UNICEF-backed season aims to make Urdu fun while filling Pakistan’s gap in quality children’s programming Pakkay Dost. Photo: Express KARACHI: A major Children Day celebration in Karachi placed renewed national focus on early childhood development and culturally rooted programming as renowned musician Bilal Maqsood launched ‘Pakkay Dost: Season Bachpan Bemisal’ in collaboration with UNICEF during…
Singer says ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour will serve as a ‘last hurrah’ before a prolonged hiatus Ariana Grande. Photo: file Pop superstar Ariana Grande has revealed she tested positive for Covid-19 while promoting her upcoming film ‘Wicked: For Good’, raising fresh concerns over her health and well-being. The announcement, shared via social media on November 20,…
new system: The European Broadcasting Union said that the number of votes each viewer can cast will be halved from 20 to 10 to prevent distorted voting outcomes. Photo: agencies GENEVA: Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced sweeping changes to the competition’s voting system on Friday, setting out what they described as a necessary…
. E-boarding. Photo: file LAHORE: Self-boarding card machines have been installed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport as well as at Islamabad and Karachi airportsallowing passengers to obtain their boarding cards automatically upon entering the terminal. According to sources, immigration officials of the FIA will process passenger clearance through this new e-application, which will be…
The deployment of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, a 19,200-km high-capacity fibre network linking Pakistan to countries between Singapore and France. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strengthened its global digital connectivity with the deployment of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, a 19,200-km high-capacity fibre network linking Pakistan to countries between Singapore and France. Offering more…
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar shakes hands with EU Vice President Kaja Kallas in Brussels. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to a broad-based, multidimensional and forward-looking partnership anchored in shared values, the UN Charter, multilateralism, and the principles of mutual respect and cooperation. They underlined the importance…
Chinese television personality Liang Yi became China’s first “wheelchair anchor” despite a sudden illness taking away her health and bright future. Born in central China’s Hunan province in 1979, in 2001 Liang became an anchor at Hunan TV, one of China’s most popular television channels for the following two decades. Liang Yi, above, who became…
. Pakistani Ambassador to the United Nations Asim Iftikhar Ahmad speaks during a United Nations Security Council Photo: AFP UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has told the UN General Assembly that the issue of the veto power, which gives the Security Council’s five permanent members disproportionate sway in matters of international peace and security, should be tackled…
Amy Redford, daughter of Robert Redford, is speaking out about how AI content related to her father has been “extra challenging” for her family following his death. On Instagram, she began by thanking her followers for “the overwhelming love and support that has come by way of emails, texts, DM’s, snail mail, and sometimes drop…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed that international-standard legal and economic experts be engaged for major regional and cross-border rail projects. Chairing a detailed review at the PM House, he also pushed for accelerated reforms, digitalisation and public-private partnerships across the sector. He stressed that the railway system in any country served as…
