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  • Gold price jumps by Rs1,100 per tola, reaching Rs214,300

    Gold price jumps by Rs1,100 per tola, reaching Rs214,300

    The gold prices in Pakistan continued their upward trajectory, building on gains from the last session of the previous week. On Monday, the price of 24-karat gold surged by Rs1,100 per tola, reaching Rs214,300 per tola.

    According to the Karachi Sarafa Association, the price of 10-gramme 24-karat gold stood at Rs183,728, marking an increase of Rs943 compared to the previous session. Additionally, the price of 10-gramme 22-karat gold rose to Rs168,417.

    In contrast, silver prices remained stable, with 24-karat silver being sold at Rs2,580 per tola and 10-gramme silver trading at Rs2,211.93.

    It is noteworthy that domestic gold ended last week in the red zone due to a decline in international prices. The ongoing uncertainty surrounding the delay in election results also failed to stimulate demand for this safe-haven asset.

    Internationally, spot gold has extended its rally for the third consecutive session, currently trading at $2,021.8. This rebound follows last week’s release of hotter-than-anticipated US inflation data, which initially pushed gold below the $2,000 mark for the first time in two months.

    Given the influence of domestic currency fluctuations on the domestic gold rate, it is crucial to mention that the Pakistani rupee (PKR) concluded its 13-week-long historic winning streak against the US dollar. Last week, the PKR experienced a marginal drop of 8 paisa.

    Since gold is denominated in US dollars, a depreciation of the PKR against the US dollar results in an increase in the value of PKR-denominated gold. The market remains attentive to both global and domestic factors influencing these shifts in precious metal prices.

  • PSL 9: Quetta Gladiators defeats Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets

    PSL 9: Quetta Gladiators defeats Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets

    In the fourth match of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, Quetta Gladiators defeated Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets.

    In the fourth match of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, Lahore Qalandars set a target of 188 runs, which Quetta Gladiators achieved on the first ball of the 20th over.

    In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Qalandar’s captain Shaheen Afridi won the toss and decided to bat first.

    Lahore Qalandar’s inning

    Playing first, Lahore Qalandars scored 187 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted overs. For Qalandars, Sahibzada Farhan stood out with 62 runs, while Jahandad Khan played an aggressive unbeaten innings of 45 runs.

    Apart from them, Sikandar Raza scored 18 runs and Rasi van der Deusen scored 15 runs, Shaheen Afridi scored 12 runs and Abdullah Shafiq scored 11 runs, Fakhrzaman and Carlos Brathwaite scored 6 runs each.

    On behalf of Gladiators, Muhammad Hasnain and Aqeel Hussain took 2 wickets each while Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Wasim and Abrar Ahmed took one wicket each.

    Quetta Gladiator’s inning

    Quetta Gladiators achieved the target of 188 runs of Lahore Qalandars 5 balls ago.

    Gladiators’ Khawaja Nafayy played an unbeaten innings of 60 runs, Khawaja Nafi’s 31-ball innings included 3 sixes and 4 fours.

    Saud Shakeel scored 40 and Jason Roy scored 24 runs, captain Riley Rossow scored 18, Rutherford scored 14 and Sarfaraz Ahmed scored 11 runs.

  • Sana Javed shows up at Multan stadium to cheer on Shoaib Malik

    Sana Javed shows up at Multan stadium to cheer on Shoaib Malik

    Sana Javed is being a supportive wife to husband Shoaib Malik. The actress went to Multan Cricket Stadium to support her husband who is playing for Karachi Kings in PSL 9.

    During the game against Multan Sultans, Shoaib Malik performed well, scoring 53 runs in just 35 balls, his wife cheering on every run he scored.

    Their being together at the stadium was a big deal because it’s one of the first times they’ve been seen together since they got married.
    Their wedding had already made headlines, especially after a video of them at Multan Airport became really popular on social media.

  • PTI-backed independents intentd to join Sunni Ittehad Council

    PTI-backed independents intentd to join Sunni Ittehad Council

    Independent candidates affiliated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have announced their intention to join the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) as a unified party.

    During a press conference held in Islamabad on Monday afternoon, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan announced that independent candidates, who were elected through mutual agreement, would officially join forces with the SIC.

    Claiming that they’ve won 180 seats in the National Assembly (NA), Barrister Gohar highlighted that independent candidates joined the SIC because of the conditions they faced during the elections.

    “The conditions under which the candidates fought are also in front of everyone,” stated Barrister Gohar, alluding to the challenges faced by PTI’s candidates, including the absence of an official election symbol.

  • Caretaker PM Kakar once again fails to appear in missing Baloch Students’ case

    Caretaker PM Kakar once again fails to appear in missing Baloch Students’ case

    Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar for the third time on Monday in the case of the missing Baloch students. The court’s orders came before adjourning today’s hearing until February 28.

    Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, heading the bench, emphasized during the hearing that the caretaker prime minister should not perceive appearing in court as an insult.

    He urged PM Kakar to prioritize appearing before the court rather than attending to other commitments, stating, “No one is above the law here.”

    Expressing disappointment over PM Kakar’s absence, Justice Kayani reminded Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan of the prime minister’s previous failure to attend court proceedings. The judge also inquired about the whereabouts of other caretaker ministers and secretaries.

    The judge highlighted that today was the 24th hearing in the case.

    “The petition was filed in 2022 and a commission had been formed. It took us two years to recover our citizens who did not even have any criminal case registered against them.

    “There was no case against them — including any drug, murder, or theft case — let alone a terror case,” Justice Kayani noted. He observed that “no documents or information” was shared with the court in the past two years.

    Addressing AGP Awan, he said, “You had submitted an affidavit that no person would go missing after today. [Yet] a person is missing from Islamabad’s F-6 without a first information report against him.

    “The purpose of summoning the prime minister was to inquire why the state’s premier is failing in his duties,” the IHC judge said.

    Interior Secretary Aftab Durrani eventually appeared before the court, addressing some concerns raised during the hearing.

    Previously, Justice Kayani issued a written order summoning PM Kakar, along with the defense and interior ministers and their respective secretaries, to ensure their physical presence in today’s hearing.

    During the hearing, Justice Kayani highlighted the ongoing struggle to recover missing individuals in the country, particularly the unresolved case of the 12 missing Baloch students.

    He pressed the Attorney General for details regarding ongoing criminal cases and the responsibility of state institutions in enforced disappearances.

    Concerns were raised about the inability of successive governments to address the issue adequately. Justice Kayani proposed forming an inquiry committee comprising representatives from relevant institutions to investigate the matter thoroughly.

    The judge also criticized the notion of granting exemptions to certain institutions and emphasized the importance of accountability.

    This is the second time PM Kakar has been summoned by the IHC. Previously, he was called upon on November 22, 2023, in a case filed by Advocate Imaan Mazari, but was unable to attend as he was out of the country.

  • Jannat Mirza looks stunning at her sister’s wedding

    Jannat Mirza looks stunning at her sister’s wedding

    The Mirza sisters recently celebrated their sister Sehar’s wedding to Talha. What made Sehar’s wedding special was that the ceremonies were carried out virtually without her groom physically present. Jannat Mirza and Alishba Anjum looked glamorous on their sister’s wedding day. Sehar looked stunning in a traditional deep red bridal outfit. They shared beautiful photos yesterday, and today, Jannat Mirza shared her gorgeous pictures too.
    Check the pictures below:

  • Muhammad Rizwan becomes first wicketkeeper-batsman to complete 2000 runs in PSL

    Muhammad Rizwan becomes first wicketkeeper-batsman to complete 2000 runs in PSL

    Multan Sultans captain Muhammad Rizwan has become the first wicketkeeper-batsman to complete 2000 runs in the history of Pakistan Super League (PSL).

    Muhammad Rizwan scored only 11 runs in his first match against Karachi Kings in PSL 9 at Multan Stadium yesterday, but during this time he became the first wicketkeeper-batsman to complete 2000 runs in the history of PSL and the fourth overall.

    Mohammad Rizwan has so far scored 2007 runs in 72 matches in PSL at an average of 42.7 and a strike rate of 128.32, including one century and 16 fifties.

  • Sher Afzal Marwat claims Islamabad police raided his house

    Sher Afzal Marwat claims Islamabad police raided his house

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat claimed on Monday that unidentified people with masks on their faces raided his house in Islamabad.

    The PTI leader told Islamabad High Court (IHC) about the incident while speaking during a hearing on the recovery of Baloch students.

    After hearing about the incident, IHC Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani expressed surprise, pointing out that the PTI leader was not talking about Lakki Marwat, but Islamabad.

    The court asked what will happen to common citizens of Pakistan if such an incident can happen to an elected member of the parliament of Balochistan. 

    Earlier in a tweet, Marwat claimed the CTD police raided his house and broke the doors causing damages. “…they stressed out my family and staff and confiscated my laptop. I managed to run away from my home and now I am at a safe place. This is an illegal raid and I will challenge the IG and SSP operation Islamabad in the court for this criminal act; the confiscation of my laptop is illegitimate. It contains my private and professional data, (that may be) subjected to misuse. These cowardly tactics will not scare me, or force me to step back from our mission, which is for the larger cause — the fight for true democracy in Pakistan,” he wrote on X.

    On the other hand, Islamabad police denied the claim. Fake news was being spread to gain public attention, the police maintained.

  • Russia developing ‘space-based nuclear weapon’

    Russia developing ‘space-based nuclear weapon’

    Russia is reportedly building a nuclear space weapon that can disband the world’s commercial and government satellites, raising alarm bells across the world and especially in USA.


    American spy agencies are divided on whether Moscow would go so far, but the concern is urgent enough that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has asked China and India to try to talk Russia down, reports The New York Times.


    A new “national security threat” debate has taken over the United States Congress, indicating that Russia is reportedly building a nuclear space weapon that has the potential to disband a large portion of the world’s commercial and government satellites by producing a massive energy wave.


    This would disable all communication lines affecting cell phones, paying bills, as well as the internet.


    While not much is known about the weapon at this point, the system is described as a potential “space-based nuclear weapon” in several sources.


    However, it’s unclear if this refers to a nuclear bomb or a nuclear-powered gadget.


    White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said the US is closely monitoring this Russian activity.


    President Joe Biden asserted: “There is no nuclear threat to the people of America or anywhere else in the world with what Russia is doing.”


    According to the New York Post, Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov dodged the claims and responded by suggesting that the propaganda was a ruse to whip up support in Congress to take action.


    He said: “It is obvious that the White House is trying, by hook or by crook, to encourage Congress to vote on a bill to allocate money; this is obvious.”

  • Bollywood star wishes to act in Pakistani TV shows

    Bollywood star wishes to act in Pakistani TV shows

    A viral interview clip of Isha Malviya on social media shows the famous contestant of India’s reality show ‘Big Boss 17’ expressing a wish to work in Pakistani dramas. In the interview, the host asked her, “If you were ever offered a role in a Pakistani drama where the hero is portrayed by a handsome Muslim actor, and the drama shooting takes place in Dubai, would you accept the offer?’”

    The host explained, “Because Pakistani dramas show slim, beautiful girls as heroines, I think you also-ran fulfill this demand.”
    In response to the question, Isha said that if such an opportunity arose, she would accept it. However, her first preference would be to work in India.