January 14, 2025

Pakistan

Pakistan

Udhan Pakistan: 10-year economic recovery plan ‘game changer’ or ‘unrealistic’?

Faced with several challenges in economic recovery, the federal government of Pakistan has launched a plan called ‘Udan Pakistan’, which has set lofty goals for economic growth and exports, as well as social sectors. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif formally inaugurated the program on December 30, at a time when the government has made claims

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Pakistan

When Ayub Khan, fearing Fatima Jinnah’s popularity, called her a woman ‘devoid of femininity and affection’

Whether it was East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) or West Pakistan, it seemed the entire country went crazy for Fatima Jinnah. The year was 1964 and 71-year-old Fatima Jinnah had become the candidate of the united opposition against Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan in the national elections and was vigorously campaigning. In a report published on October

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Pakistan

Why was the case of the man who killed the girl at the Islamabad bus stop ordered to be retried?

On November 30, 2020, a case was registered at Koral police station in Islamabad on the complaint of Allah Rakha Masih, in which it was stated that the accused Shahzad alias Shani used to molest his 24-year-old daughter Sonia, who worked in a private office in Islamabad, and this matter continued for five months. He

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Pakistan

‘Shaan Masood was disappointed by the Newlands pitch’

Exactly one year ago today, this was Cape Town and this same Newlands wicket where South African captain Dean Elgar was playing his farewell Test match. The pitch that the curators had prepared for their captain’s farewell match here had made its own kind of ‘history’. The first day of the five-day match saw most

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Pakistan

The price of gold per tola increased for the second day of the year.

The price of gold per tola also saw an increase on the second day of the year 2025. According to a report by Dawn News, the All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association said that the price of gold per tola increased by Rs 1,100 today. According to the statement, after this increase, the price of

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Pakistan

Why didn’t Bushra Ansari and Javed Sheikh get married?

Bushra Ansari and Javed Sheikh, who played the roles of husband and wife in the recently concluded popular drama ‘Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum’, have recently revealed that in the past, senior actor late Qazi Wajid had also advised them to get married. Bushra Ansari and Javed Sheikh’s friendship dates back many years and the two

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Pakistan

3 suspects involved in illegal hunting arrested from Pishin, dead Markhor recovered

The Levies Force, while conducting an operation in the Bostan area of ​​Pishin district of Balochistan, arrested three people involved in the illegal hunting of markhor and registered a case. A dead markhor was also recovered from the possession of the accused. According to Dawn News, Niaz Kakar, Project Director of the Wildlife Department, said

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International Pakistan

PIA direct flights to UK likely to resume in February

Following the lifting of the ban on direct flights to Europe, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has moved to lift the ban on direct flights by the national airline (PIA) to the UK. According to Dawn News, sources have claimed that PIA’s direct flight operations to the UK are likely to resume in February, with

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