A silent gesture that speaks loudest

tomlinson and fellow band members niall horan liam payne harry styles and zayn malik were guarded by preston mahon during the group s frenzied touring years photo agencies

Tomlinson makes £4,000 donation to former One Direction bodyguard who battles severe arterial disease Tomlinson and fellow band members Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik were guarded by Preston Mahon during the group’s frenzied touring years. Photo: agencies Louis Tomlinson’s quiet act of generosity has taken centre stage after he stepped in … Read more

PML-N eyes big win in by-polls today

Polling staff in Lahore collect election materials as preparations for the upcoming vote move into high gear. Photo: ONLINE LAHORE: The PML-N is heading into Sunday’s by-elections with confidence, expecting no surprises as it remains largely a one-horse race across Punjab. The polling on 13 constituencies six National Assembly seats and seven Punjab Assembly seats … Read more

Ariana Grande tests positive for Covid

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Singer says ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour will serve as a ‘last hurrah’ before a prolonged hiatus Ariana Grande. Photo: file Pop superstar Ariana Grande has revealed she tested positive for Covid-19 while promoting her upcoming film ‘Wicked: For Good’, raising fresh concerns over her health and well-being. The announcement, shared via social media on November 20, … Read more

Afridi extends olive branch to Centre

K-P CM commits to NSC participation ‘for peace’; Rejects allegation; Says all issues solvable through negotiations Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi appeared to dial down the political heat on Saturday, showing a shift from confrontation to cautious cooperation as he assured the PML-N-led federal government of … Read more

Pakistan’s quiet tech turning point

PUBLISHED November 23, 2025 KARACHI: Pakistan enters each new economic year with the same uneasy mix of hope and exhaustion. Inflation continues to unsettle households, foreign reserves rise and fall without warning, and policymakers describe recovery in terms that feel more like survival than growth. In offices across Karachi and Lahore, young engineers look for … Read more

‘The Family Plan 2’ relocates action to Europe

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A scene from The Family Plan 2. Photo: screengrab/Apple TV LONDON: Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan reunite for an action-packed European Christmas adventure in ‘The Family Plan 2’ – a sequel to one of Apple TV’s most-watched movies, ‘The Family Plan’. It sees Wahlberg reprising the role of Dan Morgan, an elite assassin turned dedicated … Read more

PSX stays range bound before futures rollover

KARACHI: The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) inched up 168 points to close at 162,103 on Friday, supported by renewed optimism about the recovering large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector and company-specific triggers that lifted select blue chips. On a day-on-day basis, the PSX commenced the week with a profit-taking session as the index, … Read more

AI-powered economic competitiveness urged

[ Sardar Tahir Mehmood, President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI). Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Artificial intelligence is no longer merely a technological milestone but a strategic national priority that will determine Pakistan’s economic competitiveness, digital sovereignty, and social progress in the coming decades. This was stated by Sardar Tahir Mehmood, President of … Read more

Progress on major JVs with Russia likely

[ Delegation from Moscow due next week to explore cooperation in energy, mining, pharma sectors ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia are poised to make headway on multibillion-dollar projects for offshore drilling, mineral mining, insulin production and Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) revival during the upcoming dialogue. The Pakistan-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission is scheduled to meet on November 27 … Read more