In Pakistani weddings, there is a tradition called "joota chupai" where the bride's sisters steal the groom's shoes and demand money in return. However, at one particular wedding, the tradition was taken to a whole new level when the bride asked her cousin to dress up as a character...
The Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Fawad Chaudhry, has called on the government to either amend the Constitution or hold elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies in accordance with the Supreme Court's ruling. Chaudhry argued that the Constitution stipulates that polls should be held within...
In a recent development, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar stated that the Pakistani government cannot violate the Constitution by issuing funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding general elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on the orders of the Supreme Court. He criticized Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
The Pakistani government is reportedly considering returning its Hajj quota to Saudi Arabia due to a lack of applications caused by rising inflation and a shortage of dollars. This year, a quota for the Hajj pilgrimage was available in the country for the first time, but authorities received a...
On April 26, 2023, seven lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party were stopped by the Islamabad Police from entering the National Assembly during an ongoing session. The lawmakers were from Karachi and had resigned from their seats in protest of the party Chairman Imran Khan's ouster in April...
The review is about the movie "Money Back Guarantee," directed by Faisal Qureshi. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Fawad Khan, Wasim Akram, and others, and explores the dichotomy of capitalism and socialism while touching on societal issues such as corruption, VIP culture, and discrimination.
The movie is...
Ten police personnel and their driver were killed in India's central Chhattisgarh state in an attack blamed on Maoist rebels. The incident occurred when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) while returning from an operation to investigate rebel movements in the remote Dantewada district. This is the...
Over 400 Pakistanis have been safely evacuated from Sudan and are being lodged at Port Sudan before arrangements for their onward journey are coordinated, according to a statement from the Foreign Office. The office said it was closely monitoring the situation in Sudan and working with Pakistan’s missions in...
In a heartbreaking incident, the Punjab police have once again come under fire for opening fire on innocent teenagers, killing two of them and leaving one injured in Multan. The victims were on their way back home after having dinner at a hotel when they were fatally shot by...
Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has disclosed that he dissolved the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) after former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa advised him to do so. Khan made these revelations during an interview with a private news channel on Sunday....
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to launch its election campaign for Punjab tomorrow, according to PTI Secretary General Asad Umar. Despite uncertainty over the election schedule, the party has finalized a list of 297 candidates after PTI Chairman Imran Khan personally interviewed all candidates from April 6 to...
Shireen Mazari, a leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has disclosed that some members of Prime Minister Imran Khan's cabinet, including herself, had raised objections to the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022. The ordinance made defamation a non-bailable offense with a five-year imprisonment sentence. The...
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed changes to the Elections Act, 2017, specifically to sections 57-1 and 58, to give itself more power and to curtail the authority of the president in election matters. Currently, section 57-1 states that the president must announce the date or dates...
The joint sitting of Pakistan's parliament has adopted a resolution urging the holding of general elections for all national and provincial assemblies simultaneously to "strengthen the federation". The resolution comes after a three-member bench of the Supreme Court declared the Election Commission of Pakistan's order to delay elections in...
