The US Senate has passed legislation which would allow the victims of the 9/11 attack to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, seeking damages for the losses caused to them. The bill was passed on Tuesday and it is called the ‘Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act’ or JASTA. The bill was passed in the […]
May 18 2016 | Posted in
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If Sonu Nigam was found singing at a corner of a streets, crowds would go mad after him, but that was not the case when he decided to sing disguised as a beggar. A small experiment was conducted by Sonu Nigam along with the creative director of the project Karl Katgara, who wanted to see […]
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Indian actress Kalki Koehchlin was spotted in Pakistan earlier this year, raising curiosity amongst masses regarding the purpose of her visit. She was seen in Karachi with politician Sharmila Faruqi and now the purpose of her visit has been revealed. It has been reported that Margarita With a Straw actress has teamed up with Khamosh […]
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A Chinese firm which was supposed to work on a 330 MW coal-based power project, has bowed out of the project. The Punjab-based power plant was supposed to start producing electricity by the end of next year. The $590 million, coal-based power project was a key part of the high profile $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic […]
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided not to form part of the joint opposition which is formed over the Panama Leaks issue, against the government. According to the latest reports, MQM cited ‘reservations over some matters’ as the reason for not attending the joint meeting called by opposition party leaders on Tuesday. The meeting was […]
May 17 2016 | Posted in
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The Gwadar couple who was blessed with not one but five babies, sadly lost all of them on Monday after they could not be saved by the doctors. The couple had come to Karachi from Gwadar to get the babies delivered but now they will have to go back to their hometown empty handed. The […]
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Shahbaz Taseer, the son of slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, spoke about the details of his time in Taliban captivity in an exclusive interview to BBC. Shahbaz was recovered in March, after spending more than four years as a captive in Taliban custody. Shahbaz revealed that he was with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) […]
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Legendary pop star, Prince passed away earlier this month and now the person who remained closest to him for the past few years, has spoken out. Prince’s bodyguard, who had been with the star since 2012, recently spoke to reporters and dispelled some of the rumors surrounding the singer’s death. The bodyguard, Chris Gaither, was […]
May 17 2016 | Posted in
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The National Party recently publicised the development of a committee to investigate the wealth of the NP legislators in the Assembly of Balochistan as they present themselves for accountability. At a press conference on Sunday evening, the President of the NP Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo said, “If any legislator is found guilty of corruption, he […]
May 16 2016 | Posted in
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In a reaction to India’s supersonic interceptor missile test, adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, on Monday, said the development of the test “at an international level” would be dealt with. According to reports on Radio Pakistan, Mr Aziz conveyed his unease about India’s missile test, stating that it would disrupt […]
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Following the killing of managing director of the then Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, Shahid Hamid, nineteen years ago, his widow and son identified a suspect as one of the four hitmen in an identification parade held in the presence of a judicial magistrate on Saturday. Muhammad Minhaj Qazi alias Asad, the suspect, with his accomplices […]
A Pakistani diplomat in Dhaka, on Friday, disclosed to the media that the principal of a Dhaka-based Pakistani school has been released by the police and has arrived home safely after the matter was resolved cordially. The principal, Yasmeen Rajbhoy was in police custody a little earlier and freed after the Pakistan High Commission interfered […]
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