‘Dangal’ actor Zaira Wasim’s father passes away
‘Dangal’ and ‘Secret Superstar’ star Zaira Wasim announced that her father has passed away. The actor's dad, Zahid Wasim, was once seen accompanying her for a film event a few years ago.…
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Pakistan, Saint Lucia formally establish diplomatic ties
NEW YORK: Pakistan and Saint Lucia, an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean, formalized their diplomatic relations in simple ceremony held at the Pakistan Mission to…
Israeli tanks strikes tent city in Rafah, 21 killed
JERUSALEM: Israeli military tanks shelled a tent camp west of Rafah on Tuesday after killing at least 21 people there, Gaza health authorities said, in an area Israel has designated a…
Chinese spokesperson appointed vice foreign minister
BEIJING: The State Council announced the appointment of Hua Chunying as China’s vice foreign minister.
Hua was born in 1970 and graduated from Nanjing University. She has worked in the…
‘Anora’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s top prize
CANNES: "Anora," a darkly funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch's son, won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or.…
More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide
PORT MORESBY: More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and the…
12 injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence
DUBLIN: Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on Sunday, adding that the plane landed safely…
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah
JERUSALEM: Israeli air strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah designated for the displaced, Palestinian health and…
Emirs of Kuwait, Qatar accept PM’s invitation to visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani have accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s invitation to visit Pakistan,…
UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza
NEW YORK: The United Nations has resumed transporting humanitarian aid arriving at a US-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after deliveries were halted for two days because some…
IMF, Pakistan make significant progress on new loan agreement
ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and Pakistan have made significant progress towards reaching a staff-level agreement for an extended fund facility, the global lender…
Iran’s Raisi buried in holy city of Mashhad
TEHRAN: President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as many thousands of mourners packed its streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a…
PM Shehbaz attends late Iranian President’s memorial ceremony
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday returned to Pakistan after concluding his one-day visit to Islamic Republic of Iran.
He had attended the commemoration…
Ireland, Spain, Norway to recognise Palestinian state on May 28
DUBLIN: Ireland, Spain and Norway announced that they would recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, prompting an angry response from Israel which recalled its ambassadors from the three…
Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes talks
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said police reinforcements in New Caledonia would remain as long as required, after viewing areas worst hit by deadly riots in the French-ruled Pacific…