Javeria Abbasi criticises Saba Qamar over Karachi remarks

Abbasi made comments during an appearance on host and comedian Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcast Actor Javeria, fellow actor Saba Qamar. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM Actor Javeria Abbasi has criticised fellow actor Saba Qamar over remarks she made about relocating permanently to Karachi, as debate surrounding the comments continues within the entertainment industry and on social media. Abbasi … Read more

Bar seeks fast disposal of family cases

RAWALPINDI: Amid a record increase in family divorce cases across the district, the District Bar Association has strongly objected to two-month hearing intervals in family cases and requested the District and Sessions Judge Rawalpindi to ensure decisions within four to six months by granting shorter dates. District Bar President Tariq Mahmood Sajid Awan and Secretary … Read more

Fresh snow blankets Murree, Galiyat

Workers push a stranded car along a snow-covered road in Abbottabad after the region received its first snowfall of the season. Photo: PPI ABBOTTABAD: A fresh spell of snowfall, accompanied by intermittent rain, blanketed Murree, Abbottabad and the Galiyat region on early Tuesday, bringing a sharp drop in temperatures and prompting authorities to issue travel … Read more

First look at Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael’ unveiled

. Lionsgate has unveiled the first behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael, offering fans an early glimpse into one of the year’s most anticipated music films. With the theatrical release expected in the coming months, the studio has begun ramping up marketing efforts to build excitement around the project. The newly released … Read more

Malakand security to be handed back to civilian forces

Police to take charge; Key huddle pledges finances, job opportunities; PSL matches confirmed for Peshawar city High-ranking civil and military officials attend a meeting on the K-P law and order situation in Peshawar. Photo: Express PESHAWAR: A high-level security meeting in Peshawar on Tuesday laid out a roadmap for transferring law-and-order responsibilities from the army … Read more

Govt signals regulatory easing to Japanese firms

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan on Tuesday addressed the Japan-Pakistan Business Forum, reaffirming that relations between the two countries are not limited to diplomacy but represent a strong, mature, and forward-looking economic partnership built on mutual trust and shared prosperity. Addressing the forum in the presence … Read more

Remittances stay strong at $3.46b

Maximum limit per person, per calendar year, to buy foreign currency, in the form of cash or outward remittances, will also be reduced from $100,000 to $50,000. photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan received $3.46 billion in workers’ remittances in January 2026, maintaining strong external inflows despite mixed performance across major corridors, with Europe and Western economies … Read more

SHC orders govt to withdraw MPO notification

KARACHI: The Constitutional Bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the provincial government to withdraw the Maintenance of Public Order notification, terming it unconstitutional and in violation of established legal principles. The bench gave the order while hearing petitions filed against the “preventive detention” of PTI workers on Tuesday. The counsel for the … Read more

Afridi hits back at Centre over graft

. K-P CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, responding to federal criticism over the disbursement of Rs4 billion to families displaced from Tirah Valley, on Tuesday turned the spotlight back on the Centre. He cited an International Monetary Fund (IMF) “charge-sheet” reportedly identifying Rs5,300 billion in corruption at the federal … Read more

Game on!

. It’s official, Pakistan is playing the February 15 game against India. The marquee event of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup is definitely on! However, it took a lot of doing for the ICC to convince Pakistan out of its stand to forfeit the high-voltage encounter. That the world cricket czars had to make … Read more