Karachi, Sindh, braces for Heavy Rains as a New Monsoon System Approaches A fresh monsoon system is expected to impact Karachi and other parts of Sindh from August 27, with rainfall also forecast in Sindh and Balochistan between August 27 and 29. In southern Sindh, cities including Mithi, Tharparkar, Umerkot, and Mirpur Khas may experience […]
Report Suggests Restructuring Pakistan into Smaller Provinces to Improve Governance ISLAMABAD — A recent report has outlined three possible ways to restructure Pakistan’s administrative divisions to improve governance, resource distribution, and public services. The first scenario proposes creating 12 smaller provinces, each with a population of around 20 million. This would allow provincial budgets to […]
Gadap Police Arrest Man Carrying Rs. 6 Million in Fake Currency Karachi – Gadap police have arrested a man who had traveled from Peshawar to Karachi carrying counterfeit currency worth six million rupees, intended for circulation in the market. The accused, identified as Asfand, revealed during questioning that a packet of fake notes worth Rs. […]
KP Government Bans Gold Exploration Along Indus and Kabul Rivers Following Environmental Concerns PESHAWAR — The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced a 60-day ban on gold exploration along the banks of the Indus and Kabul rivers, officials confirmed. An official notification from the Home Department stated that the restriction specifically targets “gold spacer” activities, […]
Court Extends Remand in Online Gambling Case, Ducky Bhai’s Wife Granted Interim Bail Lahore — The accused in a high-profile online gambling case was produced before the court after completing a four-day physical remand. The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) requested an extension to continue their investigation, a request that Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo […]
The feature directorial debut of Tony Tost, ‘Americana’, finally arrived in theatres last week, on August 15, more than two years after it first premiered at South by SouthWest Film & TV Festival, in March 2023. While the title opened to generally positive reviews from critics, the crime thriller flick, co-starring Sydney Sweeney with Paul […]
As confirmed by her death certificate, obtained by a foreign publication, veteran actor Loni Anderson, best known for playing Jennifer Marlowe, an empowered receptionist of a struggling radio station, on the CBS sitcom ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’, died of metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma at 79. Per the National Organisation for Rare Disorders, uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare […]
Hailey and Justin Bieber Celebrate Son Jack Blues’ First Birthday It’s been a year since Hailey Baldwin and her husband, Canadian popstar Justin Bieber, welcomed their first child, Jack Blues, on August 23, 2024. The proud mom shared glimpses of the birthday celebrations on Instagram on Friday night, posting a sweet two-photo carousel. In the […]
Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor’s ‘Aabeer Gulaal’ Set for Global Release on September 12 After being delayed from its original May release due to political tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, the romantic comedy Abir Gulaal, now renamed Aabeer Gulaal, is finally set to hit theatres on September 12, the makers […]
A day after reports from Indian media suggested that celebrity wife Sunita Ahuja, who has been married to Govinda since 1987 and shares two children with him, has filed for divorce from the ‘Hero No. 1’ actor, after 38 years of togetherness, his manager, Shashi, has addressed the speculations. Speaking to an Indian publication, he […]
