Web archive - October 16, 2021

World

Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths exceed one thousand mark

It pushed the national death toll to 222,315

World

Protests rattle Bangladesh as Muslim-Hindu tensions simmer

Image of Muslim holy book at Hindu temple has sparked attacks on temples, violent protests in Bangladesh

Gossip

Atif Aslam’s wife takes over musician’s Instagram to pen birthday wish

The couple celebrated Sara Bahrwana’s birthday yesterday

World

UN urges countries to ease family reunification for Afghans

Simple procedures can prevent refugees from taking perilous, irregular journeys, says UN Refugee Agency

World

US seeking to make Afghanistan charter flights 'even more routine'

Biden administration wants to 'lend a degree of automaticity to these operations,' says State Deptartment

Pakistan

PM Imran asks nation to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi 'like never before'

Premier asks nation, media organisations, minorities to fully participate in celebrations

Fashion

Pakistan's T20 World Cup official kit has divided the internet

PCB, on Friday, revealed much-awaited official kit for ICC Men's T20 World Cup in a Bollywood-esque minute-long clip

World

Vibrant Afghan radio reduced to religious relic

But when the hardline Islamist Taliban swept to power mid-August, vowing to restore sharia law, everything changed

Pakistan

'Tsunami of inflation': Opposition lambasts PM Imran for petroleum price hike

Bomb of petrol inflation is a continuation of the mini-budget, says Shehbaz

Film

Heart-wrenching and numbing: Vicky Kaushal on recreating Jallianwala Bagh massacre in ‘Sardar Udham’

The film is based on the life of freedom fighter Udham Singh, played by Kaushal