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Fake News Watchdog
Pakistan

Fake News Watchdog uncovers wave of disinformation during TLP protests

ISLAMABAD: The Fake News Watchdog has released an investigative report exposing large-scale disinformation and fabricated stories spread during Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) recent protests. According to the report, between October 7 and 14, false statements, doctored videos, and fabricated claims were widely circulated on social media, fuelling panic and confusion. It […]

Mushtaq Ahmad
International

Ex-senator Mushtaq Ahmad released from Israeli custody

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on Tuesday that former Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, detained by Israel after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), has been released and is now at the Pakistan embassy in Amman, Jordan. “I am pleased to confirm […]

Moklani
Pakistan

Pakistani film ‘Moklani’ wins Jackson Wild Media Awards

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani feature documentary Moklani — The Last Mohanas has won the prestigious Jackson Wild Media Award, becoming the first film from Pakistan to receive the honour at what is widely regarded as the “Oscars of nature documentaries.” The achievement was announced by Jawad Sharif Films on Instagram, with the […]

Petrol
Pakistan

Petroleum prices likely to rise from Sept 16

ISLAMABAD: Prices of petroleum products in Pakistan are likely to go up by as much as Rs4.79 per litre from Sept 16, following a sharp increase in global oil markets after a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian port, sources told Pakistan Narrative on Saturday. According to sources, petrol price […]

TikToker
Pakistan

TikToker drowns while filming video in flooded Chenab

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A young TikToker drowned in the floodwaters of the River Chenab while attempting to record a video, police said on Thursday. The victim, identified as Owais, was a resident of Chak Abdullah in the Qadirabad police precinct. He had over 164,000 followers and 1.16 million likes on TikTok, […]

Schools
Education

Schools Reopen Across Punjab After Summer Vacation

LAHORE: All schools across Punjab resumed classes on Monday under revised timings, except for those located in flood-affected areas. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Lahore, all schools in the city reopened on September 1. However, 45 schools have been closed for another seven days as they are currently being […]

Jhang
Pakistan

Jhang railway embankment breached to ease flood pressure

JHANG: In a bid to protect population and farmland from raging floods, authorities on Friday carried out controlled breaching of the Jhang Chand railway embankment at three points after consultations between the civil administration and the army. According to officials, Pakistan Army engineering teams employed explosives to complete the operation. […]