KARACHI: An special flight chartered by the Sindh government brought another batch of 180 stranded students from Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, who belonged to different parts of the country. Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori, Sindh ministers Sharjeel Memon and Nasir Hussain Shah and deputy mayor Salman Murad received the students. Emotional scenes were witnessed at the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport where parents …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Safe City Authority’s online system was knocked down by hacker(s) leading to its shut down, police officers privy to the development told Dawn on Saturday. They said the hacker(s) attacked the system two days ago and since then it was shut down. The hacker(s) entered the main server of the system on Thursday and then the server having data …

Veteran TV and stage actor Talat Hussain died in Karachi on Sunday at the age of 83. Hussain, born on Sept 18, 1940, passed away after a prolonged illness, state broadcaster PTV said in a post on social media platform X.     Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi President Ahmed Shah also confirmed Hussain’s death, adding that the actor had long been undergoing …

A Pakistan Army captain and a soldier were martyred on Sunday while five terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Peshawar district’s Hassan Khel area, the military’s media wing said. A statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces conducted the IBO on the reported presence of terrorists. “During conduct of the operation, …

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani have agreed to visit Pakistan on the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday. According to the report, the development came during two separate meetings Shehbaz held in Islamabad with Kuwait’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nassar Abdulrahman Jasser Almutairi and Qatar’s Ambassador to Pakistan …

Royal watchers are convinced First Lady of Nigeria took a sly dig at Meghan Markle for her revealing choice of clothes during her trip earlier this month. Speaking at an event to mark President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office to recognise how women have made significant contributions to all spheres of life, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, urged the Nigerian children …

Kate Middleton is taking some strict caution as she continues her preventative cancer treatment. The Princess of Wales, who is reportedly moving to Sandringham to recover, has not met her friends since the diagnosis. “The key thing for her now is avoiding any kind of stress or anxiety and just getting on with the business of getting better,” a friend …

Britney Spears is always going to advocate for survivors of abuse. Over the weekend, the Princess of Pop, 42, showed support for her former fling and longtime choreographer, Wade Robson, who has accused the late King of Pop Michael Jackson of abuse. Taking to her Instagram on Friday, May 24, Spears re-posted video of Wade in a since-deleted post via Page …

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle revert to an old royal tradition often observed by Queen Elizabeth when she went on royal tours. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled to Nigeria earlier this month but their two children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, almost 3, were left back home in Montecito, California. While the tour was not made on behalf …

Zayn Malik hinted at more solo performances on the horizon after making an electrifying return to the stage for the first time in over eight years. Taking to social media on Saturday, May 25, the former One Direction sensation expressed his gratitude in a heartfelt note alongside a carousel of photos from his recent concert. “Been 8 days since I …