QAU students shifted to judicial lockup

Students arrested from Quaid-e-Azam University hostels were transferred to the Bakshi Khana (judicial lockup) at the local court premises on Tuesday, but their lawyers have reportedly been denied access to meet them. Lawyers representing the students, including advocates Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha attempted to meet the detained students at the lockup but were […]

Ramsha Khan and Khushhal Khan’s on-screen reunion in ‘Biryani’ has fans thrilled

Ramsha Khan and Khushhal Khan, two celebrated Pakistani actors, are reuniting on-screen after their breakout success in Green TV’s intense revenge drama Duniyapur. Their undeniable chemistry made the series a massive hit, with each episode averaging around 10 million views on the relatively new channel. Following the conclusion of Duniyapur, fans began eagerly requesting to […]

I think in English, but I pay the price: Juggun Kazim on losing touch with Urdu

Actor and television host Juggun Kazim recently opened up about her ‘English-medium’ upbringing, her inability to read Urdu, and the humbling lessons she learnt while working with Pakistan Television (PTV). Appearing on an episode of the Ahmed Fozan Podcast, Kazim candidly discussed the challenges of not learning one’s national language. “I have this problem where […]

8.8-magnitude quake strikes Russia’s Far East

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-metre (13-foot) tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders across the Pacific on Wednesday. The shallow earthquake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan’s eastern seaboard – devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in […]

Field Marshal reaffirms commitment to eliminating terrorism, uplifting Balochistan

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan Army’s unwavering commitment to uprooting the menace of terrorism and the inevitability of socio-economic uplift of Balochistan for national cohesion and integration. The COAS vehemently condemned India’s blatant sponsorship of terror proxies, characterizing them as a failed attempt to target the […]

Rain, landslides kill over 30 in China

Heavy rain killed more than 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swaths of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked landslides and flooding, state media said Tuesday. Weather authorities have issued their second-highest rainstorm warning for the capital Beijing, neighbouring Hebei and Tianjin, as well as 10 other […]

UK unveils plan to recognise Palestine

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various “substantive steps” in Gaza, including agreeing to a ceasefire. The potentially landmark move, part of a plan for “lasting peace” that Starmer is putting forward, came after the UK leader recalled his cabinet from […]

Lebanon sentences six Hezbollah men

Lebanon’s military tribunal has sentenced six people over the 2022 killing of an Irish peacekeeper in southern Lebanon, two judicial sources told Reuters on Tuesday, and a Lebanese security source said all six were members of Hezbollah. Hezbollah’s media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The judicial sources said one man […]