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[ LONDON: At around 3:00 am, Muhammad Bilal was asleep when his phone began to buzz. On the other end, a friend laughed and asked, “Are you dead?” Without waiting for an answer, he added that floodwater had reached the levee near Bilal’s village. Startled awake, Bilal rushed to the levee at dawn. Bilal does … Read more
Roohi Bano. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Veteran TV and film star Roohi Bano was remembered on her 7th death anniversary as the industry and admirers honoured her unforgettable performances in landmark dramas and her enduring influence on Pakistani television and cinema. On August 10, 1951, Roohi Bano was born in Karachi into a home steeped in … Read more
CM Afridi rejects govt’s ‘voluntary displacement’ claim; Claims govt wants to pit K-P govt against security forces PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has rejected as “misleading and factually incorrect” the federal government’s claim that displacement of the residents of the Tirah valley of Khyber district is voluntary in nature. Afridi, who belongs to … Read more
[ Without performance-linked NFC allocations and administrative reform, the cycle will persist Paramilitary personnel walk past charred remains of the Gul Plaza shopping mall in Karachi on Jan 22, 2026. PHOTO:AFP KARACHI: The fire at Gul Plaza did not erupt in isolation; it rose from the accumulated debris of neglect that has long defined Karachi’s … Read more
[ Due to illegal and overfishing by trawlers within the 12-nautical-mile zone, the fisherfolk and their children are dying of hunger and are being burdened by heavy loans from loan sharks that they may never be able to pay throughout their lifetime. Photo: file KARACHI: The days are remembered when seafood was exported to the … Read more
Fascinating cultural evening resonates with echoes of country’s mountains, valleys and centuries-old spiritual history ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Saturday late evening transformed its auditorium into a sanctuary of sound, spirit and scholarship as it hosted “Liqa-e-Ishq — Mystical Musical Colours of Karakoram,” an evocative cultural evening that resonated with the … Read more
International experience shows that trade tends to stabilise border regions by creating employment, formalising economic activity, and aligning local incentives with peace and continuity. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: “When goods don’t cross borders, soldiers will” – Frederic Bastiat. Pakistan’s recent decision to establish the Land Port Authority is, in principle, a sensible institutional reform. After nearly … Read more
Chinese state media is quick to mock the AI image as there are no penguins in Greenland In the AI-generated graphic, Trump is shown walking beside a penguin holding a U.S. flag toward snowy mountains with the Greenland flag planted in the distance, captioned “Embrace the penguin”. Photo: Instagram @whitehouse President Donald Trump and the … Read more
. NEWS DESK: Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series Wonder Man takes a fresh approach to Simon Williams, with creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Young reimagining the longtime comic character for the MCU. The duo confirmed they were given broad creative freedom to shape his story without being tied to a specific comic run. Simon … Read more
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a high-level meeting, ordered a province-wide fire safety audit of all major government, private, and commercial buildings. An initial 2,368 buildings will be inspected, with strict timelines for compliance and firm … Read more