When India banned the hit PUBG mobile game over its diplomatic row with China, Zeyan Shafiq’s eSports team was suddenly left without players. So Shafiq, who is based in Indian occupied Kashmir, did something very unusual: he reached across the border to Pakistan. Shafiq, 18, feared reprisals over his move, but none came. It resulted in an unheard-of alliance between …

Acknowledged for her groundbreaking cell-biological work on the mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation, Pakistan-born Asifa Akhtar has been selected as a recipient of Germany’s Leibniz Prize — one of the most prestigious awards of the country. Germany’s Max Planc society — a fundamental research and science organization, where Akhtar is also serving as the first international female Vice President — shared the …

Amber Heard spent a few days in Istanbul after  recording her testimony  in Johnny Depp case in London earlier this year. Depp  lost the libel suit when her claims were rejected by the court a couple of months later. Amber  had appeared as a witness in the trial of Depp’s case against a British tabloid. The actor was suing the …

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson sparked reunion buzz yet again after they were seen enjoying date night recently. This happened after Khloe flew to meet Tristan in Boston  on Tuesday evening  and the couple headed to Zuma restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street for a low-key dinner. According to a friend revealing to PEOPLE, the couple entered the …

Jennifer Aniston has officialy returned to the sets of her famed show The Morning Show. On Tuesday, the starlet was seen shooting for a sequence  in Los Angeles, after the show recently began production on Season 2. Aniston was seen sporting a beige coat and was being photographed checking her makeup in a mirror as crew members wore face masks standing …

Veteran British actor Sir Ian McKellen has received vaccine against novel coronavirus in the first round of the vaccinations. The 81-year-old actor joined the first eligible groups for the Covid-19 vaccine and was snapped having first dose on Wednesday. He received the vaccine at the Arts Research Centre, Queen Mary University Hospital. After getting the vaccine, Sir Ian said: “It’s …

Tom Cruise let rip over an apparent breach of Covid-19 safety protocols on the London set of the new Mission: Impossible movie, telling crew members they would be fired if they don’t obey the rules, Britain’s Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday. In expletive-filled remarks captured on audio tape obtained by The Sun, the star and producer of the action film yelled at the crew about lapses of …

On November 24, the Richie Mehta-directed Netflix original web-series Delhi Crime, premised on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape, bagged an International Emmy Award in the best drama category. While this occasioned much celebration among Indian netizens, the outcry for banning Netflix India went on simultaneously. #BanNetflix was pitted against #DelhiCrime. As the praises for Delhi Crime poured in, so did the condemnations for Netflix …

Weddings, weddings and more weddings. Winter season in Pakistan is officially the season to get hitched, and despite a global pandemic, there’s no stopping people from coming together to celebrate. Otherwise a joyous time, the shaadi season this year has been a major hub for contracting the deadly virus, with people falling sick in large numbers altogether — often forgetting to wear …

There were no spectators, no influencers, no fashionistas, at Saint Laurent’s presentation of its 2021 Women’s Summer collection, only drone footage of models walking on the crest of a tall sand dune in the middle of a honey-coloured desert. Every year, France’s top fashion houses compete to find the most spectacular locations in Paris to host their women’s wear shows, …