Film review: Paper Towns – Lost and found in adaptation
As young adults flock to the cinema to get their latest dose of teenage romance, older audiences seem less enthusiastic about the latest 20th Century Fox production. Adapted by The Fault in Our Stars...
View ArticleFilm review: Mission impossible:Rogue Nation – Back with a bang
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the highly-anticipated Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation has a plot as complex as the previous films, if not more. Ethan Hunt is back to his usual hijinks, and the...
View ArticleRahat Fateh Ali Khan supports Adnan Sami’s stay in India
Amid reports of effigies of Adnan Sami — who has been allowed to stay in India — being burnt in Pakistan, Main Tenu crooner Rahat Fateh Ali Khan says it is “wrong”. He believes that every individual is...
View ArticleMQM suspends Rauf Siddiqui’s party membership
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senior leader Rauf Siddiqui was suspended from the party early on Sunday. “During a meeting, MQM’s Rabita Committee in Karachi and London decided to suspend Rauf Siddiqui...
View ArticleBeaten Clarke pleads for patience
NOTTINGHAM: Australia captain Michael Clarke pleaded for patience ahead of what could be a period of major team rebuilding following his side’s tame surrender of the Ashes at Trent Bridge on Saturday....
View ArticleSidharth can play Ram, Ranveer, Arjun or Varun can play Lakhan: Jackie Shroff
The speculations regarding who would be cast in the remake of Subhash Ghai’s 1989 hit Ram Lakhan that originally starred actors Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor in the lead have been going around for...
View ArticleLove in the time of atrocities
Ninety-four-year-old Muhammad Khan Naqshbandi and his 86-year-old wife Masooda have been living in Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, since 1953. “I completed my Masters in Journalism from Punjab University...
View ArticleCricket and politics should be separate: Misbahul Haq
Pakistan Test captain, Misbahul Haq has said that he fully supports the revival of Pakistan and India bilateral cricket relations, reported Press Trust of India. Misbah said cricket should not be...
View ArticleAngry Clarke rubbishes team disunity claims
SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke angrily denied Monday claims that the disastrous England tour has been plagued by off-field dramas, saying it was “absolute garbage”. Clarke, 34, announced he...
View ArticleRecipe: Honey walnut shrimps with sautéed vegetables
Method • Prepare the batter by combining the sesame oil, mayonnaise, red chili, garlic paste, chicken powder, salt, honey, chili sauce, thyme and condensed milk in a large bowl. • Stir the mixture...
View ArticleT-Diaries: Pomme Gohar
What attracted you to fashion choreography? I always found fashion exciting. I was the first Pakistani girl to model in Paris and have also worked as the fashion editor for SHE Magazine for five years....
View ArticleNurturing health and maternal bonding
Breast milk is the essence for the life of a baby, especially during the first six months of its life. Strangely, there are many misconceptions circulating around this most natural practice,...
View ArticleStuck on repeat the exposure effect
There might be thousands of new tracks circulating on the airwaves but there is still something uncanny about Ali Haider’s Puraani Jeans that these tunes simply cannot live up to. Every time the song...
View ArticlePerformance of resistance
Despite its apparent democratic status, Pakistan fails to give equal representation to women in politics. There are a number of platforms for them to launch their political careers from but...
View ArticleJapan set to return to nuclear power after 2-year hiatus
TOKYO: Japan is set to restart a mothballed nuclear reactor for the first time in two years on Tuesday, the operator said, as anti-atomic sentiment still runs high following the 2011 Fukushima crisis....
View Article16-year-old Pakistani wins Dota2 championship in Seattle
SEATTLE: Sumail Hassan, from Karachi made history once again on Saturday when he helped his team, Evil Geniuses, win the Dota 2 International 2015 tournament in Seattle. Sumail, 16, who moved from...
View ArticlePakistan should follow India’s domestic structure: Umar Gul
Veteran fast-bowler Umar Gul said on Saturday Pakistan should revamp its domestic structure on the same lines as India’s to improve the team’s ranking in all formats. The 31-year-old bowler, who has...
View ArticleMission: Impossible 5 soars high for second consecutive week in US
Paramount’s action film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation beat the newly released Fantastic Four this weekend to remain in first place at the North American box office. Mission: Impossible – Rogue...
View ArticleProtests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency declared
FERGUSON: Police in riot gear clashed with protesters who had gathered in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, early on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black teen...
View ArticleAiling Thai king treated for ‘water on the brain’
BANGKOK: Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been treated for “water on the brain” and a chest infection, the palace revealed in a rare statement, amid public concern over the health of the...
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