FACEBOOK and Twitter are not the neutral bulletin boards they claim to be, but are instead carefully created hierarchies of intervention made by those who run these tech giants, said Senator Sherry Rehman during a panel discussion at the London edition of the Lahore Literature Festival (LLF) this weekend. The session, which discussed the dark side of social platforms such …

For a long time, there have been rumours of Mehwish Hayat portraying Benazir Bhutto in a biopic and now the actor has revealed that these are true. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Hayat revealed that the biopic is “being written right now, it’ll take some time, but I cannot wait to play [Benazir Bhutto]. I’ve been reading up about her …

Hollywood’s female filmmakers set out plans to achieve gender equality Sunday as actress Geena Davis and director Lina Wertmuller collected honorary Oscars at a star-studded ceremony focused on diversity Hollywood’s female filmmakers set out plans to achieve gender equality Sunday as actress Geena Davis and director Lina Wertmuller collected honorary Oscars at a star-studded ceremony focused on diversity. “Thelma and Louise” star Davis told the …

Marvel fans were outraged following a certain controversial statement by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese but it looks like writers for the franchise are nothing but unmoved by the remarks. Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, writers of the record-shattering blockbuster hit Avengers: Endgame gave their take on Scorsese’s jab while talking to Variety. “I just react by going… everyone is entitled to their opinion. …

Jennifer Aniston, the undisputed queen of Hollywood has now been reigning over social media as well, despite having joined it only recently. During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen Show, the 50-year-old Friends actor revealed why after keeping herself away from the world of social media for an extensive period, decided to jump on board. Read More:  Jennifer Aniston becomes fastest user …

Selena Gomez has been all over the headlines ever since the release of her latest track and the cold war that followed between her, Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin. During an interview with The Zach Sang Show, the 27-year-old singer dished the details about a number of things including her love life and how she tends to tread in the future …

ISLAMABAD: A staff mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has arrived in Islamabad to conduct the first quarterly review of Pakistan’s performance under its $6bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF) finalised in May this year. The successful completion of the first review would enable Islamabad to draw about $453 million from the Fund in first part of December this year, …

WASHINGTON: Anonymous shell companies are one of the most widely used methods for laundering the proceeds of crime and corruption, says the latest report by the Paris-based international financial agency Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Its latest report identifies “best practices” to help countries “get rid of the cloak of secrecy” concerning the ultimate owner of a company, foundation, association …

Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by more than five months of anti-government protests that show no signs of relenting, and is unlikely to achieve annual economic growth this year, the city’s Financial Secretary said. “The blow to our economy is comprehensive,” Paul Chan said in a blog post on Sunday, adding that a preliminary estimate for third-quarter GDP …

EU member states on Monday agreed to postpone Britain’s divorce from the bloc for up to three months until January 31, with possible off-ramps beforehand. “The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK’s request for a Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020,” the president of the European Council Donald Tusk tweeted. EU member states will wait for Britain’s …