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Romanian film screening fosters cultural exchange, artistic dialogue, and stronger ties ISLAMABAD: A Romanian feature film and a wider slate of European cinema have brought fresh attention to Pakistan’s growing cultural engagement with Europe, highlighting the potential of storytelling as a bridge between nations. The screenings, part of the fourth European Film Festival (EUFF) and … Read more
. Advocate Imaan Mazari. Photo: X LAHORE: Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari has said that the recently approved 27th Amendment is aimed at creating lifetime acceptability for top positions and has further weakened an already fragile judicial structure. Speaking at a public assembly on political rights, she argued that the amendment has raised serious concerns … Read more
[The Japanese economy shrank by 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth.
. Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa shows his ballot next to his wife Lavinia Valbonesi before casting his vote in the referendum in Olon, Ecuador. Photo: AFP QUITO: Ecuadorans went to the polls Sunday to vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and on starting a constitutional overhaul that could give Trump-friendly … Read more
A call for Palestinian freedom echoed through the halls of the Arts Council of Pakistan on the fifteenth day of the World Culture Festival 2025, when a visiting dancer used her performance to highlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis. During a dance and music workshop led by Kuwait's LAPA Dance Company, Palestinian performer Rawan Sameer Salamah … Read more
. President Asif Ali Zardari administers the oath to Justice Aminuddin Khan as Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court during a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr on Friday. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: The newly established Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has issued its first cause list, formally kicking off the judicial proceedings under the newly-created apex judicial forum. … Read more
. WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believed the approaching vote on releasing Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein should help put to rest allegations that President Donald Trump had any connection to the late sex offender’s abuse and trafficking of underage girls. “They’re doing this to go … Read more
. Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. Photo: AFP ISTANBUL: Turkey wants to host next year’s UN climate change talks and is prepared to do so independently if consensus on co-presidency cannot be reached, … Read more
Hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, urges filmmakers to confront pain and injustice Pope Leo XIV walks on the day of an audience with international filmmakers and actors in the Sala Clementina at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers on Saturday that cinemas were struggling … Read more
. China rare elements . – AFP/file WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Washington hopes to finalize a deal with China for securing supplies of rare earths by the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of November. Under the tentative deal reached in late October at a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and … Read more
