Tag: 2020
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Pakistan Railways paying Rs35 billion pension to unverified employees annually
About 115,000 Pakistan Railways (PR) retired employees who have not been verified have been receiving annual pensions totaling Rs35 billion, according to research by the government-funded Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), a think tank housed within the Planning Commission. It revealed in a statement yesterday that between 2015 and 2020, Pakistan Railways lost Rs144…
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Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri passes away
Iconic musician, Bappi Lahiri known for his contribution to the Bollywood disco genre, has passed away in Mumbai. The musician had been undergoing treatment for multiple health issues over the past month. He was 69. Dr Deepak Namjoshi, director of the hospital, evaluated his case and said, “Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for…
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Karachi court says woman convicted of murder is ‘not guilty’ seven months after she died in jail
A Karachi court on January 10 exonerated a woman, Saima Farhan, and four of her family members, for their alleged involvement in a murder case. However, it was too late for Saima, as she was exonerated seven months after her death in Central Jail, where she remained incarcerated for almost a year-and-a-half. Saima, 35, who…
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Global tourism won’t return to pre-covid levels until 2024
With the highly contagious Omicron variant in the picture, global tourism arrivals have further been affected, and will not return to the pre-pandemic levels until 2024, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday. The highly contagious Omicron variant, though mild, will “disrupt recovery” for 2022. Last year in 2021, tourism saw a four percent…
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PIA to fly to European countries once again as EU decides to lift ban
The ban imposed by the European Union (EU) on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is expected to be lifted soon, local media reported quoting the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official. The ban had been imposed following the crash of a PIA aircraft in May last year, which resulted in the deaths of 97…
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Mawra, Sania, Ayeza among others bid goodbye to 2020
With the world officially into 2021, Pakistani celebrities among others reflected upon their past year and looked forward to the upcoming one. Sania Mirza Sharing some photos of herself and her family, Mirza wrote: “Buh-bye 2020. You’ve been difficult, to say the least, but you have taught us so much, to be grateful for the…
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Maya Ali looks back at a tough 2020
Maya Ali, in a note posted to social media, talked about how difficult 2020 was and what she is looking forward to in 2021. The actor started by recounting her blessing, saying: “Dear Allah, thank you for letting us survive 2020. You have given us the biggest blessing yet, to survive another year, another opportunity…
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Sonya Hussyn reveals the best thing that happened to her in 2020
Sonya Hussyn, in a recent Instagram post, expressed immense love for her newborn niece Minsa, referring to her as the “best thing that has ever happened” to her. “Although the year has been very very tough, but thank you, Allah, for giving me another reason to live, to be kind, to be grateful,” wrote Sonya alongside…
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Goodbye, 2020…
The coming week will usher us to a new year and the entire world is hoping that it would be better than 2020. This year was certainly one that we will remember for a long, long time. Concepts like social distancing, wearing face masks and sanitising your hands regularly, ‘work from home’ and lockdowns have…