Netflix Hit Show ‘Squid Game’ Spurs Interest in Learning Korean
SEOUL: Interest in learning Korean has spiked since the launch of hit Netflix (NFLX.O) show “Squid Game”, tutoring services reported, underscoring a growing global obsession...
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PSX Gains 55 Points
KARACHI: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 53.73 points, with a positive change of 0.12 per...
Liquidity Needed to Stem Afghanistan Economic, Humanitarian Crises: UN SG
The international community must find ways to inject cash directly into Afghanistan’s economy to avert its total collapse as a growing humanitarian crisis impacts half...
NADRA Starts Crackdown Against Agent Mafia in Karachi
KARACHI: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman Tariq Malik has directed the officers to approach the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) regarding crackdown against agent...
FM Qureshi Calls Int’l Community To Support Afghan People
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called upon the international community to support the Afghan people in their quest for peace, stability and development...
1st NLC Truck Transporting Commodities From Pakistan Reaches Turkey Via Iran: Dawood
Adviser on Commerce Razaq Dawood says the first NLC truck transporting commodities from Pakistan has reached Turkey via Iran under convention on the International Transport...
Karachi Trader Receives Extortion Demand
KARACHI: A tea company owner in the city’s PECHS area has on Monday allegedly received a demand for extortion of Rs100 million with an envelop...
Tareen Asks Govt To Control Inflation
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jahangir Tareen has advised that the government should forget everything else and control inflation. According to the details, Chairman Union...
Disgruntled BAP Members Submit No-Trust Move Against CM Kamal
QUETTA: Estranged Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) members on Monday submitted no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Jam Kamal in the provincial assembly. The ongoing political crisis...
Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari Welcomes Baby Boy
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari has announced the birth of “baby boy” on Monday. The sister of...
Sindh Bans Pillion Ridding on 12 Rabi ul Awal
KARACHI: In the backdrop of numerous threats to law and order in the scheduled religious gatherings of Rabi ul Awal 12, the government of Sindh...
16 Killed in Russian Plane Crash
MOSCOW: In Russia, at least 16 people were killed while seven injured after a plane crashed in the Tatarstan region. In a statement, the emergency...
Peace in Afghanistan Imperative For Region: President Alvi
President Dr Arif Alvi says peace in Afghanistan will bring prosperity in the region and open a window of business opportunities for the world to...
Pakistan Condemns Arrest of 1400 Kashmiris in IoK
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the arrest of over 1400 Kashmiris on false charges in one of the biggest ever crackdowns in the Indian Illegally...
Larkana Is Symbol of Political Resistance in Country: Bilawal
LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has termed Larkana as a symbol of political resistance in country. Bilawal Bhutto chaired a meeting...
Fazlur Rehman To Meet Shehbaz Sharif Today
LAHORE: Jamiat Ullema-e-Islam chief and head of opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman will meet Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Shehbaz...
T20 WC: Malik Replaces Injured Sohaib
LAHORE: Shoaib Malik has been named in the Pakistan squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after Sohaib Maqsood was ruled out due to...
President in UAE to Inaugurate Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020
DUBAI: Emirates on a two-day visit to inaugurate Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. Themed as ‘Hidden Treasure’, the Pakistan Pavilion showcases the unexplored and...
PM Orders Re-opening of 83,741 Public Complaints To Provide Relief
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed for re-opening of 83,741 public complaints filed at Pakistan Citizen’s Portal against different institutions and departments to ensure...
Time Of Leveling Allegations Through Twitter Is Over: Maryam
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said that time of levelling allegations through statements and tweets is over and now government...
World Post Day Being Observed Today
World Post Day is being observed today (Saturday). The purpose of observing the day is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector...
US To Hold First In-person Talks With Taliban Since Kabul Takeover
WASHINGTON: The United States and the Taliban will hold their first in-person talks since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan starting Saturday, the State Department said....
Court Extends Interim Bail of Shehbaz, Hamza In Money Laundering Case
LAHORE: Banking court on Saturday has extended interim bail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz in money laundering...
NAB Ordinance Challenged in LHC
LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Bill 2021 has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC) today (Saturday).According to details, the plaintiff said that the...
Pakistan Sees Less Than 1,000 Covid-19 Cases During Last 24 Hours
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 29 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,257,188. The...
MPAs Meet CM Punjab Usman Buzdar
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has said that the promises made with the public are being fulfilled and the development projects are being executed...
US Nuclear Submarine Damaged After Hitting Deep Water Object
US nuclear submarine was damaged and some crew members were injured when it “struck an unknown object” while operating at depth a week ago in...
Japan, Russia Agree For Negotiations on Peace Agreement
Japan and Russia have agreed to move forward with negotiations on a peace agreement. Speaking to the press after first phone call to Russian President...
Sara Khan, Falak Shabir Welcome Baby Girl
The power couple of Pakistani media fraternity, Falak Shabir and Sarah Khan, just welcomed a baby girl. The father took to Instagram to break the...
$2.7 Billion Received Via Workers’ Remittances In September: SBP
KARACHI:l State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced receiving US$2.7 billion via workers’ remittances in September 2021, further sharing that the Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA)...
Three Dead in Quetta Road Crash
QUETTA: At least three men and a woman have died in a horrible car accident on the National Highway Road, in the South Balochistan region,...
Governor Balochistan Accepts Resignation of Three Ministers
QUETTA: Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha has accepted the resignations of three provincial ministers as Chief Minister Jam Kamal reiterated that he would not...
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Journalists Ressa And Muratov
MOSCOW: Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom...
Pakistan Condemns Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly denounced the bomb blast that killed at least 55 people in Afghanistan’s Kunduz city during Friday prayers. “We are deeply grieved...
NAB Ordinance is Attack on Judiciary: Shahbaz Sharif
LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Friday termed the amended National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance akin to a “no-confidence...
NEPRA Raises Electricity Price
Another inflation bomb for the common people as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has raised electricity price by Rs1.95 per unit. According to...
Police Arrest Tiktoker’s Friend Rambo in Minar-e-Pakistan Incident
LAHORE: A key progress has been made in Greater Iqbal Park tragedy as police have arrested female Tiktoker Ayesha Akram’s friend Rambo for allegedly manhandling...
US Deputy Secretary of State Meets COAS Bajwa
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Genral Qamar Javed Bajwa has assured the US that Pakistan was committed to making all-out efforts for peace and...
Madonna Sheds Light on Biggest Regrets in Life
Madonna recently wore her heart on her sleeve and addressed two of her biggest regrets in life. The singer addressed it all during her interview...
KSE-100 Index Sheds 108 Points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) concluded the week on a negative note as the benchmark KSE-100 index shed over 100 points in Friday’s session....
Indian Forces Martyr Youth in IoK
SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred a Kashmiri in Islamabad district. The unarmed...
Pakistan Wants to Strengthen Bilateral Ties With UK in Diverse Fields: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has said Pakistan wants to further strengthen bilateral relations in all fields with the United Kingdom. He was talking to...
James Bond Gets a Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES: Daniel Craig finally got a star on Hollywood s Walk of Fame on Wednesday, days before his last movie as James Bond opens in...
Punjab Govt Submits Report in Expired Stents Case
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday has submitted its report in the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a case related to the alleged insertion of...
PM Summons NSC Meeting Today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) tomorrow (Friday) to discuss matters of national security in...
Pakistan Has Low Inflation Compared to Other Countries: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Pakistan has low inflation compared to other countries. He said this while presiding over a Core...
Pakistan Sends 13 More Trucks of Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
Pakistan has sent 13 more trucks of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan via Torkham border. It was stated by life member South Asian Association for Regional...
US Dollar Weakens 9 Paisas Against Pakistani Rupee
KARACHI: The exchange rate of US Dollar weakened by 9 paisa in the interbank on Thursday against Pakistani rupee.The greenback closed at Rs170.87 on fourth...
Asad Voices Concerns Over Discrimination in Acceptability of Covid Vaccine
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar has voiced his concerns over the discrimination in acceptability of Covid vaccine. In a tweet on Thursday,...
US Deputy Secretary of State Expresses Sympathy For Balochistan Earthquake
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says she is heartbroken to learn of the deadly earthquake that struck southwest Pakistan on Thursday morning. In...