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Ansar Abbasi slammed for problematic remarks

Ansar Abbasi slammed for problematic remarks

Journalist Ansar Abbasi has said some really problematic things during his career and has been repeatedly called for his views. So this week when he shared a video clip of a woman exercising on the

Gujranwala ASI arrested for rape

Gujranwala ASI arrested for rape

Last week, a 23-year-old woman flanked by her mother and father appeared on the national television claiming that she was harassed by an on-duty police officer after she had called the helpline 15 seeking help

KE chairman walks out of Nepra’s public hearing

KE chairman walks out of Nepra’s public hearing

National Electric and Power Regulator (Nepra) was a scene of chaos as the meeting called to discuss the K-Electric’s performance in view of the general public quickly turned into a scene as the city’s inhabitants

Lahore CCPO apologises for victim blaming remarks

Lahore CCPO apologises for victim blaming remarks

Just as the gangrape of a lady stranded on the motorway shocked the nation, the police officer in charge of the jurisdiction CCPO Lahore Umer Sheikh made extremely problematic remarks saying that the woman should

Another Peshawar BRT bus cas catches fire

Another Peshawar BRT bus cas catches fire

The Peshawar BRT has seen one controversy after the other. After getting delayed for months, the buses used for the transport system have deteriorated to the point that they have become risky for travel. This

Karachi businessmen seek end of KE monopoly

Karachi businessmen seek end of KE monopoly

Karachi businessmen have demanded the government to end the K-Electric’s monopoly on Karachi's utility infrastructure and asked it to open the city’s energy sector to other private investors who can compete with the company. In

Sixth IG for Punjab

Sixth IG for Punjab

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf government in Punjab has replaced the province’s inspector general four the sixth time since the party was voted in during the General Elections in 2018. Top shuffle comes against the backdrop of

Marble landslide at KP kills 17

Marble landslide at KP kills 17

More than 17 people -- miners and workers on the premises have been killed in a landslide at the marble excavation site in Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media outlets quoted rescue officials as saying on

Centre, Sindh trade barbs over Rs1.1tr plan for Karachi

Centre, Sindh trade barbs over Rs1.1tr plan for Karachi

Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to Karachi over the weekend announced a Rs1.1 trillion package for the city that envisages water projects, road development programmes, sewerage treatment etc. The package was hailed as

PM Khan to arrive in Karachi today

PM Khan to arrive in Karachi today

Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to arrive in Karachi today and is expected to announce a multi-billion rupees package to fix the ailing infrastructure of the city. PM Khan will be in the city