Fawad and Mahira’s sizzling chemistry is back on screen

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KARACHI: Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan have dropped the first teaser for their romantic film, ‘Neelofar’. Taking to Instagram, the actors posted a black and red movie poster featuring themselves with the caption, “Will be waiting for the next meeting.” Co-produced by Fawad himself, the film is written and directed by Ammar Rasool and produced … Read more

FDI shift beyond energy trap urged

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has cautioned that Pakistan’s overdependence on energy-focused foreign investment is holding back broader economic growth, calling on policymakers to expand investment opportunities in mining, manufacturing, IT, and other underdeveloped sectors. PIAF Patron-in-Chief Mian Sohail Nisar said that heavy concentration of foreign capital in a single sector … Read more

Fears grow Afghans return could spur IS terror

KABUL: A massive spike in millions of migrants forced back into impoverished Afghanistan by Pakistan and Iran could fuel Islamic State militancy, diplomatic and security sources fear. Around 2.6 million Afghans have returned since January, including many who have spent decades abroad or who are setting foot in Afghanistan for the first time. “The risk … Read more

SECP to access PSX surveillance tech

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) have entered a strategic partnership to enhance oversight of the capital markets through a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement, formalised at a ceremony at PSX on September 23, 2025, grants SECP direct access to PSX’s New Surveillance … Read more

Govt to issue bonds for rail line

[ ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to float bonds to arrange financing for a railway track project planned for transporting copper and gold from mines in Balochistan. Sources told The Express Tribune that in a recent meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), the Ministry of Finance emphasised the importance of the rail line project. … Read more

Security tight after deadly Ladakh protests

LEH: Indian police patrolled the northern city of Leh on Thursday, a day after protests demanding greater autonomy for the disputed territory of Ladakh turned deadly when security forces opened fire. At least five people were killed, 30 police officers were injured and several more protesters wounded. The city — usually bustling with tourists — … Read more

A messy, magnificent mirror of America

one battle after another

Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling new epic, 'One Battle After Another', arrives in theatres this weekend, already crowned by critics as an American masterpiece and praised by its star, Leonardo DiCaprio, as a "vital satire for our polarised times". The film, a nearly three-hour, decades-spanning odyssey from the director of 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Licorice … Read more