LAHORE, Pakistan — Former President and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has stated that several government officials are in communication with us. Shehbaz Sharif, the PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, invited PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former President Asif AliContinue Reading

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) authorised the sixth tranche of its Pakistan programme on Wednesday. Shaukat Tarin, the Finance Minister, verified the news on Twitter. “I am glad to inform that the IMF Board has approved the sixth tranche of their plan for Pakistan,” Tarin said on Twitter. The IMFContinue Reading

ROME, Italy (AFP) – Monica Vitti, an Italian actress best known for her roles in Michelangelo Antonioni films, died at the age of 90, the culture ministry announced Wednesday. “Goodbye, Monica Vitti, and farewell, queen of Italian cinema. Today is a terribly sad day since we have lost a brilliantContinue Reading

A coal miner was murdered when a landslide struck a coal mine in the Balochistan province of Dukki. The coal miner was removing coal from deep under the mine when the avalanche struck, killing him on the spot, according to reports. Local miners and rescue workers retrieved the deceased bodyContinue Reading