ISLAMABAD: About 50,000 children in Gilgit-Baltistan were involved in child labour, said a report launched on Wednesday. The new report estimates prevalence of 13.1 per cent child labour in GB, with one in seven children is working. Many children work in hazardous conditions and are almost twice as likely to report mental health problems, according to ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Child Labour Survey …

Three squad members of the national women’s team participating in the pre-West Indies series camp at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi have tested positive for Covid-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement. According to the PCB, the players tested positive during the routine Covid-19 testing carried out on Wednesday and now they had started …

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Thursday filed a plea in a Lahore sessions court, seeking withdrawal of the bailable arrest warrant issued by the court a day ago in a defamation suit. Gill, during a TV show in September last year, had accused a Turkish company M/s Platform Turizm Tasimacilik — a …

National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf on Thursday said that Pakistan needed to “unapologetically” share its narrative with the world. Speaking at a seminar in Islamabad on national narratives, Yusuf outlined three words that encapsulated his approach to narratives: proactive, unapologetic and pragmatic. “Virtually every time we communicate, these three principles can get us anywhere we want to go. There …

Actor Ahmed Ali Butt is touching on his experience as a host to advise anchor Nauman Niaz. Turning to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, the JPNA star asked Niaz to apologize to Shoaib Akhtar on-air. “Being an actor and host myself, I understand completely what the job is. A host is the captain of the ship and its his responsibility …

Prince Harry is all set to unleash a storm with his explosive memoir, slated to release in 2022. The Duke of Sussex will not even spare his own father, who according to a royal expert, will be ‘more in the firing line.’ “If I was Prince Charles, I’d be looking for a pile of coats to hide under,” royal commentator …

Lady Gaga is all set for a stellar performance in her upcoming crime-drama House of Gucci. In teaser two of the much-anticipated film, fan’s spot Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) meeting Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) for the first time. “Gucci is like a cake,” Maurizio says in the 30-second clip. “You have a taste, then you want more, and then you want …

Meghan Markle has given fans rare insights into her relationship with Archie but remained tight-lipped about anything relating to her infant daughter Lilibet. The Duchess shared these insights in her new Bench reading video in partnership with the Brightly Storytime channel. In the video, she could be heard saying, “Today I’m going to be read to you my book called The …

Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria’s podcast, Mom Brain, has been discontinued due to cultural appropriation scandal. The news came amid Alec’s fatal shooting on Rust‘s set, killing director of photography, Halyna Hutchins. Recent reports have revealed that the trademark for her show is no longer ‘active’ and has been given up by Vaynerstudios, LLC and The Gallery Media Group. The Sun reported, “The office …

Experts believe Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are on a witch hunt to try and ‘gain control’ of their story’ and are reportedly willing to ‘cut’ as many people off as necessary. This observation has been brought forward by royal author Tom Bower. He started off by dubbing the couple’s approach a “poisonous choice” and told Closer magazine that Meghan may one …