Pakistan registered a quiet but significant presence at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival as a locally produced animated series confronting child sexual abuse earned international recognition, placing the country among creative voices from more than 120 nations featured at Berlinale Talents 2026. Out of 3,438 applicants worldwide, 200 filmmakers were selected, with Pakistan represented […]
On a cloudy winter’s day, visitors stream into what was once William Shakespeare’s childhood home in Stratford-upon-Avon and the nearby Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, the family residence of the bard’s wife. Hathaway’s Cottage is one of the settings for the BAFTA and Oscar best film contender “Hamnet”, and the movie’s success is drawing a new wave […]
Former One Direction star Zayn has claimed this week’s fan-voted music crown, with his latest R&B-pop single ‘Die for Me’ sweeping Billboard’s poll after securing a commanding 80% of the vote amid a crowded field of new releases. Music fans backed the track over fresh offerings from Tame Impala and Jennie, J Cole, Nick Jonas […]
The director of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ declined to accept an award at the Berlin International Film Festival this week after an Israeli general was recognised at the same event. Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania chose not to receive the “Most Valuable Film” award at the “Cinema for Peace” gathering on Monday, which took […]
With global sales mired in a slump, art dealers have turned to buyers in the oil-rich Gulf, where cultural sector spending is on the rise. Art Basel, which runs elite fairs in Miami, Hong Kong, Paris and Switzerland, held its Gulf debut in Qatar earlier this month. “The second you land here, you see the […]
رمضان المبارک کے دوران غیر قانونی طور پر مقیم افغان شہریوں کے خلاف وفاقی دارالحکومت سمیت مختلف شہروں میں بڑا مشترکہ کریک ڈاؤن کیا گیا، جس میں دو ہزار سے زائد اہلکار متحرک رہے۔ حکام کے مطابق اسلام آباد، راولپنڈی، اٹک، جہلم اور چکوال میں پولیس، پاکستان رینجرز، کاؤنٹر ٹیررازم ڈیپارٹمنٹ اور انٹیلیجنس اداروں نے […]