The news that Saim Sadiq’s Joyland won an award at the Palm Springs Film Festival has given us a nice start to the week. At the prestigious ceremony, Ali Junejo, who plays Haider in the critically acclaimed movie, won the Best Actor award. ‘Joyland’ wins award at Palm Springs Film Festival. The news was shared […]
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Richest 1% own 40.5% of India’s wealth, says new Oxfam report
India’s top 1% owned more than 40.5% of its total wealth in 2021, according to a new report by Oxfam. In 2022, the number of billionaires in the country increased to 166 from 102 in 2020, the report said. Meanwhile, it added that the poor in India “are unable to afford even basic necessities to […]
Gucci hits runway as fashion world awaits new designer
Gucci kicked off Milan Fashion Week on Friday with a lineup of slouchy, androgynous menswear styles, forging ahead with its latest collection while the industry waits for owner Kering to name a new designer for the label. Gucci hits runway as fashion world awaits new designer. French luxury group Kering faces pressure to quickly find a […]
PML-Q all set to accept Imran Khan’s merger offer
Following Imran Khan’s invitation to Mr. Elahi to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and his son Moonis Elahi held a meeting of the PML-Q. PML-Q all set to accept Imran Khan’s merger offer. The party leaders would discuss whether to join the PTI or keep things as they are in […]
Nepal Plane Crash: co-pilot’s husband flew same airline, died in crash in 2006
Anju Khatiwada the co-pilot of the Yeti Airlines aircraft which crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara on Sunday, 15 January was to become a chief pilot on landing at the Pokhara International Airport, digital news website Nepalkhabar reported. Nepal Plane Crash: co-pilot’s husband flew same airline, died in crash in 2006. Minutes before landing, however, the ATR-72 aircraft with 68 passengers […]
How Roman buildings have survived so long?
Roman concrete, in many cases, has proven to be longer-lasting than its modern equivalent, which can deteriorate within decades. Now, scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient that allowed the Romans to make their construction material so durable and build elaborate structures in challenging places such as docks, sewers, and […]
Former SC Bar President Latif Afridi shot dead
Latif Afridi, a former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, was shot and killed on Monday at the Peshawar High Court (PHC).Former SC Bar President Latif Afridi shot dead. After being shot, the senior attorney was rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, but upon reaching the hospital, he was already dead. According […]
Europe’s warm winter is robbing Putin of a trump card
Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, one question has troubled European governments more than almost any other: What happens if Moscow turns off the gas? Europe’s warm winter is robbing Putin of a trump card. The threat of cutting Russian gas supplies for European countries, many of whom have […]