Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Govt to commence international flights from Quetta airport by Aug 14: Ahsan Iqbal

Ahsan Iqbal Quetta

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday directed to operationalise international flights from Quetta Airport by August 14 to facilitate overseas Pakistanis from Balochistan. It would particularly enhance the connectivity of the people of province with the Middle East, which hosted a large number of Pakistani diaspora working there, he said while chairing a meeting to … Read more

Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan in the same frame? Video

Kartik Sara

Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan were said to be dating during the filming of Love Aaj Kal 2, but the two allegedly split up when the film bombed at the box office. Nonetheless, after two years, a video of the ex-couple bumping into one other on the red carpet at an event in Mumbai … Read more

Kit Harington is in talks to reprise his role as Jon Snow in a new ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off

Kit Harrington

Reports claim Kit Harington is in talks to reprise his role in GOT spin off The spin off is currently untitled and takes place after the events of the original GOT series Neither HBO nor Harrington has commented on the news yet According to Reports, Kit Harington is in talks to reprise his role as … Read more

Tottenham sign Bissouma from Brighton

Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Yves Bissouma from Brighton. The Mali international joins Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster at White Hart Lane on a four-year deal. It is Mauricio Pochettino’s third signing of the summer. Tottenham announced the signing on Friday of midfielder Yves Bissouma from Brighton for a reported fee of £25 … Read more

Drone strike kills 4 PKK fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan: security

PKK fighters

Kurdish sources say four PKK fighters killed in drone strike. Drone attack targeted vehicle belonging to PKK fighters in Kalar. No claim of responsibility for drone strike on Kalar has been made. According to Kurdish sources, four fighters from Turkey’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in a drone strike done by Turkey in … Read more

Camila Cabello moves on from Shawn Mendes shortly after their split?

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello has been sighted with Lox Club CEO Austin Kevitch, implying that she has moved on from ex-boyfriend Shawn Mendes. The Senorita hitmaker ignited relationship rumours after being photographed with the creator of the dating app in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. In the photos posted by Page Six, the singer appears to be … Read more

Import of 2.5m MT of edible oil will reduce oil prices, says PM Shehbaz

PM Shehbaz edilble oil

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says timely import of edible oil from Indonesia has averted the impending oil crisis in the country. Read more: Pakistan fulfilled all conditions to get out of grey list: FATF Talking to Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Murtaza Mahmood in Islamabad on Friday, the Prime Minister said the 2.5 million metric … Read more

Mexican police kill 10 suspected criminals in operation

suspected

The Accident happened when ” a loaded armed group” attacked officers in the city of Texcaltitlan. Three officers were injured whereas four who were detained were heavily wooded. Mexico has registered more than 340,000 murders and tens of thousands of disappearances since 2006. Ten suspected criminals were killed to the death, and seven more retard … Read more

Karthik blitz guides India to 169-6 in must win T20

India

Dinesh Karthik hits maiden Twenty20 international fifty to lift India to 169 for six. Hosts trail the five-match series against South Africa 2-1. Tourists need 170 to clinch the series. Dinesh Karthik smashed his maiden Twenty20 international fifty to lift India to 169 for six in their attempt to stay alive in the series against … Read more

Local mobile manufacturing to resume after Govt. lifts bans

Local Mobile Manufacturing to Resume After Govt Lifts Bans

Good news for Mobile phone manufactures. The Government of Pakistan has finally decided to remove all the hindrances in local mobile manufacturing. The State Bank of Pakistan has even granted the permission to open a mobile manufacturing LC in the state. The ban on the imports of parts for phones has also been removed. Mainly … Read more

EU backs Ukraine’s ‘European dream’ as Russia cuts gas supplies

Brussels backs Kyiv’s bid for EU candidate status. Ukraine could join list of countries vying for EU membership by next week. Russia accuses West of “manipulating” Ukraine. Even as Russia shelled frontline Ukrainian cities and cut off gas supplies to the West, Europe offered a powerful message of unity to Ukraine on Friday, when Brussels … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres discusses Kim Kardashian’s ‘first and final’ appearance on her show

Ellen Kim

Ellen DeGeneres uploaded a video of Kim Kardashian’s first and final appearance on her show on Wednesday. In her most recent visit, the reality star discussed her greatest memory from Ellen’s show. Her favourite episode of the programme, she added, was when Ellen terrified her mother, Kris Jenner. Read more: Kanye West decides to’step aside’ … Read more

Balochistan budget to be presented on June 20: Finance minister

Balochistan budget

Balochistan Minister for Finance, Communications and Works (C&W) Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran on Friday said that the Balochistan government will present a people-friendly budget for the financial year 2022-23 on June 20. Read more: Steps have been taken for social security, economic stability in budget: CM Murad Ali Shah Talking to APP, he said, in the … Read more

DR Congo soldier killed in gunfire on Rwandan border

DR Congo soldier

A DR Congo soldier killed in an exchange of fire with Rwandan soldiers. The incident happened at a frontier post in city of Goma. Rwanda says two of its soldiers were wounded. A DR Congo soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with Rwandan soldiers at a border checkpoint on Friday in the country’s … Read more

BTS will “continue to be active in numerous formats”: HYBE explains

BTS

Following the uncertainty caused by a mistranslation of the septet’s statement, BTS management agency HYBE recently emphasised that the septet has not dissolved. The K-pop boy band caused quite a stir among fans on Tuesday when it announced that it will be taking a hiatus as a group to pursue separate ventures. Read more: BTS’ … Read more

Senegal police surround opposition chief’s home over protest call

opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called for protests on Friday. Roads leading to his home were closed off by police in anti-riot gear. Sonko angry over decision to bar list of candidates for legislative elections. Senegalese police restricted entry to opposition leader residence of Ousmane Sonko after he called for protests on Friday, during a … Read more

Duplantis dominates at Oslo Diamond League

Oslo Diamond League

Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis dominates pole vault at the Oslo Diamond League. Home favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins ‘Dream Mile’ in 3min 46.46sec. Grenada’s Kirani James wins the men’s 400 from Botswana’s Isaac Makwala. Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis battled through rain and cold to dominate the men’s pole vault at the Oslo Diamond League on Thursday, while home … Read more

Govt failed to satisfy IMF despite massive fuel price hike: Shaukat Tarin

Shaukat Tarin

Shaukat Tarin said the latest economic survey also validated the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government’s economic performance. He said since the coalition government came into power, everything had gone wrong. The former finance minister asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to contact Russia to get cheaper oil and cut non-essential expenses.   ISLAMABAD: Former federal … Read more

PSX closes higher on Pakistan’s likely exclusion from FATF list

Stocks

KARACHI: The Pakistan stock market closed on a higher note on Friday as investors’ confidence improved on the news of expected removal of Pakistan from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. An analyst at Arif Habib Limited said that bulls dominated the market throughout the day as Pakistan hopes to come off the … Read more

Gold trading at record high of Rs 145,500/tola

KARACHI: The prices of gold gained Rs1,500 in the local market to an all-time high of Rs145,500/tola on Friday as the downward spiral of the rupee continued against the dollar. Gold 24kt gained Rs1,500/tola and Rs1,285/10 grammes to hit Rs145,500/tola and Rs124,742/10 grammes, respectively. The latest record high was recorded in the prices of yellow … Read more

England hit world record ODI score of 498-4 against the Netherlands

England

England score world record ODI score of 498-4 against Netherlands. Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Dawid Malan all score centuries in run blitz. Dutch skipper Pieter Seelaar fails to take a single wicket after winning the toss. England hit a world record one-day international score of 498-4 against the Netherlands in Amstelveen on Friday, with … Read more

Rachel Bilson and Bill Hader in a relationship?

Rachel Bilson

In a recent podcast interview, Rachel Bilson revealed details about her previous love involvement with Bill Hader. The Jumper star met the 44-year-old on the set of the 2013 film The To Do List, according to E! News. On her podcast Broad Ideas, the actress acknowledged her short romance with Aubrey Plaza. “Are you serious?” … Read more

Rebels kill seven villagers in C.Africa

Rebels

Rebels kill seven villagers in the Central African Republic’s northwest, local sources say.  One of the world’s poorest countries, the country has been torn apart by civil wars for nine years. In 2013, a Muslim-dominated rebellion overthrew president Francois Bozize sparking reprisals from predominantly Christian and animist militias. Rebels killed seven villagers in the war-torn … Read more

Gerard Pique’s social media following are dwindling as a result of his divorce from Shakira

Gerard Shakira

Gerard Pique’s breakup with Shakira appears to have impacted his social media appeal. The Barcelona star has lost up to five million Instagram followers in recent days as his 11-year romance with the Colombian singer comes to an end. According to a Culemanian poll, 63.3 percent of supporters believe Pique should leave the club, while … Read more

Biden coup buoys Saudi Crown prince after five years at helm

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has long been marginalized on the international stage. The 36-year-old prince was widely condemned for the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Some of his most striking policies have played out beyond his country’s borders, such as launching an intervention in Yemen. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has long … Read more