Web Desk — In order to mark the 10th death anniversary of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il, the state has barred its citizens from laughing, shopping and other leisure activities for 11 days. Drinking will also be prohibited during the mourning period. This is not a new practice in North Korea as the same have been imposed in the past, …

Web Desk — Renowned film and tv actor Humayun Saeed is another celebrity from Pakistan to have received the Golden Visa of United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Meray Pass Tum Ho actor Humayun Saeed shared the news on Instagram with picture of receiving his new visa from an official of the UAE Government. Saeed thanked the UAE rulers saying: “Honoured …

Web Desk — VJ Mathira took serious exception to veteran actor Faisal Qureshi’s comments about the difficulties of working with married women. In a recent interview, Faisal said he preferred to work with younger, unmarried women. Mathira, while deeming the statement problematic, said why a woman’s ability of “Multi-tasking” wasn’t appreciated. Mathira said her career was made to suffer after …

Web Desk — Kamran Akmal, the former Peshawar Zalmi batsman, has criticized PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja’s recent comments concerning the change of categories of certain players.  In protest over being demoted to Diamond from Gold and finally, to Silver, Akmal announced he was withdrawing from PSL 7. In a media interaction, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board responded to …

Web Desk — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will meet with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan during his trip to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, the highest-level visit since the countries formalized relations in November last year. Bennett will meet with the UAE’s de facto ruler on Monday to discuss “deepening relations between Israel and …

Web Desk — West Indies T20I captain Nocholas Pooran is in Pakistan for the first time and on his arrival to Karachi Pooran tweeted: “Happy to be in Pakistan for the first time!” Senior all-rounder Shoaib Malik welcomed Pooran to Pakistan as the Windies on Thursday arrived in the country for T20I and ODI series against Pakistan. Responding to Pooran, …

Web Desk — Beginning from January 1, 2022, the United Arab Emirates will adopt a new four-and-a-half day working week with Saturdays and Sundays as the new weekends. The United Arab Emirates announced today that it will move to a four-and-a-half-day working week starting January 1, 2022, in a tweet and official statement. The weekend will be Friday afternoon, Saturday, …

Web Desk — South African scientists warn that the new omicron variant is more likely to cause reinfections among people who have already battled COVID-19, abc News has reported. In South Africa, researchers have been tracking reinfections and reported a jump with the arrival of Omicron that they had not noticed when the previous variants, including the extra-contagious delta variant, …

Web Desk — On Friday night, British Deputy High Commissioner hosted a glamorous James Bond theme party for Pakistani celebrities. Celebrities from showbiz attended the bash, including Mehwish Hayat, Humayun Saeed, Amna Ilyas, Imran Ashraf, Ahad Raza Mir, Adnan Siddiqui, and Sherry Rehman. All attendees dressed up according to the dress code, with men wearing dapper tuxedos and women in …

Web Desk — After a bad light situation on Saturday caused the final session of the second Test against Bangladesh at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to be abandoned, Pakistan were 161-2 at stumps. After the tea break, the play did not resume, with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam batting on 60 along with Azhar Ali, 36 not out after left-arm spinner …