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LHC Approves Bail For Imran In Fraud Case Pertaining To Toshakhana Gifts

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday granted PTI chairman Imran Khan bail in a case related to fraud to forgery in the sale of Toshakhana gifts, till...

yesterday 8

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News Desk

May 9 Riots: Army Top Brass Vows To ‘Tighten Noose’ Around Perpetrators

The top brass of Pakistan’s military on Wednesday vowed to tighten the “noose of law” around “planners and masterminds who mounted a...

yesterday 8

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News Desk

Slain SC Lawyer’s Son Files Case Against Imran Khan

Advocate Siraj Ahmed – son of slain Supreme Court lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar – has filed a case against Imran Khan, saying his father was killed at...

yesterday 5

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News Desk

The Shrinkage Of Democratic Space In Pakistan

Perhaps for the first time in the political history of Pakistan, not only are the Constitution and Supreme Court under attack, but democratic space...

yesterday 10

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Dr. Moonis Ahmar

Imran Khan Appeals For American Intervention In Pakistani Politics

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former prime minister Imran Khan told PBS News that he wanted the United States to talk about ethics...

yesterday 10

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News Desk

May 9 Riots: Army Top Brass Vows To ‘Tighten Noose’ Around Planners, Masterminds

The military top brass vowed on Wednesday to bring those responsible for the May 9 riots and unrest, to justice. “It is time that noose of law is...

yesterday 8

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News Desk

Government Faces Challenges And Inflation Concerns As It Gears Up To Present 2024 Budget

The Pakistani government is gearing up to present the federal budget on 9th June for the fiscal year 2024, with a focus on debt servicing due to...

yesterday 8

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Ahtasam Ahmad

Naseeruddin Shah Faces Criticism After Controversial Statement On Sindhi Language

Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah came under severe criticism from social media users on Tuesday after a video went viral in which he can be...

yesterday 10

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Kamran Khamiso Khowaja

Who Is To Blame For May 9?

There is no place for violence in a democracy. Irrespective of the circumstances, democratic parties should avoid resorting to violent means. The...

yesterday 8

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Mateen Tariq

If They Can’t Make Elections Happen, I Will: Zardari

Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that if the ruling parties cannot making elections happen,...

previous day 10

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News Desk

Imran Khan’s Rhetoric All But Destroyed Prospects For Democracy In Pakistan

Ever since he entered the world of politics more than a quarter century ago, Imran Khan has consistently maintained that he is the only answer to...

previous day 10

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Ahmad Faruqui

HBL Becomes The First Bank In Pakistan To Launch A Dedicated Customer Care Twitter Handle

Pakistan, Karachi – 05 June 2023: HBL becomes the first Bank in Pakistan to launch a dedicated customer care Twitter handle “@HBLCare”. The...

previous day 1

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News Desk

SC Lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar Shot Dead In Quetta

Abdul Razzaq Shar – a senior layer of the Supreme Court of Pakistan – was on Tuesday shot dead by unidentified assailants on Quetta’s Airport...

previous day 10

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News Desk

Qureshi Released From Adiala Jail, Warrants Out For Gill

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi was released from Adiala Jail, nearly a month after being arrested in wake of the...

previous day 9

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News Desk

Farah Gogi, Ahsan Jameel Gujjar’s Assets Increased By 420% In Just 3 Years

Major progress has been made in the anti-corruption inquiry against former first lady Bushra Bibi’s friend Farhat Shahzadi alias Farah Gogi....

previous day 8

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Hassan Naqvi

Major WhatsApp Updates And Features Coming In 2023

In 2022, WhatsApp introduced several updates and features, including Avatars, Message Yourself, Communities, In-chat polls, 32-person video calling...

previous day 10

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Lifestyle Desk

Imran Khan Still Confident Of ‘Rebellion’ Against Gen Asim Munir: Imran Shafqat

Senior journalist Imran Shafqat has revealed that Imran Khan informed an unnamed visitor that there would be a mutiny in the Pakistan Army in the...

monday 10

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News Desk

Singer Jawad Ahmad Gives Journalist Moeed Pirzada A Historic Lesson

Journalist Moeed Pirzada had a hard time placing Pakistani singer Jawab Ahmad and questioned why he was appearing on twitter and seemed...

monday 3

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News Desk

Man Puts Minor’s Hand In Hot Oil Pan For Refusing To Wash Dishes

MULTAN: A young child’s hands were put in a hot oil pan and burnt for refusing to wash the dishes in Multan’s Basti Maluk. The police arrested...

monday 3

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News Desk

Fact Check: Women Prisoners’ Mistreatment Allegations Proved To Be Untrue

MYTH: In recent developments, Imran Khan, the embattled leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has raised concerns about the alleged sexual...

monday 2

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Hassan Naqvi

Despite Being Protected By The Constitution, Why Are Minorities Mistreated In Pakistan?

Soon after the creation of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan stated in his statement that there will be no restriction on the...

monday 4

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Sadaf Ayub

Seat Adjustment Set To Expose The Romance Of Government Parties Alliance

monday 1

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Javaid Rahman

CJ Bandial Hopeful Political Parties Will Agree On Election Date

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan while releasing the order for May 5 hearing in the case of holding elections across the country on...

monday 3

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News Desk

Aspiring Film Student Faces Online Abuse For Graduate School GoFundMe

Abdullah Shahid, a film director and teacher from Lahore, has become the target of online abuse and hate for starting a GoFundMe to raise funds for...

monday 10

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Lifestyle Desk

Rising Authoritarianism Is Sowing The Seeds For Political Violence

Generally, political commentators attribute the emergence of authoritarian tendencies in governance to the personal style of political leaders. For...

monday 4

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Umer Farooq

Gen (R) Bajwa ‘Faces The Music’ In Pashto

A video circulating on social media shows former Pakistan Army chief Gen (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa and his wife sitting on steps outside a...

monday 5

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News Desk

Mismanagement Plagues Punjab’s Model Bazaars Initiative

LAHORE: The Punjab Model Bazaars Management Company (PMBMC) has been mired in crisis and turmoil ever since Shahid Qadir assumed the role of chief...

04.06.2023 1

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Hassan Naqvi

Malice Towards None & All: Notes On Tax Reforms In The Budget

There is broad consensus in Pakistan about the monstrous tax gap that successive governments, civil and military alike, have failed to bridge. We...

04.06.2023 20

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Dr. Ikramul Haq

Shaping Public Health Landscapes: The Role Of Research And Innovation

In an era of unprecedented health challenges and evolving disease landscapes, the importance of research and innovation in public health has never...

04.06.2023 10

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Dr. Muhammad Uzair Mukhtar

What Sir Syed Actually Thought About Women’s Education

Sir Syed’s views on women are often ignored or are based on hearsay. Hence, they need to be looked at in detail. Sir Syed was home-taught by his...

04.06.2023 10

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Muhammad Umair Khan

Afghanistan’s Girls Salvaging Hope From Diplomatic Statements

Afghan female activists have taken to the streets to protest the detention of education activist Matiullah Wesa, coinciding with an uncertain...

04.06.2023 5

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Malik Achakzai

9 May, The Domino Effect And The Unraveling Of PTI

Party members and some senior office holders of the PTI are jumping ship every day and trying to reach safe harbour, as the ship of the PTI...

04.06.2023 5

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Tariq Aqil

‘Massive Relief For CJ Bandial, Govt To Review Bill Curtailing Powers’

The government will be reviewing the law aimed at curtailing the powers of Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, and this move would a...

04.06.2023 3

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News Desk

Arrests Of May 9 Arsonists Do Not Violate Human Rights: Minister

Strongly rejecting foreign media reports of human rights violations in Pakistan, Minister of Human Rights Riaz Hussain Pirzada said that arrests of...

03.06.2023 2

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Tft Correspondent

‘No Evidence’: ATC Orders Yasmin Rashid’s Release In Jinnah House Case

An anti-terrorism court on Saturday declared that there was no ‘incriminating evidence’ against Dr Yasmin Rashid in the Jinnah House attack...

03.06.2023 10

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News Desk

Parvez Elahi Arrested Again After Acquittal In Graft Cases

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Parvez Elahi was arrested on Saturday, moments after his acquittal by a Gujranwala court in two corruption. A...

03.06.2023 3

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News Desk

Parvez Elahi Re-Arrested Moments After Acquittal In Graft Cases

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Parvez Elahi was arrested on Saturday, moments after his acquittal by a Gujranwala court in two corruption. A...

03.06.2023 3

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News Desk

HBL Inaugurated Islamic Prestige Lounge in Dolmen Mall Karachi

Karachi, 02 June 2023: HBL inaugurated its 5th Islamic Prestige Lounge located in Dolmen Mall, Karachi. This is the 39th Prestige Lounge including...

03.06.2023 9

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News Desk

Climate Crisis And Disease: Warmer Temperatures Exacerbate Threat From N. fowleri

The impact of heat waves on disease-causing agents, encompassing a diverse array of microbes, cannot be understated. Climate change, specifically...

03.06.2023 7

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Muhammad Toheed

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