Web Desk — The Central Board of Film Censors has “unanimously rejected” the film, with the Chairman CBFC stating that the film contains “vulgar, and double-meaning language” alongside “several below-the-belt words,” and that the film “cannot be allowed in Pakistani cinemas.” The director of the film, Abdull Khaaliq Khan told The Independent Urdu that he was deeply disappointed to know …

Web Desk — Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on Monday announced that the Punjab government would provide free electricity to those consumers who use 100 units in a month. Hamza revealed that the government has set aside Rs100 billion for the free electricity program that according to him will benefit at least nine million households. He however added that households …

Web Desk — Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is a Pakistani national who is imprisoned by the US for more than twenty-five years and she is sentenced to eighty-five years. The allegation for which she is suffering for many years is her attempt at murder. She is in a very bad condition as she sent an audio message to her nation a …

Web Desk — India’s top court on Friday slammed the ruling BJP’s former spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her insulting remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), saying she should apologize on TV for her comments. While referring to the ongoing turmoil in the country, the court said that the controversial remarks have set the whole of India on fire. In a …

Web Desk — In a breakthrough, Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday night finally reached an understanding on the federal budget 2022-23, leading to a revival of the extended fund facility (EFF) after authorities committed to generating Rs436 billion more taxes and increase petroleum levy gradually up to Rs50 per liter. The understanding was reached during a …

Monitoring Desk — The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved the verdict in the PTI “foreign funding” case. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja conducted a hearing on the case at ECP, Islamabad. He said that justice will be done with all the parties. Raja in his remarks said he learned a lot during the hearings of …

Web Desk — Pakistani celebrities have expressed their concerns over court orders to perform a post-mortem examination of the dead body of late TV host Dr. Aamir Liaquat Hussain. Last week, the judicial magistrate East issued orders in this regard on a petition filed by a citizen named Abdul Ahad, who said that autopsy must be performed to determine the …

Monitoring Desk — PTI Core Committee Meeting’s inside story is full of surprising stories. According to sources, the core committee members have advised Imran Khan to return to the National Assembly. According to sources, Imran Khan said a return to the National Assembly was possible only with the consent of the party’s senior leadership. In the core committee meeting, Imran …

Web Desk — Punjab government on Thursday announced summer vacations for public and private schools across the province. According to a notification issued by Punjab School Education Department, schools in Punjab will observe a two-month summer vacation beginning in June. The holidays for all state-run and private schools will begin on 1st June to end on July 31. Earlier, Sindh, …

Monitoring Desk — The National Assembly on Thursday passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2017, mainly seeking the removal of the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in general elections on the concerns over misuse of technology. According to the proposed amendments, overseas Pakistanis will remain unable to cast their votes in the upcoming elections. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Javed Murtaza …