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Shoaib Ansari

Shoaib Ansari is the editor in chief of The Pakistan

103-year-old man becomes oldest Covid-19 survivor

103-year-old man becomes oldest Covid-19 survivor

A 103-year-old man in Chitral, who has safely recovered after contracting Covid-19, is being dubbed as the oldest survivor of the virus in the world.  Doctors and relatives of the centenarian claimed that Aziz Abdul

No monetary policy till September, says State Bank

No monetary policy till September, says State Bank

The State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday said that it will not hold the scheduled monetary policy meeting in August given the meetings that have taken place in recent months.  “Given the number of MPC

Mohammad Amir departs for England

Mohammad Amir departs for England

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir on Friday left to join the 31-member Pakistan squad in England after he was called by the Head Coach Misbah ul Haq to play in the T20 series.  Amir had earlier

Content concerns raised with TikTok, says PTA

Content concerns raised with TikTok, says PTA

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Friday said that it has shared its concerns with the mobile application TikTok over obscene and immoral content asking the application developing company to censure such material.  Daily newspaper Dawn

Islamophobic song against Zayn Malik removed from Spotify

Islamophobic song against Zayn Malik removed from Spotify

British singer-songwriter Zayn Malik was allegedly targeted for his Pakistani and muslim origins as he was subjected third-grade criticism by a unknown parody artist Una Kompton.  The song was removed by the streaming site Spotify

Financing limit for solar, wind projects doubled

Financing limit for solar, wind projects doubled

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday enhanced the scope of its Refinance Scheme for Renewable Energy by allowing financing under category III of the scheme to solar and wind based energy sale companies

Working to revamp domestic cricket, says PCB’s Ehsan Mani

Working to revamp domestic cricket, says PCB’s Ehsan Mani

Pakistan needs to revamp its domestic cricket scene and invite foreign players to play in the country, said Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ehsan Mani while outlining the challenges faced in promoting cricket in the country. 

Met predicts rains in Karachi later this week

Met predicts rains in Karachi later this week

Third spell of the monsoon heavy rain, with damaging winds and thunderstorms is expected to sweep through the densely populated city of Karachi over the weekend, the Pakistan Meteorological Department Chief Sardar Sarfaraz said on

PM Khan urges closer ties with Bangladesh

PM Khan urges closer ties with Bangladesh

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called his Bangladeshi counterpart Hasena Wajed in a rare telephonic exchange urging for deeper ties with former East Pakistan.  Bangladesh formerly known as East Pakistan was part of

Supreme Court hints at banning YouTube in Pakistan

Supreme Court hints at banning YouTube in Pakistan

The country’s apex court on Wednesday hinted at banning YouTube in Pakistan while hearing a case on a sectarian crime.  The court objected to the unregulated content sharing and creation on social media and lack