After the recent scandal regarding the ISI, Geo Television Network is once again in trouble over a morning show, ‘Utho Jago Pakistan’. The show, hosted by Dr. Shaista Lodhi, has been alleged to blaspheme against the Prophet (PBUH)’s family. An episode from May 14th played “Ali (AS) Kay Sath Hai Zahra (AS) Ki Shadi”, a […]
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Water and Power, Khawaja Asif made a statement regarding the state of load shedding in the country today, and shared that the menace is unlikely to end this year. According to the minister, the country is currently suffering from a loss of Rs. 1,000 billion annually on account of power generation […]
All agree that something must be done, but voluntarily. After the disappearance of flight MH370 on 8 March with 239 people on board when flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the UN agency for aviation yesterday and today discussed how to prevent re-occurrence of a similar case. The Organization for International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) […]
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Reports from the Pakistan Cricket Board recently revealed that an audit, that took place in PCB, covered the 22-month span of the former chairman, Zaka Ashraf. It has been pointed out in that particular audit that during his time as the chairman, there has been a staggering level of financial extravagance; with a lot of […]
It has been confirmed that Pakistan is going to host four of the matches over the next eight years. The report claimed that Pakistan has agreed to play six full series of cricket against India with official backing. The last time the two played a series was before the Mumbai Attacks which took place back […]
It was recently reported from Islamabad that the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, came out in the open and explained how the international sanctions against Iran are still a hurdle for Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. However, he also revealed that Iran is still willing to cooperate as it understands Pakistan’s stance on […]
It was recently reported from Islamabad that the current Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, has approved an interest-free loan scheme. This means that the government is willing to disburse Rs 3.5 billion under a scheme where it is going to offer loans to different people (50 percent being women) across the globe. […]
It was recently reported from Islamabad that Pakistan is now willing to work with the United States in order boost their trade ties. The two countries have been allies on paper for quite some time now but the trade between them was never actually effective enough to move the economy of any country. However, now […]
The first time I called the paper hardly heard what counted. It sounded far, far away, no doubt. Camille Lepage, French, 26, was given an International section number and one passerby broke the phone in hand. The photojournalist, born in Angers, was in Juba, capital of South Sudan, newborn African country. March 2013 and ran […]
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Hamdin Sabbahi, progressive candidate for president of Egypt, was received on Monday afternoon as a hero by hundreds of enthusiastic supporters in Zagazig, a town in the Nile Delta “The president is here! ” Rumbled the room where held a rally though is his only opponent, Abdelfattá al- Sisi, a former defense minister, the favorite […]
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After nearly two years trying to gather opposition and Syrian regime in a dialogue, the UN mediator for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, barely managed one week ceasefire in Homs last February, and two rounds of negotiations Geneva (January and February 2014). Without thereby achieve greater results to curb the violent clashes that have left according to […]
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The moment of truth is approaching. Two months after the deadline Iran and six major powers were given in January to resolve the nuclear dispute, negotiators are meeting this Wednesday in Vienna in order to draft the final agreement. After three previous events dedicated to building trust between the parties, face touches the essential question […]
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