Gold and silver prices continued to decline for a third straight session in international and domestic markets on Monday. In the international bullion market, gold prices fell sharply by $215 per ounce to $4,676. In Pakistan’s local market, the price of gold per tola dropped by Rs21,500 to Rs490,362, while the price of 10 grams […]
Videos from the sheendi ceremony of Actors Khaqan Shahnawaz and Sabeena Syed have gained traction on social media, with footage showing actors Kubra Khan and Shazia Wajahat dancing at the event. The video was shared on Instagram Stories by artist Faiza Rizvi Bilgrami and was later circulated widely across social media platforms. Actors Khaqan Shahnawaz […]
Pakistani actor Umer Aalam and Fiza Umer celebrated their wedding in Karachi, with photos and videos from the ceremony quickly circulated on social media. The wedding was attended by numerous Pakistani celebrities, including Hania Aamir, Aiman Khan, Manal Khan, Mansha Pasha, Momina Iqbal, Zhalay Sarhadi, Shehryar Munawar, Yashma Gill, Yasir Nawaz, Nida Yasir, and Yasir Hussain. Umer […]
Pakistan remains the lowest-ranked country in South Asia for literacy, with 63% of people aged 10 and above able to read and write, according to a new review by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). The review draws on official survey data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement-Household Integrated Economic Survey (PSLM–HEIS) […]
Pakistan’s security forces have continued counterterrorism operations in Balochistan, killing 22 more terrorists during overnight follow-up actions, security sources said on Monday. The latest casualties bring the total number of terrorists killed in operations over the past three days to at least 177, according to the sources. The ongoing campaign involves sanitisation and clearance operations […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was hospitalised in London on Sunday night after his health deteriorated, the party said. In a post on X in the early hours of Monday, MQM said that “MQM founder and leader Hussain is receiving a blood transfusion on the advice of doctors on Sunday night.” The post […]
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is set to undertake his first official state visit to Pakistan from February 3 to February 4 at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement on X, said, “During the visit, President […]
The Pakistan Tourism, Sports & Family Festival 2026, organised by the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) in collaboration with the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), provincial tourism departments, and public and private sector partners, concluded on a high and celebratory note at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday. The second day of the festival featured […]
The under-construction Kachehri Chowk flyover and three underpasses project is scheduled for completion by April 30, while work on three underpasses along Peshawar Road will commence in mid-February and is set to be completed by May 30. During construction on Peshawar Road, one-way traffic flow will be maintained. The executing agency, the Communication and Works […]
Secretaries of all 72 union councils in Attock district are facing severe difficulties due to ‘staff shortages, excessive additional duties and delays in salary payments’. Family members and close relatives of several union council secretaries told the media that the officials are under immense stress. They perform office duties during the day and are assigned […]