ISLAMABAD: Anti-Terrorism Special Court-1 Islamabad JudgeAbdul Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain on Saturday rejected the police request for 10 days of physical custody of PTI’s leader and activists, arrested on Friday and sent them to jail on judicial remand. The Kohsar police produced the accused in the court of Judge Abdul Hasnat Mohammad Zulqarnain with request that they snatched anti-riot shield kit and tear gas gun, besides, their other colleagues and unidentified accomplices escaped. For the recovery of same and identification of their accomplices, 10 days of physical custody of the arrested accused was sought. Earlier, the Kohsar police arrested Zia Ullah…
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LAHORE: Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar on Saturday said it was unbecoming of lawyers to engage in vandalism and participate in lockdowns, creating obstacles in the administration of justice. Addressing the Punjab Bar Council (PBC), the minister also condemned the killing of two senior lawyers on the premises of Attock district courts, saying the government would take it as a test case. He quoted Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif as saying that the legal fraternity’s protection was the government’s responsibility and that she ordered police to ensure justice in the case. He said the provincial government had allocated Rs1 billion…
QUETTA: Three Frontier Corps personnel were injured in an armed attack on their vehicle in the border town of Chaman on Saturday. According to officials, the personnel were targeted while travelling in a private vehicle from the Roghani area of Chaman to the FC headquarters. The armed men on motorcycles opened fire with automatic weapons as the vehicle carrying the six FC men passed through the Roghani road area, injuring three personnel. Police and FC personnel rushed to the scene and shifted the injured soldiers to Chaman District Hospital. Hospital officials said the three FC soldiers, identified as Naik Farooq,…
LAHORE: The PML-N government has spoken its mind about keeping founder leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan in jail for its five-year term till 2029 for “economic stability.” “People come to us and tell us if Pakistan has to progress then Imran Khan will have to be kept in jail for five years,” Federal Planning and Development Minister and PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal said while talking to reporters here on Saturday. He said (if Imran Khan came out of jail) then there would be again sit-ins and fight and the country could not afford this. “There is a…
QUETTA: Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Ahmed Nosherwani will present over Rs800 billion budget for the next financial year 2024-25 in the provincial assembly on June 22, officials disclosed on Saturday. Officials in the finance department said Balochistan would receive Rs667.5bn as its share under the NFC Award from the federal government during the year 2024-25, while the province was given over Rs493.70bn under NFC Award in the current financial year. According to sources, the province would receive Rs20.55bn on account of oil and gas royalties during the financial year 2024-25. While presiding over a consultative meeting of the coalition…
LAHORE: The city braced for heatwave as temperatures soared on Saturday while the meteorological department has expected rain after Eidul Azha. In response to the escalating temperatures, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued an alert to the administration regarding the weather situation. According to the PDMA spokesperson, the weather will remain extremely hot and dry in most parts of Punjab from June 16 to 18. From June 18 to 22, there are chances of gusty winds and thundershowers in most of the districts of the province. Rains are predicted in south Punjab during June 20 to 22.…
GILGIT: The body of one of the missing Japanese climbers was found on Saturday, five days after they went missing on the Spantik peak in Shigar Valley, officials said. Shigar Deputy Commissioner Waliullah Falahi confirmed to Dawn that the body of Ryuseki Hiraoka has been found. “The nine-member rescue team recovered the body of one climber and kept it at a safe place. Now they are searching for the other climber,” he said while referring to Atsushi Taguchi, who couldn’t be located. The deputy commissioner said that the rescue operation had been suspended, and the team returned to base camp on Saturday evening. Earlier…
Miley Cyrus has recently weighed in on her relationship with Dolly Parton. During the latest episode of David Letterman’s Netflix show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, the Flowers hit-maker revealed, “Dolly isn’t afraid to have tough conversations. A tough conversation I had with her: I told her ‘I’m wondering if I’m going to do the Grammys or not.’” Miley recalled, “And Dolly said: ‘Of course you are going to do the Grammys, and you’re not just going to show up, but you’re going to show off. And you’re going to be everything that you are sitting right here in front of me.”…
Billy Ray Cyrus fees disappointed with his estranged wife, Firerose, as he moved to divorce her just after seven months of marriage. The county singer, 62, believes that Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, “isn’t the person he thought he married,” according to a source quoted by People Magazine. “He believes that she married for other reasons but love,” the insider said. “He believes she married him so he can take care of her financially.” The source also noted that the two had “drama and trust issues about money” before as well. “He wants her out of his life,”…
Matty Healy and his fiancée, Gabbriette Bechtel, are in seventh heaven amid engagement celebrations. On Saturday, June 15, People Magazine reported that an insider provided insights into the couple’s burgeoning love following their engagement. “They’ve only dated since last fall, but Matty quickly fell in love with her,” the source told the outlet, adding, “They’ve had a serious and intense relationship from day one.” On Tuesday, June 11, the 1975 frontman and Bechtel, 26, announced their engagement to the public after the model shared her photos featuring her black diamond engagement ring. “They’re excited to be engaged. They’re such a cool…
