4 cops killed, many injured in midnight siege of police station in Lakki Marwat
While no group has taken responsibility for the attack, the police suspect the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the group is known to operate in the area.
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Crop losses
The lingering economic impact of this summer’s calamitous floods, which have hurt the country’s rice, cotton and wheat output, has started to show.
Ali Sethi and Shae Gill’s ‘Pasoori’ is the most streamed Pakistani song on Spotify
Since its release, the song has been heard 201 million times on Spotify and its video watched 463 million times on YouTube.
Torture may not leave marks, but scars the soul forever: Pakistani filmmaker
Yumna Rizvi’s ‘Still Here’, depicting the journey from trauma toward healing, is inspired refugees and asylum-seeking survivors of torture from across the globe.
Russia to provide petrol, diesel to Pakistan at discounted rates: minister
The move comes as Pakistan struggles to meet domestic gas supply needs as winter approaches while battling to contain a current account deficit.
Pakistan biggest contributor to ride-hailing Careem’s billion rides
Careem's longest ride covered 1,113km from Riyadh to Jazan in Saudi Arabia in 2020 whereas the shortest ride was a 200m trip in Lahore.
Muslim student in India confronts teacher for calling him a ‘terrorist’
The 45-second video of the incident shows the professor explaining that he had passed the remarks “as a joke”.
Punjab govt bans Joyland less than 24 hours after federal govt gives it a go ahead
They informed that the Joyland team cannot exhibit their film in the jurisdiction of the province till the further notice.
Govt decides to clear Joyland for release in Pakistan: Salman Sufi
PM Shehbaz had formed a committee to look into complaints that the film was “against social and moral norms” and recommend follow-up action.
‘Joyland’s success is Pakistan’s success’: Celebrities rally behind filmmaker
After a sudden U-turn decision, Director Saim Sadiq shared that the film had received certification by all three censor boards earlier in August.