Viggo Mortensen will not return to Middle-earth as Aragorn. The actor who played the future King of Gondor in the original Peter Jackson film Lord of the Rings the trilogy will not reprise the role in The Hunt for Gollum. Director Andy Serkis revealed the news, ending weeks of speculation and sparking intrigue over who […]
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial cabinet has agreed in principle to a voluntary deduction of two days of basic pay for officers in grade 20 and above to support public relief efforts, as the province grapples with the fallout from soaring fuel prices and broader economic pressures triggered by the Iran-US conflict. The decision was taken
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PESHAWAR: Former Jamaat-e-Islami leader Sirajul Haq has called on Muslim countries to put lasting peace ahead of conflict, warning that even the apparent winner of any war between two Islamic nations ends up defeated. Speaking at a policy dialogue titled ‘The Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict and its Regional Impacts’, organized by the Institute of Islamic Studies (IRS)
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People walking past the destroyed house in Afghanistan. —AFP/File Eight people were killed and a child injured on Friday when a house in Kabul collapsed following an earthquake in Afghanistan, the National Disaster Management Authority said. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Friday, the German Geosciences Research Center (GFZ) announced. The
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PESHAWAR: At least 26 people, including 18 children, have been killed and 77 others injured in rain-related incidents in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa since March 25, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Friday. The deaths occurred when roofs and walls of houses collapsed due to heavy rains that hit several areas of the province. Among the
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LAHORE: Aleema Khan, sister of Imran Khan, on Friday called for “resistance” and increased public pressure to secure the release of the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, urging party members and supporters to mobilize. Speaking to media outside an anti-terrorism court after attending trials in cases linked to the May 9 unrest, she questioned why
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that the operating rules do not allow the Balochistan government to grant lifetime benefits to retired chief secretaries or their widows. “In the impugned notification, the petitioners sought to grant lifetime facilities to the retired chief secretaries of Balochistan and their widows. It is important to observe
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As the city runs on gasoline, motorcyclists line up outside a petrol pump in Karachi, waiting for their turn amid soaring fuel prices. Photo: Jalal Qureshi / Express ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy, Awais Leghari, has indicated a possible increase in electricity prices following the recent hike in oil rates. According to the minister, consultations
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Former first lady Bushra Bibi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Lawyers for Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday, seeking a ruling to suspend her sentence in the £190 million case before her appeal against his conviction is heard. Filed by advocate Salman Safdar on behalf
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, former Prime Minister and founder of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). — PID/File Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto challenged the stifling politics of his time, cultivating a new consciousness rooted in human rights, dignity, equality and justice. Rejecting absolutism, he sought to transform politics into public service. As we mark his death anniversary,
