Prominent Pakistani media personality and acclaimed actress Ayeza Khan has addressed the recent speculation and social media rumors regarding a potential separation from her husband, Danish Taimoor. The rumors gained traction after noticeable modifications were made to Ayeza Khan’s official Instagram handle. Aside from a single post, all photographs featuring Danish Taimoor were removed from...
The chalk hovered an inch from the blackboard, frozen in mid-air. For five agonizing seconds, the silence inside Classroom 6-B was deafening. Sir Tariq, a veteran educator of fifteen years, felt a sudden, cold prickle of embarrassment behind his neck. He was facing an unprecedented classroom standoff—not from a unruly student, but from an eleven-year-old...
US President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” 10 days of joint military exercises with South Korea as they were about to get underway, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul’s refusal to take part in actions against Iran. Hours before exercises were scheduled to begin, Trump said on his...
Rescuers in eastern Indonesia will comb through collapsed buildings on Monday to find anyone who might still be trapped under rubble after a deadly quake that killed at least 53 people, as the country marks its independence day reeling from the impact of fresh tremors. Saturday’s disaster in the province of East Nusa Tenggara was the country’s...
United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. “Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “It shows how the Middle...
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warmly welcomed US President Donald Trump’s endorsement and congratulations regarding the historic Makkah Joint Defense Agreement signed between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. In a statement shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that he deeply appreciates President Donald Trump’s supportive...
I often imagine lying in my parents’ bed, spooned against Amma, her one arm and one leg draped over me, I can still smell her night cream. The softness of her clothes, the quiet warmth of her body, the familiar scent that has always meant safety. I play with her bangles until sleep pulls me...
It was 11:50 PM. The house was enveloped in late-night quiet, yet the drawing room glowed with the cold, blue light of screens. Omar and Kinza were completely absorbed in their mobile games, while their parents, Hashim and his wife, remained glued to their laptops finishing late-night work tasks. With ten minutes until midnight, the...
Every year as the month of August dawns, the air fills with an inexplicable surge of enthusiasm and emotional fervor. Green and white crescent flags fluttering in the streets, small paper flags held tightly in children’s hands, and buildings glowing under night lights proclaim that a nation is celebrating the birthday of its homeland. August...
We are huge in numbers, educated, skilled, ambitious and full of passion. We carry degrees, build careers, learn new skills, create businesses, make art, produce content and dream of lives bigger than the circumstances we were born into. We are talented, deeply connected and eager to build lives that mean something. Yet beneath all that...