LAHORE:  While the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) squares up for a faceoff with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on August 14, it appears there are rifts within the party over the proposed 30-day Independence Day celebrations announced by the government. Sources say the month-long celebrations strikes a discordant note with the government’s pledge of austerity,…

Islamabad, Jul 29: The Pakistan Army is poised for a major reshuffle at the top as at least five senior generals will retire in the next two months, officials said. This will be one of the major reshuffles in the army’s top brass in recent years. Those, who are set to retire in October this…

KARACHI: The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Monday that the moon of the month of Shawwal had been sighted and that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Tuesday. The announcement was made by Chairman of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman, after chairing the meeting of the committee in Karachi. Rehman said confirmations of moon sighting had…

GUJRANWALA: Three female members of the Ahmadi community, including two minors, were killed late Sunday and four others were severely injured when an angry mob attacked and burnt five houses over alleged blasphemy, a report published on the BBC Urdu website said. Those killed in the attack include a 55-year-old woman Bashiran, a minor girl Kainat and…

ISLAMABAD: After clearance of Miramshah, Boya and Degan areas from terrorists, Pakistani military on Sunday claimed that 70 per cent of Mirali town along with its neighbouring villages – the second largest stronghold of militants – has been cleared by the security forces. “Operation Zarb-i-Azb continues to achieve its objectives and is progressing well in…

A 13-year-old North Texas girl was awoken in the night by a smoldering cell phone on the other side of her pillow, but the cell phone manufacturer says she did something they warn users about. Ariel Tolfree loves using her Samsung Galaxy S4. “It’s really like, nice and pretty,” said Tolfree. “It’s high tech.” Every…

Mobilink announces the winners of its latest promotion “Calls Milao, Lakhon Banao!” The winners were selected from across Pakistan through lucky draws. During the promotion 20 customers won PKR 1 lac daily while one lucky winner was awarded PKR 2 Million. Atif Raza, Director Pricing, Mobilink commenting on the promotion said, “Mobilink, being Pakistan’s favorite…

The Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) in a press release to the media today clarified that formulation of telecom sector policies is the exclusive domain of the Ministry of Information Technology being defined as the Federal Government for the telecom sector as per the Telecom Act. The national regulator PTA has the designated role of…

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has announced that no SIM will be sold or activated throughout Pakistan without biometric verification of customers starting August 1st, 2014. As per this new policy, customers will have to verify their identity through thumb impression to confirm that the CNIC they are using for activation of SIM is legitimate, original and…

Ufone bagged the “Call Centre leader of the year”award during Annual Call Center Week held in Mandalay (Nevada), USA. The award was presented to the Customer Operations Department for their excellence in customer care. Ufone participated in the awards organized by the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC) and brought home awards in not one…

Ahead of Youm-e-Ali, security has been beefed throughout the country with a ban on pillion riding, and partial closure of cellular services has been instituted in multiple cities for Sunday, Express News reported. According to details, respective provincial governments have imposed a ban on pillion riding in eight cities and instituted a partial shut down of mobile…

Amateur cook, Ammara Noman won the first-ever MasterChef Pakistan – a reality TV show based on the popular global TV franchise – after a tough competition between the three finalists on Sunday night. Gulnaz and Madiha Khalid were the other finalists. Ammara was awarded a number of prizes including chef training from leading professional chefs,…

Humaima Malik is looking fabulous. The star has created a buzz in India with her upcoming Bollywood debut, Raja Natwarlal, and continues to add a bit more spice with her chic looks at the film’s promotional events. The star recently attended the wrap up party of Raja Natwarlal. Humaima Malik at Raja Natwarlal wrap up party Humaima…

Pakistani famous stage comedian actor Mehmood Khan passed away today in Lahore after prolonged sickness. He was admitted in Mayo Hospital, Lahore in dab condition for many days. 54-year-old famous Pakistani stage comedian actor Mehmood Khan worked in many dramas and movies. Mehmood Khan was sufferingdiabetics, kidney, and liver’s malady and he was under treatment in…

She’s impeccably stylish. And he is just so handsome. It doesn’t need much for Fawad Khan and Sonam Kapoor to get our attention, but we can’t help but stalk the Khoobsurat duo as it promotes its upcoming film in India. *Khoobsurat* actors Sonaam Kapoor and Fawad Khan share a laugh on the set of *Comedy Nights with…

Sonam Kapoor unveiled the first theatrical trailer of her movie Khoobsurat, which is Disney India’s first Indian movie. A remake of 1980 Hrishikesh Mukherjee gem by the same name, Khoobsurat has evolved by becoming princelier in its approach. In fact, it has a good blend of Disney’s brand of fairy tales with a Prince Charming…