PM assures all out support to promote KP tourism, conserve forests

Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday while calling for exploiting immense potential in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, assured the federal government’s all out support to promote tourism and environmental and forest conservation in the province. The prime minister, in a meeting with the parliamentarians, also assured for the expansion […]

Emma Stone set to play in new film ‘Poor Things’

ISLAMABAD-Emma Stone is set to star in the upcoming film Poor Things. The 32yearold actress is teaming up with director Yorgos Lanthimos – who she worked with on The Favourite – for a movie adaptation of the novel by Alasdair Gray which was influenced by the 1818 […]

Methane-eating bacteria found in extreme environments

ISLAMABAD-Advanced X-ray techniques yield insights into a bacterial enzyme that turns methane gas into liquid fuel.Scientists have determined the structure of a unique enzyme, produced by a species of methane-eating bacteria, that converts the greenhouse gas into methanol – a highly versatile liquid fuel and […]

Iconic Canadian actor Christopher Plummer dies at 91

Canadian theater, film and television actor Christopher Plummer died in the US at the age of 91. His manager Lou Pitt announced that the actor passed away at his home in Connecticut on Friday.
 The award-winning actor, who played Captain von Trapp in the film […]

Ogra increases RLNG price by $0.88 per MMBTU

ISLAMABAD   –   Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Thursday notified the revised price of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) on networks of the SSGC and SNGPL for the current month. According to a notification issued by the authority, there is $0.8883 per million british thermal […]

Gold price falls

ISLAMABAD   –  The price of 24 karat per tola gold decreased by Rs 650 on Thursday as it was sold at Rs 112,000 against its sale at Rs112,650 the previous day, Karachi Sarafa Association reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by […]

Fantastic Beasts 3 filming shut down

ISLAMABAD  – Filming on the latest Fantastic Beasts movie starring Jude Law has been shut down after an outbreak of COVID-19 among the cast and crew.Fears that the mutant South African strain was responsible has led to Warner Bros to temporarily halt production at their studios in Leavesden, […]

Falak, Sarah, Afaan, Maya steal day one of HBCW

A three-day Hum Bridal Couture week (HBCW) was organized in a local hotel in Lahore. On the first day of the occasion, a total number of eight designers showcased their recent bridal collections leaving the audience spell-bound with the diverse aesthetic combination of traditional and […]

Azam, Alam defy South Africa after Maharaj’s early burst

RAWALPINDI    –  Rain played spoilsport on what was shaping up to be an enthralling first day in Rawalpindi, where Pakistan recovered from an early slide to post 145/3.  Fawad Alam and Babar Azam, in their contrasting styles, racked up an unbroken 123-run stand that helped Pakistan recover […]

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