Tuesday, June 26th, 2018
Judge resigns after facing wrath of CJ

LARKANA: (DNA) – Zamir Solangi , a session judge who faced wrath of Chief Justice of Pakistan last week, has resigned. The chief justice of Pakistan had rebuked him during his visit to District Courts in Larkana. While reprimanding him for keeping his cell phone on his work table, the top judge was seen throwing the device on the desk. In his resignation letter, the judge said he could no longer work as the incident that occurred during chief justice’s visit had sparked public anger against him. The CJ, duringRead More
Training of Presiding Officers underway in KP

PESHAWAR, (DNA) – The training of Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers for the general elections is in progress throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A spokesman of Provincial Election Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Ahmad told our Peshawar correspondent that over twenty-nine thousand Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers are being trained throughout the province. The training will be completed by 15th of next month.
Video game addiction officially classified as a mental health issue by WHO

The World Health Organization has officially declared video game addiction as a mental disorder. The fine print, on the other hand, has other things to say. “Playing too many video games will make your eyesight go bad.” How many times have you heard this sentence (and ignored it)? Even though it won’t really make you go blind, obsessive video gaming can cause addiction and is now officially recognized as a mental disorder by the World Health Organization (WHO). “Pathological Condition” In its latest revision of the International Classification of DiseasesRead More
Shan foods’ TVC featuring Chinese girl making Biryani secures a global award

Shan Foods’ recent campaign #KhaanaWithParosi developed with Ogilvy Pakistan secured the prestigious Silver Award in the food category at the APAC Effie Awards, 2018 held in Singapore. ‘The Effie Awards’ is a prominent global platform where being recognized amongst thousands of submissions from around the globe is an unprecedented achievement and Shan Food’s is Pakistan’s’ first indigenous brand to have achieved this. #KhaanaWithParosi touched upon a relevant cultural & religious insight of maintaining relationships & sharing food with neighbors. The insight was taken a step further demonstrating hospitality & inclusivenessRead More
Emirates’ passenger traffic may rise in Pakistan with A380 flights

KARACHI, (DNA) – As Emirates starts flying the world’s largest passenger airplane Airbus A380 to the new Islamabad International Airport from July, it is believed that it will grab a larger slice of international air traffic flow to and from Pakistan. However, the development will not affect the market share of Pakistani carriers, says a former official of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). A380, a double-deck four-engine jet airliner, has the capacity to accommodate 550 passengers. Earlier, it was not possible to welcome the aircraft as no other airport inRead More
PTI fields woman candidate in Kohistan

MANSEHRA, (DNA) – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has created history by fielding a woman candidate at a provincial assembly constituency of highly conservative Kohistan district. “We have fielded a woman contender at one of three provincial assembly constituencies of Kohistan where one couldn’t even think of doing so until now,” Zargul Khan, the regional president of the PTI in Hazara, told reporters on Monday. Zargul Khan, who also announced names of party’s contenders in region, said that despite strong resistance within the party three woman contenders were fielded in MansehraRead More