Tue, 21-Oct-2025

What Raj Kundra has to say about his pornography case?

Raj Kundra

Raj Kundra, who was arrested in a pornography case earlier this year and eventually released on bond, broke his silence on Monday. Says, he has never been involved in the production or distribution of pornographic content. Shilpa Shetty’s Husband said the entire episode was a “witch hunt” in a message posted on social media. Raj … Read more

Postponed WEF to remain in Davos: chief

GENEVA – The postponed World Economic Forum 2022 will gather the global political and business elite this summer in its traditional home of Davos in Switzerland, its chief said Wednesday. Klaus Schwab’s comments to Swiss daily Blick came after the annual meeting was postponed from January to “early summer” on Monday, over uncertainty linked to the new … Read more

Deepika Padukone stuns fans in a gown with plunging neckline

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is all dressed up for her appearance at the launch event. Earlier, Ranveer Singh and director Kabir Khan were photographed arriving for a Mumbai screening. For the red carpet, Ranveer wore a formal white suit, while Deepika looked stunning in a tailored Gauri and Nainika gown. Deepika released breathtaking images ahead of her … Read more

Atif Aslam wishes a Happy Birthday to his son with a very cute caption

Atif Aslam wishes a Happy Birthday to his son with a very cute caption

Pakistan’s leading singing sensation, Atif Aslam wishes a Happy Birthday to his younger son on an adorable note. The singer wrote the cutest caption on his Instagram along with the little munchkin pictures. Sharing the pictures of his son, the Rafta Rafta singer wrote, “Iski shakal pe na jana yeh larka her roz Mujhe dugni … Read more

Maersk to buy Chinese logistics firm for $3.6 bn

COPENHAGEN – Danish shipping giant, AP Moeller-Maersk, said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire LF Logistics, a subsidiary of Chinese supply chain manager Li & Fung, for $3.6 billion as it seeks to expand beyond its core ocean freight business. “Maersk is now taking another significant step to provide our customers with integrated logistics… shifting the … Read more

Lily Collins, Ashley discuss the difficulties about Emily in Paris Season 2

Lily Collins

Emily in Paris stars Lily Collins and Ashley Park are poised to return for a second season, this time with even more fashion aspirations to offer. Although it appears that great fashion comes with tremendous responsibility, it wasn’t easy for Lily and Ashley to reclaim their characters’ beautiful aspects after spending a year at home … Read more

Gerrard says Villa player ‘reluctant to get out of car’ due to Covid fears

Steven Gerrard

LONDON: Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said fear of Covid-19 is so heightened that one of his players was reluctant to get out of his car. An outbreak at Villa saw their match against Burnley last Saturday postponed at short notice, with Gerrard warning Wednesday that it will be a “nightmare” if the Midlands club … Read more

Human cost of China’s green energy rush ahead of Winter Olympics

BAODING – Beaten, forced off their land, cheated out of money, and even falsely imprisoned — farmers in China say they are paying a heavy price as authorities rush to deliver on ambitious pledges to ramp up national green energy output. China has vowed the upcoming Winter Olympics 2022 will be the first Games to … Read more

Bears remain active at Pakistan bourse; KSE-100 Index shed 2.1 points

PSX

KARACHI: The Pakistan equity market witnessed a lacklustre session on Wednesday in the absence of any positive trigger, while investors’ interest was low, as participants were waiting for the Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) auction result, dealers said. “Additionally, the government delayed the mini-budget announcement, which dragged down the sentiments of the bourse,” an analyst at … Read more

Punjab local bodies poll date to be decided after consultations with ECP: Raja Basharat

Raja Basharat

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Wednesday said that the date of local bodies elections in Punjab will be decided after consultation with the Election Commission of Pakistan. Replying to a question on Maryam Nawaz’s comments suggesting PTI leaders to wear helmets before approaching masses for votes, the minister said, “We are political people … Read more

Sara Ali Khan says she had never the ‘marriage talk’ with her mother

Sara Ali Khan

Sara Ali Khan has admitted that she and her mother, Amrita Singh, have yet to have the “marriage talk.” The actor is now promoting her upcoming film, Atrangi Re, in which her character, Rinku, is forcibly married off to Dhanush’s character, Vishu. While talking about dating, Sara was recently asked if she likes to keep … Read more

Arsenal ads for fan tokens banned over cryptoasset fears

Arsenal

LONDON: British authorities have banned advertisements by Arsenal Football Club promoting fan tokens due to taking advantage of consumers’ lack of knowledge regarding cryptoassets. The Facebook and website posts included a video featuring Arsenal players Ben White, Calum Chambers and Kieran Tierney that read: “Fans should be aware that they could lose some or all … Read more

67,771 overseas Pakistanis lost jobs and returned home, ministry informs NA

National Assembly Extends NAB Ordinance For Another 120 Days

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has told the National Assembly that in all 67,771 overseas Pakistanis have lost jobs abroad and got themselves registered on the web portal as overseas returnees since 2020. To a question raised by PPP MNA Shazia Marri on Wednesday, the ministry said that these overseas … Read more

Spanish court annuls Barcelona defender Pique’s tax bill

Gerard Pique

MADRID: Spain’s Supreme Court said Wednesday it had annulled a lower court ruling ordering Barcelona defender Gerard Pique to pay the country’s tax office 2.1 million euros in back taxes and fines. A court in 2016 ruled that the player had avoided paying 1.5 million euros ($2.4 million) in taxes due in 2008, 2009 and … Read more

Nawazuddin Siddiqui features in a crossover scene in Squid Game

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

In a crossover episode, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui appears in the Netflix series Squid Game’s dalgona sweet game sequence. Nawazuddin also asked the guard a question in a fresh video. On Wednesday, Nawazuddin shared a video on Instagram in which he is seen sitting in the space, which is meant to look like a playground, where … Read more

Two PSG players test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Lorient visit

Paris Saint-Germain

PARIS: Two Paris Saint-Germain players have tested positive for Covid-19 and a third is in isolation, the club said Wednesday a few hours before a Ligue 1 match at Lorient. They are one of several Ligue 1 clubs to reveal positive tests, though not at the same level as England, where a raft of matches … Read more

Sindh governor launches FPCCI publications

FPCCI

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has launched research-based and data-driven publications of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), a statement said on Wednesday. FPCCI president Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo thanked the governor for providing the august platform of the governor’s house for the launch of publications that provide pragmatic solutions for … Read more

Imran Abbas expresses his gratitude to family and friends

Imran Abbas

Pakistani actor Imran Abbas posted a heartfelt letter and expressed his gratitude to family, friends, and fans for supporting him and checking up on him during his hard time navigating through grief and loss as he lost his mother last week.

Turning to Instgaram, the Khuda or Muhabbat star wrote, “A heartfelt thank you and lots of gratitude to each one of you for being there; your messages of condolence, for reciting Fateha for my mother/parents, for visiting me, for all the messages and posts and for keeping a constant check on me, ensuring I’m not alone.”

“I wish I could reply to each one of you personally but this seems impossible at the moment. I’ll always be thankful to my friends who proved their true friendship in this most difficult time of my life. May God bless you all,” he continued.

Earlier, Abbas shared the devastating news of his mother’s passing in a heartfelt post on social media.

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EOBI, SAI to make helpdesk functional

EOBI

KARACHI: A self-assessment scheme is proposed in the EOBI Act, under which the companies to be audited will be selected by random balloting, an official said on Wednesday. Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) chairman Shakeel Ahmed Mangnejo has said that the proposed amendment is for the convenience of employers, as well as to encourage more … Read more

Pete Davidson spotted in a diamond store: buying gift for Kim Kardashian

Saturday Night Live actor Pete Davidson was photographed at a Beverly Hills diamond store on Tuesday, presumably buying diamonds for girlfriend Kim Kardashian. It remains unknown whether the jewels are Christmas gifts for his lady love Kim, or just a routine present. Or are we about to see a proposal! Only time will tell. Read … Read more

APCNGA starts countrywide protest terming CNG closure illegal

cng stations

KARACHI: The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Wednesday has started a nationwide protest against the illegal gas supply cut off to CNG sector, a statement said. A protest and sit-in was held outside the office of Sui Southern by the APCNGA and Sindh CNG Association on Wednesday, after which the protest will be extended … Read more

Watch: Girl appears to be a lookalike of late actor Sridevi

Sridevi

Fans of late actress Sridevi have spotted her doppelganger Dipali Choudhary online. Dipali describes herself as a ‘Haryanvi actress,’ and she has over 33.4 thousand Instagram followers. She’s posted a slew of videos in which she lip-syncs to Sridevi’s lines and songs from a variety of her films. Fans have remarked on her likeness to … Read more

Ecnec approves Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway, other projects

Motorways

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) gives a go ahead to revised project of the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway project, land acquisition for Lai Expressway and Flood Channel and construction of Rawalpindi Ring Road project. Adviser to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin chaired the meeting on Wednesday. The meeting … Read more

Spider-Man No Way Home: fans screams and cheers in theaters

Spider-Man No Way Home

Marvel’s latest movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, is officially a blockbuster, breaking new records every day. Tom Holland stars in the picture, which also features Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and Jamie Foxx. Fans have tried their utmost not to give any spoilers to those who have yet to see the … Read more

LHC judge seeks larger bench to look into appointment of two AAGs

lahore high court

LAHORE: Justice Shahid Jamil Khan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday referred a petition challenging the errant appointment of two additional advocate generals (AAGs) to the LHC chief justice, seeking formation of a larger bench for hearing of the case. In a short order issued on Wednesday, Justice Shahid Jamil wrote that certain … Read more

Alliance with PML-Q stronger than ever before, claims CM Usman Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that his party’s political alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid is stronger than ever before, said a press release issued after his meeting with Punjab Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. The chief minister was visited by the speaker at his office and discussed matters of mutual interest. … Read more

PTCL users will face slow internet speed for some days

PTCl

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) announced on Monday that it had created alternate bandwidth routes to suit the needs of internet users in Pakistan, but consumers may still experience poor connections for a few days. The service provider’s announcement came just hours after South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) underwater cable failed, affecting … Read more

LHC CJ Ameer Bhatti issues prerequisite checklist to avoid adjournments  

LHC

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ameer Bhatti on Wednesday issued a checklist to ensure the completion of all legal requirements at the time of filing cases in view of preventing unnecessary adjournment and delay in civil cases. According to a letter issued to all district & sessions judges of Punjab, no progress would be … Read more