Syed Muzammil Shah’s house attacked in Lahore for ‘political opinions’
LAHORE: Journalist Syed Muzammil Shah’s house came under attack last night when two of his neighbours opened aerial fire while attempting to break into his home in Lahore. The incident took place around 5:30pm when two of his neighbours fired at the house of Muzammil, who is also associated with
76 cases registered against Iman Khan in Islamabad alone
ISLAMABAD: Fourteen new cases have been registered against former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, taking the total number of cases against the PTI founder to 76. The Islamabad High Court heard a plea filed by Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi seeking cases details against him. During the hearing, the
Bitcoin hits $103,000 for the first time in history
WASHINGTON: Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has crossed another milestone and its price has exceeded $100,000 for the first time. According to media reports, investors are investing in cryptocurrency because the incoming Trump administration will have a positive policy in this regard. The market value of cryptocurrencies has almost doubled this year and
PSX continues its record-breaking spree, gains 1,500 points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish trend as the KSE-100 index soared to a record high of 106,000-point mark on Thursday. The PSX KSE-100 index gained more than 1,500 points as the rally was supported by positive economic indicators with declining inflation rates. The KSE-100 benchmark hit
PTI absent as APC on security kicks off at KP Governor House
PESHAWAR: The All-Parties Conference on the law-and-order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has begun at the Governor House Peshawar. The APC is being chaired and hosted by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi attended by leaders of various political parties. The ruling party PTI, however, is not present at the very
Quake jolts parts of Punjab
LAHORE: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan’s largest province Punjab on Thursday. Its shocks were felt in different areas of the province, which spread panic among residents and villagers who came out of their houses reciting Kalima Tayyaba. Earthquake tremors were felt in the provincial capital Lahore, Gujrat,
Wheel-jam, shutter-down strike in AJK against Presidential Ordinance
MUZAFFARABAD: A complete shutter-down and wheel-jam strike was observed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to record a protest against the presidential ordinance banning protest rallies and public meetings. The strike call was given by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee against the presidential ordinance imposing a seven-year
Does Cristiano Ronaldo want to convert to Islam?
DUBAI: Former goalkeeper of Saudi football club Al-Nasr and fellow footballer of star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that Ronaldo wants to convert to Islam. Speaking on an Arab TV show, former Saudi footballer Walid Abdullah revealed that Ronaldo is deeply interested in the teachings of Islam and wants to
ICC likely to discuss new ‘Partnership Formula’ for Champions Trophy today
DUBAI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Dubai for the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting to discuss a new partnership formula for the Champions Trophy. The ICC meeting is scheduled to take place here on Thursday. According to details, the meeting’s agenda, however, is not going to
Lahore’s air quality improves for third consecutive day
LAHORE: Pakistan’s major cities, Lahore and Karachi, recorded the best air quality for the third consecutive day on Thursday. According to a report by IQAir, which tracks real-time data on air quality worldwide, Lahore’s air quality index (AQI) peaked at 229 in the unhealthy category at 8am. It is the best air
