Sunday, March 15th, 2026
51 years of Deewaar: Dubai gold man Anil Dhanak calls Amitabh Bachchan the greatest movie star
Guinness record holder Anil Dhanak meets Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan Monitoring Report DUBAI: More than five decades after the iconic blockbuster Deewaar rewrote Bollywood history, the film found a full-circle moment when a die-hard fan and UAE gold business tycoon Anil Dhanak finally met Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and walked away with a signed canvas of the movie’s iconic look. Anil Dhanak’s meeting with the Big B coincided with the 51st anniversary of Deewaar, the film that sealed Bachchan’s status as Bollywood’s original “angry young man” and put him upRead More
Security forces destroy storage tunnel in Kandahar
The forces targeted the hideouts of the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij during the night between March 14 and 15 DNA PESHAWAR: — Pakistani security forces have successfully destroyed a strategically important underground tunnel in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province used for storing sensitive and advanced technical equipment by militants, according to multiple security sources and state media reports. The operation, conducted overnight between March 14 and 15 as part of the continuing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, targeted hideouts and infrastructure linked to the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij (a designation used byRead More
If I Were the Dust of Madinah
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal There are moments when imagination becomes an act of devotion, when the heart travels across centuries and finds itself resting upon the sacred soil of Madinah. In such moments I do not see myself as a traveler, a scholar, or a writer. I imagine myself as something far humbler—an unnoticed particle of dust lying quietly upon the blessed path where the beloved Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), once walked. If I were that dust, I would not possessRead More
Climbing the Iran War Ladder
Qamar Bashir The war now unfolding between Iran on one side and the United States and Israel on the other did not begin merely as a confrontation over nuclear enrichment or missile development. Those issues were presented to the world as the immediate justification, but the deeper strategic objective has long been understood by many analysts: regime change in Tehran. The assumption guiding years of sanctions, covert operations, cyber warfare, and now open military confrontation was that if Iran’s leadership could be decapitated, its missile and drone infrastructure destroyed, itsRead More
Info Secretary, PIO felicitate new NPC office-bearers
ISLAMABAD, MAR 15 (DNA): Federal Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Ashfaq Ahmad Khalil, along with Principal Information Officer (PIO) Mobashir Hassan, has extended felicitations and best wishes to the newly elected office-bearers of the National Press Club (NPC). In their message, they congratulated President Abdul Razzaq Sial, Senior Vice President Ehteshamul Haq, Vice Presidents Sehrish Qureshi, Usman Khan and Bashir Chaudhry, Secretary Furqan Rao, and other office bearers Abid Abbasi, Sheraz Ali Gardezi, Aon Shirazi, Javed Bhagat and Shakeela Jalil. Ashfaq Ahmad Khalil said the NPC stands as a strongRead More
Rear window tint allowed up to 50pc
ISLAMABAD, MAR 15 (APP/DNA): Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has clarified the government’s policy regarding tinted vehicle windows, stating that 40 to 50 percent tint is allowed on rear windows, while front side windows must remain clear for security and identification purposes. An official told APP that the clarification was issued to help citizens understand which types of window tinting were legal and which remained prohibited due to security concerns. According to the Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Islamabad, tinting of 40 to 50 percent is permissible on rear windows, while tintingRead More