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Shoaib Ansari

Shoaib Ansari is the editor in chief of The Pakistan

Eid ul Adha to be celebrated on August 1

Eid ul Adha to be celebrated on August 1

Pakistan will celebrate Eid-ul-Adha on August 1 as the Zilhaj moon was not sighted on Tuesday by the Ruet-e-Hilal committee.  The announcement was made by the Ruet Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman in an official notification

M. Amir Pivotal to our Long-term Strategy, says Waqar

M. Amir Pivotal to our Long-term Strategy, says Waqar

Pakistan’s bowling coach Waqar Younis on Wednesday said that Mohammad Amir is a vital for the Pakistani side and was recalled to England after he was blessed with a daughter.  Speaking to a group of

All construction in Bahria Town, Karachi illegal

All construction in Bahria Town, Karachi illegal

Much to the dismay of property holders in Bahria Town, Karachi, the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) informed the Sindh High Court that all construction in the project was illegal and unauthorised.  The authority further

Journalist Matiullah abducted, released after an outcry

Journalist Matiullah abducted, released after an outcry

Matiullah Jan, a freelance journalist who has worked for several local as well as international news organisations, was picked up by a group of men -- all of them wearing police uniforms -- from outside

Rupee Continues to Fall Against the Dollar

Rupee Continues to Fall Against the Dollar

The dollar recorded stellar gains to reach the fiscal year high against the rupee as despite falling demand for the greenback in the interbank as well as the open market.  On Tuesday, the dollar was

Industry activity in May falls 25pc

Industry activity in May falls 25pc

Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing sector during the period between July to May 2019-20 declined by 10.32 per cent as the demand for the country’s goods in the local as well as international markets plummeted due to

Azhar Ali guides his team in the intra-squad match

Azhar Ali guides his team in the intra-squad match

An intra-squad match was played between the Pakistani team which was won by the side led by Azhar Ali who played a captain’s innings.  “A captain’s innings from Azhar Ali, and half-centuries from Asad Shafiq

Bigo app banned in Pakistan; TikTok warned

Bigo app banned in Pakistan; TikTok warned

The government on Tuesday shut down the streaming application Bigo while warning that it will place a similar ban on TikTok as well on the grounds that the two are being used to distribute “immoral,

Pakistan to plant 200m saplings in major forest drive

Pakistan to plant 200m saplings in major forest drive

The government on Monday said that it will plant around 200 million saplings after Eid Al Adha launching the country’s largest monsoon tree plantation drive.  The announcement was made by the Adviser to PM on