ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – TikTok’s services were reinstated in Pakistan after the popular video-sharing website assured the country that it will regulate the dissemination of immoral content, according to Dunya News on Friday. According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), TikTok has been reinstated following the Platform’s commitments to monitor immoralRead More →

KARACHI, Pakistan — In an effort to limit runaway inflation, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its benchmark policy rate by 150 basis points to 8.75 percent on Friday. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to raise the policy rate by 150 basis points to 8.75 percent at itsRead More →

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Pakistan recovered from early setbacks in their pursuit to defeat Bangladesh by four wickets on Friday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. After being down to 24/4, Khushdil Shah’s 34-ball knock enabled Pakistan recover from the early blows to defeat the hosts. Pakistani captain BabarRead More →

LAHORE, Pakistan — Smog has continued to blanket Punjab’s major cities, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) value reaching 424 today (Friday). Residents who were suffocating on the noxious pollution appealed with officials to intervene. In recent years, Pakistan’s air pollution has increased as a combination of low-grade diesel emissions,Read More →

UNITED NATIONS – A senior committee of the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution reiterating the right to self-determination for peoples subjected to colonial, foreign, and alien occupation on Thursday, with Pakistan describing it as a “cardinal value” of the UN. The resolution, proposed by Pakistan, was co-sponsored byRead More →

LAHORE, Pakistan -Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) head Hafiz Saad Rizvi was freed from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison on Thursday. According to a TLP spokeswoman, Rizvi will head to the Rehmatul Lil Alameen Mosque following his release, where a huge number of workers have gathered to greet the party’s leader. The PunjabRead More →