PESHAWAR: Four people, including two children, were killed and three suffered injuries in rain-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), two deaths were reported in Karak and Upper Dir districts each due to heavy rains and flash floods. Three houses were damaged in Karak, Upper Dir and Shangla districts. The PDMA said …

KARACHI: Rich tributes were paid to the late I.A. Rehman at the launch of a book titled Remembering I.A. Rehman at the Arts Council of Pakistan here on Sunday. Published by the Institute of Historical and Social Research (IHSR), the 350-page book is a compilation of articles in I.A. Rehman’s memory written in three languages — English, Urdu, Sindhi — …

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Monday asserted that Nawaz Sharif would fight and win the case of Kashmir. Addressing a public meeting in Forward Kahuta, district headquarters of Haveli, and standing at a place surrounded by the Line of Control on three sides, Ms Nawaz said she wanted to get her message across the divide …

NEW YORK: CNN unveiled plans on Monday to launch a subscription streaming service next year in a stepped up effort to connect with viewers without cable or satellite television. The pioneering 24-hour news channel will be hiring hundreds of new employees for the service to be called CNN+ that will debut in early 2023. “CNN invented cable news in 1980, defined online news …

LONDON: England lifted most pandemic restrictions on Monday despite surging infections and dire warnings from experts, as the Delta variant sweeps parts of Europe and Asia, where new cases are threatening to scupper the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. As England celebrated so-called “freedom day”, Vietnam locked down much of its population, while Indonesia clocked daily record deaths and in France lawmakers …

Justin Bieber left fans guessing as he shared loved up picture  of himself and wife Hailey Bieber with a cryptic caption which hinted that the couple might be becoming parents. The 27-year-old singer, who married to supermodel Hailey Baldwin in 2018, took to Instagram on Monday to share a cute snap alongside his wife. In the photo, Hailey looks stunning …

Pop icon Britney Spears’ longtime partner Sam Asghari got into a car accident on Monday while driving in Los Angeles. Page Six reported that the actor was driving in LA when he lightly bumped into the car in front of him. “Sam tapped the bumper of the car in front of his Jeep [Rubicon],” a source told the outlet. “No one …

Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is sharing his and wife Blake Lively’s heartwarming love story and how he managed to woo her before they began dating. During an interview on  Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s podcast, the Green Lantern star spilled the beans about how pleaded with the Gossip Girl star to go out with him. “We were friends and buddies and about …

Hollywood star Megan Fox is waxing lyricals about her boyfriend and rapper Machine Gun Kelly. While in conversation with Who What Wear, the Transformers star spoke about the strong feelings she has for her beau, MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker. “It was definitely a vehicle – I’ll be honest – for me to meet Colson. I knew he was gonna be …

Prince Harry’s sweetheart Meghan Markle has contradicted her husband’s claim that working with Netflix was “never part of the plan”, as her new animated TV series was reportedly in the pipeline years ago. Meghan Markle has recently announced that she is producing a new animated series ‘Pearl’. The family-oriented show will follow a 12-year-old girl’s “heroic adventures” as she is …