Punjab government suspends licences of 28 weapons dealers, while shops of several unlicensed dealers been sealed ISLAMABAD: Endorsing a request from the Punjab government, the federal government on Thursday banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), declaring it a proscribed organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The decision – taken during a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister…
Matt BowenOct 24, 2025, 07:46 AM ET Close Matt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and…
Park Chan-wook is a master of genre — he’s put his visceral, cheeky stamp on romantic noir, action thrillers, gothic horror and, now, blistering satire. Set to receive the International Auteur Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the Korean icon returns with No Other Choice, adapted from Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax…
Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and English prayers echoed through the chapel, where Leo was elected the first US pope…
Paul Njie,BBC Africa, Garoua and Wedaeli Chibelushi Issa Tchiroma Bakary: ‘We will never accept stolen votes’ Cameroon’s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has declared himself the winner of the 12 October elections, has told the BBC that he will not accept a stolen vote, with the results due to be announced on Monday. He…
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court judge Athar Minallah, in his dissenting opinion, has stated that individuals of law enforcement agencies involved in extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances and custodial torture deserve the severest punishment under the law. “Enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, custodial torture and murders, and excessive use of force are the most intolerable crimes in a democratic…
KARACHI: Trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained volatile on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged nearly 2,000 points, driven by profit-taking ahead of futures contract rollover and unimpressive financial results of a few banks. In the morning, the market commenced proceedings on a positive note, reaching the intra-day high of 166,720 in…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday urged the Netherlands to expand trade and investment cooperation with Pakistan, saying the economy had moved from crisis management to reform-driven stability. According to an official statement, he made the remarks during a meeting with Robert-Jan Siegert, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom…
First, a confession: I’ve never read the manga series by Tatsuki Fujimoto on which this film is based. Nor have I watched the hit animated television series adapted from it. So, like probably no one else at the promotional screening I attended, I came to Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc totally cold. Sure,…
State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File LAHORE: When the federal government together with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced a subsidised housing loan scheme for first-time home buyers, many breathed a sigh of relief. For the first time, families dreaming of a modest house in cities like Lahore finally had a government-backed path. But…
