The halftime show at MetLife Stadium will feature an international lineup including Madonna, Justin Bieber and Shakira. EAST RUTHERFORD: FIFA is set to stage an expanded Super Bowl-style halftime show during the 2026 World Cup final, a move expected to extend the match’s halftime interval to about 30 minutes despite football’s traditional 15-minute break. Broadcasters…
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Wednesday that the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) since last month was “very concerning”, and the longer it persisted, the more harm would be caused to the Kashmir cause and Pakistan’s reputation. Bilawal expressed these views while addressing his party’s office bearers and ticket holders in AJK,…
KOREA: Singer Sunmi is releasing a new digital single on July 15, taking a different approach to the summer sound track by centering it on rain instead of sunshine. “Forever July” marks Sunmi’s first release in about eight months, following her debut full length album “Heart Maid,” which came out last November. According to her…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday met with the secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Nurlan Yermekbayev, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to advancing its objectives, the Foreign Office (FO) said. In a post on X, the FO said that Dar received Yermekbayev, with the two holding a “productive exchange”…
Zendaya made an appearance at The Odyssey premiere in a white gown by Matières Fécales, marking the final stop of the film’s promotional tour. Styled by Law Roach, the actress wore the dramatic design featuring draped detailing, a swirling bodice, a side slit, and angel-inspired wings attached to the back. The gown first appeared during…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has released a draft plan offering small shopkeepers a simplified tax option, charging a flat 1% of their annual turnover with a minimum payment of Rs25,000. The move is aimed at pulling more than three million retailers into the formal tax system during the current fiscal year of…
Pakistan’s latest Agricultural Census reveals shrinking farms, a shift from canals to private groundwater not only bringing shift in agriculture but an emancipation from state, a solar revolution in the fields, an interprovincial food economy, and livestock growth that has far outpaced crop acreage. The state’s desire to count is never entirely innocent. British India…
KATHMANDU: Nepal jailed two former ministers and more than a dozen other people for scamming citizens with the false promise of resettling them abroad as refugees, a court official said Wednesday. More than 100,000 ethnic Nepalis fled Bhutan in the early 1990s following a shift in nationality laws, and many found new homes in the…
Sturdy winds proceed throughout town as temperatures stay between 29°C and 35°C. KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD) has forecast partly cloudy climate in Karachi, with possibilities of drizzle and light-weight rain in some areas of town. In keeping with the climate division, sturdy winds are sweeping throughout town, with speeds ranging between 30 and 35…
LAHORE: A resolution has been submitted to the Punjab Assembly, seeking a nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under the age of 16 without parental consent, amid growing concerns over cyberbullying, online sexual abuse and digital addiction among the minors. The resolution, moved by Punjab lawmaker Sarah Ahmad, urges the provincial government to…
