Even after three days of Eidul Fitr, poultry prices in various districts of the Hazara region have not decreased, maintaining an all-time high surge witnessed during the last two days of Ramazan. Despite the issuance of official price lists by the district administrations of Abbottabad, Mansehra, and Battagram, poultry and meat are still being sold […]
Due to the three-day Eidul Fitr holidays and the suspension of supplies from wholesale markets, the prices of essential food items, fruits, and vegetables skyrocketed in Rawalpindi and its outskirts on Sunday. Neighbourhood shopkeepers drastically increased the prices of vegetables, fruits, and beverages while price magistrates were on holiday. With wholesale markets closed, the surge […]
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is imposing reciprocal tariffs to match duties put on US goods by other countries, in a move that ratchets up a trade war that he kicked off on his return to the White House. The sweeping duties would erect new barriers around the world’s largest consumer economy, reversing […]
Val Kilmer, the magnetic and often enigmatic actor whose performances defined a generation of Hollywood cinema, has died at the age of 65, reported The New York Times. Best known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever, and The Doors, Kilmer passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles due to complications from pneumonia, his […]
British rock band Muse was facing pressure on Tuesday from fans and artists to cancel an upcoming Istanbul gig after the Turkish concert promoter lashed out at those involved in recent anti-government protests. In a post on X on Monday, the band announced plans to play Istanbul on June 11, with tickets going on sale […]
Upcoming Bollywood film Abir Gulaal, starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan and Indian actor Vaani Kapoor, has encountered significant opposition in Maharashtra, reported Pinkvilla. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Raj Thackeray, has firmly objected to the film’s release in the state due to Khan’s Pakistani nationality. MNS spokesperson Ameya Khopkar squarely stated, “We only […]
New A24 film Warfare places audiences among a platoon of US Navy SEALs as they battle insurgents during the Iraq War. Written and directed by combat veteran Ray Mendoza and filmmaker Alex Garland, the movie is a real-time re-enactment of a 2006 surveillance operation gone awry and based entirely on the memories of Mendoza and […]
Where limited access to registration centers, particularly in remote and underserved areas, can partly explain the low birth registration rate for girls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the social bias which confines women to the four walls of the home continues to withhold many from getting a legal identity. In the absence of a birth certificate, not only […]