Shah Rukh Khan, the undisputed king of Bollywood, has cemented his legendary status with a phenomenal year at the box office. Not only did he deliver two all-time grossers in 2023 Pathaan and Jawan but also achieved the unthinkable with a third hit, Dunki, making him the first actor ever to have all three releases cross the coveted 500 crore …

The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) rejected the criticism against the Senate resolution to delay polls and requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to consider the resolution as there was nothing unusual in it. BAP spokesman Senator Kauda Babar rejected the criticism of the resolution and questioned have elections had never been delayed before today and was it was a …

India’s fight against Covid-19 isn’t over yet. Recent weeks have seen a rise in daily cases, with 756 new infections pushing the active case count to 4,049 as of Sunday. The country also recorded five deaths in 24 hours: two in Kerala, two in Maharashtra, and one in India-held Kashmir. While the data is concerning, health officials assure that the …

Uncertainty hangs over the upcoming general elections, as the secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Omar Hamid Khan, has reportedly suddenly fallen seriously ill and offered to resign. According to unconfirmed sources, while Hamid hasn’t officially submitted a written resignation yet, an important meeting was held between him and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja to discuss …

It seems that “Sun Tzu’s Secrets of War” are being unfolded in the Middle East region because of emergence of new “chessboard”. Escalation of Israel-Hamas war has endangered the regional peace, stability, harmony and extended “war threat” has now become monster. It is crystal clear that prolonged power struggled between Israel and Hamas have “colossal” impacts on the lives of …

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Seven Palestinians were killed on Sunday morning by an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank, while an Israeli police officer was killed when her vehicle hit a roadside bomb, Israeli and Palestinian sources said on Sunday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that the seven victims were civilians, including four brothers from the village of …

BEIJING: The BRICS doubled its size after more than 40 countries showed interest or formally applied to join the young international organization, signaling an evolution toward a more multipolar world. The Global South, designated as the word of the year 2023 by the Financial Times, is clearly treading its own path to weather a transforming global order. GLOBAL SOUTH IN …

BEIJING: China’s logistics sector registered fast expansion in December, industry data showed. The index tracking the country’s logistics market performance stood at 53.5 percent last month, up 0.2 percentage points from November, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP). A reading above 50 percent indicates expansion, while a reading below reflects contraction. CFLP chief economist He Hui …

SHANGHAI: China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship finished its commercial maiden voyage on Sunday after traveling 1,119 nautical miles on the trip of seven days and six nights. Carrying more than 3,000 passengers, the Adora Magic City set off from the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal on Jan. 1 and stopped at the ports in the city of Seogwipo on …

SAN FRANCISCO: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday ordered the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory. The order was issued following a serious mid-air incident on Friday when a part of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight out of Portland, …

XIAMEN: Ethiopian Asefa Boki Kebebe claimed the men’s title, while his compatriot Bekelech Gudeta Borecha took the women’s gold in the 2024 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning. Kebebe clocked a time of two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds to cross the finishing line first. Felix Kiptoo Kirwa from Kenya and Othmane El Goumri from Morocco took the silver and …

BEIJING: A Chinese company has officially handed over 160 high-end pure electric buses to Pakistan in a ceremony held at Suzhou Industrial Park, China on Saturday. The officials from Pakistan, including General Manager Suzhou Higer, Qiu Yuanhong, Deputy General Manager Xie Jianghong, Customer Service Director Jiang Haifeng, and General Manager of Overseas Sales, attended the ceremony. The value of the …

The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan has led to a renewed ban on girls’ education, significantly impacting various sectors, including medicine. Reports indicate that shortly after regaining control, the Taliban reinstated a ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, causing severe repercussions in the field of medicine. According to the United Nations, a staggering 80% of school-age girls in Afghanistan …

Light from smartphone screens, tablets, and computers has widely been thought to be disruptive to our natural circadian rhythms. As a result, an industry has sprung up around “sleep hygiene.” But a new study Trusted Source released last month in the journal Nature suggests that so-called blue light the type of light emitted from these devices may not be as …

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to give two to four basic salaries as special bonuses to the officers of grades one to 20 as they helped in collecting taxes in excess of the target set for the second quarter of the current fiscal year 2023-24 (October to December 2023). According to a document, the FBR asked all …

The federal government constituted on Saturday a cabinet committee to investigate the incidents of May 9, when public and private property was vandalized by violent PTI supporters following the arrest of PTI founder. According to the notification, the caretaker federal law and justice minister will be the convener committee. Other members of the committee include ministers of interior, information, and …

Power couple Urwa Hocane and Farhan Saeed welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on Friday. The overjoyed parents announced the news on their respective Instagram accounts, expressing their love and gratitude for their precious newborn, who they named Jahan Aara Saeed. The renowned TV and film actors shared a heartwarming post, quoting a verse from Surah Rahman and calling …

David Warner, playing in his final Test for Australia, scored a rousing 57 to guide his team to an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in Sydney, completing a 3-0 series sweep. The 37-year-old opener, known for his aggressive style, entertained the crowd with seven fours and audacious reverse sweeps in his 112th Test before departing off an lbw review to Sajid …

Sindh health department has confirmed the emergence of two suspected cases of new coronavirus variant JN-1 in the province. The individuals were identified during screenings upon their arrival in Karachi, showing symptoms associated with the new variant. The specific variant is yet to be determined, raising concerns among officials that these cases might be linked to the rapidly spreading JN.1 …

On January 6, 1993, more than 60 Kashmiris fell victim to a brutal massacre carried out by Indian security forces in the Sopore area of Kashmir. Reports from Human Rights Watch detail the acts perpetrated by Indian soldiers, who, in an indiscriminate display of violence, set fire to over 500 buildings in Sopore market. The streets became a battleground as …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has said that every citizen has the right to disagree with the judiciary. The CJP made these remarks during a speech he delivered at the launch event of the e-campus of the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad. The academy is functioning under a strong board, which includes important personalities. He further said …

The restructuring of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is on the agenda of the Government, to improve its governance, efficiency, and effectiveness, said a statement. According to the statement issued by the media wing of the Ministry of Finance, certain proposals have been prepared in line with international best practices to rationalize and streamline the functions of the FBR, …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked about the enlightenment brought by the development of China-U.S. relations, saying that peace is the most fundamental cornerstone of the bilateral ties. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a reception commemorating the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic …

BEIJING: Chinese cities recorded 86.67 billion passenger trips in the first 11 months of 2023, up 21.8 percent year on year, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport. Of the four modes of urban transport, public buses registered 37.81 billion trips, up 13 percent year on year during the same period, and urban rail transport saw 26.73 billion …

JOHANNESBURG: South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday after years behind bars for the murder of his girlfriend. “The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is able to confirm that Oscar Pistorius is a parolee, effectively from Jan. 5, 2024. He was admitted into the system of community corrections and is now at home,” DCS spokesperson …

YINCHUAN: At first glance, Xinghai Lake seems an unlikely sight in the arid northwest of China, boasting vast areas of water, beaches, swamps and meadows, and inhabited by a large variety of wild birds. The man-made lake, situated in the city of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is thriving these days thanks to an ecological overhaul since 2020 …

DOHA: China secured 1-2 finishes in both singles and doubles at the 2023 World Table Tennis (WTT) Men’s Finals here on Friday. Wang Chuqin defeated world No. 1 Fan Zhendong 11-8, 11-9, 14-12, 11-7 to be crowned the singles champion, while Yuan Licen and Xiang Peng beat Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong 11-8, 11-2, 11-8 in the doubles final. “I …

BEIJING: China’s central bank vowed to provide strong and effective support for steady economic growth and high-quality development this year at a work conference in Beijing on Thursday and Friday. Work will be done to deepen supply-side structural reform in the financial sector, expand high-level opening up in an orderly manner, and strengthen countercyclical and cross-cycle adjustments, according to a …

BEIJING: China’s foreign trade in farm produce went up 0.4 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2023, official data shows. The country’s total value of imports and exports of agricultural produce came in at 302.96 billion U.S. dollars during the period, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. In breakdown, the exports of this …

XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023: LEADING CHINA This combo photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extending festive greetings to all Chinese people when he holds virtual talks with the general public from across the country ahead of the Spring Festival in …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed priority-based training for election supervisory staff appointed for the smooth conduct of the 2024 general elections. According to the electoral body, the training of 579,191 people has been completed, while the remaining 406,222 people will complete training by February 1. ECP spokesman said on Thursday that the Commission had initiated training for …

Several senior political leaders including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Zulfi Bukhari, Atif Khan, Naeem Haider Panjutha, Firdous Shamim Naqvi and others have secured relief from election tribunals as their nomination papers were accepted for the February 8 general elections. Hearing of objections filed against the rejection or acceptance of nomination papers by the election tribunals …

Caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan said on Friday that Pakistan country had not yet recorded any cases of the new Covid-19 variant, JN.1 Omicron. The minister made the statement during a senate session. His statement comes a day after the caretaker government decided to procure 500,000 doses of a Covid vaccine, amid a possible resurgence of the new variant …

President Dr. Arif Alvi on Friday approved the reconstitution of the Council of Common Interests (CCI. The president gave the approval under Article 153 of the Constitution. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will be the chairman of the council. All four Chief Ministers of the provinces and three federal ministers will be the members of the council. Caretaker federal ministers for Finance, …

The Supreme Court (SC) reserved its decision on Friday in the matter related to the re-examining of the lifetime disqualification of lawmakers under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution. “We will try to come up with a shorter order as soon as possible. Probably not today but it will be very soon God willing,” said Chief Justice Qazi Faez …

Renowned Pakistani actress and philanthropist Mehwish Hayat once again captivated her fans with her stunning appearance and fashion sense. Mehwish Hayat shared a New Year photoshoot on her Instagram, delighting her 5.2 million followers. In the photos, Mehwish looked breathtaking in a dazzling golden jacket, stealing the spotlight with its sequined and intricately detailed design, shimmering at every turn. The …

Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali did wonders by racking up 50th first-class and joining the country’s cricketing “elite club”. Azhar, who is known for his batting resilience and masterclass, achieved this milestone by representing the Sui Northern in the domestic tournament. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the 38-year-old shared his moments of celebration, flanked by other cricketers and staff members, …

A five-day Inter-Regional Volleyball Championship Talent hunt has been kicked off by the Pakistan Army in Peshawar. The opening ceremony was held on Friday and attended by senior officials of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate Sports along with military officials. Eight teams from different regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are participating. Three teams under 16, under 18, and 21 will be formed by …

The United States State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller in press briefing said that U. S. supported democracy could not how to conduct elections. Responding to a question about ECP rejecting nomination papers of ex-PM Imran Khan baring him to contest the elections and how the US assess the situation when you call for free and fair elections, Miller said that …

With the next general elections hardly a month away, the Senate passed a resolution on Friday seeking a delay in elections citing security concerns. The resolution, presented by independent Senator Dilawar Khan, was opposed by Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Afnan Ullah Khan. The upper house of parliament has a total of 100 members, …