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Indian Zoroastrians furious over Snoop Dogg music video for Insulting Their Religion

Indian Zoroastrians furious over Snoop Dogg music video for Insulting Their Religion

American rapper Snoop Dogg has angered the Zoroastrian Parsi community in India with his new music video, in collaboration with a little-known Iranian-born pop singer, Amitis. The video was released in June by Amitis, co-starring Snoop Dogg. The low budget video shows the two luxuriating amid flashy props and set pieces, reminiscent of an ancient […]

Pakistan Army rescues US mountaineer from K-2

Pakistan Army rescues US mountaineer from K-2

Pakistan Army recently rescued a US mountaineer, Robert Jackson from K-2 base camp, airlifting him to Skardu for treatment. The 38-year-old was part of a 27-member team on an expedition to summit K-2, having arrived in Pakistan on June 16. “He suffered altitude sickness enroute to K-2 and was brought to Skardu through army aviation […]

Child rapist given life imprisonment in Pakistan

Child rapist given life imprisonment in Pakistan

  A man in Karachi, Pakistan was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday after being convicted him of raping a child four years ago. The case was reported in 2011, when a six-year-old girl complained about bleeding to her family, who took her to a doctor. When asked about what had happened, she explained that […]

Playing Politics over Dead Bodies

Playing Politics over Dead Bodies

Literally, it was like living in hell but soon the sea breezes started blowing, drastically bringing down the temperature in southern coastal metropolis Karachi, where the unprecedented hot and humid weather had claimed life of over 1300 people within a fortnight of June 2015. The temperature sharply declined from 46 to 33 degrees Celsius due […]

Railway stations: Home for missing children in India

Railway stations: Home for missing children in India

Railway stations usually serve as a medium of transportation for travelers, but for thousands of homeless people, including children, they are ‘home’. Delhi railway stations in India serve as home for most of the children who go missing in the capital city. As per records, at least 3,321 children were rescued from the two stations […]

Drug addiction kills more people than terrorism in Pakistan

Drug addiction kills more people than terrorism in Pakistan

According to the information reported to the Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Monday, around seven million people in Pakistan are drug addicts, while 700 people die every day in the country due to drug-related impediments. Briefing the committee about steps undertaken by Narcotics Control Division for the welfare of addicts, Director […]

Over 1000 dead due to heat wave in Pakistan

Over 1000 dead due to heat wave in Pakistan

As over 40, 000 people suffered from heatstroke all over Sindh, at least 1000 of them have died. While the scorching heat wave gripping Karachi since Saturday showed signs of settling, the death toll across Sindh rose to 1,011, with at least 229 fatalities reported on Wednesday by government and private hospitals. As many as […]

Sharing history and traditions through street food

Sharing history and traditions through street food

Modern day street food has evolved into cheap, convenient and nutritious food. It also fits the taste of consumers who pursue a variety of flavors. Each street food has its own story, history and tradition. Serrdura, made of vanilla cream and crushed biscuits, is a famous dessert in Macao. Interestingly, Serrdura is a dessert of […]

Karachi heat wave claims 700 lives

Karachi heat wave claims 700 lives

  The scorching heat wave in Karachi, since the start of Ramadan has claimed around 700 lives till Tuesday night, according to health and rescue officials. “So far, we have received over 50 dead bodies at Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) since Saturday night,” said Dr. Seemin Jamali, head of the hospital’s emergency department. According to Dr. Jamali, […]

Pakistan to provide $5m food grant to Rohingya camps

Pakistan to provide $5m food grant to Rohingya camps

  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently approved the decision of a cabinet committee, formed to tackle issues over the plight of Rohingya Muslims, to channel a $5 million grant in the form of food, through the World Food Program, for distribution in Rohingya camps in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Pakistan will also appeal to […]

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