Ace Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal in the javelin throw category at the Paris Olympics after sending the javelin to a whopping 92.97 metres distance. Not only he created a world record, but also defeated India’s Neeraj Chopra to become world’s best javelin thrower. Neeraj won the silver medal in the same …
Two key Pakistani ministers are camping in Beijing to discuss the cash-strapped country’s request for rescheduling its outstanding debts with China linked to the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan’s Minister for Finance and Revenue, and Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Laghari, the Minister for Energy (Power Division) are both in Beijing for the last …
Naushahro Feroze (Sindh) : In a tragic and appalling incident, a father has been arrested for the heinous act of burying his 15-day-old daughter alive in Tharushah, as reported by ARY News. Police officials disclosed that the father, identified as Tayyab, confessed to this grievous deed, citing financial constraints that prevented him from affording medical …
Before the ‘Nikkah’, the police intervened and arrested the 72-year-old groom Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported. According to police, the girl’s father, Alam Syed, had agreed to sell her to the old man for …
Islamabad: Beleaguered former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has told a court that his wife, Bushra Bibi, was being given food mixed with “toilet cleaner”. He claimed chemicals inside food caused her daily stomach irritation, which deteriorated her health. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.(Reuters) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned-politician who has …
Aseefa Bhutto Zardari is also poised to become the First Lady. (File) Islamabad: Aseefa Bhutto, the youngest daughter of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and late premier Benazir Bhutto, has taken a plunge into the country’s tumultuous politics by filing her candidacy for the bypoll at a National Assembly seat in Sindh Province vacated by …
The Taliban retaliated to the air strikes in its territory by Pakistan along the border, Afghanistan’s Tolo News reported. According to the Afghan news outlet, at least three Pakistani soldiers were injured after artillery fire by Taliban fighters in Burki along the Durand Line, the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan …
The IMF has expressed its displeasure at cash-strapped Pakistan’s claim that it had achieved all structural benchmarks, and quantitative and indicative targets even before scrutinizing and completing the review by the global lender. A team from the International Monetary Fund has reached Islamabad to hold talks before releasing the much-needed final USD 1.1 billion tranche …
Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif picked former banker from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Muhammad Aurangzeb as country’s next finance minister. The 59-year old was appointed to the position after he stepped down as chief executive officer of Pakistan’s biggest bank Habib Bank Ltd. Other possible candidates for the post were longtime Shehbaz Sharif ally Ishaq …
A 22-year-old student was handed the death penalty, while a 17-year-old was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pakistan court Saturday on charges of blasphemy, the BBC reported. The accused had shared “blasphemous” pictures and videos with the intention to outrage religious feelings of Muslims, the court in Pakistan’s Punjab province said. The judges said …