ISLAMABAD: Three days after a key minister in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet declared that the government had decided, in principle, to place a ban on the PTI, another minister on Saturday renewed talks offer to the opposition party to reduce political tensions and resolve economic issues being faced by the country. Speaking at a presser, Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik advised the PTI to come and sit together to help the government bring the country out of the current difficult situation but in the same breath he dubbed the PTI leadership “anti-state” allegedly for orchestrating the May…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
LAHORE: The PTI on Saturday rejected Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan’s assertion that the opposition leader’s office has become vacant in light of the Supreme Court’s reserved seats verdict and challenged him to formally denotify the current opposition leader. At a press conference on Friday, Speaker Khan declared that Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachar was appointed as the opposition leader with the backing of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). However, the speaker has not yet issued an official denotification. The speaker notified Mr Bhachar as opposition leader on March 22. The notification stated: “Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 23A of the Rules…
QUETTA: Fourteen people were injured when supporters of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), who were on their way to Gwadar to attend a rally on Sunday (today), came under fire in Mastung on Saturday. While the BYC accused security forces of opening fire at their convoy, the deputy commissioner of Kalat in a press note stated that participants of the BYC march attacked a Levies checkpoint near Mastung. BYC leader Bebarg Baloch alleged that personnel of “a law enforcement agency opened fire on our supporters” in Mastung when they were heading towards the Quetta-Karachi highway. “At least 14 people were…
RAWALPINDI: A significant number of participants present at the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) sit-in at Liaquat Bagh have come from central and southern districts of Punjab and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and many of them have vowed to resist the increase in power tariffs and heavy taxes imposed by the government in the federal budget. As the protest entered its second day, Murree Road remained closed to traffic from Marrir Chowk to Committee Chowk, with containers placed on the artery that passes through the heart of the garrison city. As a result, business activities in the area were affected. About 3,000 people, mostly workers, were present at the protest site…
Florence Pugh seemingly teased the must-watch allure of the next Marvel film, Thunderbolts*. During the Marvel Cinematic Universe panel at San Deigo Comic-Con 2024 on Saturday, July 27, the crowd was jolted with a tantalising trailer of Thunderbolts*, which is slated to premiere on May 2, 2025. “The joy of watching them [this team of former villains] is that they don’t play well together,” Pugh, 28, shared as she went on stage at San Diego Convention Center’s Hall H. With the upcoming super hero film, Sebastian Stan is returned to the big screen as Bucky Barnes, The Winter Soldier meanwhile, Pugh will…
Jennifer Garner’s Comic-Con adventure took an unexpected turn when she got trapped in an elevator at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. The actress, who was in town to promote her new movie Deadpool & Wolverine, documented her ordeal on Instagram, sharing a series of videos showing her and several others stuck in the elevator. After a tense 1 hour and 12 minutes, first responders arrived to rescue them. “Hey guys, um, we’re suck on this elevator,” Garner started the clip from two minutes into the ordeal. “I could use a Wolverine, I could use a Deadpool, I could use someone,”…
Taylor Swift showed off her quick wit and professionalism when she made a minor mistake during her concert in Munich, Germany on July 27. While performing a secret songs segment on her Eras Tour, Swift playfully joked about hitting the wrong notes on her piano, proving that even the best can have an off moment. “Sometimes you just don’t hit the right note, do you?” she stated as seen in a widely circulated video on X (formerly Twitter), just before she launched into her mashup of Ivy from Evermore and Call It What You Want from Reputation. Swift’s exquisitely carved piano has appeared to let her down…
However, despite the security matters, royal author Christopher Andersen claimed to Fox News Digital that it is unlikely that the Duchess will not make an appearance at the games. “There’s zero chance of Meghan missing the Invictus Games,” he told the outlet. “I guess that she will be there, briefly, but without [their children] Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.” While the author suggests that the former Suits actress will be in attendance, he also insists that it might just be very brief since the security concerns are real. He continued, “Meghan and Harry’s security concerns are legitimate, but the rest of…
Khloe Kardashian turned heads when she extended a warm birthday greeting to her ex Tristan Thompson’s younger brother, Amari, on his 18th birthday. The 40-year-old TV personality took to Instagram to pay a heartfelt tribute to the birthday boy, sharing a carousel of photos showcasing their special moments together over the years. Khloe wrote a heartwarming caption, “Happy 18th Birthday sweet angel Amari!! I can’t believe you are 18! You have changed our lives in the best possible ways! Thank you for being an angel to us all!” “You are the sweetest, silliest and most loving young man. I hope…
Kate Middleton has been hailed for being a ‘star’ of the royal family after the Princess played the role of a peacemaker between Prince William and King Charles. For the unversed, Daily Mail reported that a royal author, Robert Jobson, claimed in his upcoming biography Catherine, The Princess of Wales that the mother-of-three has “smoothed the way for William and his father to have a better relationship than they had in the past.” Now, speaking of Catherine’s qualities, royal expert Arthur Edwards told The Sun that she is the “most important member of the royal family.” Kate received notable titles as she devotedly…
