Posthumous Liam Payne song set to drop Friday – Culture
A new single featuring Liam Payne, who died earlier this month, is expected to drop on Friday. The singer’s friend and musician Sam Pounds announced on his social media. Taking to X, he declared that he’ll release a duet with Payne titled ‘Do No Wrong’ on November 1. “I pray that this will be a […]
Shares at PSX rally 800 points, reach new high again – Business
Bulls continued their stampede on the trade floor on Tuesday as shares at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gained more than 800 points to cross the 91,000 milestone in intraday trade. The benchmark KSE-100 index surged 819.09 points, or 0.91 per cent, to reach 91,014.60 points from the previous close of 90,195.51 at 11:25am. Tahir Abbas, […]
Seven battlegrounds, with swing vote history, to decide US presidency – World
With candidates needing 270 of the 538 electoral votes to win, elections tend to be decided in the hotly contested “swing states”. WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their Nov 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of […]
Author Margaret Atwood, unworried by AI, continues prolific writing career – Culture
Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood, who is currently writing her memoir, said in an interview that she is too old to be worried about the rise of artificial intelligence and described herself as still having a “good time” writing. Atwood, 84, debuted as a poet in 1961 and published her first novel, The Edible Woman, […]
‘Fakhar upset but not considering retirement’ – Sport
KARACHI: Opener Fakhar Zaman is “upset” after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) omitted him from the list of centrally contracted players, but is not thinking of retiring from international cricket, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported on Monday. Apart from getting dropped from the contract list on Sunday, Fakhar, the only Pakistan batter […]
Govt taking action against illegal demolition of heritage buildings, Sindh Assembly told – Pakistan
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Monday that there were 1,741 heritage buildings in Karachi and 144 in Hyderabad and that action was being taken against illegal demolition of heritage buildings. Furnishing a statement and replies to the written and verbal queries of the lawmakers during Question Hour, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Antiquities […]
Worst air quality persists in Lahore with 708 AQI – Pakistan
LAHORE: The provincial metropolis on Monday continued witnessing hazardous air quality levels and stood the most polluted city of the world touching the mark 708 of Air Quality Index (AQI). The lowest AQI in the city was from 4pm to 5pm at 246 which was still very unhealthy while the maximum, 708, was reported at […]
Sisters demand end to ‘political victimisation’ of Sindh CM’s ex-aide Ismail Dahiri – Pakistan
NAWABSHAH: Family members and opponents of Ismail Dahiri — a former special assistant to the CM and estranged close aide to President Asif Ali Zardari — held separate media talks at the Nawabshah Press Club on Monday. His sisters Hameeda Dahiri and Farida Dahiri told journalists that their two brothers had been arrested in concocted […]
Ship with suspected toxic waste in Albania – World
DURRS: A ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of possibly toxic industrial waste returned to Albania’s largest seaport of Durres on Monday, months after setting sail to dispose of the material in Thailand. The Turkish-flagged Moliva container ship, believed to be carrying around a hundred containers filled with suspicious waste, was expected to be tested by […]
If tarot cards were to seal fates – Newspaper
ELDERLY folks in Muslim families are usually adept at interpreting the istekhara, a way of gleaning divine hints from religious texts to give counsel on critical decisions. A rough Marathi equivalent, which Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, India’s outgoing chief justice, would be familiar with is: “Devi ni kaul dila.” (The deity has given her verdict for […]