According to a report, Asma Gulfam, a 28-year-old Christian housecleaner in the Paka Ghara area of Sialkot District, Punjab was allegedly beaten and confined for a week by her employers after expressing her desire to leave her job due to pregnancy. The incident took place in early April, when Gulfam informed her employer, Huda Adnan,...
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June 8, 2023June 8, 2023Pakistan
Ex-PTI leaders Fawad, Zaidi, Imran to ‘join’ Jahangir Tareen’s party
LAHORE: As a new political party emerges on the horizon, former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Fawad Chaudhry, Imran Ismail, and Ali Zaidi along with several other former leaders of the party seem set to join hands with Jahangir Khan Tareen — who has been picking up the pieces of the fast-dismantling PTI. Tareen, who —...
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June 7, 2023June 7, 2023Columns
World Environment Day observed at NUST
Shehersaaz and UN-Habitat jointly organized an event to mark the World Environment Day 2023 with theme “Solution to Plastic Pollution” at NUST University. A comprehensive discussion was carried out to highlight issues related to climate change. Country Program Manager – UN Habitat Pakistan, Jawed Ali Khan was the chief guest. He said that, “We have...
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June 7, 2023June 7, 2023Pakistan
Prepare a budget in line with IMF demands, PM Shehbaz directs finance ministry
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked the Ministry of Finance to ensure that there is no violation of parameters set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the next budget to be presented on June 9. An informed source said that in a meeting held between the PM and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on...
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June 6, 2023June 6, 2023World
Trump lawyers call on Special Counsel Jack Smith over indictment concerns
Lawyers representing Donald Trump recently met with special counsel Jack Smith and other officials from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The meeting took place amid growing speculation that Smith might seek to indict Trump. The lawyers, John Rowley, James Trusty, and Lindsey Halligan, visited the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. However, they did not provide...
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June 6, 2023June 6, 2023Pakistan
PM Office to ‘strictly use only refillable water containers’ from today onwards
On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed his office and federal government entities to “strictly use only refillable water containers” as a reflection of his government’s “commitment to fighting pollution”. The premier issued the directives while announcing the federal cabinet’s approval of the “Single Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations 2023”. He added that it...
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June 2, 2023June 2, 2023Pakistan
Ex-Punjab CM Usman Buzdar becomes latest PTI leader to quit politics
Former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar Friday became the latest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader to quit politics in the aftermath of the May 9 violent riots. “First of all, I condemn the May 9 incidents. The military installations which were targeted were properties of the state of Pakistan and I believe we should avoid such...
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June 2, 2023June 2, 2023Pakistan
Parvez Elahi was re-arrested after court orders release
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was arrested again on Friday minutes after an anti-corruption court in Lahore ordered his release in an embezzlement case. The PTI leader has been arrested in a corruption case registered against him in Gujranwala. The PTI leader was arrested a day earlier by the Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab in...
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June 2, 2023June 2, 2023Columns
2023 reports 57 blasphemy cases: Two Christian teenagers Charged with Blasphemy, jailed in Lahore
The Christian teenagers identified as Adil Baber and Simon Masih have been accused of blasphemy in Lahore. The allegations were levelled against them by the Police constable Zahid Sohail, soon after he had indulged in a fight with the young accusers on the 18th of May. According to the registered First Information Report (FIR) No...
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June 1, 2023June 1, 2023World
Trump’s audio tape sheds light on a veiled secret: CNN
Federal prosecutors have got an audio recording from 2021 in which former US President Donald Trump admits to keeping a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran after leaving the White House, according to CNN. The recording reportedly shows that Trump was aware he had retained classified material and understood the limitations on...