Prominent film and TV creator Joss Whedon, who faced a claim of abusive behavior on the set of Justice League, has drawn criticism from actors who worked with him on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The first and most direct allegations came from Charisma Carpenter, who said in a social media post that Whedon has a “history of creating toxic and hostile work environments”, including …

The United States State Department has clarified that there has been no change in America’s Kashmir policy and Washington still considers both Jammu and Kashmir as a territory disputed between India and Pakistan. The clarification, given at a news briefing on Wednesday afternoon, followed a string of statements by US President Joe Biden and senior officials of his administration, outlining …

RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, her siblings said, after nearly three years in detention. “Loujain is at home!!!!!!!” her sister Lina al-Hathloul wrote on Twitter. Loujain was “at home after 1001 days in prison,” she added along with a picture of the freed activist. Hathloul, 31, was arrested in May 2018 with about …

TAPOVAN: Dozens of angry and desperate relatives of about 30 people trapped in a tunnel since a glacier disaster in India jostled with police on Wednesday as hopes faded that they would be found alive. More than 170 people were still missing after a barrage of water and debris hurtled down a valley with terrifying speed and power on Sunday …

United States President Joe Biden had his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing’s crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns. The two leaders spoke on Wednesday just hours after Biden announced plans for a Pentagon task force to review US national security strategy in …

India and China have agreed to pull back troops from a bitterly contested lake area high in the western Himalayas, the Indian defence minister said on Thursday, in a breakthrough after a months-long standoff on the disputed border. Rajnath Singh told parliament the accord had been reached after several rounds of talks between military commanders and diplomats from the nuclear-armed …

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Pakistan could have cooperated within the region on tackling the Covid-19 pandemic but there was a “bottleneck” on regional trade and development because of the Kashmir issue. The foreign minister was addressing a photography and culture exhibition in Islamabad, attended by foreign diplomats and dignitaries, to express solidarity with the people …

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan on Wednesday admitted before the Supreme Court that charismatic leadership does appeal to the people than the manifesto of the political parties. The standing role of the political leader always plays an important role, AGP argued and to substantiate his point he cited the towering personality like that of the founding …

ISLAMABAD: Unlike other major political parties, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has not formally invited applications from those aspiring for the party tickets for the upcoming Senate elections and the candidates will be finalised solely on the “recommendations” of members of the recently constituted parliamentary board headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has learnt. Sources in the party said the …

KARACHI: Following last week’s test runs, the City Railway Station to Orangi Station track of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) was made operational and accessible to the public on Wednesday. The train, comprising six coaches, was being admired with awe by all the people on the platform at Orangi Station. The children there had not seen a train in their …