US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first visit to Asia later this week, attending a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Malaysia as part of efforts to bolster US ties in the Indo-Pacific, the State Department announced on Monday. Rubio will travel from July 8 to 12 and […]
Groups representing US university professors seeking to protect international students and faculty who engage in pro-Palestinian advocacy from being deported are set to do what no other litigants challenging the Trump administration’s hardline immigration agenda have done so far: Take it to trial. A two-week non-jury trial in the professors’ case scheduled to kick off […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him. “They did try, yes. They acted accordingly, but they failed,” Pezeshkian told US media figure Tucker Carlson in response to a question on whether he believed Israel had […]
In a decisive turn in the decades-old Bhopal royal inheritance battle, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has scrapped a 25-year-old trial court ruling that had recognised Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and his family as rightful inheritors of the royal properties of the erstwhile Nawab of Bhopal. According to Hindustan Times, Justice Sanjay Dwivedi has […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has categorically rejected claims of foreign support in Operation Bunyanum Marsoos against India, terming them ‘irresponsible and factually incorrect’. “Insinuations regarding external support in Operation Bunyanum Marsoos are irresponsible and factually incorrect. They reflect a chronic reluctance to acknowledge indigenous capability and institutional resilience developed over […]
Ricky Hatton, the former world champion at welterweight and light-welterweight, has confirmed he will return to the ring later this year at the age of 46. The Manchester-born boxer, who will turn 47 in October, is scheduled to fight Eisa Al Dah of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai on December 2, as reported by BBC […]
In a landmark move aimed at controlling the population of dangerous wild animals in private possession, the Punjab government has announced that it will enforce the sterilisation of lions, tigers, leopards, and other big cats. A ban on the commercial sale and purchase of these species will also be introduced as part of a phased […]
For decades, the phrase “strong female character” was taken too literally in popular media. A woman’s strength, more often than not, meant standing shoulder to shoulder with a man. It meant wearing tight suits – both the shoulder-padded and catsuit variety – throwing punches at the villain and strutting into boardrooms with a perfect one-liner. […]
On the international front, Pakistani cinema is making an undeniably strong impact. The slow yet steady resurgence of the industry is finally being recognized on the global stage. After years of struggle, Pakistani films are gaining the commercial and critical recognition they deserve. Deemak and Nayab have won top honors at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization […]
Gold prices dropped significantly on Monday in both international and domestic markets, with per tola rates in Pakistan falling by thousands of rupees. In the international bullion market, the price of gold declined by $25 per ounce, bringing the new global rate to $3,310 per ounce. The global dip directly impacted local rates in Pakistan, […]