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Farhan Qureshi

Farhan Qureshi is a political analyst and journalist with over 12 years of experience covering Pakistani politics, governance, and elections.

National sports policy sent to PM for approval, major stakeholders kept unaware

National sports policy sent to PM for approval, major stakeholders kept unaware

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's recently reconstituted national sports policy was sent forth to Prime Minister Imran Khan for approval but didn’t take major stakeholders into confidence, a local news outlet reported on Thursday. The Ministry for Inter-Provincial

Opposition no challenge for PM Khan, practically dead: Sheikh Rasheed

Opposition no challenge for PM Khan, practically dead: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said the opposition is practically dead and there are rifts that the PDM parties are confronting therefore it poses no challenge to Prime Minister Imran Khan but is actually facilitating

Micro smart lockdowns imposed in COVID-19 hotspots

Micro smart lockdowns imposed in COVID-19 hotspots

Authorities have imposed micro smart lockdowns in Karachi's COVID-19 hotspots to curb virus spread In the wake of surging COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, authorities in Karachi's District Central have announced micro smart lockdowns in a

PCP Dashboard: Last two years see 1,045,027 complaints against 53 departments in Punjab

PCP Dashboard: Last two years see 1,045,027 complaints against 53 departments in Punjab

LAHORE:  Against 53 Punjab departments, in the last 2 years, the Pakistan Citizen Portal (PCP) has received a total of 1,045,027 complaints.  As per the data provided by relevant departments, a total of 1,007,000 complaints

Record of $1.5m payment to ‘fake Broadsheet’ missing

Record of $1.5m payment to ‘fake Broadsheet’ missing

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) received the Broadsheet Inquiry Commission report on Monday, revealing that a record of $1.5 million payment given to the Broadsheet Company was missing.  Citing the report, a local TV

Access to 500,000 ‘immoral’ TikTok videos blocked in Pakistan

Access to 500,000 ‘immoral’ TikTok videos blocked in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked around 500,000 objectionable videos on the video-sharing application TikTok, a one-member Peshawar High Court bench was told. During the hearing regarding the court’s ban on TikTok, PTA’s

Ramiz Raja terms Test Championship “prolonged and lop-sided”

Ramiz Raja terms Test Championship “prolonged and lop-sided”

Former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja has said that a match between Pakistan and India should be played in the next round of the ICC World Test Championship.  The Asian arch-rivals have not faced each other

Actress Sohai Ali Abro marries little master Hanif Mohammed’s grandson Shehzar Shoaib

Actress Sohai Ali Abro marries little master Hanif Mohammed’s grandson Shehzar Shoaib

Pakistan’s popular actress Sohai Ali Abro has tied knot with Pakistan’s first class cricketer, Shehzar Shoaib. Shoaib is grandson of late Test Captain, Hanif Mohammed, also known as Little Master. He is son of former

Pakistan PM tests positive for Covid-19, Saudi leaders extend their wishes to Khan

Pakistan PM tests positive for Covid-19, Saudi leaders extend their wishes to Khan

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday following which, his wife, Bushra Bibi was also tested positive for the Covid. As soon as the news traveled overseas, the Saudi

PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19, in self-isolation

PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19, in self-isolation

Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19,i is self-isolating at his residence Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to PM on Health, took to Twitter