CANNES: US director Spike Lee raised eyebrows at the Cannes Wednesday when he put signed film festival merchandise up for sale on his personal website. The legendary “Do The Right Thing” director is the first black person ever to head the jury at the world´s biggest film festival. He has cut a dash with his own very personal sense of …

Sofia Richie looked breathtakingly beautiful in a white sports bra and red leggings while on a hike in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The 22-year-old model appeared to be  a fitness diva  as she flaunted her toned abs  and impressive figure while enjoying the warm weather. The  Scott Disick’s ex was seen keeping her incredible physique in peak condition as she …

\Britney Spears has been allowed to choose her own lawyer in the fight to end her controversial conservatorship, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Wednesday. The 39-year-old US pop star demanded once again that her father Jamie Spears be removed from the legal agreement that has controlled her affairs for years. In court last month, Britney made a dramatic plea …

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday explained that there was no need for “double locking” (vaccination with four doses from two different brands), adding the World Health Organisation had also cautioned against the practice. Speaking on a Geo News programme this morning, Dr Sultan said that countries should ensure complete vaccination (two doses) of their …

At least 11 people have died and dozens were reported missing on Thursday as record rainfall in western Germany caused rivers to burst their banks, swept away homes and inundated cellars. Police said four people had died and 70 were missing around the wine-growing hub of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate state, after the Ahr river that flows into the Rhine burst …

Two Pakistan Army troops were martyred in a terrorist attack in Khuda Baksh Bazaar near the coastal town of Pasni in Balochistan, the military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (​ISPR) said that terrorists targeted security forces using an improvised explosive device (​IED). An officer, Captain Affan Masood, and Sepoy Babar Zaman were …

With Eidul Azha just a few days away, the fourth Covid wave appears to be taking hold as Pakistan recorded 2,545 cases on Thursday – a massive 28.5 per cent increase over the 1,980 cases reported a day ago. This is the first time the country has reported more than 2,500 infections since May 29, when 2,697 cases were reported. …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition lawmakers on Wednesday lodged a strong protest in the National Assembly and Senate over scathing remarks of a federal minister about two former prime ministers — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif — and warned that use of such language could lead to more confrontation and chaos. The opposition members in the National Assembly staged a walkout …

ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel, while discussing the viral video case of a couple in Islamabad on Wednesday directed the police to ensure strict punishment from court for all those involved in the case. Senate Standing Committee on Interior, which met here at the Parliament House with Senator Mohsin Aziz in the chair, said that those involved must be punished so …

KARACHI: A Filipino woman was found murdered in Clifton on Wednesday, police said. Area SHO Pir Shabbir Haider said that the body of 32-year-old Sheela was found inside a flat in Upper Gizri by another Filipino woman, who lived in a flat in the same building. She told police that the victim had been living alone for the past seven …