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KARACHI: Pakistan’s growing presence on the international festival circuit has received another boost as filmmaker Umair Bilal’s debut feature documentary, ‘As Light as Air’, has been selected for the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, where it will have its world premiere in August. The selection marks another milestone for Pakistani cinema, which has increasingly … Read more
Pakistan’s emerging batter Sameer Minhas has credited street cricket, family support, structured age-group programmes and a fearless mindset for shaping his development as a cricketer. “My journey began with street cricket and playing at home with my brother. My father later enrolled us at an academy and that is where my serious cricketing journey started,” Sameer recalled in the … Read more
Former prime minister and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Friday advised PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari not to take political remarks personally, emphasising healthy political rivalry over bitterness. Nawaz Sharif, accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, addressed an election rally in Mirpur, about 258 kilometres from Muzaffarabad. They criticised rival parties for making lofty … Read more
By collecting about 1,000 fragments and painstakingly assembling the pieces, archaeologists restored a scene depicting the popular love story of Dionysus and Ariadne.
[President Trump remains the evening’s keynote speaker, as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.
Khan announced arrest warrants in May 2024 for Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025. Photo: Reuters Karim Khan became one of the best-known international prosecutors in May 2024 when he … Read more
President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”
International coach trains 15 young talents as K-P Tennis Association aims to nurture future champions PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Tennis Association has launched a comprehensive junior tennis camp at the Peshawar Sports Complex, hiring international coach Inam Gul to impart advanced techniques to budding players. Around 15 youngsters aged five to 14 are undergoing rigorous training … Read more
Department submits charge sheets in only 5,258 of 15,157 cases in first half of 2026 RAWALPINDI: Investigation teams of the district’s 31 police stations showed poor performance in submitting complete challans to courts during the first six months of 2026. Between Jan 1 and June 30, a total of 15,157 cases were registered across the … Read more
The committee endorsed broader use of the peptides in lightly regulated compounding pharmacies that have grown into a multibillion-dollar business.