Irish rap group Kneecap is also under investigation after it led crowds in chants against the UK PM Kier Starmer. UK police on Monday launched a criminal investigation into remarks made by rap groups Kneecap and Bob Vylan during the Glastonbury festival, as the US revoked visas for the latter after its frontman led an…
Once iconic figures, belly dancers have watched their prestige wane, their art increasingly confined to nightclubs and wedding halls. As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their artistic heritage. Once iconic figures…
Tax collection target was revised downward twice to Rs12.332tr and then again to Rs11.9 tr ISLAMABAD: With the Fiscal Year 2024-25 coming to an end, it has come to light that the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) missed its tax collection target of Rs12.97 trillion by Rs1.235 trillion, collecting only Rs11.735 trillion. As per a…
Willie Nelson cancels Oklahoma concert due to ‘unforeseeable circumstances’ Willie Nelson has canceled his 2025 Outlaw Music Festival show due to bad weather that damaged his equipment. The Riders in the Sky hitmaker was the headliner for the musical festival until “extreme weather” caused the anniversary concert event to be canceled. “The Outlaw Music Festival’s 10th Anniversary…
Dept continuously updated officials via WhatsApp about rising river flow, issued severe flood warning, says report PESHAWAR: As the concerns regarding the tragic death of 12 people by drowning in the Swat River due to a deluge grow, worrisome reports of official negligence continue to emerge. A departmental probe revealed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa irrigation…
In the 12-day war of aggression, Israel and the US alone cannot be given credit for the major political setback The 12-day war of aggression waged principally by Israel against Iran has been fascinating for its starkness on multiple fronts. Much like Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians, on open display yet unstoppable, the falsehood and…
CIE confirms that results for the three leaked syllabuses will be issued as normal Cambridge International Education (CIE) has offered that students who sat any of the three leaked papers in the June 2025 exam series will be allowed to retake them free of charge in November, The affected papers are AS & A Level…
Paetongtarn’s Pheu Thai party already abandoned by key conservative coalition partner over scandal Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia. The kingdom’s politics have been dominated for years by a battle between the conservative,…
Ambassador Kamran Akhtar also elected as President of 53rd session of UNI In a development reflecting Pakistan’s progress and success on the diplomatic front, Islamabad has assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of July. The development, as confirmed by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in a post on X,…
KSE-100 Index soars to intraday high of 128,149.46, surging by 2,522.15 points, or 2% The capital market continued its record-breaking momentum on Tuesday, fuelled by budget clarity, falling interest rates, and sustained investor optimism, following the close of a stellar fiscal year marked by macroeconomic gains and strong foreign support. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX)…
