‘The Shape of Water’ and cinema’s love affair with monsters
AFP | In the charm stakes, he's hardly Cary Grant, but the goofy-looking amphibian in "The Shape of Water" upholds a tradition of monster movies...
Political parties cry foul amid Senate vote rigging allegations
News Desk | Amid allegations of horse trading, several political parties have called for an investigation into the Senate elections. The ruling party Pakistan Muslim...
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
AFP | An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid as the regime...
Customs slapped a billion rupee fine after stalling imported cars for 141 days
News Desk | In a borderline comical situation, the custom authorities that locked down 10,000 vehicles on the Karachi port, have been slapped a huge...
Trump name stripped from Panama hotel in property dispute
AFP | Workers pried the name "Trump" off a luxury hotel in Panama City on Monday as its owner said he had succeeded in expelling...
Railway tracks being repaired 11 years after Benazir’s assassination riots
News Desk | In a controversial move, the Government has decided to raise the cost of the 11-year old rehabilitation project of the railways infrastructure...
Destruction by courtiers
Dr. Farid A Malik | Seath by chocolate and destruction by courtiers (darbaris) have a lot in common, as they are highly palatable and grow...
MQM-P lawmaker tries to kill herself
News Desk | Shazia Farooq, Member Provincial Assembly of MQM-P, attempted suicide on Monday by excessivley taking sleeping pills. She was rushed to the Abbasi...
Xi Jing Ping: President for life?
News Desk | The central committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to remove the expression that the president and the vice-president ‘shall serve...
Saudi Arabia signs ten-year deal with WWE for pro-wrestling events
News Desk | Saudi Arabia will host World Wrestling Event (WWE) for the next decade following a finalization of a deal signed between Turki al-sheikh,...
Democrats: We are Defined by what we Defend
Saeed Afridi | Democracy is a complex and much misunderstood entity in countries with a history of authoritarian rule. Transition from authoritarianism can suffer distortions...
Anomalies in Senate elections: Siraj and Imran Khan urge CJ to take notice
News Analysis | The 3rd March Senate elections turned out to be a huge surprise for the nation as the seats won by parties were...