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Day: March 22, 2023

Akshay Kumar to star in Hindi remake of ‘Soorarai Pottru’

Akshay Kumar, the Bollywood action star, has released the poster for his upcoming new film, a Hindi remake of the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru. He distributed the poster, which depicted his shadow as a plane flew by. As stated in the post’s caption, the Hindi version of the Tamil film has no title as of yet. “We’re ready to take…

SBP likely to increase interest rate in order to unlock IMF loan

ISLAMABAD: In order to restart the stalled IMF loan program, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to hike interest rates by 2% at the next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The IMF and Pakistan were supposed to reach a staff-level agreement on February 9. The Shehbaz Sharif-led administration is making desperate attempts to secure much-needed funding,…

SC dismisses appeal against transfer of CCPO Ghulam Dogar

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed a petition challenging the transfer of Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar on Wednesday. Hearing the petition against the transfer of CCPO Dogar, the Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial stated that the Election Commission of Pakistan is a constitutional institution that will be safeguarded…

LHC orders govt to public Toshakhana records from 1990 to 2001

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the government on Wednesday to make public the entire record of Toshakhana gifts received by public office holders from 1990 to 2001. Justice Asim Hafeez issued the order while hearing a petition filed by Munir Ahmad through Advocate Azhar Siddique requesting that the government make public the full details of Toshakhana gifts. During…

Tiktok CEO: App has never shared US data with Chinese government

WASHINGTON: TikTok’s CEO will tell lawmakers that the Chinese-owned short video app, which has over 150 million American users, has never and will never share US user data with the Chinese government, despite growing US national security concerns. “TikTok has never shared or been asked to share US user data with the Chinese government.” “Neither would TikTok honor such a…

India denies Pakistan participation at SCO meeting

ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, India refused Pakistan’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) seminar on military medicine, healthcare, and pandemics, which was held in New Delhi on Tuesday. India is currently the SCO President and is hosting a number of events. Pakistan was expected to attend the think tank conference with the theme “SCO Armed Forces Contribution in…

PTI gets approval for Minar-e-Pakistan rally

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has received permission to hold the Minar-e-Pakistan rally on March 26. According to details, the District Commissioner (DC) Lahore has issued an official notification of the PTI’s permission to hold a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan. The permission was granted after the rally organizers swore an oath to PTI that they would be responsible for the safety of…

High-powered JIT to investigate PTI’s “attack” on judicial complex

ISLAMABAD: When Imran Khan was summoned to court, the government decided to form a high-powered joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the attack on the judicial complex and law enforcement agencies by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters. The coalition government led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) decided to form a JIT to investigate the violent attacks by armed groups on police…

PTI accepts civil society’s offer to hold APC

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accepted a proposal from civil society organizations to hold an All-Parties Conference (APC) in an attempt to break the country’s current political deadlock over the country’s next general elections. PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry told the media in Lahore on Tuesday that the representatives of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), the Lahore High Court…

Russia strengthens ties with China as west offers $16bn lifeline to Ukraine

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin reaffirmed China-Russia friendship while jointly criticizing the West, which moved to fortify Ukraine against Moscow’s invasion with nearly $16 billion in financial aid and faster delivery of battle tanks. The Chinese leader’s visit to Moscow, long billed as a show of support from the Kremlin’s most powerful ally, featured plenty of demonstrative goodwill on Tuesday.…