Nearly 80% of Maryam Nawaz’s Twitter followers are fake: Chohan

Just last night, online analysis of Vice President PML-N Maryam Nawaz’s Twitter account revealed that behind the politician’s vast fan following, there is serious...

‘No justice for victim’: India rape case sparks outrage on ‘chilling’ caste system

Women activists and rights groups have demanded action in a case of a Dalit girl (lower Hindu caste) who died after she was gang-raped...

Makkah reopens for limited Umrah pilgrimage

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round Umrah pilgrimage with extensive health...

Virus lockdown returns in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Azad Jammu and Kashmir reimposed lockdown measures on Sunday to help curb surging novel coronavirus infections, as well as violations of health guidelines. The prime...

Indian star Akshay Kumar acknowledges Bollywood’s drug problem

Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar acknowledged on Saturday a drug problem within India's film industry, following a growing narcotics probe surrounding the death of actor...

Shahrukh Khan’s wife and daughter speak up against cultural stigmas about being ‘dark-skinned’

Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan’s wife, and daughter fight back being called dark-skinned in recent Instagram posts earlier this week The actor’s daughter, Suhana Khan,...

India inaugurates new tunnel in disputed Ladakh region

The tunnel traverses India's northern Himachal Pradesh state and lies on one of two main routes for troops headed to border areas in Ladakh. Twenty...

Donald trump hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, says he is “doing very well”

President Donald Trump was hospitalized Friday and given an experimental Covid-19 treatment but said he was “well,” following bombshell news he had contracted the...

FBR surpasses envisioned tax target for July-Sep

The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed its envisaged tax collection target by Rs39 billion in the first two months (July and August)...

Erdogan reiterates Ankara’s “full support” for Baku with all means and heart

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will stand with Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, calling on it...

Petition moved to ban on broadcast of Nawaz’s controversial speeches

A citizen moved a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking directives for the government to ban the broadcast of speeches by former...

‘This is how we Punjab’: Norwegian dance group takes Pakistan by storm

A Norwegian dance group, Quick Style, has danced to the beat of Abrar-ul-Haq’s upbeat song, ‘Nach Punjaban’ on Instagram. The group released the video...