KARACHI– BankIslami, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing Islamic banks, has signed Nisar Ahmed, the WMF Pro-Am Muay Thai World Champion, as its official brand ambassador. The partnership was formalised at a signing ceremony held at the Bank’s headquarters in Karachi, attended by the Bank’s senior leadership.

Hailing from Killa Abdullah, Balochistan, Nisar Ahmed built his career through years of training and competition before moving on to the international circuit. In 2024, he became the first Pakistani to win the World Muay Federation Pro-Amateur World Muay Thai title in Bangkok. He has also won four gold medals at the National Kickboxing Championships, along with several international and national honours.

The partnership reflects BankIslami’s commitment to supporting and promoting emerging athletes at every stage of their journey. As brand ambassador, Nisar will represent the Bank in its campaigns, community initiatives and youth engagement activities nationwide.

“Pakistan has immense talent coming from every corner of the country, and Nisar’s rise from Killa Abdullah to world champion is a true reflection of it,” said Imran H Shaikh, President & Chief Executive Officer of BankIslami. “We are honoured to play a small part in his journey and look forward to supporting him as he continues to fly Pakistan’s flag around the world,” he added.

“Representing Pakistan on the international stage is an honour, and I carry that responsibility with dignity into every fight. Pakistan has so much talent in combat sports waiting for the right opportunity, and BankIslami’s support means a great deal to me and to every young fighter working towards their goals,” said Nisar Ahmed. “I look forward to working with the Bank to bring more young people into the sport,” he added.

The partnership adds to BankIslami’s ongoing work to support youth, sport and community development across Pakistan, in line with its mission of Saving Humanity from Riba.

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A new poster of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming action film “King” has been released, and his look has reminded fans of the 1999 film “Baadshah”. The film’s production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, shared the poster on Instagram.

In the poster, Shah Rukh Khan appears in a distinctive, mysterious and somewhat dangerous look, though a romantic side to his character is also highlighted. The line accompanying the post, “Not a killer, a lover,” points to the dual nature of his character in the film.

 

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The film is being directed by Siddharth Anand. Besides Shah Rukh Khan, the cast includes his daughter Suhana Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Anil Kapoor, among others.

Earlier in the promotional campaign for “King”, different looks of Shah Rukh Khan have already been shown. In one promotional clip, he was seen with an injured face and white hair, holding a playing card in his mouth. The clip also featured the famous dialogue “Picture abhi baaki hai” from his film “Om Shanti Om”.

The film is being described as action-packed, with Shah Rukh Khan’s character combining a dangerous persona with a romantic side. “King” is set to release in cinemas on December 24, 2026.

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ISLAMABAD – Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has announced that his party will hold a long march to Islamabad in mid-November.

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the JI chief said the party would no longer postpone the march. He said the government should put in place a mechanism to abolish the levy before the march, adding that the burden of the levy is being borne by the middle class and the poor.

He said it had been agreed that relief on petroleum products would be increased. “We say abolish the levy, they say they will give relief in phases. We will talk to the government further, but the march will take place in mid-November. The government has asked for another seven to ten days,” he said.

Hafiz Naeem said the government should announce a package before the march begins. The levy, which he described as extortion, must end, he said, adding that the relief package is not benefiting the public much.

He added that it might be necessary to sit down and talk on the road. “We want relief in the petrol price, and we also want the levy abolished,” he said.

Hafiz Naeem asked whether the government would have given this relief on petrol had Jamaat-e-Islami not protested. “They were going to raise the Rs80 levy to Rs160. When we protested, they backed down. Our pressure on the government is there, and we will increase it. We want people to get relief and the levy to be abolished as well. Had Jamaat-e-Islami not protested, there would have been no relief package either,” he said.

He said talks are always held with whoever is in government, whether it is a “Form 47” or “Form 48” government. “If a hijacker takes over a plane, you have to talk to him,” he remarked.

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LAHORE – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday turned down a police plea for more physical remand of PTI leader Hammad Azhar in the Jinnah House attack case, and ordered him held in jail on judicial remand.

Sarwar Road police had registered a case against several PTI leaders and workers for attacking and vandalising Jinnah House during the May 9, 2023 protests that followed the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan.

Azhar’s family says he was picked up on Sept 5, but police said the following day that they had no knowledge of any arrest. He was presented before an ATC on Sept 7. The initial 21-day physical remand was later extended at least twice.

After the most recent 12-day remand expired, Azhar was brought before ATC Judge Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan on Tuesday.

The investigating officer asked for additional physical remand of the former finance minister so that a polygraph, or lie detector, test could be carried out.

Azhar’s lawyer, Barrister Abuzar Salman Niazi, countered that such a test cannot be done without the suspect’s consent. Citing a Lahore High Court ruling, he said the procedure must take place during judicial remand, and that the suspect must also tell a magistrate whether he agrees to it.

Azhar himself told the court that, if the law permitted him to decline, he did not wish to take the test. He argued that a suspect should not be made to suffer because the prosecution was allegedly unaware of the legal requirements.

After hearing both sides on the proposed test, Judge Akram rejected the police request and remanded Azhar to jail on judicial custody.

Welcoming the decision in a post on X, Barrister Niazi wrote that his client’s “50-day physical remand finally ends”, adding that Azhar had been sent to Kot Lakhpat jail.

Azhar held several federal portfolios during the PTI government, including finance, industries and energy.

After the May 2023 unrest, when the state moved against the party’s leadership, he went into hiding and resurfaced publicly a year later, on May 22, 2024.

In 2025, he repeated his decision to step down as president of the PTI’s Punjab chapter, citing lack of access to Imran Khan.

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ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Power Division Awais Leghari said the government is working to end the practice of charging extra for six months when a consumer’s usage exceeds 200 units by even a single unit.

Speaking in the Senate session on the burden of distribution companies’ tariffs on consumers, Abid Sher Ali said that if consumption rises from 200 to 201 units, the tariff jumps from Rs15 to Rs30 per unit. He asked how a person using 201 units could be made to pay a bill at the 400-unit slab rate, adding that by increasing the units, the authorities were piling the burden on poor people. “You suck the blood of the poor man for six months,” he said.

Responding to Abid Sher Ali’s calling attention notice, Awais Leghari said work was under way to end the six-month extra charges applied after exceeding 200 units by one unit, and that the 200-unit threshold could be raised to 250 units.

He said the number of consumers using fewer than 200 units had reached 20 million. He added that it would not be appropriate to give a discount to everyone below 200 units, as this group also includes people who have solar panels, which reduce their units.

Awais Leghari said consumers living below the poverty line would be given the benefit of such a discount.

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LAHORE – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the fifth match of the tri-nation ODI series.

Sri Lanka comfortably chased down the 111-run target set by Pakistan in just 18 overs, losing only two wickets.

Kamindu Mendis was the top scorer for Sri Lanka with 62 runs, while Avishka Fernando made 16 and Kusal Mendis scored 8.

Earlier in the match in Lahore, Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first, after which Pakistan’s top order failed once again.

Fakhar Zaman made 5, Maaz Sadaqat 8, Saad Baig 5, Salman Ali Agha 9 and Babar Azam 29 before departing.

Shadab Khan was caught out after scoring 2 runs. He wanted to take a review, but Pakistan had none remaining.

Hasan Nawaz scored 17, Arafat Minhas 10, Haris Rauf 1 and captain Shaheen Shah Afridi 15 before being dismissed.

Pakistan were bowled out for 110 in 25.3 overs, the third-lowest score in ODI matches played between the two sides.

For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka produced a career-best bowling performance, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs.

Sahan Arachchige took 2 wickets, while Asitha Fernando, Eshan Malinga and Dunith Wellalage claimed one each.

It may be recalled that Pakistan had already qualified for the final of the tri-series.

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MANDI BAHAUDDIN – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Tuesday that people attacked in the province should answer violence in the same way, adding that she had personally advised victims to do so.

Speaking at a ceremony in Mandi Bahauddin where scholarships and laptops were handed out under the Hon’haar programme, she warned that anyone found guilty would face action, even if they belonged to her own party.

She also rejected rule by intimidation, saying that fear is not a substitute for governance and that leaders should hold to one principle and apply it consistently.

Recalling a deadly case in Multan in which an orphaned teenager was run over, she said the tragedy still weighed on her mind.

The chief minister also spoke about two other incidents: the abuse of a woman on a motorcycle and an attack at a petrol station.

The first involved video footage from Lahore, in which a man cut off a woman riding a scooty on a busy road, blocked her with his motorbike, and then brutally beat her. Police traced and arrested him using footage and data from dozens of cameras run by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA). A Lahore court, however, directed that he be freed if no other case was pending against him.

In the second case, a man attacked a worker at a filling station in Jubilee Town. Reports say the attendant asked the customer, who had come to fill his tank, not to smoke on the premises. The man then got out of his SUV, allegedly beat the attendant and drove away.

Maryam Nawaz reiterated that her government now stands with the “oppressed”, adding that she is not worried about any case that may be filed against her in future.

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