Bahria College Karsaz claimed a resounding victory in the final to lift the Shuhada-e-Traffic Police Trophy Girls Basketball Tournament on Thursday night after defeating Blastik Ballers by 25-15 at the International Abdul Nasir Basketball Court in Aram Bagh. Standout performances were seen by Saleha Noor (10 points), Dua Batool (8 points), and Raheema Irfan (7 […]
Grammy-winning artist Mary J. Blige is preparing a legal response to a $5 million lawsuit filed by former friend and stylist Misa Hylton, who accuses the singer of intentionally sabotaging her management contract with rapper Vado. Blige was officially served on May 30, 2025, confirming the start of what could be a heated legal dispute. […]
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatization has directed the finance ministry to make a plan of returning Rs48 billion to Postal Life Insurance, as the company is struggling to meet its expenditures. A meeting of the standing committee was held on Friday under the chair of Dr Farooq Sattar. Finance ministry officials told the […]
The United Nations honoured 57 military, police, and civilian peacekeepers from 32 countries, including two from Pakistan, who paid the ultimate price for the cause of peace last year serving the missions around the world, at an impressive ceremony Thursday that marked the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Among the posthumous awardees of Dag […]
Recently, Fahad Mustafa’s old comments against family vlogging and the overuse of the word ‘content’ resurfaced online and caused an uproar among Tiktokers and YouTubers. “‘Content’ is the most overrated word in this country. There is no such thing as content. Everyone is selling their families. They haven’t even left graveyards alone. They go to […]
In an Instagram Story shared recently, Aima Baig flaunted layers of jewellery that adorned her neck, ears, wrists, and fingers. In the video, the singer adjusted her multiple necklaces while tucking her hair behind her ear to reveal a crescent-style earring. Rings glimmered on her fingers as she raised her hand to show off her […]
Faysal Quraishi, currently promoting his upcoming film Deemak, recently addressed the backlash that fellow actors Fawad Khan and Hania Aamir have faced in recent weeks. In a candid interview with journalist Ambreen Fatima at a promotional event for the film held on last week, Quraishi expressed his disapproval of the way fans and critics have […]
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), in collaboration with the Islamabad Capital Territory administration, banned the manufacture, import, distribution, sale and use of single-use plastics in 2019, and once again in 2023. Despite the longevity of these bans, the federal capital has repeatedly failed to enforce them, with a survey revealing that more than 60% […]
In any conflict between two countries escalation strategy controls the direction of the engagement. The initiation of conflict and its escalation depend upon who is in control of it and how it can be shaped or reshaped to dissipate the will of one’s adversary. Once a conflict is started, the aggressor sets the benchmark and […]
This piece seeks to expose a key contradiction between form and substance — between aspiration, machinations, desperation, incompetence, and incoherence — evident among our eastern neighbours, and is not polemical. Recent events have thrown these elements and contradictions into sharp relief, necessitating a deep dive into their mindset and increasingly radicalised diaspora. We also see how a […]