Aamir Khan claims ‘3 Idiots’ character wasn’t based on engineer Sonam Wangchuk
Indian actor Aamir Khan clarified that his character Rancho, also known as Phunsukh Wangdu, in…
Aamir Khan claims ‘3 Idiots’ character wasn’t based on engineer Sonam Wangchuk
Indian actor Aamir Khan clarified that his character Rancho, also known as Phunsukh Wangdu, in 3 Idiots was not inspired by activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who is currently on an indefinite hunger strike. Khan addressed the rumours at the London Indian Film Festival. Speaking to the media, he said that the character he portrayed…
PMD warns of heavy rain, flash floods and landslides across Pakistan from July 18-25
Met Office says monsoon currents from Arabian Sea ‘continuously penetrating upper and central parts of the country’ A man braves the rain as he makes his way through a flooded section of the road amid heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Matmo, in Haikou, Hainan province, China October 5, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)…
Digital exchanges eye Pakistani investors
KARACHI: Several global exchange companies are focusing on Pakistan’s market to attract investors after the military crisis in the Middle East shifted their interest in different venues, particularly to multiple high-dividend, accessible, and secure options. Industry experts say geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, coupled with changing investor preferences and the rapid expansion of digital…
ABC, NBC, CNN do not air Trump’s election-security speech live on primary channels
United States President Donald Trump speaks about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Two of the three major United States television networks and CNN did not broadcast a prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump on their primary platforms,…
24 terrorists killed in Bannu intelligence-based operations: ISPR
Says weapons were recovered from terrorists, were actively involved in numerous terrorist activities Security forces killed 24 terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Bannu district and adjoining areas over the past 24 hours, following a recent spike in attacks on police and vehicle-borne suicide bombing in the district, the military’s…
Reserves down $1.24b on debt repayments
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves decreased by $1,245 million during the week ended July 10, 2026, reaching $17,225.8 million. The decline was mainly due to external debt repayments. Pakistan’s total liquid foreign currency reserves stood at $22,675.5 million, including $17,225.8 million held by the SBP and $5,449.7 million with commercial…
China’s Moonshot unveils world’s largest open AI model, closing in on US rivals
Kimi K3 debuts month after Washington pulls Anthropic’s Fable, Mythos models over security concerns Founder of Moonshot AI Yang Zhilin delivers a speech at a conference of 2026 Zhongguancun forum, in Beijing, China, March 25, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Chinese AI startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said is the world’s largest open-weight AI system and delivers performance approaching United…
Quetta-Turbat flight operation launched
The launch is hailed as a vital step toward ending years of travel isolation for the province Passengers queue at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi to obtain boarding passes for the inaugural flight to Turbat. Photo: NNI QUETTA: Years of travel isolation for Balochistan moved closer to an end on Thursday as Governor Jafar Khan…
Oil rises on intensifying US-Iran hostilities, threat of Red Sea closure
Tehran asks the Houthi organisation to stand ready to shut the Red Sea export route The full moon rises in the background over the infrastructure on D Island, the main processing hub, at the Kashagan offshore oil field in the Caspian sea in western Kazakhstan August 21, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil prices inched up on Friday…
Over 100 wildfires prompt Algeria to urgently recall civil protection personnel
A firefighter sprays water to extinguish flames in the Fontainebleau forest during a wildfire, in Le Vaudoue, during a heatwave affecting large parts of France, July 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/file Algeria issued an urgent order Thursday recalling personnel across 45 provinces as the country battled more than 100 wildfires amid an intense heat wave. The…
