Farhan Saeed recently responded to a fan who asked the audience to not watch his latest offering, Tich Button. The singer-turned-actor took to Twitter and shared his two cents about Feroze Khan’s inclusion in the rom-com. A Twitter user while addressing Saeed shared, “I would like to request to you all people. Do not watch this movie Tich Button because …
LONDON, Nov 30 (EW): Fewer than half of people in England and Wales identify as Christian, according to census data released on Tuesday, underlining a landmark shift towards secularism in multicultural Britain. The findings from the 10-yearly census, carried out in 2021, came just over a month after Rishi Sunak become Britain’s first Hindu prime minister. They showed rapid …
Some internet users on Tuesday experienced downgraded speeds due to “dual cut” in one of the international submarine cables, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said. “Dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the cities of Abu Talab and Zafrana in Egypt have been reported,” the PTA said on its official Twitter handle. The telecommunication authority said alternate …
QUETTA, Nov 30 (EW): Two individuals, including a police officer and a civilian, died in a suicide attack near a Balochistan Constabulary truck in Quetta’s Baleli area on Wednesday, police said. At least 24 other people sustained injuries in the attack, including 20 policemen and four civilians, according to Quetta Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Ghulam Azfar Mahesar. …
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (EW): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Tuesday that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) had transferred Rs500 million to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). “AIIB has transferred today, as per their board’s approval, to State Bank of Pakistan/Government of Pakistan $500 million as programme financing,” the minister said on Twitter. Earlier this month, the …
ISLAMABAD, November 29 (INP): Iqbal Open University will host a four days research workshop of GPE-KIX funded project, led by Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development (FIT-ED). The consortium involves Allama Iqbal Open University (Pakistan), Kathmandu University (Nepal) and the Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (Afghanistan). The project aims to develop, test and scale a capacity …
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29 (INP): The second conference on exploration of China-Pakistan tropical arid non-wood forest science and technology exchange cooperation in Gwadar was held online. According to Gwadar Pro on Tuesday, theme of the second conference was on highly efficient water and soil conversion plants. Two research fellows, Ms Razia Junaid and Ms Misbah Amin presented their research papers. …
BEIJING, Nov 29 (INP): In a milestone move to boost bilateral cooperation on science and technology (S&T), an S&T cooperation centre has been launched at a webinar held, according to China Economic Net (CEN) on Tuesday. The S&T centre is initiated by the Zhongguancun Belt and Road Industrial Promotion Association (ZBRA) and Pakistan’s Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA). Addressing …
BEIJING, Nov.29 (INP): “CPEC energy projects have improved the power industry in Pakistan and contributed to economic growth by increasing power supply with high efficiency at lower cost,” Tauseef H. Farooqi, Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) said in an interview with China Economic Net (CEN). According to the Chairman, the total installed capacity of CPEC energy projects, including …
KARACHI, Nov 29 (FD): All 26 MPAs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Sindh Assembly have submitted their resignations to the party’s parliamentary leader Khurram Sher Zaman on Monday at the directives of former prime minister and party chief Imran Khan. Khurram, while confirming the development, said that Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader Haleem Adil Sheikh is also aware of the situation …
