Pakistani analyst and commentator Zaid Hamid has been sentenced for eight years in jail and 1,000 lashes by a Saudi court for criticising the Saudi government, according to local media reports. However, the news has not been corroborated by the Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh or the Foreign Office. Earlier, Hamid was …
Read More »Shoaib Akhtar was embarking on a Hajj journey as the state guest of Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan’s former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday announced that he was embarking on a Hajj journey as the state guest of Saudi Arabia. “Alhamdolillah going for honorary Hajj as state guest of Saudi Arabia,” the former pace said in a tweet as he posted a picture of himself in …
Read More »Airline Fares Surge after Govt Imposes Super Tax
The airline fares have jacked up for passengers travelling abroad following the imposition of a 10pc direct tax in the form of a ‘super tax’ by the incumbent coalition government. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif imposed a super-tax of 10 percent on large-scale manufacturers and industries in the country in order …
Read More »PM, Military Leadership to Mutually Decide on Next COAS
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the military leadership will mutually decide on the next chief of army staff (COAS) but for now, the extension of the COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa or the appointment of new army chief is not on the table, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal …
Read More »PM directs immediate functioning of shut down power plants
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to take immediate steps for making the shut-down power plants functional and sought a report entailing clear reasons over the load-shedding. The prime minister chaired an important meeting to overcome the issues of power load-shedding and energy crises. The …
Read More »U.S. Mission Pakistan Celebrates for Completing Inaugural USPWC Future of Women in Energy Scholars Program
U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director Reed Aeschliman presided over a graduation ceremony for 17 female Pakistani university students who successfully completed the U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council (USPWC) Future of Women in Energy Scholar’s pilot program. The graduation ceremony took place at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. …
Read More »“Italy issues bonds at highest borrowing costs since wake of eurozone debt crisis;
By: Kazim Raza Bhatti Pride News Italy has paid the highest borrowing costs on its debt since the wake of the eurozone debt crisis, after the European Central Bank’s decision to withdraw stimulus measures sparked a sell-off in the bloc’s bond markets. The Italian government sold €6bn worth of medium- …
Read More »FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PAKISTAN
By: Usman Ali Special Correspondent Pride News FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PAKISTAN Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday slammed the ‘imported government’ over recent hike in petrol and diesel prices up to Rs14 per litre. Taking to Twitter, the former premier Imran Khan said that …
Read More »Political Mimicry in Pakistan continues
By: Usman Ali Special Correspondent Pride News Political Mimicry in Pakistan continues People thinks that was a perfect fluke. The hate speech has been in the air since April when Imran Khan was ousted. Social media wing of PTI is certainly looks like out of hand,now a new hastag is …
Read More »The Supreme Court says To Apologize To Muslim Community For Commenting On Holy Prophet PBUH to Nurpur Sharma
Nurpur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal had made derogatory remarks about the Prophet (PBUH) Which lead to Immense Criticism of them by People all over the Globe, The Indian Supreme Court Criticized Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Nurpur Sharma over Remarks on Prophet (PUBH). Nurpur Sharma, the BJP’s spokesperson, and another …
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