Tag: breaking
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300 CCTV camera data collected, abduction not confirmed: IG Islamabad
Inspector-General (IG) Islamabad Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman, during a press conference on Monday in Islamabad, said that the police have formed five teams to probe the “abduction” of the Afghan ambassador’s daughter. “We traced the entire route on which the daughter of the Afghan ambassador travelled and also traced both the taxi drivers who drove her,” he…
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40 Indian journalists were secretly spied on by their govt, Pak shows concern
The phone numbers of over 40 Indian journalists appeared on a leaked list of potential targets for surveillance, and forensic tests have confirmed that some of them were successfully snooped upon by an unidentified agency using Pegasus spyware, a private Israeli firm, reports The Wire. Forensic tests conducted as part of this project on a…
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Afghan Ambassador’s daughter released after being held hostage in Islamabad: Afghan Foreign Ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan released a statement stating: “On July 16, the daughter of the Afghan Ambassador to Islamabad, Ms Silsila Alikhil, was ‘abducted’ for several hours and ‘severely tortured’ by unknown individuals on her way home.” After being released from being held hostage, the Ambassador’s daughter was…
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Govt to amend NAB laws, PM Khan confirms
Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday assured the Pakistani business community in Tashkent that his government was working on changing the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) laws relating to bureaucrats and businessmen. The prime minister told the entrepreneurs that the present government was committed to removing obstructions in the way of various businesses and industries, including the…
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‘To blame Pakistan is extremely unfair’: PM Khan tells Ashraf Ghani
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday countered Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s claims about Pakistan’s “negative role” in the Afghan peace process and said, “To blame Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan I feel is extremely unfair.” PM Khan was addressing the international conference on “Central and South Asia Regional Connectivity: Challenges and Opportunities”…
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Fakhr-e-Alam escapes fatal accident
Television host and actor Fakhar-e-Alam has escaped a fatal car accident unhurt. Sharing the horrific experience on social media, Alam said: “Without question, Allah is the greatest protector of them all. I have just survived what could have been easily a fatal accident while on my [way] to to Hum News Pakistan for filming.” “These…
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Waqar Zaka claims he can settle Pakistan’s debt if given chance to run the country
Waqar Zaka has claimed that he can pay off Pakistan’s debt using crypto currency if given the chance to “run the country”. “I can pay off Pakistan’s debt using crypto[currency] but the condition is Imran Khan, should step down and let me run the country,” wrote the reality show host on social media. Zaka also…
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Shahveer Jafry throws Zoya Nasir, Christian Betzmann a surprise dholki
Shahveer Jafry recently surprised Zoya Nasir and Christian Betzmann with a dholki. “Surprised these beautiful people by throwing a surprise dholki for them,” said Shahveer while sharing a picture from the event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shahveer (@shahveerjay) Zoya and Christian also shared pictures from the celebration on social media,…
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Fact Check: Is Maulana Tariq Jamil selling nara’s for Rs 550?
Claim: Mualana Tariq Jamil’s company MTJ is selling nara’s for 550 per piece Fact: MTJ is not selling any nara’s Just days after Maulana Tariq Jamil’s flagship store opened its doors in Karachi, news of the brand selling nara’s (drawstrings) at a price of more than Rs 500 started circulating on social media with some…
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‘Daughters are Allah’s gift,’ Rabia Anum tells live caller on Ramzan show
Rabia Anum Obaid, who is co-hosting Pakistan Television’s (PTV) Ramzan Transmission along with Ahsan Khan, recently gave a sweet response to a man who asked for a wazeefa to have sons. A video from the Sehri transmission, that has gone viral on social media, shows a viewer asking for a wazeefa so that he can…