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January 19, 2023 05:20 UTC

It was Habib Jalib the poet of resistance who roared, “Tum Nahin Chara Gar” (you aren’t the healer). ” Tum Nahin Chara Gar” his voice reverberated across the country when out of fear silence prevailed. The ‘Chara Gar‘ promised subservience and loyalty to the West in return for power in the land of the pure. - Advertisement -While the 1956 Constitution was abrogated by the first ‘ Chara Gar ‘ the 1973 version came under attack by the ‘Chara Gars‘ that followed. “Tum Nahin Chara Gar”.

January 19, 2023 01:39 UTC

With the 811th Urs of Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti set to be held soon, Fayyaz demanded that the federal government take up the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs of India. Apart from the Urs of Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti, Muslim pilgrims from the country were also not issued visas for the Urs of Hazrat Mujaddid Alif Sani held in September of 2022 - even when India was open for tourists from the rest of the world. To illustrate India’s aversion against Pakistani Muslim pilgrims further: in November of last year, more than 2,500 Indian pilgrims visited Pakistan to commemorate the 553rd anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak's birth ; whereas, only 147 Pakistanis were allowed to visit India Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya's 719th annual Urs celebrations in the Indian capital, New Delhi. According to the officials of Evacuee Trust Property Board, Pakistan has always been open to allowing Indian pilgrims, which is evidenced by the efforts that Pakistan put behind the building of the Kartarpur Corridor. “On the other hand India has always had an aversion to pilgrims from our side, which effectively deprives them of their right to perform their religious rituals,” an official of the Evacuee Trust Property Board told the Express Tribune.

January 18, 2023 22:59 UTC

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January 18, 2023 20:18 UTC

According to sources, Russia had offered export of 100,000 barrels of crude oil. In response, Russia offered to export blended crude oil so that refineries could process it, but it did not provide any fuel specifications. However, some officials pointed out that Russia had booked sweet and light crude oil for export to some other countries. Secondly, payments for Russian crude in dollar are a major stumbling block, which needs to be removed. Even Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) floated a tender for LNG import over a six-year period, but no bidder turned up.

January 18, 2023 08:27 UTC





The collection of rare photographs of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah were showcased to the public at the exhibition organised at Mohatta Palace. According to details, the daughter and paternal granddaughter of Quaid-e-Azam's personal photographer Ziauddin Burni presented more than 200 memorable pictures of Jinnah which reflect the various aspects of his life. Burni added that the exhibition has showcased the important pictures of Quiad-e-Azam between 1947 and 1948. She said the exhibition aimed to inform Pakistanis about the struggle of Quaid, from which students can learn a lot. "This is my father's beautiful contribution to the country's history, which should be exhibited to the nation's youth.

January 18, 2023 08:10 UTC

The Serbian showed his class as he glided past Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0. Djokovic rattled off the third set for the loss of four points to seal an 83rd win at the tournament. Under the Rod Laver roof, second seed Ons Jabeur was given a scare by Tamara Zidansek before winning 7-6(8) 4-6 6-1. Top 10 seeds Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz eased into the second round earlier on Tuesday with Russian Rublev beating Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3 6-4 6-2. Fourth seed Garcia, who won the WTA Finals last season, was equally convincing with a 6-3 6-0 win over Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov.

January 18, 2023 07:09 UTC

Share:In a new interview with the Al Arabiya news channel, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif extended an olive branch to the Modi-led BJP regime in India. The offer of holding peace talks has been put back on the table once again, but only with the condition that the revocation of Article 370 would be reversed once and for all. India must be willing to talk, compromise and end the diplomatic impasse we have reached over the course of years. Instead, there has been evidence that it has been further sponsoring terrorism and encouraging division within Pakistan’s borders itself. It is time for the international community to extend its support to find peace in the region.

January 18, 2023 04:47 UTC

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January 18, 2023 03:49 UTC

For Russia, Ukraine getting closer to NATO was a red line which would mean absorbing that Slavic country from where the state of Russia originated in 9th century AD. But, the war of nerves and psychological pressure exerted from both sides against each other comes at the cost of further widening of vacuum in the global order. Be that as it may, one can figure out two major realities which will further deepen the vacuum in global order. And it is not only the war in Ukraine which has exposed faultlines in the global order, there are other critical issues which prove how divided global powers are. The aforementioned realities indicate how fragile world order has become where the concerned stakeholders are unable to fulfil their responsibilities, thus augmenting global crisis at different levels.

January 18, 2023 03:01 UTC

After much controversy surrounding their married life, Rakhi Sawant's husband Adil Khan Durrani has finally broken his silence and confirmed he has indeed tied the knot with the Indian actor-performer. Taking to Instagram, Durrani re-shared pictures of the lovebirds during their wedding ceremony, reciprocating Sawant's sentiments with a heartfelt caption. Just had to handle few things so had to be quiet, happy married life to us Rakhi," penned Durrani, adding a few heart emojis at the end. In a recent interview, ETimes quoted Durrani as saying, "Well, yes, Rakhi and I are married. However, they parted ways soon after she learnt that her marriage wasn't legal in India as Singh hadn't divorced his first wife.

January 17, 2023 23:07 UTC

Share:Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,576,086. The nationwide tally of fatalities stood at 30,640 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least five people were tested positive for Covid across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 1,865 tests in the past 24 hours, out of which five people were tested positive. The Covid positivity ratio was recorded at 0.27 per cent.

January 17, 2023 19:25 UTC

But the FBR has lately claimed that it will face only Rs170 billion to Rs180 billion shortfall, which appears on the lower side. In the case of petrol, the government has already achieved the maximum petroleum levy threshold of Rs50 per litre. But it increased the petroleum levy rate by Rs2.50 per litre to Rs35 in the case of high-speed diesel. The petroleum levy rates on kerosene oil increased toRs6.22 per litre and light diesel oil Rs30 per litre. The government is now facing pressure from the IMF to enhance the levy rates to increase the collection.

January 17, 2023 16:57 UTC

A UN assessment issued on Monday suggested that Pakistan will continue to be a lower-middle-income nation and would be susceptible to changes in energy costs. - Advertisement -According to UN research, the ongoing global economic crisis will make it more difficult to acquire suitable work in 2023 than it was in 2022. South Asia has not been impacted by the conflict in Ukraine since it has limited relationships with Russia and the country. According to the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) World Employment and Social Outlook Trends report, this equates to a global unemployment rate of 5.8% or 16 million people. The research suggested that the current economic downturn “means that many people will have to take inferior quality positions, often at very low pay, and often with insufficient hours.”

January 17, 2023 13:26 UTC

Share:LAHORE - Noor RFC beat Pakhtons 5-0 in the final to win the U-16 Rugby Cup 2023. The first game ended in draw between Noor RFC and Aspirian RFC. In the second game, Pakhtons beat Aspirian 15-0 while in third and last game before the final, Noor RFC beat Pakhtons 27-0. After league games, Noor RFC and Pakhtons RFC qualified for final and in the end, Noor RFC emerged as title winners. Chief guests Maj Yasin (Frontier Core), Sajid Khan Afridi DSO Kohar and Noor Aslam EC member PRU distributed trophies

January 17, 2023 07:13 UTC