‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Are Outlaws in Love
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s time-shifting, genre-hopping riff on Mary Shelley’s creation stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale as outlaws in love.
Month: March 2026
IMF objects to Rs1tr power subsidy
IMF objects to Rs1tr power subsidy. Design: Mohsin Alam ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has objected to Pakistan’s proposal to allocate nearly Rs1 trillion for power subsidies in the next fiscal year, including over Rs400 billion to cover electricity theft and inefficiencies. The continued bleeding of the power sector and mammvoth budgetary allocations every … Read more
FX reserves edge up $87m to $16.3b
[ The central bank said in its latest weekly update on Thursday that the country’s foreign exchange reserves, held by the SBP, decreased $66 million to $8.15 billion in the week ended January 5, 2024 due to debt repayments. photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves recorded a modest increase during the week ended February … Read more
António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83
In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.
Iran denies drone strikes on Azerbaijan, suggests Israel may be responsible
Drone strikes hit Nakhchivan airport, injuring 2; another drone fell near Shakarabad school This photo taken with a mobile phone shows debris of a drone near a school in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026. Azerbaijan state news agency/XINHUA Iran on Thursday rejected accusations from neighbouring Azerbaijan that it had launched drone strikes targeting its … Read more
This Small Statue in Brussels Has a Large Bladder and Lots of Outfits
Manneken Pis, the famed bronze statue of a little boy who always has to go, has an official dresser in charge of his more than 1,190 outfits.
Pindi reports surge in measles cases
RAWALPINDI: During the first two months of the current year, the number of confirmed measles cases among children in Rawalpindi district reached 110, while 192 suspected cases were also reported. In view of the concerning situation, the Rawalpindi District Health Authority has intensified the measles vaccination campaign to protect children. According to officials, despite an … Read more
Israel Pushes Farther Into Lebanon, and Readies for More
Days into its offensive against Hezbollah, Israel is massing armored vehicles near the Lebanese border for a potentially much larger ground incursion.
Pokémon Company Objects to White House Use for Its Political Memes
[“No permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” the company said. The Trump administration frequently promotes policies with content from video games.
Why Torpedoed Iranian Warship Is a Problem for India
An Iranian ship had been invited by India to take part in peacetime naval exercises with dozens of other countries, days before it was sunk in a U.S. submarine attack.
