ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf politician Faisal Vawda, who was disqualified for life from becoming a lawmaker, approached the Supreme Court on Friday with a plea to set aside the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision of Feb 9 that barred him from parliamentary politics. Moved through senior counsel Waseem Sajjad, the former senator’s petition pleaded before the apex court that the ECP had given no grounds or reasons for invoking Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution to disqualify him for life. The ECP appeared to be under the impression that any person disqualified under Article 63(1)(c) of the Constitution (for having dual…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
NAROWAL: It was a very emotional moment for the second-generation members of the Christian Mithu family which had separated during the tumultuous days of the Partition of India in 1947, when they met at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur on Friday. The Kartarpur Corridor provided the two branches of the family with an opportunity to reunite after 74 years as they came to know about each other through a Punjabi news channel. Shahid Rafiq Mithu, a resident of Mananawala in Nankana district, reached Kartarpur with 40 members of his family, while Sono Mithu, a resident of Shahpur Dogran, a village…
At least three policemen were injured in a grenade attack on a police station in Peshawar on Saturday, officials said. Officials said unknown men hurled hand grenades at the city’s Phandu Police Station and escaped, resulting in injuries to at least three policemen. The injured have been shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) for treatment. Video footage of the attack showed a man hurling the hand grenades over the wall of the police station. Officials and bomb disposal squads reached the station soon after the attack and started collecting evidence, they added. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Abbas Ahsan,…
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to defer the filing of a complaint against an Islamabad additional district and sessions judge for allegedly giving a biased judgement in a matter relating to the detention of media personality Mohsin Jamil Baig on the complaint of federal Communications Minister Murad Saeed. Mr Baig was arrested earlier this week in a raid conducted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a complaint filed by Mr Saeed. The judge declared the raid on Mr Baig’s house “illegal” and asked Islamabad’s inspector general of police to take action against the station house officer of Margalla police station, adding…
PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah on Saturday claimed that the opposition was in touch with “more than enough” government lawmakers required to “abolish” Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vote of confidence in the parliament. Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the opposition alliance of which Sanaullah’s party is also a member, is currently planning to move a no-confidence motion against the prime minister, who had won his vote of confidence from the National Assembly last year by securing 178 votes — six more than required. While the opposition did not have enough numbers to oust the prime minister back then, Sanaullah is confident that the situation would…
Parliamentary Secretary for Law Maleeka Bokhari on Saturday said that the state was “reviewing options” in the light of laws and Supreme Court judgements in the murder case of social media star Qandeel Baloch, whose brother was acquitted by the Lahore High Court (LHC) earlier this week. Before her murder in 2016, Baloch, 26, became famous for her posts that were deemed suggestive and immoral by many in the country. Her brother Mohammad Waseem was arrested and later sentenced to life in prison by a trial court for strangling her, brazenly telling the press he had no remorse for the slaying because her behaviour was “intolerable”.…
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday set a precedent by cancelling a scheduled session of the National Assembly without any official announcement, generating a controversy and a debate among political circles. The opposition termed the postponement a “bid to block an opportunity for Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to avoid a possible arrest in an alleged corruption case in Lahore on the ground of attending the NA session”. However, a source told Dawn that since the government wanted to promulgate some ordinances (an authority vested in the president), the session had been shelved. Presently, the Senate…
Queen of pop Beyoncé and actress Zendaya are in talks to join the remake of Douglas Sirk’s classic 1959 melodrama Imitation of Life, reportedly. According to the Sun, the Halo singer, 40, and the Euphoria star, 25, who have previously worked together in Be Alive music video in 2016, are currently in talks to join the remake team. Imitation of Life, the adaptation of best-selling novel by Fannie Hurst, revolves around a white woman who takes in an African-American widow and her daughter, Sarah Jane, whose fair skin allows her to pass as white. The Academy Awards nominated film starred Lana Turner, Juanita Moore and Sandra Deein key…
Sussanne Khan is winning the style game on social media with her cool and chic fashion choices. The interior designer, who often shares motivational messages, shared her new gorgeous mirror selfie and left fans in awe. Taking to her Instagram Story, Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan’s ex shared a mirror selfie and flaunted her weekend style. Sussanne, who has been making headlines for her rumoured romance with Arslan Goni, opted for a striped crop top and ripped bootcut jeans. She completed her casual look with a stylish pair of heels and a stunning Louis Vuitton pack. Sharing the picture, Sussanne wrote,…
Global sensation Priyanka Chopra dedicated a sweet tribute to her late father on her parents’ marriage anniversary on social media. The Matrix Resurrections actor took to Instagram and shared a nostalgic picture of her parents. Sharing the post, the 39-year-old actor wrote, “This is always how I remember your anniversary. Miss u dad. Love you.” In the picture, they could be seen sharing a sweet moment, as Priyanka’s father Ashok Chopra, presented her mother, Dr. Madhu Akhouri Chopra,a rose. The duo’s genuine smiles were hard to miss. Meanwhile, a few weeks back, Priyanka and her husband Nick Jonas welcomed their first…
