Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Two policemen martyred during clashes with TLP protesters in Lahore

TLP

LAHORE: At least two policemen were martyred in the line of duty during clashes with supporters and workers of the banned Tehreek-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on October 22 (Friday) in the walled city. More than 1,000 people had gathered in Lahore yesterday, blocking roads and demanding the release of the TLP leader, Saad Rizvi, who was … Read more

India reports 16,326 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 34,159,562

India reports 16,326 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 34,159,562

NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,159,562 on Saturday as 16,326 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 666 deaths due to the pandemic since Friday morning took the total death toll to 453,708. Most deaths were reported … Read more

Scott Disick was seen with a mystery woman After Kourtney Kardashian’s engagement

Scott Disick

Scott Disick was spotted at a party with an unknown woman, just days after ex-girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian announced her engagement. Last night in Los Angeles, the father of three was spotted with a 23-year-old model, according to Page Six. Disick dressed casually for the occasion, wearing cargo trousers and a black hoodie. His female companion, … Read more

Biden and Macron discuss ‘stronger’ European defence

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed strengthening European defences in a telephone call on Friday, the White House said, as Washington seeks to mend ties after a bitter row over submarine contracts. The two leaders “discussed efforts to enable a stronger and more capable European defence while ensuring complementarity with NATO,” the statement … Read more

Jason Momoa admits that working on ‘Dune’ was more stressful than working on any film

Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa has spoken up about how he felt terrified and overwhelmed while shooting on the picture Dune. The actor claimed that he was more terrified throughout the film’s production than he had been in any previous. While speaking to Unilad, the 42-year-old said, “It wasn’t necessarily the role. It’s more my fear, nerves of … Read more

Horoscope Today, 23 October 2021: Check astrological predictions for Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and others

Horoscope Today: Good or bad, be prepared for all the crucial events coming your way, and whether the stars are in your favor or not. Know insights about your future with the help of astrology. Read your daily horoscope prediction to find out what’s in store for you today. Read the predictions for all the stars … Read more

Adele’s Easy On Me has topped the UK singles chart.

Easy On Me

Adele’s new single, ‘Easy On Me,’ has topped the UK singles chart after receiving a record-breaking 24 million streams. The British singer broke Ariana Grande’s previous record for the most streams in a week, which was achieved in January 2019 when her song 7 Rings was streamed 16.9 million times. Adele’s new single also sold … Read more

Meadow Walker, Paul Walker’s daughter marries Louis Thornton

Meadow Walker

Meadow Walker and Louis Thornton-Allan are about to embark on an exciting new journey. The 22-year-old model and daughter of late actor Paul Walker announced her wedding on Instagram on October 22. She captioned a black-and-white video of their beach ceremony, “We’re married.” Vin Diesel, the Fast and Furious actor, escorted her down the aisle … Read more

Dia Mirza teases fans with her son Avyaan’s video, Lara Dutta asks, ‘Pleaseeee can I eat him up?’

Dia Mirza

Bollywood celebrities are gushing over Dia Mirza’s latest Instagram photo showing her kid Avyaan Azaad. The new mum, Dia Mirza tempted her followers on Instagram with a photo of her baby boy’s feet resting on a white mat with tigers printed on it. Many others commented on Dia’s post, including Lara Dutta, Malaika Arora, and … Read more

Nine suspected militants killed during CTD operation in Mastung

CTD

QUETTA: At least nine suspected militants were killed during an exchange of fire with Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in the Mastung area of Balochistan. The CTD personnel conducted an operation in the mountainous region Splanji area of Mantung based on an intelligence report about the presence of suspected militants of banned outfits, a spokesperson for … Read more

U.S. budget deficit hits 2.77 trillion USD in FY 2021

U.S. budget deficit hits 2.77 trillion USD in FY 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. federal budget deficit totalled 2.77 trillion U.S. dollars in fiscal year (FY) 2021 ending on Sept. 30, as the federal government continued ramping up spending to support households and companies through the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday. That was 360 billion dollars less than the record 3.13-trillion-dollar deficit … Read more

Dawlance joins hands with WWF-Pakistan

KARACHI: With a commitment to preserve nature, Dawlance has collaborated with the WWF-Pakistan to promote environmental sustainability and has taken up the mission of planting 10,000 trees in the vicinity of Karachi University, a statement said. This extensive plantation drive signifies the importance of nature’s ecological balance for the prevention of global warming and climate … Read more

Besties Forever: Kareena Kapoor wishes Malaika Arora on her 48th birthday

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor Khan began her day by sending her best pal Malaika Arora beautiful birthday greetings. The Laal Singh Chaddha star wished Malaika in an epic style and left netizens in awe of their bond. When Malaika and Kareena get together with friends, they often twin, so the Laal Singh Chaddha actor penned a meaningful … Read more

Imran Ashraf’s music video ‘Tera Deewana’ is out now

Imran Ashraf

A new music video by “Soch The Band” featuring Pakistani talented actor Imran Ashraf has gone viral. The video song which was uploaded on YouTube on Thursday has now reached over 1 million views. The song ‘TERA DEEWANA‘ is an emotional track that expresses deep love by overcoming all barriers and making sacrifices in the … Read more

Agreement signed to promote innovation sector in Pakistan

KARACHI: The Special Technology Zone Authority (STZA) and Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari (KASB) Institute of Technology (KASBIT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a Special Technology Zone for the provision of a high-tech business environment to companies, including startups, SMEs and multinationals so that the innovation sector can be promoted in Pakistan, … Read more

Malaika Arora says “I’ve chosen my own happiness over anybody’s opinion about me”

Malaika Arora

Malaika Arora, an actress, understands that being criticized or mocked as a public person is unavoidable. Malaika Arora, an actress, understands that being criticized or mocked as a public person is unavoidable. But, for her own sanity, she has progressively mastered the art of ignoring any noise. “I’ve been in the public eye for a … Read more

Utility Stores Corporation hiring consultant for major transformation

PM abolished one-time passcode

KARACHI: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is hiring a change management consultant, as the state-owned retail chain is up for a major transformation with the focus on improving the core business processes and digitalisation through implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), a statement said. “It is a major shift from the manual processes to automated, … Read more

Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Syria: Pentagon

Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Syria: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: A senior Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said Friday. The strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, was assaulted. “A US airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar,” … Read more

FPCCI condemns SBP governor’s statement on rupee depreciation

FPCCI

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has condemned the statement issued by State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Reza Baqir about depreciation in the rupee value and how it is benefiting the overseas Pakistanis and termed it an insensitive, irresponsible and fictitious statement. FPCCI president Mian Nasser Hyatt Magoo said … Read more

Man sits at Shams Tabriz’s Shrine every day after being inspired by Feroz Khan to ‘win his love’

Feroz Khan

The Pakistani spiritual-romance series Khuda Aur Mohabbat is well-known. The drama depicts a man’s journey from “Virtual Love” to “Real Love.” In the play, the legendary actor Feroz Khan sits at the shrine to deal with the dilemma of a one-sided love failure. A man named Azeemullah Qureshi visits the shrine of Hazrat Shah Shams … Read more

Pakistan heading towards sustainable growth: official

Agriculture

LAHORE: The present government under the able leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has dedicated special attention to augment the agriculture sector in the country, an official said. Talking to newsmen along with Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Hasaan Khawar, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib regretted that the previous … Read more

Cinemas re-open in Bollywood’s hometown Mumbai

Cinemas re-open in Bollywood's hometown Mumbai

MUMBAI: The pandemic torpedoed the industry worldwide but films have a special place in Indian culture, with stars enjoying the almost divine status and people often queuing to watch the same movie multiple times. Lockdowns and a devastating surge in coronavirus cases in April and May kept Indians away from the silver screen, putting dozens … Read more

Pakistani expats in Saudi Arabia may reach 2.5 million soon: envoy

Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Lt Gen Bilal Akbar (Retd) has said that with two million Pakistani expatriates already working in the kingdom, the number was expected to reach around 2.5 million in the coming years due to increased human resource requirements under the 2030 vision of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdul … Read more

Exemption of marking fee for SMEs approved

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Syed Shibli Faraz has approved the exemption of marking fee for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of business turnover up to Rs50 million. In accordance with the vision and directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Ministry of Science and Technology is keen to take all steps … Read more

Kangana Ranaut responds to Alec Baldwin accidentally shooting film crew, ‘This is horrible’

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut has reacted to Alec Baldwin’s use of a pretend gun to accidentally kill his film’s cinematographer and injure the director. In response to Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin’s pretend pistol shooting incident, Kangana Ranaut has sent a letter. She has urged the Indian film industry to exercise caution when it comes to preventing set … Read more

Pakistan, Japan agree on $200 million debt deferral

Pakistan, Japan

ISLAMABAD: The governments of Japan and Pakistan have agreed on debt deferral, amounting to $200 million, as the second phase of “the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI)”. Prior to this, both governments agreed on the first debt deferral, amounting to approximately $370 million on April 27, 2021 under the same initiative, a statement issued … Read more

Seven killed in Bangladesh Rohingya camp attack

Seven killed in Bangladesh Rohingya camp attack

BALUKHALI: The attackers shot and stabbed people attending an Islamic school in the camp, a regional police chief said. Four people died instantly. Three others died at a hospital in one of the camps in the Balukhali refugee complex, part of a bigger network of squalid settlements housing 900,000 people. Police did not say how … Read more

Etisalat builds a modern network for Expo 2020

DUBAI: Etisalat has built a dedicated modern network for Expo 2020 Dubai to meet its exclusive requirements and provide telecom services for the millions of visitors expected from around the world throughout the six-month event, its top official says. Masood M Sharif Mahmood, chief executive officer of Etisalat UAE, said Expo is probably the most important event … Read more