Tue, 21-Oct-2025

When Christian Bale got ‘punched and shoved’ by Chinese security

Christian Bale

Christian Bale will make his MCU debut in Thor: Love and Thunder. Bale visited Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese activist while filming The Flowers of War. He was pushed and punched while trying to meet the activist. Thor: Love and Thunder will mark Christian Bale’s MCU debut. The Hollywood actor is known for his humanitarian work. … Read more

Coronavirus positivity rate goes up to over 12% in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday said that 7,195 new cases of Covid-19 have surfaced in Pakistan with a positivity rate touching 12.53 per cent, as 57,401 tests were conducted last day. According to the NCOC, eight patients died of the virus over the last 24 hours. There are 1,113 patients … Read more

Rupee gains Rs1.7 at the interbank opening

KARACHI: Pakistani rupee recorded a surge of Rs1.7 against the dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday. The dollar is being traded at Rs175.70 at the opening of the interbank market. The exchange rate was closed at Rs176.77 on Friday December 3, 2021. Currency dealers said that the appreciation in … Read more

Qatar hits budget surplus of $247 million

Qatar recorded a budget surplus of 900 million riyals ($247 million) for the third quarter of this year, Arab News quoted the data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance. The total revenue for the quarter grew by a yearly rate of 20.6 per cent to reach 47 billion riyals. Oil and gas revenue accounted for 87.7 … Read more