New Delhi, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday called Congress President Rahul Gandhi “Gabbar Singh” and accused the party of standing with Pakistan, saying they were traitors. Speaking at the second day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Council, Sarma said: “The GST is not ‘Gabbar Singh’,[Read More…]
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UNGA President to visit Pakistan on January 18
New York, The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Maria Fernanda Espinosa, will visit Pakistan from January 18 to 22, her spokesperson said. According to spokesperson Monica Grayley, this will be Espinosa’s first official visit to the Asia Pacific since she took office in September. During her five-day visit,[Read More…]
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Bill in LS, Congress, Trinamool stage walkout
New Delhi, The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to remove hurdles in eligible migrants from six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan getting Indian citizenship despite opposition by various political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress. As the Congress and the TMC’s[Read More…]
I’d love to do a show in Pakistan: Vir Das
Mumbai, Actor-comedian Vir Das says he would love to do a show in Pakistan, adding he has never been offered one. Vir on Sunday tweeted: “I am just going to put this out there because I get asked it a lot. Yes, I’d love to do a show in Pakistan.[Read More…]
Remembering 40 years ago when Afghanistan, Pakistan, the region changed forever
By Saeed Naqvi “Problems” like Afghanistan, even Iran, created in the thick of the Cold War, are now in the lap of a declining sole superpower in a withdrawal mode. Since I was witness to both, the Saur and Islamic revolutions, I thought the New Year might be a good[Read More…]
Mithi: Pakistan’s Lost Symbol of interfaith harmony
Mithi was rechristened as the capital of Tharparkar as late as 1990.
This man spent just Rs 10,000 for his wedding and set some serious wedding goals!
This year has seen many grand weddings and the amount of money spent on most of these weddings is insanely huge. But breaking the monotony, a man in Karachi, Pakistan had a big fat wedding, but in a pocket-friendly budget. Rizwan capped the expenses at 20,000 Pakistani rupees which comes[Read More…]
US praises Pakistan for promoting Afghan talks
Washington, The US has said that it welcomes Pakistans efforts to promote peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, a media report said on Monday. The acknowledgement on Sunday came a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Pakistan had arranged another round of talks between the[Read More…]
Tribute to Raj Kapoor: Bollywood’s most unconventional filmmaker
Born on December 14, 1924 to Prithviraj Kapoor in Peshawar (now Pakistan), Raj Kapoor made his official acting debut with 1947 film Neel Kamal and went on to become “the greatest showman of Indian cinema”. He made a mark as an actor with films like “Shree 420”, “Awaara” and “Barsaat”.[Read More…]
Google Search Trends: Padosi Desh Pakistan is a huge Bollywood fan
Google has just released “See what was trending in 2018” and its good news for the Indian entertainment industry. Bollywood heads the first five when it comes to the top movie searches made in India’s neighbouring state of Pakistan. The list under the “Movies” category for Pakistan Google Search is[Read More…]
