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Pakistan in talks with Netflix as govt plans homegrown streaming platform

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Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says govt aims to expand global reach of Pakistani content AhsanIqbal at URAAN Pakistan. Photo:APP The government is in talks with Netflix and other major streaming platforms to secure greater global visibility for Pakistani dramas and films, while simultaneously working to launch the country’s own over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform, Planning Minister … Read more

England open door to Flower return

Zimbabwe great Andy Flower guided England to three Ashes series wins. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: England have left the door ajar for Andy Flower to return as their Test coach after announcing Sunday that Brendon McCullum had been sacked from his red-ball role. McCullum, who remains England’s limited overs coach, paid the price for a run … Read more

Ousted PM Hasina faces prison on return to Bangladesh, minister says

Hasina faces a death sentence in Bangladesh, and her party is banned following a popular uprising against her rule Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. (file) Photo Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be jailed if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, a senior official said on Monday, ​days after Hasina told Reuters she … Read more

Trump administration launches effort to isolate International Criminal Court

President Trump, other US ​officials say the ICC should not have the authority ​to investigate and prosecute Americans The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Established by the 1998 Rome Statute, it serves as a court of last resort, meaning it only steps in when national courts cannot or will not act. Photo: … Read more

Abdul Hannan reflects on turning down engineering for music

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Singer opens up about rejecting a corporate career, raising local concert standards and plans for rock-inspired album Pakistani pop sensation Abdul Hannan has reflected on his journey from an engineering student secretly writing songs to becoming one of the country’s most recognisable voices behind hits such as Iraaday, Bikhra and the Coke Studio favourite O … Read more