote a third.

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