ISLAMABAD: The possibility of imposing an emergency or Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has moved beyond political speculation, with senior federal officials now openliy discussing constitutional options as tensions rise ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s planned October 4 march on Islamabad. Meanwhile, some ‘senior anchors,’ citing information from their sources, have also claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is facing a difficult political situation and could be removed from office. The PTI had postponed its September 27 march and announced October 4 as the new date. The planned protest, which the party says is part of its campaign seeking…
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Hollywood Deploys Massive Star-Powered Slate as Industry Forecasts Historic October Box Office Boom Exhibitors brace for unprecedented theater traffic driven by an aggressive mix of premium A-list dramas, explosive intellectual properties, and terrifying seasonal horror. Lahore Mirror: The global box office is bracing for a historic autumn surge as major Hollywood studios prepare to launch an unprecedentedly diverse slate of blockbuster films this October. Industry analysts and theater exhibition executives predict a highly lucrative four weeks, driven not by a single franchise tentpole, but by a powerhouse combination of A-list star vehicles, high-concept survival thrillers, and a calculated wave of…
Puntland/Karachi (Express Tribune, Reuters): Somali pirates killed five crew members, including three Pakistanis, after opening fire on sailors aboard the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 as Puntland security forces moved to rescue the vessel. The tanker, carrying 17 crew members, was hijacked on April 21 near the Somali coast during a resurgence in piracy in the region. The Reuters report, published by SCMP, said the five deaths appeared to be the first reported killings of crew members by Somali pirates in more than a decade. According to the Express Tribune, three Pakistani sailors were among those killed after the pirates…
Lahore Mirror : Middle Eastern oil exports are recovering after months of disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, but shipments remain below pre-war levels and the market still faces high security, transport and supply risks. Oil exports through and around the Strait of Hormuz increased sharply in September after Iran disrupted shipping through the waterway. Kpler data showed an average of about 10 million barrels per day moving through Hormuz during September, while another roughly 6 million barrels per day left Persian Gulf producers through pipelines and ports that bypass the strait. Before the conflict, around 19 million barrels per…
WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson and some of the world’s leading technology executives on Tuesday as Washington faces growing pressure to strengthen oversight of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. Among those expected at the White House meeting are Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, according to people familiar with the planning. The discussions are expected to focus on how the United States can encourage continued AI innovation while addressing concerns about the potential risks posed by increasingly powerful systems. Johnson said…
Ayaz Khan Lohani For thousands of years, farmers in Ethiopia have cultivated a remarkable plant that looks like a banana but behaves very differently. Known as enset, or Ethiopian false banana, the crop has survived droughts, food shortages and climatic uncertainty—and scientists now believe its unusual qualities could make it an important tool in the global fight against hunger. Often described as “the tree against hunger,” enset has been cultivated in Ethiopia for more than 7,000 years. Today, between 18 and 25 million people depend on it to some degree, particularly in southern and southwestern Ethiopia. But the growing scientific…
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon inaugurated the Mosamiyat Flyover on Sunday, marking another step in the development of Karachi’s Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The inauguration was attended by Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani and Karachi Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad. Memon also inspected the Red Line corridor and received a briefing from officials on the progress of the project. However, images from the ceremony showing a red carpet laid along the route of the minister’s vehicles drew attention on social media, with some questioning the use of such arrangements at…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump says he expects American negotiators to hold more talks with Iran this week, despite rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal aimed at ending the war. Trump made the comments in a phone interview with Axios on Sunday, one day after he rejected the Iranian proposal presented during indirect talks in New York. The comments suggest that diplomatic efforts remain open despite major differences between Washington and Tehran over the terms of a possible agreement. Qatar and other regional mediators are continuing efforts to bring the two sides closer. Iran and US Remain Far Apart According to Axios,…
BELGRADE: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday, ending his second and final term as president and paving the way for him to seek the post of prime minister in the country’s October 25 parliamentary election. Vucic announced his resignation from the presidential palace in Belgrade. He told supporters that he was stepping down and that he would hand his duties to Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic. “This is the last evening for me in this building,” Vucic told supporters gathered outside the presidency. He also said he had served Serbia with what he described as honor and honesty. Vucic Moves…
The history of Pakistani cinema is often remembered through its romantic musicals, family dramas and commercially successful stars. But beneath that popular tradition existed another, more socially conscious strand of filmmaking—one that sought to portray poverty, class inequality and the frustrations of ordinary people. At the center of this emerging tradition was filmmaker Khalil Qaiser, whose 1960 film Clerk offered a striking departure from the escapist cinema of its time. More than six decades later, the film remains significant not only for its subject but also for what it represented: an attempt to bring the struggles of the working class…
