Actress Areeba Habib has all the eyes on her as she is the new bride in town and turned out to be elegant on her Shendi (a blend of Shaadi and mehndi) last night. She tied the knot in an intimate nikah ceremony on Friday (December 31). For her Shendi, the Jalan star chose a … Read more
Areeba Habib’s shendi, which happened last night, took the internet by storm as the videos and pictures have been making rounds on social media and the fans have been relishing the beautiful moments. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Areeba Habib (@imareebahabib) Areeba Habib has been enjoying the limelight for … Read more
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced to bid adieu to international cricket after spending over 18 years with the Pakistan side. He, however, will continue to play for T20 franchise cricket. Hafeez represented Pakistan in 392 international matches, scoring 12,780 runs and taking 253 wickets, besides also captaining the side in 32 international matches. He … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia reported 138 new COVID-19 infections, including 11 imported cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national total to 391,116, the country’s health ministry said on Monday. Most of the latest confirmed cases were detected in the national capital Ulan Bator, the hardest hit by COVID-19 and home to over half … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,922,882 on Monday, as 33,750 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 123 more deaths were recorded since Sunday morning, taking the death toll to 481,893. Currently there are 145,582 active cases in the … Read more
PATTOKI: At least 100 livestock and one trader were killed in a traffic accident in Pattoki city of Kasur district, Bol news reported on Monday. The accident took place near Halla bypass as a truck full of animals overturned because of speeding. Those on board the truck said that a 22-wheel trailer hit corner of … Read more
TOKYO – Former Australia rugby league international Blake Ferguson has been fired by his Japanese club without playing a game after being arrested in Tokyo on drug charges, the team said. The 31-year-old was “arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs”, NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu said in a statement which was later updated to say his contract … Read more
WASHINGTON – Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2,600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid cases. Further disruptions are predicted for Monday, as a winter storm blows eastward. As of 10:00 pm (0300 … Read more
BEIJING – China’s electronic information manufacturing industry maintained stable growth in the first 11 months of 2021, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) showed. The added value of electronic information manufacturers with annual operating revenues of at least 20 million yuan (about 3.1 million U.S. dollars) expanded 16.2 percent year on … Read more
Saboor Aly and Aly Ansari kicked off their wedding festivities with ‘dholki’ event that took place in the presence of a galaxy of stars. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Buzz Here Pakistan (@buzzhere.pakistan) Saboor Aly looked adorable in a traditional purple shalwar Kameez suit with details of golden on … Read more
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19. “I tested positive this morning for COVID-19,” Austin said in a statement, adding that he was experiencing mild symptoms and will be quarantined for the next five days. “I have informed my leadership team of my positive test result, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said the government has earmarked Rs400 billion for the Health Card scheme to facilitate 120 million people of Punjab. “The Health Card facility has already been provided to the people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said talking to newsmen at Dogar House in Multan, after … Read more
SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s approval rating fell 0.7 percentage points over the week to 40.4 percent last week, a weekly poll showed Monday. The negative assessment on Moon’s conduct of state affairs added 0.8 percentage points to 56.1 percent, according to the Realmeter survey. Support for Moon’s ruling Democratic Party gained 1.5 … Read more
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday exchanged congratulatory messages respectively with First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message to Nazarbayev, Xi noted that since China and Kazakhstan established diplomatic ties 30 years ago, bilateral relations … Read more
Sana Fakhar’s latest sizzling dance video has gone viral on the internet. The actress can be seen dancing her heart out at an event. Have a look! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Galaxy Lollywood (@galaxylollywood) Sana Fakhar is an internationally acclaimed star who is known as an actress and … Read more
Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah’s picture with Lahore based tiktok star Alizeh Shah has gone viral. Have a look! #YasirShah with Lahore's famous Tiktoker #AlizehShah ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3L4Yzq4sUL — Showbiz & News (@ShowbizAndNewz) January 2, 2022 Earlier a case has been registered against test cricketer Yasir Shah accusing him assisting in rape. The FIR was lodged by … Read more
Kuwait City: A new Kuwait government was sworn in on Wednesday, the oil-rich Gulf emirate’s fourth in two years, after the last one resigned in November amid political deadlock. Kuwait has been shaken by disputes between elected lawmakers and successive governments dominated by the ruling Al-Sabah family for more than a decade, with parliaments and cabinets … Read more
CAIRO: Egypt has “digitally unwrapped” the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 without disturbing his funerary mask. Thanks to the advanced digital 3D imagery, researchers unearthed new mummification techniques used for the pharaoh whose rule dates back more than 1,500 BC. The research was … Read more
MOSUL: Months after a minor motorbike accident, Amer Shaker is still suffering from poor treatment at a hospital in Iraq’s Mosul, forcing him like many others to seek help elsewhere. “At public hospitals, we have to pay for everything,” said Shaker. “As soon as we arrived, we paid for the medicine, bandages, the anaesthesia.” But for … Read more
ABU DHABI: The UAE issued its first civil marriage licence for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported, as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors. The United Arab Emirates where foreigners make up 90 per cent of the approximately 10-million population has been amending its laws to present itself as a modernising force in … Read more
A boycott of government institutions has left many hospitals without staff and the junta has arrested and killed scores of protesting health workers KAYAH, (Myanmar): A handful of Myanmar nurses hiding from the junta have been running makeshift clinics to treat Covid patients and resistance fighters with medicine smuggled past military checkpoints. With bags packed, they … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz urged Iran to end its “negative behavior” in the region, after Riyadh accused Tehran of aiding Yemeni rebels in launching deadly attacks on his country. The monarch who turns 86 this week, addressing the Shura Council, the top government advisory body, virtually for a second year in a row, … Read more
KOLKATA: India has moved to cut off foreign funding to a charity founded by Mother Teresa, a decision critics described as further evidence of harassment of Christians under the Hindu nationalist government. The Missionaries of Charity was founded in 1950 by the late Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted most of her life to … Read more
Citing “intelligence reports and intercepts from Indian security agencies,” the Hindustan Times has recently cooked up a new round of a smearing campaign against China. The Indian newspaper maliciously defamed ordinary boarding schools in China’s Xizang (Tibet) region as “indoctrination camps” that provide basic military training. The report said these schools helped the People’s Liberation … Read more
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has decided to not extend the winter vacations and all educational institutions across the province will open as per the schedule on 3rd January. The winter vacation has ended in the province and all public and private schools, colleges and universities will reopen on Monday. It was expected that the … Read more
CAIRO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday stressed Egypt’s support for the role of the United Nations (UN) in facing global and regional challenges related to combating crime, drugs and terrorism. Sisi made the remarks during his meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of the UN Office … Read more
GURGAON: Dinesh Bharti drives around with other activists on Fridays heckling and harassing Muslims praying outside in Gurgaon, the latest flashpoint of sectarian tensions under India’s Hindu nationalist government. Muslims praying in the open “create problems in the country and the entire world,” the thickset Hindu man in his 40s said, a red tilak on … Read more
