Tuesday, October 11th, 2022
Provincial govt to use every possible option to get its due rights from federation: Mahmood
From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet in a special meeting held here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair expressed the resolve to bring into use all the legal and constitutional means for getting provincial rights. Besides raising voice at the Council of Common Interests (CCI), the Supreme Court of Pakistan will also be approached for this purpose. A special meeting of the Provincial Assembly will also be convened to take MPAs of all the political parties into confidence in this regard and if needed,Read More
The World Cup: A Mixed Blessing for Qatari Soft Power
Review Article by James M. Dorsey Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Politics, Controversy, Change, by Paul Michael Brannagan and Danyel Reiche. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. 186 pages.$49.99 cloth; $39.99 e-book. The glass should have been more than half full rather than half empty. But, with a little help from its friends, Qatar has proven to be its own worst enemy in the court of public opinion. Qatari “soft power” setbacks loom large despite the United States’ praise for the Gulf state’s help in the bungled US withdrawalRead More
Islamabad Marriott Hotel all set to welcome Michelin Star Chef, Philippe Keller
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 11: The Islamabad Marriott Hotel will be hosting Michelin-Star Consultant Chef Phillippe Keller from the land of art and gastronomy, France, during the third week of October. Chef Philippe Keller is renowned for his inventive, flavour and texture-driven cooking. He brings along his passion for innovation and creativity from his ten-year experience of working in Michelin Star kitchens under six renowned 3-Star Michelin Chefs: Daniel Boulud, Pierre Gagnaire, Marc Veyrat, Jean Michel Lorain, Laurent & Jacques Pourcel, and Philippe Bohrer in New York City, London, Bangkok, andRead More
Hashim Dogar steps down as Punjab home minister
LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek – e-Insaf (PTI) leader Colonel (R) Muhammad Hashim Dogar on Tuesday resigned as Punjab home minister. Taking to Twitter, Hashim penned that “I have resigned from my post due to personal reasons. Inshallah, I will continue to work as PTI worker. “ ” It was a great pleasure to have served as Minister for Home and Prison Department under your able command,” he stated in the tendered resignation to Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi. “I feel regretful to inform you that I shall not be ableRead More
Uber discontinues services in five Pakistani cities, only to operate in Lahore
Ride-hailing app Uber announced on Tuesday that it will only be operating in Lahore and will no longer be available in Karachi, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Islamabad. “We’ve made the decision to cease operating the Uber app in Karachi, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Islamabad. Uber remains committed to Pakistan – we will continue to serve these five cities with our subsidiary brand Careem and continue to operate the Uber app in Lahore,” said the ride-hailing service in a statement. The ride-hailing app directed its riders and drivers to use Careem, the app they acquiredRead More
FIA registers case against PTI chief Imran Khan for ‘prohibited funding’
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Tuesday booked PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the prohibited funding case as the agency ramps up the investigation into the matter. The first information report (FIR) registered against the former prime minister has been lodged at the FIA’s banking circle police station. In the FIR, the federal agency alleged that the Abraaj Group transferred $2100,000 to the PTI account in the branch of a bank situated at Jinnah Avenue in Islamabad. Abraaj Group was a private equity firm, operating on six continents, which isRead More