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Purple star Sofia Carson defends her movie amid 'military propaganda' backlash

Purple Hearts star Sofia Carson and director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum recently reacted to viewer's accusations, saying that their hit movie is based on "US military propaganda". Reportedly, netizens took to Twitter and criticised movie creator for...

Bilkis Bano gangrape: 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment released from jail in Indian Gujarat

Gujarat: Eleven men sentenced to life imprisonment in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case were released on Monday from a Godhra jail after the Gujarat government approved their application under its remission policy, reported The Indian Express. Gujarat A...

Pak Suzuki cuts car prices by up to Rs199,000

ISLAMABAD: Owing to sharp recovery in rupee against dollar, Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) decreased prices of its cars in range of Rs 75,000-199,000. New prices will be applicable from August 16, 2022. Firm slashed prices of its vehicles after Indu...

Miftah hopeful over IMF board meeting on Aug 29

Islamabad: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said that he was hopeful International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board would meet on August 29, after which process to disburse funds to Pakistan will start. “There were minor edits...

Arshad Nadeem reaches Pakistan, urges govt to support athletes

LAHORE: Pakistan’s ace athlete and gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a warm reception on his return after a successful campaign in Commonwealth Games and Islamic Solidarity Games as he bagged two gold medals in the javelin throw within a wee...

Tickets sold out within hours for Pakistan-India Asia Cup clash

DUBAI: In less than two and a half hours, the first batch of tickets for the eagerly awaited Asia Cup 2022 match between the arch-rivals Pakistan and India were sold out after being put on online sale. According to the details, after waiting for hour...

Babar Azam overtakes Hashim Amla, breaks yet another record

Dubai: Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam has been on a spree of breaking records and has done the same during the first ODI against the Netherlands. Babar has overtaken legendary South African batter Hashim Amla for most aggregate runs after 88...

Pakistan beats Netherland by 16 runs in first ODI

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan yesterday outclassed Netherlands by 16 runs and lead the three match series by 1-0. The hosts displayed A-game as they gave a solid fight back to Men in Green who hardly save the first game of series. Set to chase a big total of 3...

Grievances of business community to be resolved soon: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal assured business community to address all hurdles in export promotion and investment development within 15 days to facilitate them for enhancing local exports while attracting forei...

Taliban add more compulsory religion classes to Afghan universities

KABUL: Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials said while giving little sign that secondary schools for girls would reopen. “We are adding five more religious subjects to exis...

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Rupee registers marginal gain against USD

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee showed a slight improvement against the US dollar on Tuesday, gaining 0.03% in the inter-bank market. The currency closed at 278.96, appreciating by Re0.08 from the previous day's closing of 279.04, according to the Stat...

FBR seeks more staff, resources to bridge Rs7trl tax gap

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has called for additional staff and logistical resources to tackle Pakistan's massive Rs7 trillion tax gap. According to FBR officials, a crucial part of the strategy is to enhance field operations and e...

PM directs Ramadan package implementation excluding utility stores

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to roll out a Ramadan package, excluding the utility stores, in a bid to improve the quality of goods and curb corruption. Speaking at th...

Govt issues licences to 57 electric vehicle manufacturers

ISLAMABAD: Government has granted licences to 57 manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs), marking a significant step in the government’s plan to transition to green transport solutions and combat climate change. The move aligns with Pakistan&r...
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