Biopic on Pakistani queer anchor, former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant Begum Nawazish Ali in works

Biopic on Pakistani queer anchor, former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant Begum Nawazish Ali in works

[ad_1] Mumbai: A new biopic based on Pakistani queer television personality Ali Saleem is in the works. Ali is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist who broke into the mainstream audiences through his impersonations of late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and went on to play the cross-dressing Begum Nawazish Ali on various television … Read more

Swara Bhasker’s Valima lehenga and its Pakistani connection

Swara Bhasker’s Valima lehenga and its Pakistani connection

[ad_1] Swara Bhasker and Fahad Ahmad (Twitter) Mumbai: Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker got married to a political activist Fahad Ahmad in a court ceremony in February. The couple held another wedding reception at their family home on Sunday. Fahad was seen wearing a gold kurta paired with a white sherwani and a white and gold … Read more

Pakistani court grants Imran Khan protective bail in 8 terrorism cases, one civil case

Pakistani court grants Imran Khan protective bail in 8 terrorism cases, one civil case

[ad_1] Lahore: In a relief to embattled Imran Khan, a top Pakistani court here granted protective bail to the former prime minister on Friday in eight terrorism cases and a civil case after he appeared before the court, hours after another court suspended non-bailable arrest warrants against him till March 18 in a corruption case. … Read more

Video of Pakistani dad schooling reporter on ‘purpose’ of Aurat march goes viral

Video of Pakistani dad schooling reporter on ‘purpose’ of Aurat march goes viral

[ad_1] The Aurat March is an annual event held by women across Pakistan on International Women’s Day to express their concerns and celebrate womanhood. A video of a Pakistani father educating a reporter about the ‘purpose’ of the march went viral as netizens praised his progressive mindset. A Pakistani woman named Leena Ghani shared the … Read more

Moody’s downgrades long-deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks

Moody’s downgrades long-deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks

[ad_1] Islamabad: Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the long-term deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks to Caa3 from Caa1, The Express Tribune reported. The ratings of Moody’s Investors Service suggest that the ongoing economic crisis in Pakistan is likely to have an adverse trickle-down impact on banks. The inflation readings are at a historical high … Read more

Indians get lion’s share of Pakistani citizenship to foreigners in last 5 years

Indians get lion’s share of Pakistani citizenship to foreigners in last 5 years

[ad_1] Islamabad: The Pakistan Interior Ministry has granted Pakistani citizenship to 214 foreigners during the last five years over multiple reasons, including marriage, and family relationships among others, media reports said on Sunday. As per official documents, 214 foreigners were granted Pakistani citizenship in the last five years, Samaa TV reported. As per documents, these … Read more

Pakistani girl who was arrested for illegally staying in India returns home, says family

Pakistani girl who was arrested for illegally staying in India returns home, says family

[ad_1] Karachi: A minor Pakistani girl who went missing from her home in Hyderabad city in the southern Sindh province last September and was arrested from Bengaluru in January has returned back, her family said on Tuesday. The girl, identified as Iqra Jeevani, entered India in September through the porous India-Nepal border. She married a … Read more

Turkey, Syria earthquake: Anonymous Pakistani donates $30 million

Turkey, Syria earthquake: Anonymous Pakistani donates $30 million

[ad_1] In a humanitarian spirit, an anonymous Pakistani businessman residing in The United States of America has donated 30 million US dollars (Rs 2,47,56,15,00) to help the victims of the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria that stuck on Friday leading to major loss of life and property. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has praised … Read more

Pakistani PM calls for national unity after terror attack in Peshawar

Pakistani PM calls for national unity after terror attack in Peshawar

[ad_1] Islamabad: In the wake of the recent suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called for national unity to fight the menace of terrorism. Chairing the Apex Committee meeting in Peshawar, convened after the attack on a mosque in the city that killed over … Read more

Pakistani rupee plunges to historic low

Pakistani rupee plunges to historic low

[ad_1] Karachi: The Pakistani rupee resumed its downwards slide on Thursday after two modest sessions as the “optimism surrounding the government and IMF talks scaled back”, local media reported. The Pakistani rupee depreciated by Rs 2.52 to settle at Rs 271.35 at the close of the day. However, the local currency touched 272.17 against the … Read more