Category: News
Pakistan petrol retailers start nationwide strike as profit margins drop
Pakistan’s petrol retailers began a nationwide strike on Nov 25 as the main industry body flagged low profit margins, exacerbated by the government’s move to...
Pakistani cultural capital Lahore is now world’s most polluted city
A thick cloud of smog that enveloped Pakistan’s cultural capital on Wednesday has earned it the ignominious title of the worlds most polluted city, according to a...
Demolition of Karachi’s Nasla Tower building begins after court rage
Pre-demolition preparatory work, which included removing of the panels and windows began of Nasla Tower in Karachi began on noon of Wednesday (Nov 24). Heavy equipment...
‘Shalwar’ trends top on Pakistan twitter after TikToker’s video goes viral
A video of a Pakistani TikToker named Alina went viral on social media in which she apparently advocated her views that “wearing shalwar” is not obligatory....
Czech model acquitted in drug case leaves Lahore prison
A Czech model sentenced to over eight years in prison for drug trafficking in Pakistan in 2019 was released on Nov 20 after her acquittal this month, the Czech foreign...
Kim Kardashian West helps fly Afghan women soccer players from Pakistan to UK
Members of Afghanistans women’s youth development soccer team arrived in Britain early on Nov 18 after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi,...
New Pakistan law allows chemical castration of serial rapists
Pakistan has introduced chemical castration as a possible punishment for serial rapists under a law that also calls for faster trials of suspected sexual offenders, a...
Demolition of Karachi’s Nasla Tower to cost Rs 22 crores
The city administration is learnt to have sought directions of the Supreme Court to finalise the demolition of Nasla Tower as one firm sought Rs220 million for razing...
Who is Malala’s husband?
Malala Yousafzai got married to Asser Malik at a simple ceremony at her home in Birmingham, and people are eager to know about the background of Malala’s husband....
Two firms shortlisted for demolition of Nasla Tower
Two out of four firms have been shortlisted for demolition of Nasla Tower by a committee formed by the city administration, it emerged on Sunday. According to a report,...