Lahori ‘prankster’ taints stand-up comedy show with transphobia, ill-bred behaviour
Trans comedian Anaya Sheikh was heckled and harassed onstage with abusive slurs during her performance by Youtube prankster Shahrik Shah at a comedy night...
Balochistan University scandal underlines marginalisation of province
LAHORE: On October 14, a harassment scandal surfaced in Balochistan University in Quetta, when the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested security and surveillance officers...
Kashmir shutdown caused losses of more than $1bn, trade body says
SRINAGAR: Economic losses in Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK) have run well over a billion dollars since India revoked its autonomy and statehood in August, the main...
BJP leader expelled by security for heckling during Suri’s speech on IoK
Security at the Asian Pacific Summit, 2019 escorted out Indian politician Vijay Jolly after he angrily tried to disrupt the speech by National Assembly...
Reham slams govt over restrictions on Maryam Nawaz’s ‘Diet Coke’
--PM Imran's ex-wife says PTI should know 'it would be very difficult for their leader if he is stopped from consuming Coke in jail'
Prime...
PM Imran mocks Bilawal over ‘rain’ theory, PPP chief returns fire
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday took a dig at Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari by imitating him at the inauguration ceremony of...
Rights activist Idris Khattak abducted by unidentified men
PESHAWAR: Rights activist Idris Khattak was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified men while on his way from Akora Khattak village to Swabi, his driver Shahsawar...
Justice S. A. Bobde takes oath as 47th Chief Justice of India
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was sworn in as the 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI) in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi...
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new president and the scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election victory to work with...
Two Indians arrested for entering Pakistan without travel documents
BAHAWALPUR: Police in Cholistan on Monday arrested two Indian nationals for entering the country illegally.District police officials says that both Indians entered Pakistan without...
23 Pakistan-origin females to participate in upcoming UK elections
LONDON: In a rather unconventional development, over 1,000 female candidates will take part in the upcoming general elections in the United Kingdom, scheduled to be...
Sheikh Rasheed claims Zardari considering plea bargain
Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed said on Sunday that the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) ruling in former premier Nawaz Sharif’s petition for the...
Altaf asks Modi for political asylum
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has asked India Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant him political asylum or help him financially if...
Nawaz to be shifted to US after initial treatment in UK
--Nawaz likely to fly to London on Monday, Shehbaz to accompany
After a Lahore High Court (LHC) decision that allows former prime minister Nawaz Sharif...
Indian police storm Amnesty offices to quash IOK coverage
Indian officials on Friday raided the offices of renowned human rights group Amnesty International on trumped up charges of foreign funding from the United...
Military clampdown continues in IOK amid rains, snowfall
SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, the increasing chill after fresh rains and snowfall has added to the miseries of the people of Kashmir Valley who...
Hamza Ali Abbasi quits showbiz for Islam
Famous actor Hamza Ali Abbasi has announced to quit the showbiz industry, saying that his decision is based on 10-year long research.
In a video that went viral...
