ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday offered to apologise for the May 9 riots, provided the involvement of PTI supporters in the violent protests was proved. His remarks came during a media talk at the Adiala Jail following the proceedings of the £190 million corruption reference against him and Bushra Bibi. Mr Khan said if CCTV footage identified that the PTI workers had trespassed and attacked government installations, he would not only apologise, but also expel those people from the party, and ensure their prosecution before a court of law. The ex-PM, however, pointed out that he too was manhandled on…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Peshawar branch on Thursday said it had arrested six Afghan nationals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over their alleged involvement in forging Pakistani identity cards. A large number of Afghan immigrants, with an estimated 1.7m undocumented as of October 2023, reside in Pakistan. To curb illegal activities, the government in November last year launched the first round of repatriation of what it called “undocumented aliens”. It has now decided to begin the second phase, targeting those with Afghan Citizenship Cards (ACC) and leaving out those with Pakistan Origin Cards. “Six Afghan nationals involved in forging Pakistani identity cards have been arrested,” a statement issued…
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Thursday said Washington hasn’t held “any discussions” with Islamabad about Pakistani national Asif Merchant’s indictment over his alleged involvement in an Iranian plot to assassinate US politicians and government officials. Merchant, 46, sought to recruit people in the United States to carry out the plot in retaliation for the US killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ top commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020, according to a criminal complaint. Prosecutors allege that Merchant spent time in Iran before travelling to the US and was charged with murder for hire in federal court in New York’s Brooklyn…
In a recent episode of the podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, co-hosted by Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson, Flea, the 61-year-old bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, shared a hilarious and memorable experience with Harrelson. Flea jokingly recalled a time when he and Harrelson went snowboarding together, but with a twist – they did it naked. The two friends fondly looked back on their wild adventures together. “I have footage of Woody Harrelson and I snowboarding stark naked down a big snowy mountain,” Flea laughed. “It’s actually great footage,” the Cheers actor, 63, added. Even Flea added that Laura, the wife of…
Nina Dobrev, the 35-year-old actress known for her role in The Vampire Diaries, provided an update on her recovery from a dirt bike accident that occurred in May. Speaking with People magazine at the Shiseido Blue Project 4th Annual Beach Clean-Up event in Huntington Beach, California, on August 7, Dobrev shared her progress and healing journey. “I think I’m doing pretty well,” she said, adding that doctors “were pretty surprised” at how fast she was recovering. “I’m a little ahead of schedule in terms of healing, but it is still a very long process.” Dobrev told the outlet that during a dirt bike…
Miley Cyrus is appalled by her father Billy Ray Cyrus’ shocking rants which were leaked last month. In the profanity-filled leaked audio, the Achy Breaky Heart singer, 62, was heard scolding his wife and also attacking Miley and ex-wife Tish. “It goes without saying that Miley is disgusted and shocked that her father would go as far to call her and her mother those kinds of names,” a source told Life & Style Magazine. “It’s just beyond belief and she’s lost all respect for him,” an insider says, referring to the shocking audio that came to light last month.” The father-daughter relationship…
Jenna Ortega, the Emmy-nominated actress, has credited Denzel Washington’s 2004 film Man on Fire with inspiring her to pursue an acting career. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Ortega revealed that watching Man on Fire had a profound impact on her, stating that it “changed the entire course of my existence.” “I’m so appreciative of my six-year-old self who wanted to be a president and an astronaut… because I realise now that I was always looking for a way out,” Ortega added. The Wednesday star’s passion for acting was ignited by Dakota Fanning’s performance in the 2004 thriller Man on Fire, directed by Tony Scott and starring…
Prince Harry has seemingly admitted that his relationship with senior royals has badly deteriorated since he and his wife said goodbye to the Firm in 2020 and moved to the US via a short stay in Canada. After relocating to California, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex launched several attacks on Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton via their interviews and Harry’s memoir Spare. Royal expert and historian Simon Heffer shared his knowledge about the Duke’s intentions, moves and thoughts, claiming: “Harry appears to have bad relations with his brother and sister-in-law, given that Kate is probably the closest that…
The highly anticipated Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet as the legendary musician, is set to hit theatres on December 25. The film will premiere on the same day as Robert Eggers’ remake of Nosferatu and a week after Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. A Complete Unknown chronicles Dylan’s early life and times, starting with his arrival in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s as a 19-year-old from Minnesota, which sparks an “upheaval in the folk community” when he switches to an electric guitar in 1965. The first trailer, released in July, showcases Chalamet (who does his…
Prince William’s life turned upside down as his wife Kate Middleton was announced to have an undisclosed type of cancer. The Prince of Wales, who was already reeling from the news of his father King Charles’ cancer diagnosis and the surgery of his wife, the news of Kate’s cancer was “devastating” for him, per royal author Robert Jobson. The future king was “completely crestfallen” upon hearing the news, he told Us Weekly. He suggested that William immediately felt “a lump in [his] throat” or “the empty feeling in his stomach” when his wife’s diagnosis was revealed. “It wobbled him,” the author…
