Pope Francis visits different parts of Iraq

Pope Francis toured the once-vibrant Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday to highlight the awful cost of religious fanaticism, demonstrating how the price was blood in that devastated place. He appeared on a dazzling red carpet regardless of a background of ruins and destruction. Thousands of Muslims, Christians, and Yazidis, Pope Francis said “were cruelly …

HEC to allow foreign scholarships for Balochistan’s students

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced that the students from Balochistan can apply for LLB, LLM, and PhD scholarships, in order to study at local and foreign institutions as well. Notice is given in this regard, students holding a residence or local Balochistan Certificate can avail the opportunity to study Indigenous LLB (5 years), …

Karachi to celebrate women’s day

Besides the Aurat March, which is scheduled to take place in Karachi’s Frere Hall on Monday, activities related to the International Day have already been organized across the megacity, The News announced on Sunday. International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world each year on 8 March. The key goals of these activities are …

Shaheen shah Afridi to become Afridi’s son-in-law

KARACHI: Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will become the son-in-law of former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi. The news emerged on Saturday night and since then Netizens are excited about the engagement news. Ayaz Khan, Shaheen Afridi’s father informed that his family asked former skipper’s daughter’s hand in marriage. To which Shahid Afridi agreed. He also …

PM Imran Khan secures vote of confidence today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan won a vote of confidence in the National Assembly today (Saturday) after the latest government downturn in the Senate elections. Today, President Arif Alvi held the National Assembly meeting at 12:15 p.m. PM Imran Khan thanked, in his address, the lawmakers for their support and trust in him. Khan also …

Humaima Malick, and siblings receive backlash from fans

KARACHI: Actress Humaima Malick is currently under criticism along with her sister Dua and brother Feroz Khan. Recently, Humaima Malick posted a post on Instagram in which she prayed for a hijab for the rest of her life, which was appreciated by her fans. However, she was also criticized by many fans. One user wrote …

Gold rates continued to fall on Friday

KARACHI: The decline in gold prices persisted on Friday, while the prices of precious metals dropped by Rs1,450 per tola in the local market. The cost of gold fell by more than 8 per cent in a month, as buyers are moving away from the safe bet product with COVID-19 fear subsidizing, as per traders. …

Imran Khan all set to receive a vote of confidence today

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan is all ready to receive a vote of confidence in the National Assembly today, on Saturday 6 March. President Arif Alvi called the National Assembly to meet today at 12:15 p.m. for this reason. According to the details, a large contingent of police is encamped around D-Chowk, …

Corona takes 52 more lives in a single day across Pakistan

KARACHI: Coronavirus continues to take a toll on people as 52 more people lost their lives in a matter of 24-hours while 1579 cases were reported so far. According to the stats published on National Command Operation Center (NCOC), 37998 tests were conducted within a day, reaching a total number of 9135393 tests. The total …

Napoleon biopic receives backlash

Netizens are angry as the news came out that Jodie Comer being cast as a co-star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the Napoleon Bonaparte biopic. This week, Deadline announced that Ridley Scott was hoping to cast Comer as Joséphine, Napoleon’s wife in Kitbag from 1796 to 1810, a new drama for Apple Studios. Nevertheless, when news …

Biden appoints another Pakistani-American as a deputy administrator of the SBA

WASHINGTON DC: US President Joe Biden appointed Dilawar Syed, a Pakistani-American, to perform as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). As per a statement released from the White House on Wednesday shared the appointment. Dilawar Syed turned to Twitter to thank the US President, he wrote, “I’m deeply humbled & honored by President …

A 23 yr old girl leaves a video message before committing suicide

Ahmedabad: Ayesha Khan before committing suicide recorded a video to send the message to her husband and jumped into the Sabarmati river. The video of an Indian 23-year girl went viral on Monday and social media users are demanding justice for Ayesha Khan. She even called to her parents prior to suicide saying that, “I …

How lack of sleep affects you?

We all have been through those times when we couldn’t take enough sleep and felt miserable afterward. Do you remember those days during the month of Holy Ramadan? When you have to get up early for Sahri and then can’t decide whether you should go back to sleep and get up after an hour or …

Shahid Afridi celebrates 44th birthday today.

Shahid Khan Afridi, Former Pakistani cricket team captain, is celebrating his 44th birthday on 1st March, Monday. Boom boom Afridi who is also notorious for his flamboyant batting style expressed his gratitude to his fans for wishing him a happy birthday as he turned 44 today. Thank you very much for all the lovely birthday …

‘Abhi Nahi’ by Haseena Moin to be released in April

Islamabad: ‘Abhi Nahi,’ the most awaited web series written by Haseena Moin and directed by Misbah Ishak Khalid, would be released at RINSTRA in April 2021. A press briefing was held today in Islamabad to meet the cast, the writer, and the director of the series. Abhi Nahi’s story deals with the theme of ‘disease …

PPP files case against governors in breach of the electoral code of conduct

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wrote a letter to the Pakistan Election Commission (ECP) urging it to take notice of the meetings of the provincial governors with the different candidates for the Senate elections. Elections to the Senate are set to take place on 3 March, during which campaigning is underway and all political …

‘life has been very difficult for me after separating from royal family’, says Prince Harry

LOS ANGELES: Prince Harry revealed the phase of removing himself from royal life has become very complicated for him and his partner, Meghan. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry referenced the memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, who had to find her way alone after she and Prince Charles had separated. “I’m really …

Interest on private loans will be a Crime, National Assembly of Pakistan

The National Assembly of Pakistan passed a bill that proclaimed interest on private loans as a crime. The National Assembly of Pakistan passed a bill on Feb23,2021 titled “Islamabad Territorial Interest Interest Prohibition Act 2021” claiming interest as a battle against the Quran and Sunnah. It also proposed a sentence of up to 5 years …

Senate votes to be held by secret ballot, Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: As political parties are involved in intensive lobbying for the forthcoming Senate elections, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, by a 4-1 majority, that elections to the Senate are held “under the Constitution” and thus cannot be carried out by an open referendum. However, the court also held that the security of the ballot …

Myanmar Security Forces Kill 18 pro-democracy protesters

Myanmar’s army, one week ago, alerted pro-democracy demonstrators that there would be more loss of life if their protests continued. Sunday was Myanmar’s fiercest day since the military junta took power one month ago. As per the United Nations Human Rights Office, at least 18 people were killed and more than 30 injured after security …

WhatsApp releases New web version 2.21.3.20 for users

WhatsApp launched a new update for its customers, version 2.21.3.20, a web release according to the WABetaInfo article. The article claimed that the update contained all bug fixes made in the previous beta releases submitted to the Google Play Store. “It’s like a release candidate, a final beta,” it said and recommended the users to …

COVID-19 can be transmitted via lung transplant

COVID-19 can be spread through pulmonary transplantation Archaeologists found the ancient ritual carriage near Pompeii. A recent study, on the novel coronavirus and attempts to identify therapies and vaccines for COVID-19, reports revealed that  COVID-19 can be transferred by lung transplantation Archaeologists. Archaeologists also discovered a rare ancient-Roman ritual carriage from a villa just outside …

Dale Steyn slams ‘midlife crisis’ comment in his tweets

KARACHI: The South African fast bowler of Quetta Gladiators, Dale Steyn, voiced his disappointment at some of the remarks made by the commentators during the match against Peshawar Zalmi. Although the fast bowler did not list any commentator voicing vexation on Twitter, it was evident from his article that the bowler was referring to New Zealander …

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