PESHAWAR: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday criticised the past politicisation of counterterrorism operations and the repatriation of Afghan refugees, saying it had created space for anti-state elements to regroup in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and fuelled a resurgence of attacks in the province. Speaking at a press conference at Corps…
Two decades after ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ bowed out with more of a whimper than a warp jump, Scott Bakula’s Captain Jonathan Archer might finally be getting the comeback he deserves. Writer-producer Mike Sussman, who helped steer ‘Enterprise’, has dusted off an old idea for a spinoff – ‘Star Trek: United’ —and it sounds like Trek’s…
KARACHI: The wait is finally over for fans of Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan – Pakistan’s most beloved on-screen duo – as their long-delayed romantic drama ‘Neelofar’ is set to release worldwide on November 28, 2025. Written and directed by Ammar Rasool, the film promises a deeply emotional story that reunites the pair more than…
KARACHI: After a year that can only be described as monumental, Pakistan’s favourite pop boy Hasan Raheem is back with his second studio album ‘Dil Kay Parday’. The release follows the incredible momentum he built with his 2023 EP ‘Maybe, It’s Love’, which featured the international hit Wishes alongside Indian Punjabi singer Talwiinder, and his…
LOS ANGELES: In just six months, Warner Bros has gone from ailing Hollywood giant reportedly mulling a leadership change to the industry’s hottest studioand the rumoured target of a $70 billion takeover bid. With a string of box offices smashes like ‘Superman’, ‘A Minecraft Movie’ and ‘Sinners’plus the acclaimed ‘One Battle After Another’, starring Leonardo…
KARACHI: Everywhere you look, people are talking about boundaries; how to set them, how to keep them, how to walk away when they are crossed. The message is everywhere: in therapy reels, pastel quote cards, and late-night group chats about “protecting your peace.” The urgency feels justified. For many young adults, the injuries of childhood…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government booked $321 billion in imports during the past five years, $30 billion more than import payments cleared by the central bank through banking channels in the same period, underscoring the urgent need to reconcile the huge discrepancy. According to official records, Pakistan Single Window (PSW) booked imports worth $321 billion, while…
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday reiterated its call on Afghanistan to ensure that its soil is not used for terrorist activities against Pakistan, as Islamabad reacted cautiously to Afghan Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India. Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, during his weekly news briefing, said Pakistan respects Afghanistan’s sovereign…
KARACHI: Engineers at the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have alleged that serious lapses in aircraft maintenance and a series of non-technical decisions by management have turned the PIA fleet into a scrapyard, reducing the number of operational aircraft from 34 to just 12. During a ceremony held in Karachi on Friday, senior officials of the…
LAHORE: A day after guns from both sides fell silent following the intervention of the President and the Prime Minister, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has made it clear that its restraint is temporary —only until October 18 —as tensions with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) remain unresolved. PPP Central Information Secretary Nadeem Afzal Chan,…
