In a rare interview with The Sunday Times, actor Johnny Depp opened up about his public legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, calling himself a “crash test dummy” for the #MeToo movement. Depp reflected on the defamation case that stemmed from Heard’s 2016 domestic violence allegations and the highly publicized trials that followed. “Everyone was […]
The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel has taken a heavy human toll in Iran and some in the Israel. How could this conflict affect Pakistan? Iran, after all, is one of the four neighbors of Pakistan. The other three are Afghanistan, China and India. It is only with China that Pakistan has good relations. […]
Five weeks after the Indo-Pak confrontation, although hostilities have come to an end, the pit and cauldron of doubt and antagonism continues to simmer. War shocks still continue after closure of the four-day spat on 10 May 2025 in the shape of bluff and bluster and propaganda and misinformation. On the Pakistan side, there continues […]
The QS World University Rankings is a prestigious international ranking of the world’s top universities, released annually by UK-based higher education analytics firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). Last year, 10 Pakistani universities made the cut among approximately 1,500 universities from more than 100 countries. Impressively, this year, 18 Pakistani universities have joined the ranks of globally […]
Out of the troika – parents, teachers and students – of the education of a child, I have already written on the roles and rights of parents and teachers in the parent-teacher meetings organised regularly by educational institutions, and I am surprised how I could delay writing on the students’ perspective on the PTM after […]
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that only the state has the authority to declare jihad and that no individual or group can claim this right, the military’s media wing reported on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the ISPR, Lt Gen Chaudhry held a special meeting in Karachi […]
While the full schedule for San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2025 will officially drop between July 10–13, early announcements from studios, publishers, and creators have already begun trickling in. The annual pop culture event returns this July, and fans are keeping close tabs on which properties will appear during the convention. A regularly updated master list […]
British teen actor Alfie Williams is stepping into the spotlight with 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic sequel to the cult classic 28 Days Later. Though only 14, Williams finds himself at the center of a massive genre film, playing Spike—a boy forced to grow up fast in a world still haunted by a deadly […]
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait said on Sunday that no radioactive contamination has been detected across the Gulf region following US military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. In a statement posted on social media platform X, Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission confirmed that environmental monitoring showed “no radioactive effects” in the Kingdom or neighbouring […]
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following US bombing raids, Iran’s Press TV said on Sunday, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure. Iran has long used the threat of closing the Strait, through which around 20% of global oil and […]