Maya Ali gave a definite response to a fan while denying being married to Osman Khalid Butt in her recent Instagram Post. Maya shared a new photo with her fans with the caption, “2019 thank you for the lessons, 2020 I am ready.” While a curious fan left a comment inquiring if she was married to the Diyar e Dil co star, Osman Khalid Butt. Maya clarified with a very Shahroz Sabzwari-esque response.
Coldplay’s animated video for the song ‘Daddy’ shows resemblance with one of Abdullah Qureshi’s songs’ video. Qureshi’s song Laapata came out in June 2019 while the song Daddy came out in November 2019. Storyline of both the songs shows a young girl looking for her father throughout the song, following which she ends up discovering herself while finding her father as well.
As Boeing is mired in controversies after two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max 8, Airbus becomes world’s biggest aircraft company. For the first time since 2011, Airbus has managed to defeat Boeing as it delivered 863 aircraft in 2019. US aerospace giant set its delivery target at 860 aircraft. However, it deployed extra resources to go beyond its revised target. Of the total 863 aircraft, 640 are single-aisle-aircraft.
A Karachi anti-terrorism court sentenced journalist Nasarullah Chaudhry to five years in prison for possessing “material against Pakistan” and “spreading religious hatred”. He has been sentenced to jail under Section 11 W(a) of the ATA. Nasarullah, who was working for Nai Baat, has been convicted of possessing literature about Jihad and books which were critical of the “Pakistan army and the government”.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has said that the India has installed heavy weaponry at the Line of Control (LoC). He added that the nefarious designs of Indian rulers were not only dangerous for Pakistan, but also a big threat to the peace of the entire region and warned the Modi government to stay ready for deadly results in case of war.
HBL has become the first Pakistani bank to be awarded the much-coveted branch license to offer financial services to clients in Beijing, China. The branch license was awarded by China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) in December 2019. The preparatory work of setting up the HBL Beijing branch is now underway.
Pakistan’s rice exports during the first five months of the current financial year increased by 38.58% as compared to the corresponding period last year. Over 1.601 million tons of rice worth $835.686 million were exported from July-November 2019 versus 1.115 million tons worth $603.149 million exported last year, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Exports of basmati rice grew by 61.47% during the last five months compared to the same period of last year.
2020 has brought the latest wave of cold weather for Karachi as the mercury dropped to a record low today. Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Director, Sardar Sarfraz, said that Wednesday observed the lowest temperature for this season. He said that the current cold wave is expected to last for another four to five days with the temperature dropping to 8 degrees celsius in the port city.
Abu Dhabi, UAE Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be visiting Pakistan on Thursday on a one-day trip. According to UAE’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi, Prince Muhammad will be in the country for one day and will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan. They will discuss relations between the two countries, as well the state of regional and global politics.
The government has given the people a thoughtful gift to start the new year – an increase in petrol prices for January. The price of petrol has been hiked to PKR 116.60 from PKR 113.99, an increase of PKR 2.61. While in the case of High-speed diesel and Light-speed diesel, the prices have been increased by PKR 2.25 and PKR 2.08 per litre, bringing their new prices to PKR 127.26 and PKR 84.51 respectively.