In the latest promo for her upcoming super soul series, talkshow legend Oprah Winfrey and Priyanka Chopra are seen speaking about her secular upbringing in a country as diverse as India and her religious views. Chopra Jonas speaks about how she has had Christian, Islamic and Hindu influences in her life. On the show, the […]
KARACHI: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday said attempts were being made to divide the PDM opposition alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement. Speaking to a private TV channel, Fazl. Who also heads the 11-party opposition alliance – PDM, rejected speculations, that the alliance would split apart. He also said the anti-government long march of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Hoping for rapprochement after a year of terror attacks and anger, India and Pakistan may convene a Permanent Indus Commission meeting during the coming months after such talks under Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was suspended last September following terror strikes on the Army camp in Uri. Following the successful backdoor diplomacy, the Indus Water Commissioners of Pakistan and India agreed to […]
KARACHI: A relentless rally in global equity markets has come to a screeching halt of late as investor fears materialized over stock valuations. With coronavirus infection rates rising and the virus mutating in addition to delays throughout the vaccine supply chain, particularly in third world countries, an uneven recovery can at best be expected in […]
The government confirmed the third wave of coronavirus in Pakistan. Educational institutions of all grades in seven cities of Punjab and Peshawar and Islamabad will be closed for two weeks from Monday, keeping in view the resurgence of Covid-19 cases. According to Radio Pakistan, the cities include Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Gujrat, Sialkot, Multan, and […]
In a show of strength, PM Imran Khan secured 178 votes – six more than required – on Saturday to win the vote of confidence from the National Assembly. The special session was called after the premier voluntarily sought a trust vote following an upset in Senate elections. Addressing the assembly after his win in […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan will shortly take a vote of confidence — in a show of strength after the recent Senate upset — during a special session of the National Assembly. The National Assembly session during which Prime Minister Imran Khan will seek a vote of confidence has started. NA Speaker Asad Qaiser is chairing […]
After the PTI’s candidate for the Islamabad general seat in Senate, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, lost to the Pakistan Democratic Movement nominee Yousuf Raza Gillani, in a major upset for the government, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced he will seek a vote of confidence from the parliament on Saturday. The bold move has led many who […]
Oil slips on fears over higher OPEC supply Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as expectations, that top producer would agree to raise oil supply in a meeting this week weighed on sentiment, already hit by concerns over slowing Chinese demand. Brent crude dropped $0.14, or 0.2%, to $63.55 a barrel by 1145 GMT, after losing […]
Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani’s video has surfaced in which he is allegedly telling a lawmaker to waste his vote in the upcoming Senate elections. The PTI’s official Twitter account tweeted the video. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill described it as “shameless”, calling […]
