Author: Romesa Razzaq

Many markets across Karachi are facing shortages in commodities, as people are beginning to panic buy staple goods. This is leading to shortage of goods.

It is believed that the DC along with Hamdani and the group violated the ban after hunting 14 deer and escaped in Cholistan.

In a recent report from the PSCA, it was revealed that the Lahore Police has not been registering FIRs for up to 72% of the crimes that are being called in.

13 doctors from different hospitals of Quetta were asked to join duty at the quarantine centre, but they have been bunking off even after a week.

Microsoft announced on Friday that the company’s co-founder Bill Gates is leaving the Board of Directors, so that he can focus on philanthropy with his wife Melinda. He was the Chairman of the Board until 2014, and was the first CEO until 2000.

A member of the PYPA filed a complaint with the FIA that 20 million face masks were smuggled out of Pakistan with the help of DRAP and NHS.

On the website of the foundation he founded (World Wide Web Foundation), Sir Tim Berners-Lee expressed his worries about online harms facing women and girls “especially those of colour, from LGBTQ+ communities and other marginalised groups.” The Internet creator highlighted the three main concerns he wanted the world to work upon: Women not being as connected to the internet world wide It is largely because women can’t afford it, and don’t have access to the technology they need. Neither do many of them have the skills to use such. Men are 21% more likely to be online than women, raising the…

Abbasi stated that now is not the time to be arresting people like Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman as the government should instead focus on containing the COVID-19.

FM Qureshi stated that the bill for the creation of the South Punjab Province will be tabled in the NA. A two-third majority is needed for the new province.

When the reporters brought it up with Khalil ur Rehman Qamar, he bashed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari by implying he is neither a man nor a woman. After this, laughter ensued throughout the room. 

In one of the rehearsals today, one of the F-16 planes crashed near Shakarparian in Islamabad. One pilot was martyred in the crash. 

Expired bunties, chocolates and sub-standard ingredients were found at the Dunkin Donuts manufacturing unit in Karachi, leading it to get sealed.

last game was in Lahore on Saturday and they play their next game there against

Even if Pakistan has a younger population than Italy, many of us have immune systems that are not as strong as they should be.

PIA laments as Umrah restrictions placed by the Saudi government have affected more than 50,000 pilgrims as their tickets have been suspended till March 31.

The State Minister for Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, tweeted last night to confirm that 9 new cases had been reported in Karachi. Out of the 9 patients, 6 came from Syria via Doha, whereas the rest travelled from London via Dubai.

While there were some hiccups in the matches on Sunday, Aisam came back in a much better form and performed stunningly on Monday.

In the case of Pakistan, we should also consider the impact there would be when other parties, such as China in CPEC, may feel that we are not reliable with our decisions.

PSX crashed as oil exploration and production companies make up 15.3% of the total market cap. These companies also consist of 13.2% of the KSE-100 index.

Many celebrities showed support for the fight against patriarchy and attended the Aurat March all across Pakistan, including Mahira Khan and Ali Tareen!

Pakistan is one of the last three nations considered polio-endemic worldwide – the other two include Afghanistan and Nigeria. Even after 25 years of campaigning, the refusals to get children vaccinated only seems to increase. Within 2020 itself, the refusals for polio vaccine increased from 38,000 in January to 51,000 in February only in Peshawar. A senior official stated that many clusters of 500 refusals were recorded because the vaccination team could not help people understand the logic of frequent vaccines. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is believed to have the highest cases of polio. KPK recorded 92 of 146 cases countrywide…

A PhD student from Tando Jam University, Raheel Sarwar, created smart sandals with his field partner Abida. These sandals are aimed to protect women from harassment and will track their location (given that they have the mobile app for it). These come after Shanza Munir invented smart shoes for blind people – these detect if anything is in the way for the radius of 200 cm. How do the smart sandals work? According to Raheel, there are sensors embedded within the sandals. He believes that the sandals would hint the woman with a tiny electric shock if there is anyone tries…

Mahoor Shahzad becomes the first Pakistani female player to achieve a ranking in top 140. Her rankings raised from 149 to 138. The National Badminton Champion expressed her gratitude for the support she is receiving to realise her dreams. https://www.facebook.com/mahoor.shahzad/posts/1658015637673893 Who is Mahoor Shahzad? Mahoor Shahzad, an IBA Graduate, was the champion of women’s singles at the 2017 Pakistan International tournament, and has competed at the 2014 Asian Games. IBA university awards special “Excellence of Sport Award” to Pakistan Badminton No 1 Player Mahoor Shehzad at IBA Convocation 2018. Furthermore, Mahoor performed stunningly in the final of Yonex Sunrise Pakistan International Series…

Saddar police in Gujrat have informed that three suspects had been caught. They had been recognised after they were seen leaving the car in which Constable Hassan Shahzad was injured during the recording of a TikTok video. After the Shahzad was found in the car by Saddar Police, he was taken to Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital, where he died. The police used his mobile phone to collect the calling data and tracked the three suspects, one of whom was recording the video on TikTok. Out of the three suspects, Laiba Zahid and Raeesa Javed had been studying at University of Gujrat. The…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently issued a press release. According to the press release, Pakistan’s top tennis player Sarah Mahboob Khan and Olympic swimmer Kiran Khan will be honored on Hamaray Heroes on Women’s Day. Hamaray Heroes: Kiran Khan Kiran Khan has represented Pakistan in many Olympic events and has been awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her services. In her career, she has won 327 gold medals, along with 47 medals in international events. She has been recognised by the World Olympians Association. She was also announced as the Pakistan Youth Icon in 2008 and won the Benazir Women Excellence in 2009. She is considered a hero…

Davis Cup match depends on the weather. Friday, Saturday are the two main days, but the tie could be shifted on alternate days of Sunday and Monday.

In his 15 years of active lifestyle, he found good quality athletic wear to be overpriced and limited. By utilising the huge textile industry, he plans to bring affordable options to the people of Pakistan. 

State Television showed pictures of an empty white-tiled area, however tens of thousands of people fill up the Khan-e-Kaaba regularly for Umrah.

In March 2018, Sindh High Court (SHC) had directed both Chief Secretary and the Education Secretary to appoint the chairman and members of the Sindh Textbook Board (STBB) within a month. An application for the contempt of court was filed by Mohammed Yaqoob Chandio against Chief Secretary, Secretary School Education. Advocate Haider Imam Rizvi, the lawyer for the plaintiff submitted that the respondents have not complied with the order. He pleaded to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondents – it has been two years since the initial directive to appoint the Chairman and Members of the Sindh Textbook Board. Later on, the…

Organized by e-Creatorz and America Pakistan Business Development Forum, and managed by NEMOZ, Conclave Pakistan 3.0 is launching in April 2020. This time around it pays tribute to our Sports Fraternity. The goal of this visionary platform is to empower the youth and professionals to become successful leaders. Previously, Conclave Pakistan has held two events and both of them have been highly successful; Conclave Pakistan 2.0 focused on appreciating the women of Pakistan. Their platform connects leaders with the youth so they can transfer their knowledge, experience and key to success. They do this by using the cycle of Dream, Achieve and Transfer. Conclave Pakistan 3.0…

The Privatisation Division Secretary briefed the Prime Minister that the seven entities will be privatised by May/June 2020. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari resists privatisation.

For the past 4 years, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published the “Inclusive Internet Index”. Commissioned by Facebook, the 2020 report is comprised of 100 countries which is inclusive of 91% of the global population. It also accounts for 96% for the global GDP. The “Inclusive Internet Index” rates nations on the following: Availability of the internet – the quality and breadth of available infrastructure required for access and levels of internet usage Affordability of the internet – the cost of access relative to income and the level of competition in the internet marketplace Relevance of the internet – the existence…

People believe that because PSL is taking place all across the country, government is curbing the news about Coronavirus from being dispersed.

Jalila is also the President of Women Democratic Front. In this position, she has also led Aurat Marches in her region. She held a peaceful hunger strike for the Hazara Community. BBC included her in the 100 Most Influential Women of 2019.

What was more astonishing was that the third guest, as well as the anchor, did not admonish Qamar for taking a harsh and derogatory tone, and instead asked Sirmed to let him talk.