Pakistan bans its 2023 Oscar entry,a trans love story,from cinemas

Pakistan bans its 2023 Oscar entry,a trans love story,from cinemas

The ban immediately prompted sharp criticism from the film’s director and rights activists in the country,with the hashtag #ReleaseJoyland used tens of thousands of times on social media.

  • byVictoria Bisset

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Bad blood:Australia’s World Cup failure reignites feud between current,past players

Bad blood:Australia’s World Cup failure reignites feud between current,past players

Nine months after Justin Langer quit as coach,the ill feeling between current Australian players and the golden generation over his acrimonious departure has escalated.

  • byAndrew Wu
‘It’s written in the stars’:Foreign fans add international flavour to World Cup

‘It’s written in the stars’:Foreign fans add international flavour to World Cup

When Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe,all appeared lost for the men in green,but diehard fans did not lose faith in their team.

  • byAndrew Wu
Wounded Imran Khan blames Pakistan’s government for shooting

Wounded Imran Khan blames Pakistan’s government for shooting

A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Imran Khan on Thursday,wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters,a senior leader from his party and police said.

Sunak is Britain’s first Asian prime minister,but this diversity success was no accident

Sunak is Britain’s first Asian prime minister,but this diversity success was no accident

Images captured inside No. 10 this Diwali told a story Britons have never heard before:the prime minister,hands together in prayer,a garland of roses around his neck.

  • byLatika Bourke
A rivalry bigger than cricket:India and Pakistan fans rejoice in an MCG encounter

A rivalry bigger than cricket:India and Pakistan fans rejoice in an MCG encounter

The cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is a tale as old as time and for fans on both sides it’s bigger than cricket itself.

  • byNajma Sambul
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Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan barred from office,sparking protests

Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan barred from office,sparking protests

The top election tribunal found Khan guilty of unlawfully selling gifts from foreign dignitaries and heads of state,a lawyer and a minister said.

  • byAsif Shahzad
‘Sleepwalking to destruction’:World struck by relentless climate catastrophes

‘Sleepwalking to destruction’:World struck by relentless climate catastrophes

Scientists are worried that the extreme weather crippling Pakistan is echoing around the world where records for flood,fire and drought have tumbled this year.

  • byNick O'Malley
‘Climate catastrophe’:Hundreds of thousands left homeless in Pakistani floods

‘Climate catastrophe’:Hundreds of thousands left homeless in Pakistani floods

Abnormal heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers triggered floods that have submerged a third of the country and killed more than a thousand people.

  • bySyed Raza Hassan andAsif Shahzad
Deaths from ‘monster monsoon’ pass 1000 in Pakistan

Deaths from ‘monster monsoon’ pass 1000 in Pakistan

Pakistani officials have labelled the extreme flooding a “serious climate catastrophe”.

  • byZarar Khan
Ex-PM Imran Khan summonsed to court,hit with more charges

Ex-PM Imran Khan summonsed to court,hit with more charges

Police have registered another case against him on charges of defying a ban on rallies in Islamabad.

  • byMunir Ahmed