ISLAMABAD: Suspended Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar, wanted in the Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case, was arrested on Wednesday following his appearance before the Supreme Court. Anwar was removed from his post after his suspected involvement in the murder of a 27-year-old native of Waziristan in a ‘staged’ …

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti will seek the nomination to run for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party in Brampton. Mammoliti, an outspoken and frequently controversial politician who counts few friends on council after holding elected office for a quarter century, will try to make the jump back to Queen’s Park after he …

TORONTO — Canada’s wireless providers are preparing for a looming update to the National Public Alerting System that will force smartphones to sound an ominous alarm when an emergency alert is triggered. In case of emergencies including Amber Alerts, forest fires, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or severe weather, officials will …

As “Padmaavat” completes 50 days in theatres, the studio that produced the controversial Bollywood film called for an environment where filmmakers are free to tell stories based on Indian history and mythology. The epic was the target of right-wing fringe groups which claimed it distorted history by portraying a Muslim …

KARACHI: It is learnt that Feroze Khan, a super talented actor, dashing model and of course brother of the extremely endowed sister Humaima Malick, has confirmed the report that he is all set to tie the knot with someone from outside the Pakistani media industry. Feroze did not reveal much …

British-Pakistani film producer Aftab Fayaz has signed Mehwish Hayat for his next project. According to reports, Fayaz is in Pakistan to complete the cast of his next Punjab language movie which would be directed by Shahid Zahoor. Name of the movies has not been disclosed yet. Aftab Fayaz previously produced …

To mark the birthday of the deceased American singer-songwriter Chester Bennington, his widow Talinda decided to take the opportunity to spread awareness about mental illnesses. The American rock band Linkin Park’s lead singer who would have turned 42 today, has become a beaming light for the world even after his …

New York: Google on Tuesday launched a new initiative, committing $300 million to help news publishers get more paid subscribers while stemming the flow of misinformation. The internet giant described the Google News Initiative as part of an “effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age.” The announcement in …

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is mulling over acquiring Rocket Internet’s online retail unit in Pakistan, a source close to the development said. Bloomberg citing the source reported that the purpose of acquiring Rocket Internet’s online retail unit is to help China’s biggest e-commerce company expand its reach …

WASHINGTON: White House staff secretary Rob Porter said on Wednesday he would resign following accusations of domestic abuse from two former wives. He did not say when his resignation would be effective. Porter, a senior adviser who is in charge of much of the documentation that goes to President Donald …