Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PISA 2021: Celebrities grace the red carpet

PISA 2021

PISA Award 2021 was the most anticipated award show which is taking place in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah. All the Pakistani celebrities can be seen having a fun time there. Since there are so many award shows going on these days, all eyes are now on PISA 2021. On the red carpet, everyone from Faysal … Read more

‘One Right Now’: The Weeknd, Post Malone releases their first Collab

Post Malone

One Right Now, Post Malone and The Weeknd’s debut collaboration, has been released. On November 5th, the duo, The Weeknd and Post Malone released their song, which features an 80s synth-inspired track, and teased a tiny clip-on their Instagram accounts. The After Hours singer shared with his followers, “New track for my brother @postmalone out … Read more

New Zealand: 17-pound potato was discovered in a ‘feral’ food patch

New Zealand: 17-pound potato was discovered in a 'feral' food patch

A couple from New Zealand said they were cleaning up their vegetable garden when they discovered a gigantic potato that weighed more than 17 pounds and may set a new world record. Colin and Donna Craig-Brown said they weren’t sure what they’d found beneath a few inches of the earth in their Waikato garden at … Read more

Hawaiian community: A herd of cows has been roaming the streets for weeks

Hawaiian community: A herd of cows is wandering loose

A herd of cows has been roaming the streets of a Hawaiian hamlet for weeks, according to residents. On Halloween, at least three cows were seen wandering through private yards in Makakilo, and local lady Feena Bonoan captured the film and shared it on Facebook. As per Bonoan, “Are you missing cows in Makakilo?” On … Read more

Cook Strait in New Zealand is crossed by an electric plane

Cook Strait in New Zealand is crossed by an electric plane

A New Zealand business said that its all-electric plane has completed the 48-mile journey across the country’s Cook Strait, making it the first of its kind. The Pipistrel Alpha Electro plane was piloted by ElectricAir founder Gary Freedman during the approximately 40-minute journey from Omaka to Wellington Airport, according to the company. According to the … Read more

Largest-ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold coins discovered in England

Largest-ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold coins discovered in England

In a field in Norfolk, England’s largest-ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold coins was uncovered. Metal detectorists have unearthed England’s largest-ever cache of Anglo-Saxon gold coins. In a field in West Norfolk, treasure hunters discovered 131 coins, principally Frankish tremisses, as well as a number of other gold artifacts. Between 2014 and 2020, a single detectorist … Read more

Abbasi believes free and fair elections only way to get out of economic crisis

LAHORE: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi believes that the only way to address the plethora of crises faced by the country was through “immediate, transparent, fair and free elections”. Addressing a press conference flanked by PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal and Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb, Abbasi said the government had failed as the people … Read more

Watch: Sania Mirza’s son Izhaan mocks her, calling her ‘fat’

Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza, the Instagram reel queen who never fails to delight her admirers, took to the social media platform to share a video in which she is heard asking Shoaib the age-old question that every woman asks her husband at some time. When Sania Mirza’s son Izhaan asked her husband, Shoaib Malik, if he would … Read more

Blake Shelton reveals the touching reason why he married Gwen Stefani

Blake Shelton

After releasing a wonderful song written for his bride, Blake Shelton revealed the heartfelt reason why he married Gwen Stefani. Blake Shelton claims his new track, We Can Reach The Stars, is especially special to the couple because he sang it to Gwen as part of his vows at their July wedding. The Voice star’s … Read more

Ali Abbas discusses his dispute with Fawad Khan and Tom Cruise

Ali Abbas

In an interview, Ali Abbas, who is now riding high on the popularity of his latest drama Wafa Bemol, spoke candidly about competing with international celebrities. The Fitrat actor, Ali Abbas remarked that he has learned through the years that it is important to be aware of one’s own skills and flaws. Artists should be … Read more

Likely IMF deal lands KSE-100 Index in the green territory

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on a positive note; following the government’s announcement to increase fuel prices, suggesting an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was soon to materialise, dealers said on Friday. Ahsan Mehanti at Arif Habib Corporation said that the stocks closed higher on speculations of likely release of IMF … Read more

Pakistan to buy LNG at $30.65/mmbtu in November

Four LNG cargoes

KARACHI: The Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has received the lowest bids in the range of $29.896/mmbtu to $30.65/mmbtu in response to an emergency tender issued on November 2, 2021 for two LNG cargoes. The record high commodity prices have put at risk the energy security and affordability for many Asian players, as the region heads … Read more

US economy adds 531,000 jobs in October

WASHINGTON: The US economy added 531,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 per cent, the government reported on Friday, a better-than-expected result, indicating hiring is resurging as the Covid-19 infections decline. A wide range of industries added jobs in October, including manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and the hard-hit leisure and hospitality sector, … Read more

Meesha Shafi furious by irrelevant questions at Saba Hameed in court

Meesha Shafi

Saba Hameed is alleged to be subjected to unnecessary questioning in court as the Meesha Shafi versus Ali Zafar legal struggle continues. The singer, Meesha Shafi grew angry at the way her mother has been treated. She explained how victims remain silent because of treatment like this in court by officials who are supposed to … Read more

‘Resurrection Ertugrul’ actors Turgut Alp and Bamsi Alp arrives in Pakistan

Turgut Alp

Taking the Lead in Resurrection Turgut Alp and Bamsi Alp, two Ertugrul actors, have arrived in Pakistan. The major characters in Ertugrul Ghazi, Nurettin Sonmez and Cengiz Coşkun, are visiting the country and will meet their followers. In the TV series, Cengiz portrayed Turgut Bey, a close aide to Ertugrul, while Nurettin portrayed Bamsi Bey. … Read more

Muneeb Butt slams Virat Kohli and the Indian team, “Rishwat dene wala”

Muneeb Butt

After India’s T20 triumph against Afghanistan on Wednesday, actor Muneeb Butt rushed to his own Twitter account to attack the Indian cricket team. The ‘Fixed Match’ hashtag was added by the Baddua star. Muneeb Butt also added his own spin to the famous dialogue from Shah Rukh Khan’s Bollywood blockbuster Baazigar. Check out the tweets … Read more

Mira Rajput reveals her favorite Shahid and Kareena Kapoor’s film

Mira Rajput

Mira Rajput has disclosed which of Shahid Kapoor’s films she prefers. The mother of two revealed that she has recently been loving the actor’s older film. Mira Rajput, Shahid Kapoor’s wife, has named Chup Chup Ke as her favorite Shahid Kapoor film. However, she said that Shahid keeps ‘hiding away’ from the film. In 2006, … Read more

Improved Railways freight services to slash cost of doing business: official

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways secretary Habib-ur-Rehman Gillani has resolved to upgrade the cargo movement services to facilitate the industry by reducing the cost of doing business and to enable the exporters compete with the regional competitors. During a visit to the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) in Lahore on Friday, the Railways secretary agreed that … Read more

SHC extends PPP leader Nisar Khuhro’s bail for 10 days

Nisar Khuhro Bus Bohat Hogaya

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday extended the pre-arrest bail of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Nisar Khuhro for 10 days but the bail is subject to the Accountability Court Sukkur’s confirmation. “The National Accountability (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2021” promulgated on 07.10.2021, whereby under Section 7, powers, to deal with the bail matters have … Read more

Arab League warns against Israel’s settlement expansion

CAIRO: Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Thursday warned against the expanding Israeli settlements and the ongoing deteriorated humanitarian and economic conditions of the Palestinians. He made the remarks during his meeting in Cairo with Tor Wennesland, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “Both diplomats reviewed recent developments in … Read more

Chip crunch forces Honda to downgrade profit forecast

TOKYO: Japanese car giant Honda revised its annual profit forecast downwards on Friday, warning it sees no immediate end to the chip shortage and supply-chain issues impacting automakers worldwide. The announcement came as the firm logged a drop in net profit in the July-September quarter, although the first-half net profit was buoyed by stronger results seen … Read more

French hotel industry on its knees: Accor CEO

PARIS: The French hotel industry is on its knees, the head of the hotel group Accor said on Friday, as it cannot afford to raise wages and is having trouble recruiting enough staff to handle the recovery as tourists return. Sebastien Bazin, head of the world’s sixth-largest hotel group, said on French radio station RMC … Read more

China’s tax, fee cuts exceed $142.25 billion in first three quarters

BEIJING: China’s tax and fee cuts totalled 910.1 billion yuan ($142.25 billion) during the first three quarters of the year, according to the data from the State Taxation Administration. Some 788.9 billion yuan of taxes and 121.2 billion yuan of fees were reduced, according to the administration. Since the beginning of the current year, a … Read more