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Shoaib Ansari

Shoaib Ansari is the editor in chief of The Pakistan

K-Electric, government trade barbs over Karachi power outages

K-Electric, government trade barbs over Karachi power outages

Residents of the country’s largest city Karachi have had to sit hours of load shedding in temperatures as high as 39 degree centigrade while the government and K-Electric lay blame on each other for energy

Asad Umar says number of Covid-19 cases to fall in the end of June

Asad Umar says number of Covid-19 cases to fall in the end of June

Planning Minister Asad Umar on Friday said the number of Covid-19 cases will fall at the end of June to 225,000 or less, much lower than earlier projections.  At a press briefing, Umar, who was

Govt ground 150 pilots flying with fake licenses

Govt ground 150 pilots flying with fake licenses

The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) management has grounded nearly 150 of its pilots after Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said they had been flying with fake licenses. Sarwar’s claims in the National Assembly have stirred

Pakistani drama Dhoop Kinarey to be dubbed for Arab audiences

Pakistani drama Dhoop Kinarey to be dubbed for Arab audiences

Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) has completed arabic dubbing of the 1987 hit drama Dhoop Kinare, which will be aired in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates under a cultural exchange initiative, former information minister

SBP announces surprise 100 basis point rate cut

SBP announces surprise 100 basis point rate cut

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in a surprise monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday, cut the interest rate by 100 basis points to seven per cent.  Thursday’s cut is fifth in the last

T Series Removes/delete Atif’s Song from their YouTube channel after facing backlash

T Series Removes/delete Atif’s Song from their YouTube channel after facing backlash

T-Series, India’s largest music label, on Thursday apologised for uploading Pakistani singer Atif Aslam’s song ‘Kinna Sona’ on its YouTube channel and immediately removed it after facing severe backlash.  The song was featured in the

$2.4bn Kohala Hydropower Project signed for 1,124MW

$2.4bn Kohala Hydropower Project signed for 1,124MW

After facing a delay of more than four years, the agreement to launch 1,100 MegaWatt Kohala Hydropower Project was signed between Pakistan and China on Thursday.  Taking to twitter, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Chairman Asim

former captain rashid latif flays PCB

former captain rashid latif flays PCB

Former Pakistani captain Rashid Latif on Thursday blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its unprofessional approach as 10 players tested positive for Covid-19.  He said the board failed to follow the standard operating procedures

IMF lowers economic growth forecast for pakistan

IMF lowers economic growth forecast for pakistan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday forecast Pakistan’s growth rate to clock in at -0.4 per cent in the ongoing fiscal year before rising to 1pc in the next.  The IMF’s June World Economic

Teenager commits suicide after failing at PUBG mission

Teenager commits suicide after failing at PUBG mission

A 16-year-old boy in Lahore, Pakistan has apparently killed himself after failing to complete a mission in the PUBG game, police officials who investigated the death claimed on Wednesday.  PUBG is an online gaming platform