Iconic monuments turn blue on World Children’s Day and UNICEF’s 75th anniversary

Karachi: Pakistan’s 30 Iconic monuments will Go Blue in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Ziarat and Peshawar to celebrate World Children’s Day and UNICEF’s 75th anniversary. This initiative is led by the Federal Ministry of Human Rights, UNICEF and partners, to mark Pakistan’s collective commitment to child rights. Pakistan has set a world record in the …

Germany to Impose Tough Restrictions on Unvaccinated

German leaders have agreed to impose on formidable restrictions on those who still have not received their covid shot, by shutting them out of restaurants, cutlrual exhibition and sporting events as the country struggles to prevent a record surge in Covid infections. that they provide negative tests. BERLIN: German leaders on Thursday agreed on tough …

Good News for Bike Captains, Careem cuts commission from 25% to 15%

KARACHI: In nine (9) cities, including Karachi, Islamabad, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Abbottabad, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, and Sialkot, Careem, the Super App for the greater Middle East and Pakistan, recently reduced its commission from 25% to 15% on its Bikes, Delivery, and Order Anything (buy and send) categories. The lowering in service cost is intended to boost …

ICC names Babar Azam as “Most Valuable Team of the Tournament”

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the official Men’s T20 World Cup Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament, and much to the joy of many Pakistanis throughout the world, Babar Azam has been named captain. Cricketers from World Cup winners Australia, runners-up New Zealand, semi-finalists England and Pakistan, as well as Sri Lanka …

Pakistan reports less than 300 corona cases daily

KARACHI: For the third day in a row, Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) reported less than 300 new coronavirus infections in a single day on Monday morning. According to NCOC data, six people have died as a result of the virus in the previous 24 hours, with 240 new COVID-19 infections reported after …

Key ally of PTI decides to part ways

LAHORE: The PML-Q, after mounting tensions between the two coalition partners finally gave way, announced on Sunday that it was breaking ties with the ruling party and launched its own campaign for the upcoming general elections. PML-Q, a crucial ally of the PTI in the Centre and Punjab, made the announcement after a meeting of …

Makka, Jeddah, Taif continue to receive rain

Makka: The country who sees no to little rain is actually receiving a lot of it since Saturday morning. The hot weather quickly turned into cold as the rain continues for the second day, on Sunday. Fun loving people took the opportunity to go out and enjoy the pouring wherever they can, be it sea …

T20 World Cup: Australia win by 5 wickets against Pakistan

DUBAI: Matthew Wade’s late blitz sealed Australia’s passage to the T20 World Cup final, which will be played against New Zealand on Thursday. The Kangaroos defeated Pakistan by five wickets in their semi-final match. Shadab Khan, a Pakistani leg-spinner, gave it his all against Australia, taking 4/26 [the greatest for a T20 World Cup semi-final] …

Emirates Group announces half-year performance for 2021-22

Karachi: The Emirates Group released its half-year results for the fiscal year 2021-22 today on Thursaday. For the first six months of 2021-22, group revenue was AED 24.7 billion (US$ 6.7 billion), up 81 percent from AED 13.7 billion (US$ 3.7 billion) the previous year. The lifting of travel restrictions throughout the world, as well …

Meghan apologizes for misleading the High court

The Duchess of Sussex has apologized to a court for neglecting to tell the writers of a book about her that she requested a top staffer to brief them. After a privacy case appeal hearing her ex-spokesman provided material to the writers of Finding Freedom, she denied purposefully deceiving the High Court. Meghan handed Jason …

Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccinations approved in Pak for children

KARACHI: As part of its ongoing fight against COVID-19, Pakistan licensed two Chinese vaccinations — Sinopharm and Sinovac — for children under the age of 12. More than 5.5 million immunizations have been delivered to children aged 12 to 18 in the country thus far. Chinese vaccines Sinopharm and Sinovac have been approved by NCOC …

#PAKvsAUS: Brian Lara, Mike Atherton predict Pakistan’s victory tonight

Former cricket giants Brian Lara and Mike Atherton have backed Pakistan, predicting that the Men in Green would win their semi-final match against Australia tonight. At the Dubai International Stadium, Pakistan will face the Kangaroos in the second T20 World Cup semi-final today. Whoever wins will face New Zealand for the T20 World Cup title …

NZ make it to final, beat ENG by 5 wickets

England set New Zealand a target of 167 in 20 overs. The Kiwis struggled early in the chase, as they could only get to 36/2 by the end of the Powerplay. Pacer Chris Woakes jolted New Zealand by dismissing both Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson. Once the field opened up, the boundaries dried up for …

Rupee depreciates by Rs 1.3 against US dollar

KARACHI: Pakistan rupee, on Wednesday, continued to lose ground against the US dollar in the interbank market, falling by Rs1.3 to conclude the day’s trade around a two-week low of Rs172.93 per US dollar. Over the previous five days, the local currency has shed roughly 1.71 percent. Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for today:https://t.co/Vq2BLWpi7F pic.twitter.com/7wWQYfKSoR — SBP …

Are you lazy or burnt out? Here are 5 telltale signs

Why do you appear to spend the majority of your time in bed? Have you been lying down and not accomplishing much lately? Do you consider this type of behaviour to be merely laziness? As a matter of fact, there is a lot of overlap between burnout and laziness. They can make it difficult to …

Malala Ties the knot with Asser, a manager with PCB

Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, married in a modest ceremony in Birmingham on Tuesday, the education campaigner announced on Twitter. The education campaigner tweeted on the microblogging website: “Today is a significant day in my life. Asser and I exchanged vows to be life mates. We had a tiny nikkah ceremony with our …

T20 World Cup: England to play against New Zealand today

Dubai: England and New Zealand, on Wednesday, will face each other today in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Abu Dhabi Stadium. Eoin Morgan’s England will face New Zealand in today’s Twenty20 World Cup match, two years after the two teams met in a thrilling 50-over final. Despite the loss …

Pakistan commemorates the 144th birthday of Allama Iqbal

Pakistan is commemorating the 144th birthday of Dr. Allam Iqbal, the country’s national poet, who inspired millions of Muslims throughout the subcontinent to seek an independent state where they may freely practice Islam. The day began with special prayers for Pakistan’s success and prosperity at mosques. Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, regarded as the “Poet of …

Pakistan reports the lowest COVID positivity rate since 2020

For the first time since the government began gathering statistics on the epidemic in March last year, Pakistan’s COVID-19 positive rate fell to 0.94 percent on Tuesday. Pakistan has continuously reported a coronavirus positive rate of less than 2% and less than 1,000 daily infections over the previous three weeks. Hospitalizations and daily mortality counts …

Shoaib Akhtar receives a legal notice worth Rs 100m from PTV

The Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) has issued Shoaib Akhtar a recovery notice worth Rs100 million for breaking contract provisions. According to the notice served him by PTV, the former cricketer has to pay the three months’ salary for violating clauses of their contract. After which Shoaib Akhtar pledged on Sunday that he “would not give …

Ertugrul’s famous character Turgut and Bamsi in J.fragrances event

08KARACHI: J. fragrances organized a star studded meet & greet at the historical venue of Governor house Karachi in the honour of Turkish super stars Cengiz Coskun and Nurettin Sonmez aka Turgat and Bamsi from iconic drama serial Ertugrul. The event setup was based on Turkish theme and hosted by actor /singer Tipu Shariff. During …

Shahid Afridi, Irfan Pathan, Chris Gayle register for Lanka Premier League 2021

Karachi: The ‘Player Draft’ of the 2nd Edition of the Lanka Premier League 2021, is scheduled to be held on 09th November 2021. World renowned players like Shahid Afridi, Irfan Pathan and Chris Gayle are among players in the draft. A total of 600 players, consisting of 300 overseas and 300 Sri Lankan players will …

Aminul Haque emphasizes on Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan

Karachi: Syed Aminul Haque, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom (MoITT), urged the importance of Cyber Security and its critical importance for Digital Pakistan. During his address at a two-day event “Cyber Security Hackathon”, organized by MoITT, Aminul Haque said that the objective of the event is to acquaint and prepare cyber security experts …

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