UK MP calls for action against Mehwish Hayat, Honey Singh over music video featuring kids with guns

The video for ‘Jatt Mehkma’ features young boys wielding guns and has drawn sharp criticism from UK officials and activists. Actor Mehwish Hayat and Indian rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh are under scrutiny in the UK after a music video featuring children wielding imitation firearms triggered an official complaint to the British government, reported Deadline. The…

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Israel steps up Gaza bombardment ahead of White House talks on ceasefire

Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders on Monday, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration. A day after US President Donald Trump urged an end to the 20-month-old conflict, a confidant of Prime Minister…

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Abbasi takes on Austen

Pakistani director is working on ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Abbasi’s take on Janice Hadlow’s novel has excited fans. Photos: File Is Jane Austen the gift that keeps on giving? Whatever disgruntled literature students may feel, when you are a filmmaker, there is only one answer to this question, and it is this: yes. And thus,…

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All 22 people trapped in Kharadar building collapse rescued

Roof collapse blamed on excessive load from recently installed water tank, said a resident All 22 people trapped in Kharadar building collapse rescued A six-story residential building partially collapsed early Monday morning, near the Barra Imam bargah in Karachi’s Kharadar area, trapping at least 22 people, rescue officials said. The incident occurred around 7:30 am when…

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PBA refutes misleading claims on remittance subsidies

‘Allegations that banks manipulate remittance data, launder undeclared funds, or facilitate tax evasion are baseless’ The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) rejected on Monday misleading assertions in recent press coverage suggesting that government subsidies to banks under remittance incentive schemes serve no economic purpose. Last week, an independent policy institute urged the government to reconsider subsidising profitable banks…

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