India suffered a diplomatic humiliation on Thursday at the meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) when member states refused to back New Delhi’s stance against Pakistan. The defence members from 10-nation SCO, including host China, Russia, Iran, India, Pakistan and others came together for a two-day huddle in the Chinese city of […]
The Supreme Court has asked the federal government as well as the provincial governments to review the ‘Nakahnama form’ in order to make it user-friendly, effectively safeguarding the rights of the parties, particularly the women. A three-member bench of the apex court, led by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, noted that without reviewing the Nikahnama […]
Rawalpindi Central Jail authorities on Thursday once again refused to allow key PTI leaders including Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and veteran politician Makhdoom Javed Hashmi to meet PTI founder Imran Khan, who is detained at the prison facility. Talking to the media later, Gandapur expressed his anger at the “unjustified restrictions” imposed […]
Pakistani applicants for the for F, M or J categories of non-immigrant visa were advised by the United States consulates in Karachi and Lahore on Thursday to make their social media accounts public for vetting, according to a report. “The instructions followed a similar advice issued by the US Embassy in New Delhi earlier this […]
The National Assembly on Thursday approved the Rs17.6 trillion worth budget along with Rs463 billion new taxes, bringing the digital economy under the purview of tax laws but almost nullified the single largest enforcement measure to ban economic transactions by ineligible persons. The National Assembly approved the second budget of the government of Prime Minister […]
The racing scenes in Brad Pitt’s new F1 film are impressively authentic but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport’s past is woven into the plot – with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic licence. “We just drew from history. A little this, a little that, then we had Lewis Hamilton keep […]
Disney takes London audiences back to Ancient Greece with its new musical Hercules, bringing alive its 1997 animation on the West End stage, reports Reuters. Showing at composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the show is inspired by the much-loved Disney film, itself based on the ancient myth. It follows the titular character […]
Oscar-nominated Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film, Amazon’s MGM Studios said on Wednesday, taking charge of one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic spies and longest-running movie series, as per Reuters. Villeneuve, the Canadian film director and writer, has earned critical acclaim for films such as Sicario, Dune, Dune: Part Two, Blade Runner 2049, […]
At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink’s social media stardom, reports AFP. Of the 25 types of matcha on the menu at Kettl Tea, which opened on Hollywood Boulevard this year, all but four were out of stock, […]
The UK’s iconic Glastonbury Festival opened its gates on Wednesday amid controversy over the inclusion of Irish rap trio Kneecap on the bill. The group has made headlines with their outspoken pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel stance. One of their members has been charged with a “terror” offence for allegedly supporting Hezbollah. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on […]