Web archive - August 4, 2022

Gossip

We're both very hot women: Chitrangda Singh on being called Mehwish Hayat's lookalike

The Instagram accounts of the divas confirmed what many claimed - Singh and Hayat indeed bear an uncanny resemblance

Technology

Biden to sign bill to boost chipmakers, compete with China Aug. 9 -White House

Joe Biden next Tuesday will sign a bill to subsidize semiconductor industry to make the US more competitive with China

Film

'Joker' sequel: Joaquin Phoenix's film gets a 2024 release date

'Joker: Folie a Deux' will star Phoenix reprising his role, which earned him the Academy Award as best actor in 2019

Spotlight

Lady Gaga dog robber sentenced to four years in US jail

Jaylin Keyshawn White admitted to being part of a gang that shot Ryan Fischer as singer's French bulldogs were stolen

Punjab

Tayyaba Gul case: LHC seeks reply on plea challenging inquiry commission

Lahore High Court asks the cabinet division to submit its reply within a week

Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Kashmiri leader pays homage to army officers martyred in copter crash

Altaf Ahmed Bhat says Kashmiris share the grief and their prayers and thoughts are with the bereaved families

Pakistan

Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed Corps Commander Quetta

Development comes a day after Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali embraced martyrdom in helicopter crash in Balochistan

World

WATCH: Pilgrims allowed to touch Hajar al Aswad as barriers around Kaaba removed

Faithfuls can now touch and kiss the Black Stone – one of Islam's most revered relics

Sports

Pakistani weightlifter Nooh breaks CWG records for gold

Lifts 173kgs in snatch, 232kgs in clean and jerk to finish with cumulative 405kg lift

Pakistan

Army chief lauds engineers’ outstanding performance in war on terror

Gen Bajwa inaugurates training complex for Tank VT4 which will provide a cutting-edge system for training, says ISPR