Independent musicians thrive as pandemic silences Bollywood
Bollywood movie songs normally dominate India's music charts. But when the coronavirus epidemic put paid to new film releases, it created a huge opportunity...
Op-ed: How the PDM narrative is working in reverse
Pakistan Democratic Movement where all top political leaders of Pakistan are together against Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. PDM is quite active and vocal...
US sanctions 14 Chinese officials over Hong Kong
The US sanctioned over a dozen Chinese officials Monday over Beijing's clampdown in Hong Kong after China effectively disqualified pro-democracy lawmakers from the semi-autonomous...
PIA announces voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for employees to mitigate COVID-19 losses
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for its employees, including pilots and engineers, and asked them to apply...
‘No plausible way’ Christchurch mosque shooter could have been detected
New Zealand police and intelligence services made a string of errors ahead of last year's Christchurch mosques attack, but may not have been able...
PM Imran Khan mysteriously unfollows everyone on Twitter
In an unexpected development, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has hit the unfollow button on people he was following on his official Twitter handle...
US places China Pakistan among countries of ‘particular concern’
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that the US has designated Pakistan and China in the list of countries that are of...
Indian farmers launch nationwide shutdown against new laws
Indian farmers who have been blockading New Delhi on Tuesday launched a one-day, nationwide general strike to push their demands for the government to...
Pakistan in talks with China, Russia to get vaccines
Pakistani health authorities are negotiating with China and Russia, among others, to procure coronavirus vaccines, an official said on Monday. “We are in talks with...
Pakistan to have 30pc electric vehicles by 2030 in commitment to fight climate change
In a virtual meeting with the Group of Friends on Sustainable Energy, Pakistan's UN Ambassador Munir Akram announced that Pakistan seeks to have at...
18% less income tax returns for 2020, help desks for filing extension
In a move to facilitate return filers, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the field formations to establish help desks to receive income...
PDM Lahore Jalsa: How big a threat for IK government?
The leaders of the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) have refused to back down from their tough statements and hardline narrative in recent days. They...