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Shoaib Ansari

Shoaib Ansari is the editor in chief of The Pakistan

Sharmeen Obaid to co-direct Ms Marvel

Sharmeen Obaid to co-direct Ms Marvel

According to a Hollywood tabloid, Oscar-fame director and producer Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has been roped in by Ms Marvel’s creators to co-direct the project. Ms Marvel, a Pakistani-American character in the Marvel Universe, is being

Clinical trials for Covid vaccine to begin this week

Clinical trials for Covid vaccine to begin this week

Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Science and Technology Chairman Dr Atta-ur-Rahman has said that the clinical trials of a vaccine candidate developed by an international pharmaceutical company will begin in Pakistan during the week. “The clinical

APC unites against PTI-led government

APC unites against PTI-led government

In a strong show of unity, the country’s opposition parties -- PPP, PML-N and the JUI-G -- met on Sunday and agreed to launch the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to oust the PTI-led government from

Details show Reko Diq stay conditional

Details show Reko Diq stay conditional

The government’s celebration on the Reko Diq case may have been short-lived as details have shown that the stay on the award has been conditioned as Pakistan has been asked to pay 25pc of the

PCB cancels contract with PSL’s media rights holder

PCB cancels contract with PSL’s media rights holder

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that it has terminated the contract of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 international media rights partner following a series of breaches, including matters relating to payments, a press

FBR releases parliamentarians’ tax filings

FBR releases parliamentarians’ tax filings

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has released the tax filings of the parliamentarians for the tax year 2018 detailing the amount paid by them personally as well as association of persons. Former prime minister

Sindh delays reopening of schools as Covid-19 cases rise

Sindh delays reopening of schools as Covid-19 cases rise

The Sindh government has decided to delay the opening of schools for students in the classes between six to eight in the wake of a sudden jump in the number of Covid-19 cases around the

Major win for Pakistan in Reko Diq case

Major win for Pakistan in Reko Diq case

Pakistan has received a major relaxation in paying up the $5.9 billion penalty in the Reko Diq case after the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Invest­ment Disputes (ICSID) granted a stay on the

Pakistan foreign office in London receive arrest orders for Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan foreign office in London receive arrest orders for Nawaz Sharif

The country’s high commission in London, United Kingdom has received arrest warrants for the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif after he was declared an absconder by the local courts. Earlier, the Islamabad High court had

IMF asks government to increase gas, electricity prices

IMF asks government to increase gas, electricity prices

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly asked the government to increase gas and electricity prices in the country, a local media outlet reported on Thursday. The report claimed that the IMF has asked the