GOOD BYE 2020
Zaradri gets relief as Park Lane reference sent back to NAB
In a major relief to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari, an accountability court on Wednesday returned the Park Lane reference to the National...
Qureshi says Naqvi’s appointment will make elections controversial
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Mohsin Naqvi’s appointment as the interim Punjab chief minister will make the polls "controversial" in the province.
Speaking...
ECP de-notifies 43 PTI MNAs, number rises to 123
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday de-notified 43 lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the last batch of the MNAs who resigned en masse.
The development came after National...
A Year in Pictures
Top 10 memorable global events of 2020
A tumultuous 2020 has finally passed, leaving the world with more bad memories than good ones. The year saw the spread of the coronavirus pandemic that is still killing people around the world. The World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international...
Top 10 events that shaped Pakistan’s political landscape in 2020
The year 2020 saw several events that were important in Pakistan's modern history. From the government's brilliant fight against COVID-19 to remaining in FATF's grey list lets look at the top 10 events that shaped Pakistan's political landscape in 2020.
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)
The opposition parties of Pakistan came together...
Top 10 highlights from the sporting world in 2020
Pakistan Super League comes home
For the first time in the history of the tournament, the whole edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was played in Pakistan. Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Multan were the four venues that hosted 34 matches. Each stadium saw full house as the cricket hungry...
Top 10 iconic New Year’s celebrations marred by coronavirus
New Year's Eve is celebrated around the world with immense fervor and zeal, with several countries globally recognized as hubs for year end festivities. This year, however, has been completely unique. With coronavirus surging through the world, New year's eve revelry will be forcibly extinguished. Here's a breakdown of...
New CCPO Lahore vows to go after gangs and land mafia
Interview: What is happening with the CanSinoBIO vaccine in Pakistan?
State ministers and government officials have given conflicting dates for when the coronavirus vaccine will be available in Pakistan, with estimates ranging from as early as March to the first quarter of 2022.
The Correspondent sat down with Professor Hasan Abbas Zaheer, the primary coordinator of the AJM Pharma and CanSinoBIO vaccine trials that are being conducted in Pakistan, to understand when Pakistanis can expect vaccines to be delivered.
Established...
On the frontline: Public-dealing government officials work on without a vaccine plan
The government’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan—which prioritises immunising frontline healthcare workers and the elderly over the general populace—has found few critics. It is widely regarded as a reasonable policy as it protects those who have been continuing to perform their duties despite facing a high risk of infection, as...
Fawad is in Islamabad police custody, Punjab IG tells LHC
Inspector General (IG) of Punjab police Dr Usman Anwar told the Lahore High Court (LHC)...
Zaradri gets relief as Park Lane reference sent back to NAB
In a major relief to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson and former president Asif Ali...
Qureshi says Naqvi’s appointment will make elections controversial
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Mohsin Naqvi’s appointment...
Amazon workers on strike in UK, say robots are treated better
Amazon workers are staging strike in the UK which is the first formal industrial action...
Hope of IMF programme revival propels KSE-100 Index by 730 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange continued making huge gains for the second consecutive day as the...
Inflation: Suzuki Motor too jacks up prices
The manufacturer and assembler of Suzuki vehicles in Pakistan joined the list of those increasing...
Top Indian university bans screening of BBC series on Modi
A top Indian university has banned the screening of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister...
Germany agrees to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and...
US sues Google for ‘abusing online ad business dominance’
The US Justice Department sued Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of abusing its...
Djokovic demolishes Rublev to face Paul in Australian Open semifinal
World No 5 Novak Djokovic had an easy outing on Wednesday as he defeated Andrey...
Sabalenka, Linette set up Australian Open semifinal clash
Fifth seed Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka demolished Croatia's Donna Vekic on Wednesday to reach her fourth...
Azarenka demolishes Pegula to face Rybakina challenge in semifinal
Victoria Azarenka sailed through the Australian Open quarterfinals to set a clash with Elena Rybakina...
30 extremist Hindus arrested for disrupting screening of SRK movie Pathaan
Fans have been waiting in queues to watch Shah Rukh Khan's much-awaited comeback film, Pathaan, which...
Malala’s favoured documentary film gets Oscar nod
While Malala Yousafzai's one project misses out on an Oscar nomination, her other venture gets...
‘Joyland’ fails to win Oscar nomination
Despite a great run, Pakistan has missed out on its first Oscar nomination in the...
IT exports could potentially increase to $10 billion annually: OICCI Digital Report
KARACHI: The “OICCI Recommendations for Digital Economy” report was launched on January 18th, 2021, highlighting the shift required to capture digital transformation, happening both...
What is happening with the CanSinoBIO vaccine in Pakistan?
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Bestselling Pakistani fiction in 2020
With unprecedented amounts of time away from work, the global community found itself moving towards reading in an attempt to distract themselves from pressures...