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Bangladeshi cricket star Shakib, a Hasina ally, says he is ready to return home and face trial if given security

The former Awami League lawmaker has been living in the US since Hasina’s government ‌was toppled Bangladeshi cricketer and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan. Photo: file Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges ​including … Read more

JI begins protest against petroleum levy hike, inflation in Karachi

JI began a protest at Natha Khan Bridge on Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi. Photo: Express LAHORE/ KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is holding protests at 510 locations across Pakistan on Friday against what it describes as an “unjust” increase in the petroleum levy, with demonstrations under way on major roads and intersections in several cities. In Karachi, Sindh … Read more

He’s stuck in war with no exit in sight

Caught between an emerging interim Strait of Hormuz deal being negotiated by Iran and Oman People walk past an anti-US billboard on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/File With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week’s flurry of threats and diplomacy has underscored the ever-tighter … Read more

Sabahat Bukhari says healthy on-set flirting can build self-confidence, on-screen chemistry

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Actor Sabahat Bukhari shared her view that healthy flirting on set could help build self-confidence and on-screen chemistry. Appearing on a podcast, Sabahat discussed the importance of building good relationships and complimenting one another on set which she said created a more comfortable working environment and improved on-screen performances. “People have hit on me many … Read more

What is the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkiye defence pact?

Analysts call trilateral agreement a defensive framework to strengthen collective security, regional stability Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on August 7, 2026. Photo: X Outlining the rationale behind the Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Turkiye and the Kingdom of Saudi … Read more