[Spoiler Alert: the review ahead reveals key plot developments.] In a television landscape addicted to spectacle, ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ has done something almost defiant — it ended its first season not with fire or prophecy, but with silence. The finale, pointedly titled ‘The Morrow’, functions less as a crescendo and more as an […]
Grammy-winning musician and actor Anderson Paak has stepped into filmmaking with his directorial debut ‘K-Pops!’, a family-oriented comedy that blends Korean cultural themes with music and humour, releasing in United States theatres on Friday (today). Speaking in a virtual interview, Paak said he wanted to avoid focusing on emotional family trauma and instead present a […]
The recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan are not isolated security incidents. They represent a more profound change in the character and scope of violence that the state has been facing. Suicide bombings against religious groups and state institutions indicate that Pakistan is no longer experiencing a single terrorist threat but a complex interplay of ideological […]
In a landmark ruling, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) has declared it illegal and a violation of constitutional rights to place any citizen’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL), Provisional National Identification List (PNIL), blacklist, or Passport Control List (PCL) without prior show-cause notice or opportunity to be heard. A two-member bench comprising Justice […]
Dozens of impoverished and deserving women staged a protest in Quetta on Thursday, completely blocking the Quetta-Karachi National Highway in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s House. The demonstrators, many of whom rely on government assistance to feed their families during fasting, accused provincial authorities of failing to distribute the Chief Minister’s announced Ramazan ration package. […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi via video link from Islamabad, approved a series of far-reaching decisions in its 48th meeting, with a strong emphasis on strengthening healthcare, reforming wheat procurement, advancing women’s welfare and promoting inclusive development across the province. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information and Public […]
Gulghast police arrested an injured man following an encounter. According to police details, the suspect was apprehended in an injured condition late at night while officers were patrolling Dinpur Square. The police said two men were moving quickly toward Basti Nu. When officers signaled them to stop, one of the suspects opened fire. Constable Tanvir […]
A suspected drone attack has destroyed nearly 80 per cent of Government High School Shamazan Kot in the Miami Kabul Khel Dorazinda area of Shewa tehsil in North Waziristan, just days before schools were scheduled to reopen on March 1. The blast occurred late at night when the school was closed and unoccupied, sparing students […]
In a dramatic turn of events, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a notification declaring Ali Hassan Zehri of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) the returned candidate from Balochistan Assembly constituency PB-21 (Hub), just a day after ordering a recount for the seat. A day earlier, the commission had issued a short […]
Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip seem aimed at creating “permanent demographic change”, UN rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday. “Taken together, Israel’s actions appear aimed at making a permanent demographic change in Gaza and the West Bank, raising concerns about ethnic cleansing”, Turk said in a speech before […]