34-year-old Rani Khan, who was disowned by her family at the young age of 13 and forced into begging, set up a two-room transgender-only Islamic school in Islamabad in October 2020. Why it matters: While Pakistan’s parliament recognized the third gender in 2018; giving fundamental rights including the ability to vote and choose their gender […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared PPP leader Yusuf Raza Gilani’s plea; challenging Sadiq Sanjrani’s victory as chairman Senate, non-maintainable. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Wednesday remarked that parliamentary proceedings had constitutional exemptions. During the hearing, the IHC chief justice remarked that parliament was to address big issues of the country and […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood is chairing an important meeting of education and health ministers at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) during which a decision would be taken regarding the closure of schools due to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation. According to the NCOC data, the number of COVID-19 active cases has more […]
ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on Pakistan to build an environment of trust for better ties. “As a neighboring country, India desires cordial relations with the people of Pakistan. For this, an environment of trust, devoid of terror and hostility, is imperative,” Mr. Modi said in a message to Prime Minister […]
A Sessions court in Karachi on Friday #Granted Pre-arrest Bail to Ibrahim Durrani who allegedly injured Designer Moazzam Khan and his 2 sons During a Quarrel over a Parking Dispute in the Pakistan Air Force Falcon Complex Earlier this week. The Court also Granted Bail to the suspect’s Father Air Commodore K.H. Durrani who allegedly #Instigated his […]
The Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar, has announced that large scale Manufacturing; including Automobiles, Textile, Sugar, and Medicine, in Pakistan 🇵🇰 has #Grown 📈 by 9.1% – the 2nd #Highest Growth Recorded after many years #NayaPakistan ❤ The minister also added that sustained and Robust Growth in the industry is Expected to #Lift 📈 Economic […]
The war of words between Apple and Facebook is far from over after WhatsApp CEO Cathcart attacked the company in a recent podcast. Speaking at the “Big Technology Podcast”, the WhatsApp CEO said Apple did not want people to use Android phones. He gave the example of the US, saying that more people were using […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced on Saturday it will be making use of a controversial anti-terror law to deal with religious extremism; that will see the detention of suspects for up to two years for “deradicalization”. Also, the government aims to outlaw the burqa; formalizing a temporary ban imposed in April 2019 after deadly bomb attacks […]
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOIT&T) have released a comprehensive report on the Information Technology(IT) industry of Pakistan. The report not only highlights the strategic and operationally advantageous areas in Pakistan’s Information Technology(IT) industry but also lays out the details that may benefit prospective investors in evaluating […]
The construction work on five mega projects in Lahore worth Rs. 20.5 billion is expecting to begin in April. Currently, the process of qualification of contractors, bidding process, the award of contracts, and transfers of fu by the end of April. The five projects to be launch next month are: A flyover at Sheranwala Gate […]
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