News & Politics

The Internet is the fun place to be on and the fun gets even more when you are on social media, which makes you connected to people as easy as one click away.  Contrary to that social media sometimes also turn life-threatening for the users, especially the children who went on using without that parental check on it. The social media which brings in dozens of good has turned volatile all because of the suicide games getting promoted through it and also finding their victims on such platforms. Brushing off all the hoopla, after Blue Whale game, here’s another deadly game Momo Suicide Challenge game making waves across the globe and so in Pakistan. According to the sources, the game …

The cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan won the cricket world cup 26 years back, and years after doing it he was up with the mission of serving his countrymen through politics. Khan, who is worldwide known for his leadership qualities and charismatic personality has now sworn as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. His road to the regime was not an overnight happening; it took 22 years of struggle for him to become the party head of the most popular political party in Pakistan and consequently the newest Prime Minister of Pakistan. Pakistanis across the globe seem to enjoy this triumph of Khan, which gives new hope to the nation and vows to give ‘Naya Pakistan’.  It should be kept noted here …

Eid ul Adha is one of the two mega events celebrated by the Muslims across the globe, and so it is done in Pakistan with full zeal, respect and devoutness. This event gives a broad message of togetherness, brotherhood, peace and cares all around the world. Muslim countries worldwide witness public holidays during Eid-ul-Adha and even in the non-Muslim countries, Muslims are granted holidays so they can fulfil their religious rituals. This year Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on 22nd August, and as everyone was waiting for the holiday schedule, it’s finally out. The caretaker government issued the notification of Eid ul Adha holidays several days back and it seems Pakistanis nationwide aren’t happy with it. It should be …

General Elections 2018 in Pakistan have come to end and the news they brought in is PTI has emerged as the biggest party in Pakistan. Imran-Khan led a political party not only did big at National Assembly level but also gained massive support in all four of the provinces. With things happening this way it seems that 22-years long struggle of cricketer-turned-politician have become fruitful as he is a great position to become newest Prime Minister of Pakistan. PTI has given the opponents sleepless nights to opponents across the nation including the seasoned politicians like Shahbaz Sharif, Farooq Sattar, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Ghulam Bilour. But a young guy of Multan has done something unexpected to PTI as he being …

The Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan after consultation with Ministry of Interior has announced a general public holiday on account of upcoming General Elections on Wednesday, 25 July 2018. The CEC approved the holiday in a meeting. The polling for the national and provincial assemblies will be held on Wednesday, 25 July 2018. The General Elections will be contested by 3,459 candidates for 849 seats including Provincial and National Assemblies. The focus will be on the lower house of the Parliament, where the number of seats decides the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. For a political party to form a government on its own, a minimum of 172 out of 342 seats is needed for the simple majority …

The Fun Raising Project launched by Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar has been doing well so far. The Pakistanis are taking part in this unique initiative launched by any Supreme Court of the world. For the awareness of people, the Supreme Court has launched various mobile and online services so that people can stay up to date with progress over Diamer Basha And Mohmand Dam Fund. Till date (18th July 2018) almost Two Hundred Fourteen Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Three Thousands Eight Hundred Forty-Two Rupees – Rs. 214,873,842 has been deposited in Supreme Court of Pakistan Diamer Basha And Mohmand Dam Fund. Although we still need to collect more, in fact, a huge amount of money but the way …

One of the most talked about books of this year in Pakistan, Reham Khan’s autobiography has finally got a release, better to call it an online release. The book consisting of 563 pages has around dozens of its chapters, which all of having got an e-release on the online commerce platform Amazon.  The book has been in the limelight after its leaked version got into the hands of famous Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi.  It should be noted here all the attention this book and Reham Khan have got is all because of making some severe allegations on the PTI Chief. Reham Khan, who is the ex-wife of prominent political leader Imran Khan has made severe allegations on him, even …

Taken out as arch-rivals, both India and Pakistan are the countries having tons of mutual respect and love for each other, with keeping the peace as the top most priority. The latest prime example of this brotherhood is the photos of Pakistani star cricketer Shahid Afridi and Bollywood bigwig Salman Khan, circulating on social media from an event held in Canada. The top Bollywood star has always shown courteousness towards Pakistan and it’s citizens, on the other hand, Pakistani cricketing legend  has always been vocal about the massive love he had got throughout his career from the Indian fans. Shahid Afridi aka Boom Boom Tweeted photos of his  his meeting with the Indian star actor, which he captioned as: “Great …

Rumours were there that the Supreme Court of Pakistan had launched an official bank account number for the collection of funds for dams. Many people were terming its fake news. But now it has been clarified that the Supreme Court of Pakistan has opened bank Accounts for the construction of Diamer Bhasha and Mohamand Dam. The Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan, Saqib Nisar, has deposited one million rupees in Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dam Fund 2018 and appealed for a donation from the nation. In pursuance of Supreme Court Order dated 04.07.2018 in Constitution Petition No.57 of 2016, the Finance Division, Government of Pakistan has opened an account under the title “DIAMER BASHA AND MOHMAND DAM FUND–2018” bearing account No.03-593-299999-001-4 …

Accountability Court-I Judge Mohammad Bashir in today verdict of Avenfield Case has sentenced Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to a total of 11 years in prison and fined £8 million as well. Along with Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz has been sentenced for eight years with £2 million fine and son in Law Capt (R) Safdar with one-year imprisonment without any fine. The court has also made it clear that the Avenfield Properties were in Sharif family possession since 1993 and shall be seized by the federal government. For the information of the readers, Avenfield reference was one of the important references of three references filed by the NAB last year on instructions of Supreme Court of Pakistan. The …

This is a developing story and updates will be posted along. NAB court decision key points: Nawaz Sharif is given jail term for 10 years with 8 million pounds fine Maryam Safdar Nawaz is given 7 years of jail term with 2 million pounds fine Capt Sardar is given 1 year of jail term Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan is convicted and guilty again in NAB court case, and this is second big decision regarding him this year. He is given 10 year jail term. 100 pages long judgment is given out by NAB court. Maryam Safdar Nawaz and Capt. Safdar Nawaz both are convicted. Maryam will 7 year jail term while her husband will server 1 year jail term.  The …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is in the process of finalising lists of registered voters in the country. To facilitate the registered voters in the country, it has started SMS service in collaboration with NADRA so the voters can check their registration status from anywhere. How to Check Voter Status via 8300? The public can get information of its voter’s status by simply sending CNIC number. Just send the CNIC message to 8300 @ Rs. 2 service charges. The sender will immediately get the automated response with the name of the electoral area, block code and serial number. Please type your CNIC without Hyphen (-) and spaces on your mobile and send it to 8300, you will get updated …

Known for his outspoken and bold statement, Sheikh Rasheed never fails to make his place in the headlines. But it sometimes gets backfired, if some really take a stand against him. In the recent turn of events, Janaan leading lady lashes out at the Rawalpindi-based politician over his derogatory comments about the entertainment industry. But what went not very much favour in the gorgeous actress is people actually started criticizing her. One of the reasons which made Armeena free-hit for internet trollers is that she wasn’t actually aware of the name of Sheikh Rasheed, who is a mainstream politician in Pakistan. At the same time, one can’t deny Armeena Khan’s valiant attitude which makes her remain vocal on various burning …

The holy month of Ramadan is just reaching its climax and the battle of ratings is just getting bigger and bigger.  Around every of the TV channel is coming up with best possible option for their Ramadan transmission, but the results of the ratings around the 2nd week of Ramadan seem very much similar to that of the first weak.  To be very exact ARY Digital is winner all the way, whether it is about the Sehr or Iftar timings. Primarily, these transmissions are spread as Aftar transmissions and Sehr transmissions and what get them bigger and better are the best TV celebrities donning the hats as the hosts of the shows. Moreover, different segments with a religious scholar on …

Kalabagh Dam issue is an issue which you can’t take eyes off, thanks to PCRWR’s latest report which states that if there comes no serious efforts Pakistan will run out of the water by 2025. The latest report has once again emerged industrialists, agriculturalists and commoners talking about the pros and cons of long-standing issue of Kalabagh Dam. The dam which would have been operational since long after then’s Presidents Musharraf’s claim of starting it in the larger interest of the people, back in 2004, but the hindrances and points coming at the provincial level are stopping Kalabagh, which is something more of the national level. Location and Map of Kalabagh Dam Kalabagh is a place in district Mianwali, which …

The race for TRP is not new in Pakistani media industry. After the evolution of media industry, the trend for highest TRP is also increasing. Even the viewer seems to be concerned about TRP of their favourite channels. TRP, the short form of Television Rating Points, primarily determine the viewership of TV channels in a specific slot or peak time or during morning time or any other specified time. The Nayatel Pakistan and Kantar Media have recently released the list of top most watched Pakistani news channels in Pakistan. The TRP ratings are essential for the survival and profitability of any TV channels as they provide the basis for advertising tariffs. Almost every Pakistani TV channel claims to be either …

The electricity has been a long-standing issue for Pakistan, which has been directly or indirectly affecting the economic and educational spread nationwide. Not to forget, the parties coming in regime in recent times have got the solution of energy crisis as major agenda in their manifestos. But, many of them failed badly in solving this real-time issue. The PML-N led government, which will be completing their 5-years tenure in a day or two vowed that they have actually eradicated the load shedding issue from the core. The PML-N led government announced Pakistan as Load shedding free country earlier this year, and yet the debate has been often going on about this claim. Up the latest, Maryam Nawaz Sharif took to …

The cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan is a celebrity since his cricketing days and the same charismatic personality have got him millions of followers in the political arena as well. Apart from the hundreds of perks of being loved this much all around by nation, the backlash is your personal life no more remains your personal; it turns out to be a national issue. The PTI chief who got married for the third time this year in February wasn’t pleased with people intervening that much in personal life. Most of the people were curious to know and see the wife of Khan, but the wedding photo which came out showed the bride Bushra Maneka completely covering her face with the …

The elections ringing right above the head is actually the time for politicians to show their brightest face, but it seems PML-N top leadership have no plan for it. PML-N lawmaker and Minister Rana Sanaullah’s controversial comments were yet sparking debate and now there’s something more to it; this time from Federal Minister of Water and Power Abid Sher Ali. Both the seasoned politicians are in the hot waters over their sleazy comments about the women of their fellow political party, PTI. It should be noted here that apart from PTI supporters, many of the famous and newscasters have also voiced against the controversial remarks, which they accuse were against the dignity of politics.  It will be pertinent to mention …

The project initiated back in 2007 has finally become a reality after 11 years and the amount allocated for it getting thrice more than what it was officially asked. Ignoring the delays and troubles, the new airport named as ‘Islamabad International Airport’ is good enough to keep Pakistani head high for the while. The newly-launched Y-shaped Airport is not only the biggest airport in Pakistan; it comes around with all the modern day facilities, which makes it stand tall among the top airports across the globe. After postponing the date for several times, finally, it was 1st of May when Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated this airport, situated from around 30 kilometers away from the Blue Area, Islamabad. From …

The Government of Pakistan Muslim League N has finally laid down its 6th budget for the Fiscal Year 2018-19 despite a lot of reservations and walkout by the opposition in the end. The newly appointed Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has successfully tabled the Budget 2018-19 of worth Rs. 5.246 trillion with the tax revenue and FBR revenue targets set at Rs. 4.88 trillion and Rs. 4.435 trillion. Before the launch of the budget in each year, people have different expectations from the government. General public demands for subsidies and economical products and services. On the other hand, the concern of government employees raises in their salaries, allowances and pensions. Benefits for Government Employees In Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget, the …

The Federal Government has announced public holiday on 1st May 2018 to celebrate as a Labour Day. Every year this day is celebrated across the world to recognize the achievements and struggles of the workers that are why this day is also called as Workers Day as well. As per the official notification of the Ministry of Interior vide its letter number F.No.2/14/-2017(Public)/Holidays, Tuesday 1st May 2018 will be celebrated as Labour Day, and there will be a public holiday across the country. Different countries have different days regarding the celebration of Labour Day but in Pakistan, the day is celebrated on the 1st of May. The origin of Labour Day dates back to the movement of Labour Union to …

Undoubtedly, explicit content, porn related content and that one violating the set standards are banned in the ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan’. But still, it isn’t a big deal for netizens as proxies and VPN’s are very much there to make sure user access to whatever content they actually want to be. This article is not about the numbers making porn searches in Pakistan, it is about the ‘Top Trending Porn Search in Pakistan Right Now’. Before actually going on with the list of top trending porn search in Pakistan right now, it would be pertinent to mention here that in recent times both Pakistan and India have been jolted with the child rape cases, which went on even get highlighted …

Punjab School of Education Department has announced Summer Vacation Schedule for the Year 2018. According to the press release hereby issued by the Punjab Schools Education Department, this year there is little change in the schedule. Some holidays of summer will be in the holy month of Ramadan and also the vacations ends on August 10, 2018 rather than August 14, 2018. Earlier the notification issued by the School Education Department of the Government of the Punjab the vacations were supposed to be end on August 14, 2018. In the running academic year, the Summer Vacations in Punjab will start from June 1st, 2018 and classes will resume from August 11, 2018. As vacations will start from the mind of …

Lahore is finally going to get the full-fledged Orange Train service and will become the first metropolitan in Pakistan to get the service of international level. Today Punjab Transport and Mass Transit Authority have started the services of Orange Line Train in Multan on trial basis. As per the notification issued by Provincial Government, the service will be officially inaugurated in the running year. After that, the service will be completely operational for the citizens. For the information of the reader, Provincial Government has temporarily handed over the services to a private company. Successful Trail of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train #Lahore #OLMT #Punjab #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/PYcFuSjfFA — Mansoor Ahmed Qureshi (@MansurQr) February 26, 2018 The video of the trial run …