Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Erdogan urges Armenia to mend ties with Azerbaijan

Erdogan US sanctions

BAKU – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Armenia should mend ties with arch foe Azerbaijan if it wants better relations with Ankara. Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations, a closed frontier and a long history of hostility rooted in massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Turks during World War I. The bitter … Read more

Aryan Khan and Ananya Panday WhatsApp chat got leaked

Aryan Khan and Ananya Panday WhatsApp chat got leaked

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan WhatsApp chat with Indian actress Ananya Panday about drugs got leaked.

Aryan, who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a narcotics case on 3 October is still in the investigation by NCB officials.

According to an Indian media report, SRK’s son and the actress allegedly talked about buying several drugs, including Wade in their leaked WhatsApp chat.

Along with Aryan, another two-person conversation about drugs was also caught in the leaked chats received by Aryan’s mobile phone.

The Indian media report also revealed several more previous chats of Ananya and Aryan in which they both are allegedly talked about drugs and also mentioned Wade in the chat.

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Sumbul Iqbal looks dazzling in satin peplum dress, see photo

Sumbul Iqbal

Sumbul Iqbal Khan is a Pakistani television actress and model. She did a limited number of projects in the industry but her performance in the drama has amazed her fans always. Her pictures have received thousands of likes and compliments from her fans in just a few minutes. Compliments still haven’t stopped flooding in. Khan always … Read more

Sudanese army chief says PM not arrested, but staying with him

KHARTOUM — General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday denied the arrest of the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. “The prime minister is not detained or arrested. He is staying with me at my own house at the Guest Palace,” said Al-Burhan at a press conference in the capital Khartoum. … Read more

Ethiopia launches air strike on rebel ‘training centre’: govt

NAIROBI – Ethiopia’s military on Tuesday launched another air strike in war-torn Tigray, hitting what a government official called a rebel training facility just outside the regional capital Mekele. Tigray was pounded by near-daily aerial bombardments last week in a sign the military was stepping up its use of air power in the year-long war against … Read more

Fahad Mustafa claps back at Indian commentator for commenting on Waqar Younis

Fahad Mustafa

Pakistan’s leading actor Fahad Mustafa stuns everyone by making some very valid points as he claps back at Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle for his comments on Waqar Younis’s appreciation for Rizwan offering Namaz on the pitch of the T20 World Cup 2021 Pak VS Ind match.

After the historical winning of Pakistan against India in the T20 World Cup 2021 commentator, Harsha Bhogle in his tweet wrote, “For a person of Waqar Younis’ stature to say that watching Rizwan offering namaz in front of Hindus was very special to him, is one of the most disappointing things I have heard. A lot of us try hard to play such things down and talk up sport and to hear this is terrible.”

Fahad hits a sixer reply to Harsha Bhogle’s tweet by saying, “Its equally hard to see muslims being portrayed as terrorists in almost every Bollywood movie for the longest.. I can’t imagine how difficult and embarrassing it must be for muslims in india to watch themselves being ridiculed like that.#stophypocrisy.”

The Actor in Law actor wins millions of hearts as the social media users applaud him for his splendid claps back.

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Canadian PM unveils new cabinet

Justin Trudeau

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a new cabinet, which includes significant changes to senior portfolios such as foreign affairs, defense, health and environment. Totally, there are 39 members of the new cabinet, including Trudeau, with just seven ministers retaining the same titles and positions they previously held. The new minority … Read more

Ayeza Khan turns her beauty in the sparkling gold, see photos

Ayeza Khan

Ayeza Khan is one of the most popular personalities in the entertainment industry. She is full of talent and always came up with some new thing to stun her fans and also her performance is always praised by the audience. Her character Mehwish in the drama serial Mere Pass Tum Ho received love from all over the world … Read more

Samina Peerzada applauds Mahira Khan on her performance in ‘Aik Hai Nigar’

Mahira Khan Aik Hai Nigar

Senior actor of Pakistan’s showbiz industry Samina Peerzada applauds Mahir Khan on her mind-blowing performance in the telefilm ‘Aik Hai Nigar’.

Samina G on her official Twitter account wrote, “#AikHaiNigar what an amazing story. Well written sensitively directed n beautifully acted. Bravo Mahira khan and the entire team,” to which Mahira replied, “Jiyaaa my jiyaaa! You know how much this means to me, coming from you. I love you. Your chirya,” followed by heart emoji.

The telefilm ‘Aik Hai Nigar’ is based on the true story of Pakistan’s first female Lieutenant General Nigar, who was promoted to the rank of three-star general in the Pakistan Army, and Mahira portrayed her role as the main lead along with co-actor Bilal Ashraf.

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Signs prove existence of a new planet outside Milky Way is possible

NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope has recently discovered signs of a new planet outside the Milky Way galaxy. The evidence of its existence was found in the Messier 51 galaxy that also happens to be 28 million light years from our home planet. The Chandra X-ray telescope of NASA, detects X-ray emissions especially from warm regions, … Read more

Pakistan stocks remain lacklustre; Index down 163 points

KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks remained range-bound on Tuesday with the lacklustre participation, as investors remained concerned over increasing political uncertainty and persistently depreciating rupee against the greenback, amid rollover week, dealers said. An analyst at Topline Securities said another lacklustre was witnessed during the day. “Investors sentiment remained low in absence of any positive trigger’, … Read more

Ugandan president says bus bombing plotted by ADF

KAMPALA — Uganda on Tuesday said the recent bombing in the central part of the country was planted by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group holed up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in a statement issued by the State House said the bomb that went off … Read more

‘Joint efforts’ between Pakistan, Iran key for ‘stable Afghanistan’: FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi observed on Tuesday that “joint efforts” between Islamabad and Tehran is key to achieving a “peaceful and stable Afghanistan”, said the Foreign Office spokesperson. Foreign Minister Qureshi held a working luncheon with Iran’s top diplomat Dr Amir Abdullahian at the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran. Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan … Read more

Madiha Imam latest bridal shoot enhance her charming beauty, see photos

Madiha Imam

Madiha Imam is a most gorgeous young talented emerging Pakistani actress who started her career as a video jockey and host. She is known for her innocent looks and sweet personality and is indeed one of the decent actresses of Pakistan. Madiha first starred in the drama serial ‘Khalish’ on television in 2013 with Faysal … Read more

Houthis seize key area in Yemen’s Marib, 85 killed

houthi

ADEN, Yemen — Fighters of the Houthi rebel group seized a key area from the government’s grip in Yemen’s oil-rich northern province of Marib on Tuesday, a military official told Xinhua. Following several days of fighting, the Houthi militia advanced and captured Jadeed area, the center of the strategic district of Al Jubah, in Marib’s … Read more

Shehbaz Sharif vows to strongly oppose increase in petrol prices in Parliament

Shehbaz Fazl anti-Inflation protest

LAHORE: Amid reports of a hike in petroleum prices, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif vowed that he would strongly oppose any such move in Parliament. In a statement, Shehbaz alleged that Prime Minister Imran Khan was piling on taxes and shooting inflation through the roof while trampling upon the basic constitutional rights … Read more

Twitter reportedly working on ‘Collectibles’ tab

Twitter

The micro blogging application, Twitter’s recent post shows a user’s NFT holdings under the new ‘Collectibles’ tool. The tweet by Mada Aflak, a software engineer at Twitter, shows the new feature the platform had been working on since September. As promised, here is the first experiment. Feedbacks and ideas are welcome 🙂 https://t.co/TDyhibCXfG pic.twitter.com/2ifru9T2Pa — … Read more

PPP workers gear up for nationwide protest against inflation

PPP

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) workers and leaders are gearing up for a nationwide protest drive against inflation on the instructions of their chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. PPP chairman, in a gathering of select party workers at Karachi’s Gharibabad locality on Monday, had announced that his party would hold nationwide protests on October 29 against … Read more

US urges more inclusion for Taiwan at UN

Blinken

WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged United Nations member states to include Taiwan in more UN institutions, despite opposition from China. “Taiwan has not been permitted to contribute to UN efforts,” Blinken said in a statement. “We encourage all UN member states to join us in supporting Taiwan’s robust, meaningful participation … Read more

WATCH: Atif Aslam’s T20 World Cup 2021 anthem ‘Cricket Khidaiye’ by Coke Studio

Atif Aslam’s T20 World Cup 2021 anthem ‘Cricket Khidaiye’ by Coke Studio

Coke Studio released the T20 World Cup 2021 power-packed anthem ‘Cricket Khidaiye’ for the fans of cricket, featuring Atif Aslam, Faris Ali, and Talal Qureshi to celebrate the real magic of cricket. The lyrics of the song, ‘Mitti da maan tu rakh ley’ take the cricket fever up a notch and Atif adds energy to … Read more

China launches real-time glacier monitoring system

Antarctic sea

BEIJING — A real-time glacier monitoring system has been officially put into use on a glacier in the Yulong Snow Mountain in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The system, jointly developed by the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the CAS and the Wuhan University Chinese Antarctic … Read more

Faysal Qureshi receives heartfelt birthday notes from the Celebs

Faysal Qureshi

Faysal Qureshi is a most talented versatile and accomplished Pakistani actor, host, writer, producer, and singer who is unstoppable. He is in the industry for many years and gives many hit dramas after one another. The years that he has given to the entertainment industry are worth remembering and worth praising. He is also known … Read more

Zoom rolls out auto-generated captions for free and premium account users

Recently, the video conferencing application, Zoom extended its live transcription feature to all of its users, including paid and free account holders. Earlier, the feature was limited to paid users only. According to the recent announcement, Zoom is pleased to announce that auto-generated captions, also known as live transcription, are now available on all free … Read more

PDWP approves projects worth Rs25.85 billion

LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved three development schemes of urban development and agriculture sectors with an estimated cost of Rs25.854 billion. Planning and Development Board chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal presided over the meeting that approved the construction of Rawalpindi Ring Road-R3 (38.3km) main carriageway (MCW) from Baanth (N-5) to Thalian … Read more

Finnish Fund to acquire stake in TPL Insurance

PSX expected to remain with range-bound sessions

KARACHI: The board of directors of TPL Insurance Limited received a draft term sheet in respect of the investment by the Finnish Fund for industrial cooperation, which seeks to invest in the financial businesses in Asia and Africa, a bourse filing said on Tuesday. “The draft term sheet was presented before the board of directors … Read more

TCP floats tender for strategic urea import

exports

KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Tuesday floated an international tender for the import of 100,000 tonnes of urea, as the country seeks to build strategic urea reserves given higher commodity prices in the international market. The tender will be opened on November 22, 2021. Earlier this month, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) … Read more

Acting PM of Afghanistan’s Taliban gov’t chairs cabinet meeting on economy

KABUL — The Taliban government’s acting Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday reviewing Afghanistan’s economic situation amid continued increase in poverty and unemployment, according to the General Directorate of Administrative Affairs. During the routine meeting of ministers of the Afghan interim government, chaired by Hassan Akhund, the economic situation and … Read more