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Segment titled ‘Artist’ hints at forgery plot as film awaits September 18 premiere The first of three individual teasers for the upcoming film Sheroes, backed by the Sindh Information Department, was released, spotlighting actor Kinza Hashmi’s segment titled ‘Artist’. The segment stars Kinza alongside Nayyer Ejaz, Nazar Ul Hasan and Ahmad Hassan. It is one of … Read more
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios tested positive for cocaine during an ATP event in Mallorca in June. Photo: AFP SYDNEY: Nick Kyrgios has accepted and served a one-month ban for taking cocaine, the tennis anti-doping agency said Friday, clearing his return to the court after completing a treatment programme. The temperamental Australian, who reached the … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Friday said Pink Scooties would be distributed in Mirpurkhas on September 5 as the provincial government moved to further expand public transport facilities. Memon announced this while chairing a meeting of the Transport Department, where the expansion of the People’s Bus Service, double-decker buses, EV taxi service, … Read more
Three major islands report cases as poll finds president’s free school meals scheme increasingly unpopular Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, September 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Indonesia’s top human rights body urged the police on Friday to investigate several new outbreaks of food poisoning linked … Read more
Genetic testing can reveal mutations in BRCA genes and others associated with increased cancer risk, but it isn’t recommended for everyone.
[ Crop condition encouraging in Sindh, Punjab despite instances of pink bollworm infestation LAHORE: Cotton arrivals across the country reached 1.696 million bales by the end of August, marking a 27% rise over supply of 1.336 million bales from farms during the same period of last year, according to figures released by the Pakistan Cotton … Read more
With thousands still missing in Nepal’s floods, some families have turned to symbolic cremations to honor their loved ones. Our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, witnessed one of the ceremonies.
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