Saving bees and promoting raw honey has been a driving passion of Haroon Rasheed and Chris Rasheed – entrepreneurs and founders of Bee Happy Raw Honey, based in California, US. Every year they gift all of their honey to friends, neighbors and first responders. In 2022 Haroon and Pakistani based businessman Mr  Umer Ali Malik, agreed to set up Serena Bee Museum, where the latter offered a precious piece of land at Neelishang – a premiere mountain resort in the heart of KPK, where he is currently constructing a resort styled estate development project. Mr Umer Ali Malik, who ..read more

PML-N leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday advised the newly-elected government, which is being led by his party’s president, Shehbaz Sharif, to dissolve the National Accountability Bureau and hold its employees accountable. “NAB’s employees looted and tortured people for years. It’s time they should be held accountable,” he said at a media talk in Islamabad. Abbasi came down hard on the chairman of the bureau, accusing him of “being fully under control” of PTI Chairman and former PM Imran Khan. “He used to take instructions [from the previous government].” Abbasi c ..read more

Clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a religious festival prompted police in India to impose a curfew in one town and ban gatherings of more than four people in affected parts of Gujarat and two other states on Monday. A day earlier, at least one person was killed and ten, including nine police, were injured when a Hindu procession was pelted with stones in a town in the western state of Gujarat. In the central state of Madhya Pradesh, more than 35 people were injured during similar clashes, while the eastern state of Jharkand also suffered communal violence. “We have detained seven peopl ..read more

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been voted the ICC Player of the Month for March 2022 on the back of his excellent performance during the Australian series. He defeated West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Australia skipper Pat Cummins for the coveted monthly award. The star batter was at his brilliant best throughout March, with his superb 196 in the second Test against Australia in Karachi and becomes the first player to win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award on two occasions, having won the title in April 2021. In the recently concluded Benaud-Qadir Trophy, Babar Azam finished as ..read more

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday expressed confidence in Chief Minister Mahmood Khan after the opposition withdrew its no-trust motion against him as anti-US sloganeering and rumpus marred the proceedings. Eighty-eight out of 94 lawmakers of the ruling PTI reposed their confidence in the leader of the house. MPA Sultan Mohammad Khan moved the resolution. PPP MPA Nighat Yasmin Orakzai fell conscious while rushing towards the seat of Minister for Social Welfare Anwar Zeb Khan. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan tried to stop her; however, she fell unconscious on her way and was taken away on a ..read more

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf appears to be adamant in its stance against accepting the former opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, as the prime minister of the country after the ouster of Imran Khan through a vote of no-confidence. President Arif Alvi on Monday went on a leave after complaining of “discomfort”, just hours before he was scheduled to administer the oath of the prime minister to Shehbaz Sharif. “The physician has examined him thoroughly and advised him to rest for a few days,” a short statement issued on the official Twitter handle of the president of Pakis ..read more

“A democratic Pakistan is critical to the interests of the United States,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday, hours after Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the prime minister. Ex-prime minister Imran Khan repeatedly blamed the US for backing the no-confidence motion — that lead to his removal from office — and has refused to accept the newly-elected premier, saying “there can’t be any bigger insult to this country” — but the Joe Biden administration denied any role. In a press briefing at the White House, Psaki said: “We support the peaceful upholding of constitutional democrati ..read more

Shehbaz Sharif took oath as Pakistan’s 23rd prime minister on Monday. He is the longest-serving chief minister of the Punjab province, having served on the post three times since he began his political career nearly four decades ago. He is the son of Mian Muhammad Sharif, a well-known businessman, and the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan. Shehbaz is a graduate of the Government College in Lahore. He first came into the spotlight in 1985, when he was appointed the president of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. But his foray into politics began i ..read more

Shehbaz Sharif took oath on Monday as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan. He was administered the oath by Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani as President Arif Alvi complained of “discomfort”, according to the president’s Twitter account, hours before the oath-taking ceremony. Shehbaz was elected premier after former prime minister Imran was removed through vote of no-confidence. Earlier, Shehbaz was elected prime minister by securing 174 votes. PTI members resigned en masse and its candidate Shah Mahmood Qureshi boycotted the election. FIRST ADDRESS: In his first address to the National Assembly ..read more

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif was elected 23rd prime minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the National Assembly session held without any opposition on Monday. The members of the possible opposition party in the assembly, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), left the house after Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced en masse resignations. The session was presided over by Ayaz Sadiq after Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri excused to lead the proceedings of the house. Ayaz followed the procedure and announced that Shehbaz bagged 174 votes and Shah Mahmood got no vote. THE S ..read more