India’s Modi clinches defence, energy deals in Sri Lanka – World
India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka on Saturday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, seen as a move to counter rival China’s growing influence in the region. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rolled out the red carpet for Modi and conferred on him the country’s highest civilian honour for “the […]
Punjab and Sindh ministers engage in verbal spat over canals project – Pakistan
Punjab and Sindh ministers on Thursday engaged in a verbal spat over the government’s canals project, a day after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari rejected it while addressing a rally in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, terming it “unilateral”. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Chief of the Army Staff Gen Asim Munir inaugurated the ambitious Cholistan project […]
Roblox gives parents the wheel
Roblox has now made it possible for parents and adult supervisors to limit their children’s interaction with select users, as per The Guardian. The online gaming platform, popular amongst children, now also allows parents to block their young ones from playing certain games within the virtual universe. The changes have been added as part of […]
Gen Z embraces rising value of vintage fashion
From niche to mainstream, second-hand fashion is enjoying record demand as online vintage clothing sales boom. But what makes cast-off clothes so attractive to young people? As per DW, browsing for special clothes is one of Leonie’s favorite hobbies. However, the 27-year-old fashion design student doesn’t focus on the new collections from fashion companies. She […]
Dying for a living
KARACHI: Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) wakes up as a “meat popsicle”. Frozen stiff, vacuum-sealed, and utterly disposable, he’s not even the first version of himself to see this bleak fate. This opening image of Mickey 17 sets the tone for Bong Joon-ho’s latest: part grim existential crisis, part sadistic comedy, all wrapped in sleek sci-fi […]
Pakistan that Bhutto gifted
Listen to article The 4th of April 2025 marked the 46th death anniversary of Pakistan’s former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Since his death, Pakistan has been divided into pro-Bhutto and anti-Bhutto constituencies, and the opinion about who he was and what kind of leadership he provided to the country is highly polarised. As a person belonging […]
Leading garment producer Bangladesh holds crisis talks on US tariffs – World
Bangladesh’s interim leader called an emergency meeting on Saturday after textile leaders in the world’s second-largest garment manufacturing nation said US tariffs were a “massive blow” to the key industry. Textile and garment production accounts for about 80 per cent of exports in the South Asian country, and the industry has been rebuilding after it […]
Legalised land grab – Newspaper
THE Modi government has passed a new bill targeting the Muslim community, this time eyeing swathes of priceless real estate traditionally owned and managed by Muslim waqf boards. Under the new statute, the government has put its foot in the door by assigning crucial decision-making in endowment disputes to a state official. The bill renames […]
RR outclass PBKS as Jaiswal, Archer shine in big win
Yashasvi Jaiswal roared back to form with a fluent half-century while Jofra Archer led a disciplined bowling effort as Rajasthan Royals(RR) handed Punjab Kings(PBKS) a 50-run defeat in their IPL clash on Saturday. Chasing a daunting 206, Punjab never got going and managed only 155 for nine, despite a valiant 62 from Nehal Wadhera. Archer (3/25), […]
Federal govt abolishes 5 accountability courts in Lahore – Pakistan
The federal government ordered the abolition of five accountability courts, converting and redesignating them with newly-established tribunals and special courts, it emerged on Saturday. According to a notification issued by the federal law ministry — dated April 3 and seen by Dawn.com — five of Lahore’s 10 accountability courts are to be reorganised or converted […]