Ed Westwick to host Pak-India match afterparty
Cricket lovers know that nothing ramps up the tension more than a Pakistan vs India cricket match. British actor and musician Ed Westwick is here to release that tension by hosting a post-match party in Dubai after the two teams clash in the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday. In a video circulating on social media, […]
‘Stay connected to your roots’
Despite the glitz and glamour of a career in showbiz, actors Zara Noor Abbas and Imran Abbas remain firm that the face they present to the world is their true self. As joint guests on Asim Yar Tiwana’s show Star and Style, both Zara and Imran opened up about how they have resisted the pressures […]
Revamping patriarchy
SLOUGH, ENGLAND: We may be well into 2025 by now with Aurat March just around the corner, but Pakistani men – and a generous portion of their devoted sidekick Pakistani women – will be pleased to know that patriarchy continues to thrive in full bloom with no signs of shrivelling away just yet. As a […]
Calls by nations to boycott matches can’t put us under pressure: Afghan skipper – World
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday said calls from other nations for a boycott of their matches, because of the treatment of women by the ruling Taliban, did not affect his team. Afghanistan open their Group B campaign in the Champions Trophy against South Africa in Karachi on Friday. Last month, South Africa Sports Minister […]
Calls by nations to boycott Champions Trophy matches can’t put us under pressure: Afghan skipper – World
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday said calls from other nations for a boycott of their matches, because of the treatment of women by the ruling Taliban, did not affect his team. Afghanistan open their Group B campaign in the Champions Trophy against South Africa in Karachi on Friday. Last month South Africa Sports Minister […]
US Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director amid political scrutiny
Listen to article On Thursday, the US Senate voted to confirm Kash Patel as the new FBI Director, a position that has long been insulated from political influence. Patel, a former Republican congressional aide and national security staffer under President Donald Trump, was sworn in following a confirmation process marked by intense scrutiny, particularly from Senate Democrats. Patel’s […]
BJP member sworn in as new Delhi chief minister after election landslide
Listen to article A member of India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party was sworn in on Thursday as chief minister of Delhi after an election landslide handed it control of the capital for the first time in decades. Rekha Gupta, 50, of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the fourth woman to serve as chief minister […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls for ‘cooperation’ at G20 meeting
Listen to article South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting with a call for “cooperation” amid geopolitical tensions and “rising intolerance.” Top diplomats from the world’s largest economies gathered in Johannesburg for the two-day talks held for the first time in Africa, overshadowed by the absence of US Secretary […]
Seniority row: 5 judges urge SC to restrain Justice Dogar from duties as acting IHC CJ – Pakistan
Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to restrain Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from carrying out his duties as the acting IHC chief justice. The development is the latest in the row affecting the IHC after the transfers of new judges to the high court that led […]
About 100 migrants, including Pakistanis, moved to Darien jungle after US deportation
Listen to article A group of nearly 100 migrants deported from the US to Panama last week has been moved from a hotel in the capital to the Darien jungle region in the south of the country, Panama’s government said on Wednesday. The migrants include people from Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uzbekistan and […]