pain-based clothing company Zara has faced massive backlash and criticism over Zara Tukey’s latest advertising campaign, featuring bread and other food in direct contact with shoes and sandals. An online campaign under the hashtag #ZaraHaddiniBil, meaning “Zara know your place” in Turkish, has garnered considerable attention in the country, with …
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Sindh Markets to close at 9pm to save electricity
The Sindh government has issued a notification ordering the closure of markets by 9pm, marriage halls 10:30pm and restaurants by 11pm as part of an energy conservation plan. The new rule is set to take effect from tonight for a month’s period. The Sindh Home Department, in a notification issued …
Read More »Justice Athar Minallah says if PM is helpless then constitution holds him responsible
ISLAMABAD – Expressing his displeasure over non-implementation of court’s orders, Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Athar Minallah remarked that the state was involved in the practice of enforced disappearances and if prime minister is helpless in this matter then the Constitution holds …
Read More »By-polls schedule announced on vacant NA seat after Aamir Liaquat’s death
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on issued the schedule for a by-election on Karachi’s National Assembly seat, NA-245, which fell vacant after the death of PTI MNA Aamir Liaquat Hussain. The 50-year-old televangelist passed away on last Thursday. The news of his untimely death sent shock waves across the …
Read More »PTA to implement new system to block spam messages from July
On the directives of PM Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has introduced a system that prevents marketing SMSes from being sent to customers without their consent. Mobile phone operators and telemarketing companies will start implementing this new system from 1 July onward. The new system entails the preparation …
Read More »Pakistan reports 98 coronavirus cases, 1 death in 24 hours
Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,531,673. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,383 on Friday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 98 …
Read More »US Consul general vows to enhance cooperation with Punjab govt
The United States Consul general Lahore William K. Makaneole called on Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on Friday. During the meeting, views were exchanged on Pak-US relations, parliamentary and other matters of mutual interest while William K. Makaneole congratulated and expressed good wishes to Hamza Shahbaz on assuming Punjab CM …
Read More »Afghan children with heart diseases arrive in Pakistan for treatment
: The first batch of Afghan children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) arrived on Friday at Torkham border from Kabul to receive medical treatment in Pakistan. The CHD-affected children arrived at the Torkham border along with their parents. The children and their families were received by Chairman Pak Afghan Cooperation …
Read More »US CONDEMNS BLASPHEMOUS REMARKS BY BJP MEMBERS
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has condemned the blasphemous remarks made by two senior officials of India’s ruling party BJP against the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The derogatory remarks by the BJP members have sparked outrage not only in the South Asian nation but across the globe. …
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