Ukraine had hoped it would mark a turning point. Six months have passed since Russia launched its invasion and Ukraine has since fired back with two counteroffensives — one in the South and the other in the East — carefully planned for months and supported by massive US military aid packages. Not even the messaging was left to chance. Ahead of the first counteroffensive launched in the south on August 29th, public communications were carefully crafted to lay the groundwork for the second Ukrainian military campaign in the east, which…
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Turkish actor Celal Al of Dirilis: Ertugrul is in Karachi to help flood affectees
Taking to his Instagram on Monday, Celal shared a video clip of himself in Karachi, talking to his followers about the floods in Pakistan and how he and the team from Red Crescent are on ground to help people affected by the floods. “Pakistan, Karachi. We are taking your [donations] to the affected people. You can also help by texting Pakistan [to] 2868,” he wrote. If you want to donate, here is an extensive list of organisations accepting donations and working to aid people affected by the floods. As of…
Read MoreK-drama Squid Game competes for Emmys history by becoming first foreign-language show to win top honours
The Netflix show — in which misfits and criminals compete for cash in barbaric and deadly versions of schoolyard games — aimed to emulate the success of Oscar-winning South Korean movie parasite with a triumph at TV’s top prize gala. But it faces tough competition from previous winner succession, the tale of a family vying for control of a media empire — rife with Shakespearean backstabbing — that earned the most nominations overall at 25, and won the Best Drama category over Squid Game. “It’s pretty hard to go against that HBO juggernaut,”…
Read MoreBeyond the rescue by Arifa Noor
Is it simply because some parts of the country have not been impacted? This could be one reason, for at the beginning of the pandemic the threat had seemed equal for us all, and it was so not just in Pakistan but the world over. Perhaps that is why the danger felt more imminent, and as a result so did the efforts to tackle it. But another reason for this is also that this time around, politics has not come to a standstill. The rallies, the jalsas and the tough…
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