North Korean awarded death sentence for smuggling ‘Squid Game’ By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021A North Korean man has been sentenced to death after he was caught trying to smuggle copies of Netflix’s hit show Squid Game into the country, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA). Sources told RFA that the authorities were led to the man after high school students who had bought copies of the show from him […]
Atif Aslam enthralls audience at Expo 2020 Dubai By: APP on November 18, 2021DUBA: Pakistani pop star Atif Aslam performed at Expo 2020 Dubai, the world’s largest cultural gathering on Wednesday night, enthralling the audience with a mix of his biggest hits from Pakistan, Bollywood, and Coke Studio performances. The audience welcomed Atif with a round of applause, waving hands, and loud screams of ‘Atif Atif’, ‘we love […]
LHC seeks reply from Pemra over plea against drama advisory By: Web Desk on October 27, 2021The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notice to the Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) looking for its reply to a application against a notification abstaining TV channels from airing ‘objectionable dramas’ and ‘intimate scenes’. The petitioner referred to an October 21, 2021 notification by the Pemra, stating that all television channels, including those […]
Mark Zuckerberg sees ‘coordinated effort’ behind leaks to paint ‘false picture’ of Facebook By: AFP on October 26, 2021SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spoken for the first time since a US news collective published a deluge of withering reports arguing the company prioritises its growth over people’s safety. In an earnings call, he assailed the reporting as an effort to cast the social network used by billions of people in an […]
Pakistan,Turkey to launch joint film production venture to highlight Islamic values: Faisal Javed By: APP on October 22, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan on Friday said that Pakistan would launch a joint venture with Turkey to produce movies and dramas based on Islamic culture, heritage, social values, history and achievements of Islamic heroes. Talking to a private news channel, he said that in collaboration with brotherly neighbour country Turkey, Pakistan […]
AI can see through you: CEOs’ language under machine microscope By: Reuters on October 20, 2021Executives, beware! You could become your own worst enemy. CEOs and other managers are increasingly under the microscope as some investors use artificial intelligence to learn and analyse their language patterns and tone, opening up a new frontier of opportunities to slip up. In late 2020, according to language pattern software specialist Evan Schnidman, some […]
Ayubia chairlift closed down for the tourists By: Web Desk on October 2, 2021The main attraction for tourists, the famous chairlift in the Abbottabad tourist resort of Ayubia has been closed down for the public, terming that its further use could harm human lives, because it had been installed there for the past five decades. According to a Galiyat Development Authority spokesman, the chairlift has become too old […]
Netflix acquires first video game studio By: AFP on September 29, 2021Netflix has announced the acquisition of its first video game studio, as the streaming giant bids to expand its entertainment empire with a push into the lucrative gaming sector. The company announced Tuesday that it has bought the California-based Night School Studio, best known as the creators of paranormal thriller game Oxenfree. Netflix had indicated […]
Amitabh Bachchan shares a rare photo By: Web Desk on September 12, 2021Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan recently posted a photo to Instagram that brings back memories of his time in the 1970s by showing himself with a group of legendary Bollywood actors Shatrughan Sinha, Dharmendra, Prem Chopra, and Jeetendra. On Saturday, Amitabh Bachchan reminisced about the 1970s by sharing a rare black-and-white image from his youth collection. This […]
Arooj Aftab makes it to Obama’s summer playlist By: webdesk on July 12, 2021Arooj Aftab, the famous Pakistan singer has showed up into summer season with a particular high after the Pakistani musician was highlighted on Barack Obama’s 2021 summer playlist with her song Mohabbat. The former US President on Monday, shared his annual summer playlist on Twitter over the weekend, writing, “Here’s a playlist of songs I’ve […]