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SC approves Meesha Shafi’s plea against LHC decision in Ali Zafar harassment case


January 11, 2021

The Supreme Court approved Meesha Shafi’s plea in the workplace harassment case against Ali Zafar on Monday. The singer was granted leave by the court in her appeal against Zafar, meaning the court will be deliberating if Shafi’s accusations of sexual harassment should come under the workplace harassment law. The Reluctant Fundamentalist actor’s appeal was earlier rejected by the Lahore High Court …

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What we want to see more of on television in 2021


January 11, 2021

2020 was a difficult year and just like everyone else, the Pakistani entertainment industry was caught by surprise by the Covid-19 virus. Whether there were full lockdowns or smaller “smart” lockdowns, the stay-at-home orders for entire cities gave channels a guaranteed audience sitting in front of their screens. The search for “safer” entertainment (away from crowds and gatherings) became a …

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Pakistan holds India responsible for delay in Mumbai case


January 11, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday observed that India’s reluctance to send witnesses had stalled progress in the Mumbai attack case. A Foreign Office spokesman in a statement issued here on Sunday said that Pakistan was fully abiding by its own statutes and fulfilling international obligations in the case, and India was responsible for the delay. “The investigations, prosecutions and subsequent convictions, …

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Sheheryar Munawar opens up about deciding a new avatar for himself


January 11, 2021

At the corner of a bus-stand near Allahwala Chowrangi, Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui chases after a girl and her best friend. Like most young ne’er-do-wells, he gets a good piece of her mind. Dejected and shot down — like his ilk, the stubborn roadside Romeos — he persists. A brief lunch-break and a quick zuhr prayer later, Sheheryar is at it …

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Moussavi says didn’t want to be part of witch-hunt


January 11, 2021

IN an interview with a UK-based web channel, the owner of international asset recovery firm, Broadsheet LLC, spoke about the beginnings of his firm’s relationship with the Musharraf regime as well as his attempts to offer his now liquidated company’s services to subsequent governments. Nearly $29 million dollars retrieved from the Pakistan government are now in an account in the …

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Saudi crown prince launches zero-carbon city in Neom business zone


January 11, 2021

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince unveiled plans on Sunday to build a zero-carbon city at Neom, the first major construction project for the $500 billion flagship business zone aimed at diversifying the economy of the world’s largest oil exporter. Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a rare televised appearance, said the city, known as “The Line”, would extend over 170 kilometres and …

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Black boxes of Indonesian jet located


January 11, 2021

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Sunday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved. The Boeing 737-500 with 62 passengers and crew was headed on a domestic flight to Pontianak in West Kalimantan on Saturday before …

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US ends curbs on official contacts with Taiwan


January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON: The United States has decided to end restrictions governing official contacts with Taiwan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, a move hailed by Taipei as ending “decades of discrimination”. Pompeo said the “complex internal restrictions” on contacts with Taipei by diplomats, service members and others had been imposed “in an attempt to appease the Communist regime in …

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Britain races to vaccine target, Germany warns hardest days ahead


January 11, 2021

LONDON: Britain on Sunday raced against the clock to vaccinate as many people as possible while Germany warned of the “hardest” days yet to come with Europe battling to contain soaring coronavirus infections. January 11 marks one year since China confirmed its first death from Covid-19, a 61-year-old man who was a regular at Wuhan city’s market, where the pandemic …

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Oil prices fall on renewed coronavirus concerns as China cases climb


January 11, 2021

Brent crude oil prices fell by $1 per barrel on Monday, hit by renewed concerns about global fuel demand amid tough coronavirus lockdowns in Europe and new curbs on movement in China, the world’s second-largest oil user, where infections jumped. Brent crude oil futures were down 78 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $55.21 a barrel, after falling $1 to a session …

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