Turn off lights today, Its Earth Hour day

Earth Hour Day 2021 is a public event that raises awareness of environmental issues. It is observed every year on 27 March. This event lasts for 60 minutes. In many parts of the world today, on Saturday, it will go dark for a short while tonight. It’s time for Earth Hour. The day is significant …

Pakistani Rupee maintains uptrend against US dollar

KARACHI: The Pakistani currency has continued its upward trajectory towards the US dollar, reaching a new all-time high of Rs154.58 to the US dollar in the interbank market on Friday, as foreign currency supplies outnumber demand. On the same day that the World Bank accepted $1.3 billion for Pakistan, including $600 million for the Ehsaas …

Pakistan receives another loan of $1.3b from World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received another loan from the world bank on Friday loan of worth $1.3 billion including $600 million for budget support. This borrowing will prove to be beneficial to revive the financial state of the country. The amount includes a $200 million loan to combat locust attacks, a scheme that has been met …

Pakistan conducts Shaheen 1-A ballistic successfully

Pakistan has conducted a successful flight test of the Shaheen 1-A surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Friday, the news was shared by the military’s media wing. The objective of the test flight was to re-validate the weapon system’s design and technical metrics, including the advanced navigation system. As per the Inter-Services Public Relations, the missile has …

PPP wants PDM to remain intact, Yousaf Raza Gillani

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party’s leader, Yousaf Raza Gillani has said that “We [PPP] wants Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to remain intact”, after PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal criticised its alliance for nominating Gillani as the leader of the Opposition. The statement came during a press conference Gillani held on Friday. The PPP …

PPP cancels the April 4 meeting due to Corona

KARACHI: Due to Corona, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has canceled the April 4 meeting in Rawalpindi. PPP leader Shahla Raza while confirming on social networking site Twitter said that the meeting to be held on April 4 in Rawalpindi has been postponed due to increase in Corona cases. It may be recalled that PPP …

Is China trying to rewrite the hisrtory of Covid-19?

When Xi Jinping first spoke to the Chinese about the new coronavirus on January 20, 2020, after a month of silence, his strategy was set. The Communist leader goes to war to “resolutely stop” the epidemic. He must control the health disorder that arose in early December 2019 in Wuhan, a city of 11 million …

Govt to maintain the control of SOEs

ISLAMABAD: Even if a new Act of Parliament is approved, the federal government will have a powerful presence in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which runs counter to the aim of maintaining productive and financially stable public sector companies by eliminating political intervention. According to the proposed State-owned Enterprises (Governance and Management) Act 2021, the government also …

Haseena Moin dies at 80 in Karachi

KARACHI: Haseena Moin, a well-known dramatist and writer, died early Friday morning in Karachi. She was 80 years old. For the past two years, the prolific author has been fighting cancer. The writer’s funeral will be held after Asr prayer at her home in North Nazimabad. Moin is one of Pakistan’s most well-known playwrights and …

Strings band bids farewell to the fans

Pakistan’s one of the most popular and famous duo, of Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia, strings band has decided to “put the their microphones on rest after 33 years”. The news started to surface after the band shared a post to announce the heart breaking news to the music lovers. In the post it said …

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