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Exploreing girls’ education and ‘ghost schools’, it cannot be screened in the province after certification was refused British-Pakistani filmmaker Seemab Gul’s award-winning film Ghost School, inspired by Pakistan’s so-called “ghost schools”, has been refused certification by the Sindh Board of Certification, preventing it from being screened in cinemas in the province where its story is … Read more
Clash in Barikot Dubando enters second day; residents block road demanding hostage release Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police. File A clash between police and terrorists that erupted on Wednesday night in the mountainous Barikot Dubando area of Upper Dir district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province continued into Thursday, with security forces and armed men taking positions at various points across … Read more
The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.
[Tributes for the former Premier Zhu Rongji reflect nostalgia for an era when China was opening to the world and the future seemed more prosperous and hopeful.
Avi Arad, producer for the film holds Israeli and US citizenship, served in Israeli military between 1965-1968 Pro-Palestinian campaigners in Lebanon, Jordan and elsewhere in the Arab world have called for a boycott of Spider-Man: Brand New Day over producer Avi Arad’s support for Israel and his rejection of criticism directed at Israeli Prime Minister … Read more
A court found Christopher Alan Saunders, the former bishop of Broome, guilty of sexually abusing two men, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and locals are lining up against it.
Will Poulter and Noah Centineo play troubled siblings in this simple, downbeat story set amid the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.
Xavi Hernandez’s last coaching job was with Barcelona from 2021-24. Photo: AFP LONDON: Xavi Hernandez has been named as the successor to Ronald Koeman as head coach of the Netherlands national team, becoming their first foreign boss in 48 years, the country’s football association announced on Wednesday. The Barcelona great, who won the 2010 World … Read more
Expresses solidarity with families of Pakistanis, assures them that govt remained fully seized of the situation Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review Pakistan’s intensified efforts for the safe and early release of 10 Pakistani nationals held hostage aboard MT Honour 25, following the vessel’s hijacking … Read more