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Journalist Farhan Mallick gestures as he appears before the court of a judicial magistrate in Karachi, on March 31, 2025. — Facebook@MJibranNasirFarhan Mallick faces case registered under Peca.Journalist accused of spreading anti-state content.Was imprisoned under judicial custody in said case.KARACHI: A local court approved the bail request of journalist Farhan Mallick on Monday who has been in judicial custody pertaining to a case registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) for allegedly spreading anti-state content. The court, granting bail to Mallick, directed him to submit a surety bond worth Rs100,000.The journalist, a former news director of a private TV…
Lahore Qalandars players flaunt their new jersey for PSL X on April 6, 2025. —Screengrab/ Facebook/ @LahoreQalandars In keeping with their traditional colours, Lahore Qalandars debuted their official team jersey for the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Sunday.The new Qalandars uniform features a striking new design. Notable players such as Asif Ali, opening batsman Fakhar Zaman, Zimbabwean captain Sikandar Raza, and skipper Shaheen Afridi were also present during the kit unveiling ceremony. The Qalandars, two-time PSL champions, also displayed their differently coloured home and away uniforms.The much-awaited PSL X, featuring six teams vying for the trophy, will…
Actor and Secretary-Treasurer of SAG-AFTRA, Joely Fisher, at a “Stay in LA” rally in Sun Valley, California. U.S., April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa RichwineHundreds of Hollywood crew members, producers and actors on Sunday urged California legislators to increase tax incentives and enact other measures to encourage more film and TV production in and around Los Angeles.Advocates gathered at a local sound stage to make their case to reverse the flight of production to other states. “Make Hollywood Hollywood again,” Joely Fisher, an actor and secretary-treasurer of the SAG-AFTRA actors union, said to cheers.Costume designers, set builders, musicians, producers and business owners…
Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. – ReutersWASHINGTON: A second child with measles has died in Texas, state officials said on Sunday, in an outbreak of the childhood disease that has resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 22 states.The unvaccinated school-aged child, who had no underlying health conditions, died on Thursday in the hospital from measles pulmonary failure, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. “The…
These are the key events on day 1,138 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is where things stand on Monday, April 7: Fighting Polish and allied aircraft were activated to protect Polish airspace following Russian strikes in western Ukraine, which borders Poland, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command said. One person was killed and several others injured by Russian missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said. A Russian ballistic missile partially destroyed a building housing state-owned channels broadcasting in foreign languages, the television channel Freedom said in a statement. Ukraine’s military said its forces shot down…
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, said in a tweet on the “X” platform: “Investing in health is an investment for the best future for societies …
Smoke and flames rise after massive fire near an oil refinery in Karachi’s Korangi area on March 29, 2025. — OnlineYet to be assessed how much of chemicals are due to waste dump.No update of any contingency plan, study to determine reservoir.Flame turns reddish indicating incomplete burning, carbon monoxide.KARACHI: The mysterious fire in the city’s Korangi area continues to burn unabated and has entered its 10th day with no sign of being doused on Monday. The blaze’s flame, as opposed to its earlier blue shade, has now turned reddish, indicating incomplete burning and the emission of carbon monoxide.The fire, which started…
Afghan men work on a poppy field in Jalalabad province, May 1, 2014. — ReutersPoppy cultivated in Pastwari and Kochmina across 25 acres.40 militants, including wanted terrorists, involved in poppy farming.Online opium sales fund terrorism, pose national security threat. A significant poppy farming operation has been uncovered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan and the neighbouring border regions of Balochistan, The News reported on Monday. This discovery has sparked major concerns about the connection between drug trafficking and terrorism in the country.Credible sources revealed that the poppy is being cultivated particularly in the Pastwari and Kochmina areas. The approximately 25 acres…
A member of security personnel stands guard during the arrival of England’s and Pakistani cricketers and their team officials for a training session ahead of their first Twenty20 cricket match outside the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi, September 18, 2024. — AFPPunjab Home Dept formally asks Centre to call in security personnel.PSL X to start on Apr 11 and final will be played on May 18.Event considered high-profile due to involvement of int’l players, officials. The Punjab Home Department has asked the Ministry of Interior to send in the army and Rangers to help with security during the matches of…
Aimee Lou Wood reveals why she ‘wasn’t being normal person’ filming ‘White Lotus’Aimee Lou Wood has revealed that she “wasn’t being a normal person” while filming the third season of The White Lotus.In a new interview with The Times, the 31-year-old actress said that the cast of the hit series “lost their marbles” while filming and spending seven months in a hotel in Thailand. “There was a bit of leakage. We were all accidentally method…It has happened every season. Everyone had lost their marbles a little bit,” said the Toxic Town star.Aimee, who played Chelsea in the HBO series, admitted…