‘Anaconda’ Review: Back in the Jungle
The movie gets at least one thing right: Rebooting the shlocky, widely-panned creature-feature, starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, is a goofy idea.
Month: December 2025
Brooks Koepka parts ways with LIV Golf
The five-time major champion will step away after the 2025 season citing family priorities Brooks Koepka of Smash GC lines up a putt on the 17th green during the semifinals of the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship at The Cardinal at Saint John’s Resort. Photo: REUTERS LOS ANGELES: LIV Golf announced Tuesday that five-time majors … Read more
Holiday declared in Islamabad on Dec 26 for UAE President’s visit
Federal government offices, including Secretariat and district institutions will remain open The Islamabad administration has announced in the federal capital on Friday, December 26, in the wake of the arrival of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. According to a notification issued by the Islamabad district administration, a local holiday will … Read more
‘The Choral’ Review: Singing to Keep the Fear at Bay
As England goes to war, a provincial choir master played by Ralph Fiennes is challenged to find available voices in this poignant drama set in 1916.
England’s dignity on the line
England’s Ben Stokes during a press conference after the match. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: An Ashes tour that began with high hopes of taking home the urn has been reduced to a desperate effort to salvage some last vestiges of dignity as England head into one of the great occasions on the sporting calendar, the Boxing … Read more
Military top brass says no political, malicious interests threatening security will be tolerated
CDF Munir expresses full confidence in Pakistan Army’s ability to counter all threats, from conventional to hybrid Pakistan’s military leadership emphasised that no malicious efforts, whether political or otherwise, aimed at undermining the country’s national unity, security, and stability, would be tolerated. The statement came during the 273rd Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC), held at the … Read more
Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals
[Buyout firms have struggled to sell companies they own and have instead found a workaround to get cash back to clients: Selling the companies to themselves.
Early gains evaporate as PSX succumbs to late selling
[ Trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained range-bound as cautious investor behaviour kept volatility elevated throughout the session. The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 170,830.22, registering a decline of 243.51 points, or 0.14%. Despite the subdued close, the index oscillated within a broad range, touching an intraday high of 171,587.32 and a low … Read more
‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: A Christmas ‘Caroline’
Craig Brewer’s toe-tapping weepie about the triumphs and tragedies of a Neil Diamond tribute band is exactly the movie we need right now.
Santner returns from injury to lead NZ in T20 World Cup warm-up
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner in action. Photo: REUTERS NEW ZEALAND: White ball captain Mitchell Santner and seamers Kyle Jamieson and Matt Henry have all been declared fit for New Zealand’s upcoming Twenty20 series against India, their final preparation for next year’s World Cup.Santner, who missed the recent test series against West Indies with a groin … Read more