Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Afghan delegation reaches Islamabad for Troika Plus meet

A high-level ministerial delegation of the Taliban government led by the interim Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Islamabad for the Troika Plus meeting set to take place on Thursday. Adviser for Commerce and Investment to Prime Minister Razak Dawood along with other dignitaries received the delegation. #Live: Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, … Read more

NASA to test Earth’s defense against cosmic threats

NASA will launch a spacecraft that will smash into an asteroid. This experiment is a test against cosmic threats that might crash with the Earth. The spacecraft will be launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 23. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission developed by NASA will include an asteroid that is not … Read more

WATCH: Nora Fatehi is back with her killer dance moves in new song ‘Kusu Kusu’

WATCH: Nora Fatehi is back with her killing dance moves in new song ‘Kusu Kusu’

After Dilbar, Nora Fatehi as Dilruba is here to steal your heart with her new song ‘Kusu Kusu.’

Bollywood actor and belly dancer Nora Fatehi is back on the screen with her dazzling dance moves in a new item song ‘Kusu Kusu’ from the upcoming film Satyameva Jayate 2 starring John Abraham.

Sung by Zahrah Khan and Dev Negi, Nora Fatehi owns the dance floor in the music video of the song. Featuring the musical genius of Tanishk Bagchi the song is already a hit among fans.

Watch the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgzLnmTaCAU

Nora Fatehi also took to Instagram to share the teaser of the song. The Dilbar girl wrote: “Earthquakeeeeeee…. Finally out link in bio #Kusukusu,” followed by heart and fire emojis.

 

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New Zealand opt to bowl against England in T20 World Cup semi-final

New Zealand opt to bowl against England in T20 World Cup semi-final

ABU DHABI, Nov 10, 2021 (AFP) – New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. England have Sam Billings in their team in place of the injured Jason Roy with Jonny Bairstow to open the innings alongside Jos Buttler. … Read more

This is how you can turn on the 2-step Google verification privacy setting

Google

A few days back, the search giant announced that it will automatically turn-on the 2-step verification feature on its users’ Google accounts. Google, in order to respect privacy and provide safety to its users, will forcefully enable the new 2-step privacy tool by the end of the year 2021. Those who haven’t enabled the additional … Read more

PML-N announces Rana Saleem as candidate for PP-206 by-poll

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday unveiled Rana Muhammad Saleem as its contestant for the PP-206 Khanewal IV by-poll. The party ticket was awarded by Senior PML-N Leader Rana Sanaullah. The PP-206 seat fell vacant after the death of MPA Nishat Khan Daha, who breathed last on October 23. The Election Commission of Pakistan … Read more

UK urges EU to ‘stay calm’ on N.Ireland trade row

LONDON – UK Brexit minister David Frost on Wednesday called for cool heads in Europe as talk of a trade war increased amid an ongoing row over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland. Frost is set to meet European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic on Friday, with the UK widely expected to trigger a suspension clause in … Read more

Digital transformation must for Islamic financial services growth: Dr Baqir

KARACHI: Digital transformation of the global Islamic financial services has become a necessity for its growth, an official said on Wednesday. Speaking at the 15th Islamic Finance Services Board (IFSB) Summit 2021, hosted by the Saudi Central Bank in Jeddah, State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Reza Baqir said that the focus on innovative ways … Read more

PSX rebounds as KSE-100 Index gains 229.97 points

KARACHI: Pakistan bourse rebounded on Wednesday, as Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin dispelled the impression that the government-International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal is intact and the negotiations are at an advanced stage, dealers said. Ahsan Mehanti at Arif Habib Corporation said that the stocks recovered on the adviser’s affirmation … Read more

Pakistan set to address Afghanistan humanitarian crisis in Troika Plus meeting

Foreign Minister Terms India's Allegation of Drone Strike on Pakistan Baseless

Pakistan is all set to host the Troika Plus meeting in Islamabad on Thursday with special representatives and envoys for Afghanistan from China, Russian, the US and the Afghan government delegation attending the moot. The meeting will be inaugurated by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. “Pakistan attaches high importance to the Troika Plus mechanism on … Read more

ICC T20 World Cup: Jersey business blooms as Pakistan make it to semis

ICC T20 World Cup: Jersey business blooms as Pakistan make it to semis

As Pakistan have qualified for the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup, there has been a boom in the national kit sales. When the Men-in-Green broke the jinx of never winning against India in a World Cup fixture by handing them a comprehensive 10-wicket defeat, people flocked towards the Light … Read more

Maharaj to skipper South Africa in ODI series with Dutch

Maharaj to skipper South Africa in ODI series with Dutch

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 10, 2021 (AFP) – Left-arm spin bowler Keshav Maharaj will captain South Africa in three one-day internationals against the Netherlands, starting on November 26. Cricket South Africa on Wednesday announced a 16-man squad missing several leading players, including regular white ball captain Temba Bavuma. Bavuma and fellow batsmen Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock and Rassie … Read more

PM Imran holds consultation meeting to assess legalities of APS case

PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: After the Supreme Court gave a four-week deadline to the government to submit a progress report in the Army Public School Peshawar (APS) attack case on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting in the capital and discussed the legalities of the case. During the meeting, Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan outlined … Read more

Paul Rudd named the sexiest man alive

Paul Rudd, who most of us know as Marvel Universe’s Ant Man has been named ‘the sexiest man alive this year by People Magazine.   The news came as a surprise to the actor himself and his wife. Making use of his witty humour while talking to the People Magazine, the actor said “I do … Read more

EU court upholds €2.4 billion antitrust fine on Google

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s second highest court on Wednesday shot down an appeal by Google against a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) fine imposed by Brussels for abusing its search engine dominance. The ruling by the Luxembourg-based General Court confirmed the landmark decision taken by the European Commission in 2017. The matter could be challenged again; … Read more

Director confirms ‘Squid Game’ to return for season 2

Squid Game

The director and writer of “Squid Game” confirmed that the popular Korean TV show will return for season 2. At the red carpet ceremony for the series in Los Angeles, the South Korean film director Hwang Dong-hyuk stated: “There’s been so much pressure, so much demand, and so much love, So I feel like you … Read more

Rupee falls for third straight day

rupee

KARACHI: The rupee continued declining trend against the dollar for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, as it depreciated to Rs172.93 in the interbank foreign exchange market, dealers said. The exchange rate witnessed a drop of Rs1.30 in its value against the dollar from the previous day’s closing of Rs171.63 in the interbank foreign exchange … Read more

EU to decide on Moderna for kids within 2 months

Moderna

THE HAGUE: The EU’s drug watchdog said on Wednesday it expects to decide within two months whether to approve Moderna’s Covid vaccine for children aged six to 11. The move comes despite several countries including France and Germany advising against use of the jab in people under 30 due to a small risk of heart … Read more

Tencent earnings creep up 3% after China tech crackdown

BEIJING: Revenues of Chinese gaming and communications giant Tencent rose 3 per cent in the last three months, according to the results published on Wednesday, as Beijing cracks down on tech giants and the country’s mammoth gaming industry. China’s heavy-handed regulation of the tech and video gaming sectors in recent months has hit industry heavyweights with … Read more

Hayden rates Shaheen’s delivery to Rahul as ‘one of the best’

T20 world Cup

Pakistan batting consultant Matthew Hayden has rated Shaheen Shah Afridi’s delivery that dismissed India’s opening batter, KL Rahul, earlier in the ICC T20 World Cup as one of the best he has ever seen. “Pace is most certainly an essential part of Shaheen’s arsenal,” Hayden was quoted saying by ANI. “The ball does not swing … Read more

President Alvi links Pakistan’s progress with digitalisation of all sectors

President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s progress is linked with extensive digitalisation of all the sectors, particularly education and health, and stressed for fast decision-making to match the global advancements in information technology. “Pakistan needs a paradigm shift in [the] IT sector with an ability to process and analyse more data … Read more

Finch sees ‘crucial battle’ with Shaheen in T20 World Cup semi-final

Pak vs Aus

DUBAI: Australia skipper Aaron Finch on Wednesday said dealing with Pakistan pace ace Shaheen Shah Afridi will be key to success in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final. The Aussies have depended on blazing starts by swashbuckling opener David Warner and Finch to get past opponents in the Super 12 stage. But Shaheen stands in Australia’s way with his ability … Read more

New Japan foreign minister as PM unveils post-election cabinet

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveils his post-election cabinet on Wednesday, with a new foreign minister but other posts unchanged as the government begins work on a new pandemic stimulus package. At a special parliament session, lawmakers voted Kishida in as prime minister after his victory in last month’s general election. The soft-spoken moderate … Read more

Australia look to halt Pakistan juggernaut in World Cup semi-final

Pak vs Aus

DUBAI: Australia is looking to their top-order batting led by the explosive David Warner as well as Adam Zampa’s bag of leg-spin tricks to get past a red-hot Pakistan in Thursday’s second semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup. The Aussies made their first semi-final of the tournament since 2012 with four wins and a better … Read more