The cotton crop across key growing zones has been hit hard by recent rains and floods, raising fears that Pakistan may once again fail to achieve its dream of bumper cotton production in the 2025-26 cotton year. Alongside flood and rain damage, virus attacks have also been reported in parts of Sindh and in Punjab’s […]
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is in no mood to give Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) an inch of elbow room or political space, a well-placed party leader said, claiming that one PTI faction informed them of the likelihood of a deal with the establishment. The leader, firmly positioned in the corridors of power, claimed that the […]
Blizzard Entertainment has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Turtle WoW, a network of privately operated servers for World of Warcraft. The lawsuit, submitted to the District Court for the Central District of California on August 29, claims that the group uses Blizzard’s code, assets, and trademarks without authorisation. The company argues that the servers […]
Chris Columbus, the original director of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’, has ruled out any possibility of returning to the wizarding world. Speaking to The Times of London, Columbus said it is “impossible” for him to come back to the franchise because of the political complications […]
In the endless tug-of-war for user attention, TikTok and Instagram are once again sharpening their tools – both platforms are preparing to roll out significant updates to the way users communicate. TikTok is expanding its direct messaging features and Instagram launching new inbox management tools tailored for influencers. These updates, targeted at different groups, according […]
Kim Novak has expressed concern over the upcoming biopic ‘Scandalous’, which will dramatise her relationship with singer Sammy Davis Jr in the late 1950s, expressing the fear that the film may oversimplify their romance. “I don’t think the relationship was scandalous. He’s somebody I really cared about,” the 92-year-old, best known for her role in […]
The life and career of British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull are reappraised at the Venice Film Festival in “Broken English”, a movie that mixes documentary and fiction in an effort to redress her often distorted public image. “Marianne was an artist’s artist … but public perception had been frozen and been stuck. And I think that […]
A new generation of stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could transform the way doctors detect life-threatening heart conditions, according to researchers in the UK. In what experts are calling a potential “game-changer,” a study led by Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust found that the AI-enabled device can identify heart failure, […]
Five people have lost their lives and another five were injured in rain and flood-related incidents across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The deceased include four children and a woman, while the injured comprise one man, one woman, and three children. On Sunday the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) released a report on damages caused by heavy rains and […]
Former Pakistan captain and star cricketer Shahid Khan Afridi has declared Peshawar suitable for hosting Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches, terming the organization of such mega events in the city as a positive message to the world about the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Afridi visited Peshawar Police Lines where he laid floral wreaths at the Martyrs’ […]