Vanessa Bryant has paid an emotional tribute to her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on what would have been his 47th birthday. It has been over five years since the NBA legend died at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash, an accident that also claimed the life of his and Vanessa’s 13-year-old daughter, Gigi Bryant, and seven other people. Taking to her official Instagram account, Vanessa posted a photo of her and Kobe, where she is seen kissing him on the cheek. “We love and miss you and Gigi so much. Sending our love to you. Happy birthday, baby,”…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
The Grammy Award-winning singer Laufey has recently stated that she is more than just a jazz icon. Known for her third album, A Matter of Time, Laufey is often labeled a “Gen Z jazz icon,” but she prefers not to be confined to a single genre. In an interview with Vogue.co.uk, she explained, “My music is a derivative of Jazz. I am a Jazz singer and I love Jazz music, but I wouldn’t say I’m the face of current Jazz.” The “From The Start” hitmaker added that her music is a “mishmash of Jazz and classical and bossanova and pop.”…
Jason Isaacs has opened up about how his children reacted to his first-ever Emmy nomination. The actor received the nomination for his performance in season 3 of The White Lotus. During his conversation with People Magazine, Jason, who shares two daughters with his wife Emma Hewitt, revealed that his daughters were “not even mildly” impressed by his nomination. He said, “I’m [currently] shooting in Dublin, and I went to Montreal for a couple of days to put my daughter’s shelves up and put pictures up and blinds and take her shopping and get furniture for [her] apartment. That’s all she…
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued a flood warning following forecasts from the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) for continued wet weather in various parts of the province. In its weather advisory, the provincial body stated that today’s downpours are likely to cause local streams and rivers to swell, with a risk of flooding in districts including Chitral, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, and Abbottabad. It added that persistent rain could also cause landslides in mountainous areas, threatening to block roads and cut off remote communities. The PDMA noted that low-lying areas of Peshawar, Nowshera, and Mardan…
Karachi police have registered a case against Farhan Ghani, a PPP leader and Chairman of Chanesar Town, who is the brother of Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani. The case was filed at the Ferozabad police station on a complaint by a government employee, Hafiz Sohail, who alleged he was attacked on August 22 while supervising fiber cable work on a service road near Shahrah-e-Faisal. The FIR names Farhan and his five associates under charges of attempted murder and terrorism, along with other legal provisions. The PPP leader and town chairman is currently in police custody after he and four…
Heavy rains have swept across parts of Pakistan, causing widespread flooding, damaging homes, and leaving at least seven people dead in Dera Ismail Khan. In Islamabad and Rawalpindi, hours of downpour triggered flash floods in local streams and drains. The Bhara Kahu area was submerged, with water entering shops and houses, and vehicles left stranded. Authorities also opened the spillways of Rawal Dam to relieve pressure as the water level rose. Several hiking trails in the Margalla Hills, including Trails 2, 3, 4, 5, and the one behind Saidpur village, were closed for public safety. In Dera Ismail Khan, powerful…
Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah has voiced doubts about the independence of Pakistan’s judicial system, stating that the country needs “an independent judiciary and judges.” Speaking at an event organized by the Defence of Human Rights, he said, “If the state is involved in missing persons cases, the courts cannot do anything.” Lamenting the difficulty of speaking the truth, and how the one who does “is hated the most,” the senior judge described cases involving missing persons as the “most difficult.” Justice Minallah’s remarks come against the backdrop of allegations of human rights violations concerning enforced disappearances, a charge vehemently…
On Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with Bangladesh’s Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain, with the goal of raising bilateral relations to a new level. According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, during the meeting, the two sides reviewed a wide range of topics, including “high-level exchanges, trade and economic cooperation, people-to-people contacts, cultural exchanges, cooperation on education and capacity building, and humanitarian issues.” The two countries are also discussing regional and international matters, such as the revival of SAARC and the resolution of the Palestine and Rohingya issues, and both sides agreed to work on further strengthening their…
India’s federal investigating agency announced on Saturday that it has opened a criminal case against industrialist Anil Ambani and his company Reliance Communications Ltd. following a complaint of alleged fraud from the country’s largest bank. State Bank of India (SBI) claimed that Anil Ambani, the younger brother of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Reliance Communications defrauded the bank, leading to losses of 30 billion Indian rupees ($344 million). The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted search operations in Mumbai at Anil Ambani’s residence and the offices of the now-insolvent Reliance Communications, the agency said in a press statement. A spokesperson for…
The Israeli military has uprooted approximately 3,000 olive trees in the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyir, located northeast of Ramallah. The action has angered residents who believe it is part of a broader strategy to displace communities from their ancestral lands. According to Marzouq Abu Naim, the deputy head of the village council, the Israeli army issued orders to clear a 0.27 sq km (0.1 sq mile) plot of farmland. The military claimed the trees posed a “security threat” to a nearby Israeli settlement road. Abu Naim told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that soldiers raided over 30 homes early Saturday,…
