Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” swept France’s 30th Lumière Awards, the local equivalent of the Golden Globes, at a ceremony held Monday in Paris at the Forum des Images. Emilia Pérez dominated the show, winning a whopping five awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Carla Sofía Gascon, and Music for Camille … Read more
Pakistan Textiles Group’s exports rose by 9.67% during the first half (July-December) of fiscal year 2024-25, reaching $9.084 billion compared to $8.283 billion in the same period last year, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data. ). Textile exports in December 2024 saw an increase of 5.55% year-on-year, reaching $1.477 billion compared to $1.399 … Read more
Islamabad: Punjab has expanded its property tax collection system to include residential communities outside urban centres, marking the first time taxes have been imposed on such areas, according to tax department officials. Under the new framework, residents of government-approved housing societies will be required to pay property tax based on metropolitan rates. The Excise Tax … Read more
Paul Schrader has expressed support for using ChatGPT to come up with movie ideas. In a recent Facebook post, the “Taxi Driver” writer and “First Reformed” director said he asked the AI platform to create plots for films by famous directors, including himself, and was impressed with the results. “I am stunned,” Schrader wrote. “I … Read more
Ruling the World: The Kremlin’s attempt to seize global power during the Cold WarBy Sergei RadchenkoCambridge University Press, 2024 It turns out that Sergei Radchenko’s book, a work that took years to write, reached the reader in the third year of Russia’s war against Ukraine. To summarize the idea of the book in a few … Read more
Once a source of national pride and one of Asia’s leading airlines, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has fallen into turmoil, becoming synonymous with mismanagement and controversy. In this video, we delve into the history of PIA – from its promising beginnings as Orient Airlines in 1946 to its transformation into PIA in 1955 and the … Read more
Islamabad: The Punjab Community Development and Local Government Department has finalized land use and zoning plans for 32 districts, identifying specific areas for residential, commercial and industrial development, according to official sources. This initiative seeks to prevent the continued conversion of agricultural land into unauthorized residential projects. In recent decades, Punjab has lost 225,000 acres … Read more
“The Substance” emerged as the breakout story at the South Korean box office over the weekend of January 17-19, climbing to fourth place with a massive 72% increase in sales. The film, for which Demi Moore won a Golden Globe for her performance, grossed 307.1 million KRW (US$211,900), attracting 31,302 views and a 5.7% market … Read more
KARACHI, 20 JANUARY 2025: Samrah Enterprises, Pakistan’s leading brand marketing company and owner of Fresh St!, has joined hands with Plankton Fisheries to launch a new line of premium deep-sea caught seafood. This innovative range includes a variety of fish and shrimp, which are processed with Individual Quick Freezing (IQF) technology to preserve their freshness, … Read more
China’s crude oil imports from Russia reached a record high in 2024, rising 1% from 2023, while shipments from Saudi Arabia fell 9%, according to data released Monday. Refiners prioritized reduced Russian supplies to cushion weak margins. Data from the General Administration of Customs showed that China imported 108.5 million metric tons of crude from … Read more