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Day: March 11, 2023

Malaysia’s former PM Muhyiddin charged with corruption

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on Friday with bribery and money laundering in connection with the alleged misuse of a Covid economic recovery fund. Muhyiddin served as Malaysia’s prime minister for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, at the height of the country’s fight against the coronavirus, and now leads an opposition coalition opposing Prime…

Meta working on possible Twitter rival

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced Friday that it is developing a new “text sharing” social media platform that could compete with Twitter. Since billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, the influential website has experienced outages, layoffs, and advertisers fleeing due to a lack of content moderation. However, no major alternative to Twitter has emerged thus far,…

‘Why tea isn’t hot?’: Woman kills her mother-in-law

A woman murdered her mother-in-law for questioning why the tea she was served was not as hot as it should have been. According to the Indian news agency ETV Bharat, the suspect Gunaku, who lived in Tamil Nadu with her cycle repair shop owner-husband and in-laws, was on medication for mental illness. Palaniammal, the alleged victim, had a habit of…

Misbah’s heroics help Asia Lions in defeating India Maharajas

DOHA: Misbah-ul-Haq batted bravely for 73 runs to help Asia Lions to a respectable total before Sohail Tanvir’s bowling attack powered the side to a narrow nine-run victory over Indian Maharajas in the first match of the Legend League Cricket Masters. Choosing to bat first, the Lions amassed 165/6 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to Misbah’s anchoring half-century and…

PM Mohsin Naqvi addresses press conference on death of Ali Bilal

Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, caretaker Punjab Chief Minister, is speaking at a press conference about the mysterious death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker Ali Bilal. PTI claimed that during Wednesday’s standoff at Zaman Park, Punjab police killed worker Ali Bilal, also known as Zille Shah. The Punjab Home Department imposed Section 144 in Lahore on Wednesday, citing serious security threats,…

ACE Punjab launches three inquiries against Farrukh Habib

Farrukh Habib, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is the subject of three inquiries by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab, which were opened on Friday. According to sources, Farrukh Habib was contacted by ACE Punjab to look into his alleged participation in three corruption instances. On March 11, 13, and 14, Habib will be required to report to Faisalabad. The…

Govt-PTI at conflict over Ali Bilal’s’ mysterious’ death

On Wednesday, the nation was in shock after horrifying pictures of the body of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Ali Bilal, also known as Zille Shah, in Lahore started making the rounds on social media shortly after PTI’s rally to kick off its election campaign was postponed. Ali Bilal, Zille Shah, and Black Vigo soon became popular hashtags on Twitter and…

Pakistan welcomes diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia, Iran

The restoration of diplomatic ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, made possible by the People’s Republic of China, has been enthusiastically welcomed by Pakistan. Pakistan fully believes that this significant diplomatic achievement would help to peace and stability in the area and beyond, according to a statement from the Foreign Office (FO). “We…

Bilawal warns against underestimating rage brought by Islamophobia

UNITED NATIONS: On Friday, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari asked the international community not to minimize the irritation and sense of unfairness Muslims felt in response to intentional acts of Islamophobia, such as the burning of holy texts. The International Day to Fight Islamophobia, which will be marked on March 15, was highlighted when the foreign minister spoke at a special…

Remittances drop 10.8% to $17.9 billion

KARACHI: Remittances sent by Pakistanis living abroad fell by nearly 11% in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. However, inflows increased by 5% month on month in February after the government and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) uncapped the dollar exchange rate to its real market price of Rs280, up from Rs230 in the last week…