Two Azadi March protesters die of cardiac arrest

Two participants of the JUI-F’s Azadi March died Wednesday morning after suffering cardiac arrests. Another protester died a day earlier and his funeral prayers were...

New Pakistan envoy Munir Akram presents credentials to UN chief

NEW YORK: Munir Akram, Pakistan's new permanent representative to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Tuesday. Akram, 74,...

Students drag Punjab govt to court over polluted environment

The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the Punjab government, the Punjab Environment Protection Council (PEPC) and other departments on Tuesday on a...

Pakistan may have released poisonous gas to pollute air in India, says BJP leader

-- Ye jo zehreeli hawa aa rahi hai, zehreeli gas aayi hai ho sakta hai kisi bagal ke mulk ne chhori ho jo humse ghabraya...

Actress Iffat Omar records testimony in defamation case against Meesha Shafi

Actress and anchor Iffat Omar on Saturday recorded her statement in court on behalf of Meesha Shafi, supporting the allegations of sexual harassment against Ali...

Singer Rabi Pirzada calls it a day

Singer Rabi Pirzada has bid farewell to the showbiz industry amid controversy surrounding her compromised images and videos, she announced on Monday. Taking to Twitter,...

Former captain Sarfaraz was sacked on PM Imran’s directives: report

Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was removed from his position upon orders from Prime Minister Imran Khan, Cricket Pakistan reported on Monday. According to the details, the Pakistan...

Gen Bajwa gifted perfume to Fazl after ‘heated argument’, claims anchorperson

TV anchorperson Rauf Klasra has claimed that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was gifted a bottle of perfume by Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

Border crossing opening unlikely to thaw Pakistan-India ties

--Former envoy says a breakthrough requires something in Kashmir KARACHI: Pakistan is set to open a border crossing for Sikh pilgrims to attend the birth anniversary...

LHC concerned over alarming smog levels, seeks report by Dec 27

--EPD official admits measures adopted to control pollution have been insufficient   LAHORE: As smog engulfs the provincial capital on a daily basis, the Lahore High Court...

Twitterati condemn leaking of Rabi Pirzada’s personal videos

--Facilitating production and distribution of material that breaches someone’s privacy is a punishable offence under Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 Twitterati on Friday condemned leaking...

Mob pelts stones at PTI leader’s vehicle in Umerkot

UMERKOT: A mob on Friday pelted stones on the vehicle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh lawmaker Halem Adil Sheikh. The incident occurred while the PTI...

Coke Studio not to release episode 3 to show solidarity with Tezgam victims

Coke Studio announced on Friday that it will not be releasing its third episode of season 12 tonight in solidarity with the families affected...

Pakistani military, govt officials likely targeted in global WhatsApp hack

CALIFORNIA: Senior government officials in multiple US-allied countries, including Pakistan, were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to...

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar asks women to gang-rape men to gain equality

Scriptwriter Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar who made his film directorial debut with Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) film Kaaf Kangana, has said that women can prove equal status by gang-raping men. While...

A timeline of major train accidents during PTI govt’s tenure

LAHORE: The Tezgam daily express, one of the oldest and most popular trains of Pakistan started in the 1950s, was engulfed in fire in the...

Zartaj blames Opp’s Azadi March for Lahore smog

Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has said that the pollution in Lahore is increasing due to the extra number of vehicles...