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Chinese firm backs out of power project

A Chinese firm which was supposed to work on a 330 MW coal-based power project, has bowed out of the project. The Punjab-based power plant was supposed to start producing electricity by the end of next year. The $590 million, coal-based power project was a key part of the high profile $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic […]

MQM parts ways with joint opposition over Panama Leaks issue

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided not to form part of the joint opposition which is formed over the Panama Leaks issue, against the government. According to the latest reports, MQM cited ‘reservations over some matters’ as the reason for not attending the joint meeting called by opposition party leaders on Tuesday. The meeting was […]

Parents of Quintuplets lose all five babies

The Gwadar couple who was blessed with not one but five babies, sadly lost all of them on Monday after they could not be saved by the doctors. The couple had come to Karachi from Gwadar to get the babies delivered but now they will have to go back to their hometown empty handed. The […]

Shahbaz Taseer reveals harrowing details of his time in Taliban captivity

Shahbaz Taseer, the son of slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, spoke about the details of his time in Taliban captivity in an exclusive interview to BBC. Shahbaz was recovered in March, after spending more than four years as a captive in Taliban custody. Shahbaz revealed that he was with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) […]

Prince’s bodyguard speaks out about his former employer

Legendary pop star, Prince passed away earlier this month and now the person who remained closest to him for the past few years, has spoken out. Prince’s bodyguard, who had been with the star since 2012, recently spoke to reporters and dispelled some of the rumors surrounding the singer’s death. The bodyguard, Chris Gaither, was […]

Models arrested in Iran for posting pictures on Instagram

Iran is known for its conservative and hard rules when it comes to women covering up in public. The country still requires women to dress modestly and cover their heads with scarves on all public platforms. Therefore it came as no surprise that authorities arrested Iranian women who were violating these rules by posting their […]

Police officers suspended after Uzair Baloch’s revelations

Two police officers have been suspended from their posts after Lyari gangster Uzair Jan Baloch named them as accomplices during his investigations. Efforts are being made to bring the accused to justice and punish the police officers who were involved in unlawful activities with Uzair Baloch. The Lyari gangster has given names of officers who […]

Five laborers die after inhaling toxic fumes in Karachi factory

At least five people were killed and another is still in critical condition after inhaling toxic fumes at a factory in Karachi. According to the reports, the incident took place at a plastic manufacturing factory called Maxen Plastic on Sunday evening. The factory is located near Vita Chowrangi in Korangi Industrial Area and according to […]

Panama Leaks scandal: PM to address concerns in NA today

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to make his first appearance in the National Assembly (NA) today after the Panama Leaks scandal surfaced about his family’s offshore accounts. There has been hue and cry in the parliament over the premier’s family’s offshore accounts, and the opposition parties have taken a very strong stance over […]

Yousuf Raza Gilani dispels rumors about paying ransom for his son’s release

Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani talked to reporters on Friday and set the record straight about his son, Ali Haider Gilani’s release. It was being said on the social media that Ali Haider had been released after paying a huge ransom to the Taliban. However, Yousuf Raza dispelled these rumors and maintained that Ali […]

Chief Justice of Pakistan refuses to form commission under given TORs

The Chief Justice (CJ) of Pakistan, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali has out rightly refused to form a judicial commission to investigate the Panama Leaks issue under the Terms of Reference (TOR) given by the government. In a letter written by the CJ, he responded to the federal government’s request for a probe, by saying that […]

Activist Sabeen Mahmud’s killer sentenced to death

After almost a year of Sabeen Mahmud’s murder, her attacker, Saad Aziz has been awarded the death sentence for his crimes. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif confirmed on Thursday that five ‘hardcore terrorists’ have been given the death sentence. These convicts were involved in various acts of terror and included in […]

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