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PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan addressing a press conference at the party’s office in this undated photo. — ReutersJIT led by Islamabad police chief continues probe.Only three PTI members appeared before body. PTI leaders questioned about party’s social media handles. ISLAMABAD: A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Friday, constituted by the federal government to probe “malicious campaigns on social media”, grilled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members over allegations of spreading anti-state propaganda on social media.The JIT — led by Islamabad Inspector General of Police Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi — had issued notices to 15 members of the former ruling party,…
Thai girls walk inside a school wearing school uniforms that are mandatory in the country, in Bangkok, Thailand September 15, 2020. — ReutersStudents in Thailand, after fighting with the authorities for years, can now let their hairstyles be. Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court annulled a 50-year old rule by the education ministry, which had listed down directives on hairstyles for school students. Boys would be short-haired and ear-length bobs were for girls. The rules have not been in use across many schools but some still followed the 1975 junta-issues directive as a guideline, and would cut the hair of students who didn’t abide…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently handed Trump a letter from King Charles at the White House.Trump accepted the monarch to visit Britain, making the US president the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for two state visits by Charles. The US president immediately opened and read the letter, jokingly checking that it bore the King’s signature, which he then described as “beautiful” and held up for the cameras to see.An article published in the Telegraph said, “The King writing to President Trump inviting him to Britain was not because His Majesty wanted it, but because…
India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy match being played at Dubai stadium. — AFP/File DUBAI: India play New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday in what could be a last hurrah for veteran stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.The 36-year-old Kohli and skipper Rohit, 37, came into the 50-over tournament with speculation swirling over when they will retire following lean patches in Test cricket. Mainstays of a formidable India side for more than 15 years, the duo retired from T20 internationals after winning the World Cup last year.This weekend could be the end for them in ODIs,…
John Lithgow is set to star in the upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ TV seriesJohn Lithgow recently confirmed that he’s playing Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter series. However, the experienced actor has been warned about the fate that his predecessors faced. The role of Professor Dumbledore, who posed the greatest threat to the antagonist Lord Voldemort in the story, was previously portrayed by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon. Harris died after playing the character in The Philosopher’s Stone and The Chamber of Secrets. Gambon then replaced him and played the wizard in the rest of the films. He died in…
NewsFeedDozens have been killed after Assad loyalists ambushed government forces in Syria’s port city of Latakia during a raid. One analyst said it was a coordinated attack designed to put Syria on the path to civil war.Published On 7 Mar 20257 Mar 2025
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority created a “integration permit” service …
A combo of the mobile phone snatcher hanging from electrical wires in an attempt to escape the police and falling from the wires in Nazimabad, Karachi on March 7, 2025. — Reporter In a desperate bid to escape from the police, a thief jumped on and hung from electrical wires after stealing a mobile phone in Karachi’s Nazimabad locality on Friday. In the viral video, the man can be seen hanging from the wires for a considerable amount of time before the police caught the thief after several attempts. A video shows the mobile snatcher jumping from a pillar beside a pedestrian bridge…
Canadian politician Danielle Smith has urged King Charles III to stand up to Donald Trump over his threat to annex Canada because it is a “direct confrontation” to British sovereignty.In an interview with The Telegraph, the premier of Alberta province, said the King had a duty to confront the US president in his role as head of state. She said, “We sing ‘God save the King’ every week when we’re in the legislature,” Smith said. “I swear an oath to the King, our cabinet secrecy is affirmed by our oath to the King, and we’ve got him on our bank notes.”“So I…
India’s captain Sunil Chhetri waves to his fans at the end of the Fifa World Cup 2026 Asia qualifier match between India and Kuwait at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on June 6, 2024. — AFPIndian football legend Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team aged 40 in an unexpected reversal of his decision to hang up his boots last year.The former captain, the fourth-highest men’s international goalscorer of all time, played his last match for India in June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier. Chhetri said last year that “instinct” told him the match against Kuwait should…