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Johar Town bomb blast: Four accused handed down death sentence on nine counts

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Wednesday convicted five accused involved in Johar Town bomb blast case. The court handed down death sentence on nine counts to four accused – Peter Paul, Eid Gull, Zia Ullah and Sajjad, besides awarding five years imprisonment to the female accused, Ayesha Gull. Read more: State to Pursue Prosecution … Read more

Kenya banking on cultural heritage to shore up tourist numbers

Kenya banking on cultural heritage to shore up tourist numbers

NAIROBI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Kenya will leverage the rich culture of its more than 40 ethnic communities alongside the presence of world-renowned prehistoric sites to boost tourist arrivals, officials said Wednesday. Najib Balala, the cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Wildlife and Tourism said that as part of the sector’s diversification, the government will … Read more

Shweta Tiwari flaunts her abs in a beige lehenga

Shweta Tiwari

Shweta Tiwari is a well-known actress in India’s television industry. The popular actress astonished everyone a year ago when she underwent a dramatic physical metamorphosis. The actress has frequently taken the internet by storm with her seductive photos since her metamorphosis. She recently drew attention once more when she posted a series of enthralling images … Read more

PSL 2022 tickets go up for sale online

PSL

PPSL 2022 tickets: CB announced that the seventh season of PSL will be held in January and February 2022 with all matches taking place in Pakistan. The league is scheduled to begin on 27 January 2022, with the final to take place on February 27. As per the sources, around 356 foreign players will be part … Read more

Saboor Aly, Ali Ansari bashed on BOLD videos from their reception

Saboor Aly

Due to their PDA-filled romance at their wedding reception, celebrity couple Saboor Aly and Ali Ansari have received a lot of anger and unending mocking. The couple got married in a romantic wedding ceremony, and the gorgeous bride and groom were a sight to behold at their ultra-stylish lavish celebration meal.     View this … Read more

Roundup: the U.S. mobilized on multiple fronts to cope with Omicron spread

Roundup: the U.S. mobilized on multiple fronts to cope with Omicron spread

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — The United States has been mobilized on federal, corporate and research fronts this week to deal with the highly contagious Omicron variant, as the country set its latest COVID-19 record with nearly 1.5 million new cases reported nationwide on Monday. In the week ending on Tuesday, the country reported … Read more

Vivo S1 Pro Price in Pakistan and Specifications

Vivo S1 Pro

Vivo S1 Pro price in Pakistan Vivo S1 Pro is a smartphone from Vivo that costs PKR 39,999 in Pakistan. This smartphone has an 8GB RAM memory and an internal storage capacity of up to 128GB. The phone runs on Android 9 (Pie) and is powered by a Snapdragon 675 processor. The hand-set includes a … Read more

Egypt’s president urges donor states to fund UNRWA

Egypt's president urges donor states to fund UNRWA

CAIRO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi urged on Wednesday donor states to support the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) that provides services to millions of Palestinian refugees, the Egyptian state TV reported. Sisi’s remarks came during a panel discussion at the World Youth Forum (WYF), currently being held in the Red … Read more

Five more Guantanamo detainees approved for release

Five more Guantanamo detainees approved for release

WASHINGTON, Jan 12, 2022 (AFP) – The US government has approved the release of five more prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay military prison, according to documents posted online this week by the Defense Department. Three of the five detainees were from Yemen, one was from Somalia, and the fifth was from Kenya. They have spent a … Read more

Kriti Sanon recalls her memories with Sushant Singh Rajput

Kriti Sanon recounted a “funny” evening with her Raabta co-star Sushant Singh Rajput when they met with director Dinesh Vijan to discuss the film’s dismal start. Dinesh’s directorial debut, Raabta, a romance drama with fantastical elements, was a critical and commercial flop. Faced with poor reviews and a tepid box office, the three decided to … Read more

Huawei P30 Pro Price in Pakistan and Specifications

Huawei P30 Pro

Huawei P30 Pro Price in Pakistan In Pakistan, the Huawei P30 Pro is one of the most recent smartphones, costing Rs. 157,999. It has quad cameras on the back and a 32 MP selfie camera on the front. The phone has 6/8 GB of RAM and 128/256/512 GB of internal storage. This phone series has … Read more

Spider-Man No Way Home writer talks about the idea of brotherhood between the three superheroes

Spider-Man: No Way Home

When Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire arrived on screen in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the audience burst into applause. The thrill of seeing three different versions of Spider-Man on screen at the same time brought back memories of older Spider-Man films, and having witnessed the three superheroes battle as a team was nothing short of … Read more

Samsung Galaxy M33 5G Price in Pakistan & Full Specs

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G The smartphone comes with a 6.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720×1600 pixels. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor. Also, It comes with 4GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A13 5G runs Android 11 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy … Read more

When Mehar Bano grooves to the viral song ‘Love Nwantiti’

Mehar Bano

Pakistani actress Mehar Bano is not only making headlines for her bold and blunt personality but is also grabbing eyeballs for her video in which she has seen dancing to the viral song ‘Love Nwantiti‘. The Churails actress joined the trend on Instagram and shared a video of herself dancing to one of the most … Read more

US senators ready sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

US senators ready sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Jan 12, 2022 (AFP) – US senators from President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party on Wednesday threatened major consequences if Russia invades Ukraine, including sanctions on President Vladimir Putin, Russian banks, and $500 million in fresh security aid to Kyiv. The introduction of legislation comes as the United States and its NATO allies hold talks with … Read more

Huawei P30 Price in Pakistan and Specifications

Huawei P30

In Pakistan, the Huawei P30 is a new smartphone with a pre-order price of Rs. 89,999. It has three cameras on the rear, as well as a selfie camera with a resolution of 32 megapixels. The gadget has 6/8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. This phone series has a 50x zoom … Read more

E-commerce industry emerging in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia e-commerce

LAHORE: E-commerce could play a vital role in boosting enterprise competitiveness and increase their share in global trade, an official said on Wednesday. “E-commerce is growing at a fast pace worldwide and [is] expected to touch new peaks during the ongoing year. It is encouraging to see that the e-commerce industry is emerging rapidly in … Read more

Prices of tomatoes, onion reaches 3-year low: official

Vegetable exports hit record high of 82.88%

ISLAMABAD: The weekly SPI increased by 0.08 per cent during the week, compared with the previous week when it declined 0.50 per cent, an official said on Wednesday. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presided over the meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC), where the meeting expressed satisfaction on the decline … Read more

Owners of problem flats give cautious welcome to UK cladding move

LONDON: Owners of flats built with combustible cladding have welcomed a UK government move to make developers contribute more to the cost of its removal following the deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower fire but say much more is needed. “I would say it’s a step in the right direction, but it’s certainly not a solution,” said … Read more

Omicron causes sharp drop in airline ticket sales: IATA

PARIS, Jan 12, 2022 (AFP) – Airline ticket sales have fallen sharply since the end of 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Wednesday, blaming governments for having “over-reacted” to the Omicron Covid variant by closing borders. IATA, which groups over 290 airlines, said international air travel had been slowly but steadily recovering from the mass shutdowns of 2020 … Read more

Watch BTS’ Jungkook shares another boxing video

Jungkook

Jungkook, the lead singer of BTS, surprised his fans with a new boxing video, which has gone viral. On Tuesday, the Euphoria hitmaker shared a video of himself boxing with his coach Tommy on Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jungkook (@abcdefghi__lmnopqrstuvwxyz) The 24-year-old musician is dressed in a … Read more

Oppo A5s Price in Pakistan and Specifications

Oppo A5s

Oppo A5s Price in Pakistan In Pakistan, the Oppo A5s costs PKR 22,999. According to rumours, it will have 2/3/4 GB of RAM and 32/64 GB of internal storage. The phone will run on the Android 9 (Pie) operating system and be powered by the Mediatek Helio P35 processor. The phone will include a dual-camera … Read more

Rice exporters warn of losing $400 million due to high freight charges

China Rice import Pakistan

KARACHI: Pakistani rice exporters warned the country could lose $400 million in export revenue due to high freight charges and lack of container availability, Arab News reported. The global shortage of containers and high freight charges have affected Pakistan’s rice exports, making people associated with the business seek government intervention to restrict the exit of empty … Read more

Sri Lanka rules out IMF bailout, seeks new China loan

Sri Lanka Inflation

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ruled out an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout on Wednesday and said it plans to seek another loan from China to address an economic crisis that has led to food and fuel shortages. The island’s tourism-dependent economy has been battered by the pandemic, with supermarkets rationing goods and rolling blackouts imposed by … Read more

Saudi mining investment set to jump 150% in a decade as foreign joint ventures grow

Saudi Riyal to PKR

RIYADH: With an estimated potential value of $1.3 trillion, Saudi Arabia’s mining sector is set for significant foreign direct investment over the next decade, Arab News reported on Wednesday. A total of 48 minerals have so far been identified in the Kingdom. Gold, copper and phosphate are currently mined in large quantities, while other deposits include … Read more

Kazakh leader vows to rebuild city hit by deadly clashes

Kazakh leader vows to rebuild city hit by deadly clashes

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Jan 12, 2022 (AFP) – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Almaty on Wednesday for the first time since clashes there left dozens dead, vowing to repair damage to oil-rich Kazakhstan’s largest city and financial hub. “The task now is to rebuild the city in the shortest possible time,” he told a government meeting, according to … Read more

Sri Lanka prison chief gets death penalty for the massacre

Sri Lanka prison chief gets death penalty for the massacre

COLOMBO, Jan 12, 2022 (AFP) – A top Sri Lankan prison official was sentenced to death Wednesday over the killing of 27 inmates in an execution-style massacre that attracted international condemnation. The Colombo High Court convicted Prisons Commissioner Emil Lamahewage but discharged his co-accused, police commando Moses Rangajeewa, over the killings in November 2012. The duo was indicted … Read more

Bangladesh eyes $80 billion exports by 2024

Bangladesh

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government has formulated a new export policy with a target to facilitate receipts of annual $80 billion by 2024. A host of incentives including low-interest loans under the new export policy has been planned to facilitate receipts of annual $80 billion by the 2023/24 fiscal year. The new export policy was approved … Read more