ISLAMABAD: Senior puisne judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Friday emphasised that the Supreme Court’s orders were not merely recommendations or advisories, but legal mandates which must be followed. “To disregard or delay the implementation of such verdicts is to challenge the very framework of our legal system,” he cautioned in a three-page order issued. Justice Shah, who was heading a three-judge bench also consisting of Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Shahzad Ahmed Khan, observed that judgements were the culmination of rigorous legal scrutiny and deliberations intended to reflect the values and laws. The observations came during the hearing of…
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government was forced to roll back a major administrative change on Friday, after the Supreme Court took issue with the decision to transfer control of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) from the climate change division to the interior ministry. The backpedaling came following a three-judge Supreme Court bench hearing on contempt petitions against an earlier order to relocate restaurants out of the Margalla Hills National Park, including the famous eatery, Monal. Led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the bench took exception to the fact that control of the IWMB was taken from the climate change division and handed over…
KHYBER: At least three security personnel were martyred and a dozen others were injured in a series of militant attacks on several security posts in Khyber district early Friday morning. The assaults took place as security forces attempted to intercept militants infiltrating the Rajgal Valley from Afghanistan. Sources said this was the first time that the banned Gul Bahadur group and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) jointly carried out attacks in the region, expanding their operations beyond their usual strongholds in Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Karak to the Khyber district. Confirming the martyrdom of three soldiers, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),…
A man died while three children and a woman were injured in an explosion in Gilani Town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan division on Saturday, rescue officials said. Aizaz Mahmood, spokesperson for D.I. Khan’s Rescue 1122 service, confirmed the casualties from the same family in a statement to Dawn.com. “A man died while four people, including three children and a woman, were injured in the blast,” the statement said. “The reason behind the explosion could not be ascertained as of yet,” it added. This photo combo shows a rescue official clearing rubble after an explosion at a building in…
ISLAMABAD: As Bill Gates joined Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other top officials via video link in a meeting to review the situation of poliovirus on Friday, Pakistan recorded another case of the crippling disease, taking this year’s tally to 14. The latest victim is a 20-month-old female child from Qila Saifullah in Balochistan, the province that accounts for 11 cases reported this year. In Karachi, the meeting chaired by the prime minister took stock of the progress and challenges in the ongoing polio eradication efforts. Mr Gates, the chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Chris Elias, the charity’s head…
Channing Tatum revealed that he had never met Zoë Kravitz before she sent him the script for Blink Twice, which she directed and co-wrote. “It was pretty crazy, I didn’t really know Zoë before she sent me the script. I never had met her before — I got a text from Riley Keough, she’s like, ‘Hey, my friend Zoë wants to send you a script.’ I was like, ‘Great, I love Zoë as an actress, I’d love to act with her.’ I didn’t know she wanted to make this thing,” Tatum shared at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. She sent over…
Kate Middleton is looking forward to the new readjustments made to her future royal commitments. The Princess of Wales, who was taking a break from her royal duties and maintaining a low profile due to her cancer treatment, is planning to keep things that way they are even after her expected full recovery, per a report by The Daily Beast. Royal commentator, Kinsey Schofield, confirmed to Sky News Australia that Kate is feeling “peaceful, grateful for every day she gets to spend with her children and there is really no room for drama in her life right now.” Schofield added that the royal…
Disney has unveiled a sneak peek at the upcoming Wizards of Waverly Place sequel series, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. The two-minute preview, aired during the premiere of Descendants: The Rise of Red, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the show, featuring returning stars David Henrie as Justin Russo and Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, his on-screen sister. The video also includes a familiar face from the original series, David DeLuise’s Jerry Russo. While Gomez is an executive producer on the reboot, she is currently only set to appear in the first episode. “This is where it all started,” she says in the preview. “We’re home.”…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been dubbed ‘desperate’ for announcing a tour to Colombia in order to be in the headlines. For the unversed, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are all set to travel to Colombia upon the invitation of the country’s vice president, Francia Marquez in the coming months. In a conversation with Express.co.uk, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield said the former working royals are trying desperately to be taken seriously as thought leaders. She added, “They will travel, no matter what the security concerns are, to any country willing to give them a platform, cater to their ego,…
Ben Affleck seems to be drowning himself in work amid ongoing marital challenges with Jennifer Lopez. According to People, an insider revealed on Friday, August 9, that Affleck, 51, is coping with the rumoured marital strain by staying busy. “Ben’s doing well. He thrives when he’s busy, and he’s been working nonstop,” a source told the publication. “The kids are still off from school. He spends a lot of time with them, too.” “It hasn’t been the easiest summer for him either,” the source added. “He’s just trying to stay focused and make every day as good as possible” The insider…
