After a span of almost 50 years, a rare and deadly plague broke out in Madagascar affecting major cities and surrounding areas. The plague has caused 143 deaths while around 2,000 more were affected. Due to the severity of the deadly plague, WHO raised alert level and issued warnings have […]
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Reforms in FATA and a Provincial Status for Hazara
The present government is to present a new bill aiming at alleviating the black law called the Frontier Crimes Regulations-1901 imposed by the former colonial power from the Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA). The FCR does not grant full rights to the people of FATA as citizens of Pakistan. The […]
Mother kills her son to protect daughter-in-law
A 45-year-old woman from Mankhurd, Mumbai, strangled her own son to death on Tuesday evening to protect her daughter-in-law from his violence. Nadeem Naim, her 25-year-old son, was a drug-addict and routinely used to subject his wife to domestic violence. The mother, named Anwari idrisi, was arrested the next morning […]
The mystery of the killer “Blue Whale” game
In today’s world almost everyone has a phone. Hundreds of different phone models are available and as many games are developed each day. With so many choices available, almost everyone seems to be addicted to playing some kind of game on their mobile phone. Some are addicted to Candy Crush […]
Bilawal’s campaign in NA 120 may not get any traction for PPP
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has announced leading election campaign in NA-120 for his party candidate. However, many political analysts opine that Bilawal’s campaign is not expected to attract many voters towards PPP. PPP leader Shaukat Basra also conceded that the real fight in NA-120 will be between Tehreek-e-Insaf and PML-N. […]
Imran Khan says won’t say anything derogatory against Ayesha Gulalai
In his first public remark on Ayesha Gulalai’s allegations, Imran Khan said he would not say anything derogatory against her. “After all, she is a woman, and I don’t want to say anything against her”, he said. Imran Khan also refused to answer the question when he was asked if […]
Ayesha Gulalai’s fake twitter profile cleverly misleads people
After Ayesha Gulalai’s serious allegations against PTI leadership, a fake profile of her is misleading a lot of followers on twitter. Looking at the tweets of the profile, it looks like it is being managed by a well educated person. No one seems to have any idea that the profile […]
Robot waiters: how AI to steal human jobs, even in Pakistan
A restaurant in Multan recently became the center of attention not because of its taste but for its use of robotic waitresses, the first of its kind in Pakistan. The business of Syed Aziz Ahmed Jafari, owner of the fast food restaurant, boomed after he introduced this novel idea in […]
PPP not quite sold on Sheikh Rasheed nomination
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has reportedly expressed its reservation on the nomination of Sheikh Rasheed as the collective nominee of the opposition parties for the Prime Minister slot. The meeting convened to decide on Sheikh Rasheed’s nomination went without any decision. Saeed Ghani of PPP went as far as to […]
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi finalized as interim Prime Minister, sources
According to sources present in the meeting convened to decide on the name for an interim Prime Minister, the name of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been approved for the temporary role. Mr. Abbasi will be Prime Minister for 45 days before Shehbaz Sharif takes over the role after getting elected […]