After riding high on a wave of optimism in the previous session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) reversed course on Wednesday as investors opted to lock in profits. The KSE-100 index slipped 165 points, closing at 139,254. Despite an early push that saw the index touch 140,202, selling pressure weighed through the remainder of the […]
At least 10 Palestinians have died from forced starvation in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths in Gaza to 111, including at least 80 children, according to the territory’s health ministry. More than 100 international humanitarian organisations have issued an urgent appeal for governments to immediately open all land crossings […]
TikTok removed nearly 25 million videos in Pakistan during the first quarter of 2025, according to its Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which covers activity from January to March. According to the report, a total of 24,954,128 videos were taken down in Pakistan for violating the platform’s community guidelines. The proactive removal rate in […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed Punjab Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar on Wednesday to explain why, in Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) “encounters”, only the accused are struck by bullets while police vans and their inmates remain unharmed. The CTD has faced repeated accusations of “fake encounters”, in which suspects die under suspicious circumstances. […]
Kasim and Sulaiman Khan, sons of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, recently met with Richard Grenell, a key aide to US President Donald Trump, in California on Wednesday. In a post on social media platform X, Grenell shared a photo with the Imran Khan sons and wrote, “Great to spend time with Kasim and Sulaiman. Welcome, […]
Veteran actor and director Marina Khan has witnessed the evolution of stardom in Pakistan – from the tightly curated celebrity culture of the 1980s PTV era to the always-online personas of today’s social media stars. Her breakout roles in dramas such as Tanhaiyaan and Dhoop Kinare catapulted her to nationwide fame early in her career. […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on July 25, officials confirmed on Wednesday. This will be Dar’s first official meeting with Secretary Rubio. The agenda will include a review of Pakistan-US ties, regional developments, particularly recent Pakistan-India tensions, and other matters of mutual […]
Actor Alizeh Shah took to Instagram this week to share a deeply personal and emotional account of her experiences in the Pakistani entertainment industry. Framing it as her final attempt to reclaim her narrative, the Ehd-e-Wafa star opened up about years of harassment, exploitation, media ridicule, and what she describes as a toxic, patriarchal culture […]
Columbia University disciplined dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters who seized part of the school’s main library during a demonstration in early May that led to multiple arrests. Following the protest, the university began an investigation into rules violations, banned participants from the campus and placed them on interim suspension, it said. It issued its final […]
Asma Abbas recently appeared on Good Morning Pakistan, where she and her youngest daughter-in-law, Sameen Ahmed, were featured in the special Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law segment. Sameen and Asma’s youngest son, Ahmed got married in January of this year. On the show, they shared a candid and heartwarming conversation about family dynamics, the role of women […]