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Four terrorists killed in Bajaur operation: ISPR

August 14, 2023

BAJAUR: A soldier was martyred and four terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire in the Charmang valley of Bajaur district on Sunday, the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an operation after receiving intelligence reports about the presence of terrorists in tehsil Nawagai. As the forces closed …

Pindi plaza gutted in July 29 blaze lacked firefighting system

August 14, 2023

RAWALPINDI: Even though some shopkeepers did have fire extinguishers, there was no fire sprinkler system installed in the commercial building, Gulf Centre, to save lives and property, extinguish a fire, or keep it under control long enough for firefighters to arrive. Additionally, there was no fire alarm system installed in commercial buildings to detect and alert emergency services of the …

Senior journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar shot dead in Sukkur

August 14, 2023

SUKKUR: Jan Mohammad Mahar, a senior journalist associated with a private Sindhi newspaper and its TV channel, was shot dead by armed men riding a motorcycle near St. Saviour School on Queens Road here on late Sunday evening. According to the area police, the assailants shot several fires on Mr Mahar, who was travelling by his car. The journalist received …

Section 144 imposed in Pindi district

August 14, 2023

RAWALPINDI: Security has been placed on high alert following a district intelligence committee report that stated there was an imminent threat to law and order. Section 144 has also been imposed for seven days (from August 13). A notification issued by the district administration on Sunday said all kinds of assemblies, gatherings, sits-in, rallies, processions, demonstrations and other such activities …

Uncertainty still surrounds Nawaz’s return

August 14, 2023

LONDON: Reports of the impending return of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif are once again making the rounds, but with no official announcement from Nawaz himself, and no date set, both his party and supporters back home are in the dark about when he will actually leave London, where he has been based since 2019. Over the last year, especially since the ouster of …

Pakistan celebrates 76 years of independence as leaders call for unity

August 14, 2023

Pakistan is celebrating 76 years of independence today (Monday) with patriotic zeal and fervour, with commemorative ceremonies being held in cities across the country. The day dawned with a 31-gun salute in Islamabad and a 21-gun salute in the provincial headquarters. Change of guard ceremonies were also held at Mazar-i-Quaid in Karachi and Mazar-i-Iqbal in Lahore. President Alvi calls for …

‘Historic moment’: First international flight from Dubai lands at Skardu airport

August 14, 2023

The first international flight from Dubai landed at Skardu airport on Monday in what was called a “historic moment”. The PK-234 flight took off from Dubai at 4:15am with 80 passengers on board and successfully landed at the Skardu International Airport after four hours and 30 minutes. The flight received a water cannon welcome upon landing at the airport while …

Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s Senate resignation accepted ahead of swearing-in as interim PM

August 14, 2023

Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani on Monday accepted Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s resignation from the upper house of the Parliament ahead of the latter’s swearing-in as the caretaker prime minister. A day earlier, the PM-designate had announced his resignation from the Senate as well as the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), which he founded in 2018. According to Geo News, Kakar stepped down from his post …

Billy Porter is dissatisfied with Harry Styles’ Vogue cover. The actor, 53, gave his thoughts on the As It Was singer being the first solo male to appear on the cover of the fashion magazine in a new interview published on Friday by The Telegraph. Styles, 29, is well-known for posing in a Gucci gown for Vogue’s December 2020 issue. Porter, famed for his gender-fluid clothes, believes the One Direction star was chosen for the cover because he is “white and straight.” “It doesn’t feel good to me. You’re using my community — or your people are using my community — to elevate you. You haven’t had to sacrifice anything,” he said, explaining his feelings for Styles’ fashion sense. The Pose star disclosed that many months before the cover was unleashed, he had an interview with Anna Wintour, and the Vogue editor-in-chief questioned him his thoughts regarding how to lead the magazine and this experimental new era of fashion. “That bitch said to me at the end, ‘How can we do better?’ And I was so taken off guard that I didn’t say what I should have said,” he recalled. In retrospect, Porter said he should have told Wintour, “Use your power as Vogue to uplift the voices of the leaders of this de-gendering of fashion movement.” “Six months later, Harry Styles is the first man on the cover,” he added. The Kinky Boots star was adamant of the fact that he doesn’t had any beef for Styles but for the magazine’s decision to feature him on the cover. “It’s not Harry Styles’ fault that he happens to be white and cute and straight and fit into the infrastructure that way … I call out the gatekeepers,” Porter said. The Cinderella alum has previously expressed his dissatisfaction with the treatment of the historic cover. He told The Sunday Times in October 2021, “I feel like the fashion industry has accepted me because they have to. I created the conversation [about nonbinary fashion] and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time.” “I was the first one doing it and now everybody is doing it,” Porter added. “I’m not dragging Harry Styles, but… He doesn’t care, he’s just doing it because it’s the thing to do. This is politics for me. This is my life.”

August 14, 2023

Julia Roberts is paying delightful tribute to her beloved late mother, Betty Lou Bredemus. The Pretty Woman star, 55, in a heartwarming post penned a hearty note for her late mother alongside a picture of her taken from quite low angle, featuring actress’ colourful bracelet decorated with beads that spelled “Betty.” With the photo, Roberts posted a simple caption. “My Mothers Birthday …

Before her untimely passing, Sinead O’Connor was working on an upcoming biopic inspired by her life. Per an insider quoted by The Sun, the Irish singer was considering three different actresses to portray her in the different staged of her life. Sinead had reportedly named Demi Moore, Saoirse Ronan and Niamh Algar for the parts. “Sinéad was keen to explore making her memoir into her film and she had a raft of ideas about how it would look on screen,” the source revealed. “She had a huge amount of respect for Demi and thought Niamh was a real rising star after she saw her in her TV series The Virtues.” The source continued, “Sinéad, too, thought Saoirse was fierce and loved her from her film Brooklyn in 2015 when she played an Irish migrant.” Sinead O’Connor was making a biopic inspired by her life before untimely death It was “clear” that the late musician had given the biopic “real thought” and she also seemed “keen to get involved in the script.” “Her early ideas for the film saw her leaning towards a triptych-style film, featuring three different actresses which would fit with a satirical reference to the Catholic Church’s father, son and Holy Ghost,” the insider stated. Sinead, who died at the age of 56 on July 26 and converted to Islam in 2018, debuted her first album, The Lion and The Cobra, in 1987 but rose to fame with her second. I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, in 1990. However, two years later, the singer became a controversial figure after she appeared on Saturday Night Live, singing an acappella version of Bob Marley’s War. She intended as a protest against the sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church. She then showed a photograph of Pope John Paul II to the camera before tearing it up. The cause of death for Sinead has not been given; however, authorities do not consider anything suspicious.

August 14, 2023

Billy Porter is dissatisfied with Harry Styles’ Vogue cover. The actor, 53, gave his thoughts on the As It Was singer being the first solo male to appear on the cover of the fashion magazine in a new interview published on Friday by The Telegraph. Styles, 29, is well-known for posing in a Gucci gown for Vogue‘s December 2020 issue. Porter, famed for his gender-fluid clothes, …

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