KARACHI: Tropical storm Kyarr is the talk of the town these days in the coastal regions of Pakistan, India, Oman, Yemen and other Middle Eastern countries. Currently super cyclonic storm Kyarr is active in the Arabian Sea. It is 790km far from Karachi and moving towards Oman. Meaning of Kyarr Although Kyarr is the hot topic of discussion, but very …

ISLAMABAD: If the declarations made by lawmakers in their statements of assets are to be believed, the number of members of the Sindh Assembly having weapons is almost twice that of the members of the other three provincial assemblies put together who possess arms. An analysis of the statements of assets submitted by lawmakers for 2018 shows that out of …

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday stopped Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) from taking any “adverse action” against anchorpersons who challenged a recent directive issued by the regulatory body — which barred television anchors from giving their “opinions” during talk shows — until further orders from court. About 11 television anchorpersons filed a petition against Pemra’s notification in the high court, …

A sessions court in Karachi sentenced film director Mansoor Mujahid and his friend Anab Hameed to life imprisonment for the murder of their friend Faisal Nabi. The court also ordered both convicts to pay Rs200,000 each to Nabi’s heirs as compensation. The court kept the case as dormant against a third accused Masooma Zainab Abidi — who is absconding and was …

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) on Wednesday said that internet services have fully been restored, a day after Pakistan faced a countrywide disruption following a fault in its submarine cables. In a statement by the PTCL spokesman, the company regretted any inconvenience that had been caused by the disruption in services. A spokesperson for Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) also confirmed the …

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Wednesday urged all satellite TV licensees to comply with a Lahore accountability court order against programmes “maligning the courts without any basis”. According to a Pemra notification, an order issued by the accountability court on October 25, stated that “without legal acumen” politicians and media personnel were involved in maligning the court …

LOS ANGELES: Disney´s dark fairy tale “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” edged out “Joker” in a fierce battle of the supervillains this weekend, taking $19.4 million in North American theaters, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The film, a sequel to the 2014 live-action hit, stars Angelina Jolie as the evil sorceress of “Sleeping Beauty” fame. This time around, Michelle Pfeiffer …

Kate Middleton and Prince William have been married for almost eight magical years. However, their relationship has not been laden with roses and daisies. Reports have confirmed that although the pair met during their studies at St Andrews, they didn’t get together until 2003. After they initially began dating, the couple’s relationship attracted a large amount of media attention. After …