QUETTA: At least 11 people died after inhaling methane gas inside a coal mine in the Sanjdi area, some 50km from Quetta, on Monday. The victims include nine coal miners, a coal company manager and a contractor. “The coal miners were working around 1,500 feet deep in the mine when the gas eruption started and quickly spread to the place. All the coal miners fell unconscious,” Abdul Ghani Shahwani, Chief Inspector of Mines in Balochistan, told Dawn. He said these workers along with a contractor and manager went inside the mine at around 5pm and after one and a half hours…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
RAWALPINDI: A Christian man, who was badly injured in a mob attack in Sargodha after being accused of committing blasphemy, died late on Sunday night after fighting for his life at a hospital for eight days. Nazir Masih, 70, had sustained head injuries before he and other Christians were rescued by police amid violence by an enraged mob in Sargodha’s Mujahid Colony, over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran on May 25. Police claimed they rescued the man, as well as two Christian families from the enraged mob that wanted to lynch them and barge into the homes of some other…
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday suggested that the controversy over the denial of reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) could be ended if the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) grants another three days to those candidates, who had joined the SIC, to decide afresh whether to select some other political party. “This will be end of the matter instead of getting into major interpretation of the election laws,” observed Justice Shah — a member of the 13-judge full court. The observation came when the full court took up a set of petitions moved by SIC Chairman Sahibzada…
As the Supreme Court on Monday took up the case of reserved seats, Justice Munib Akhtar highlighted a “cascading series of errors of law” committed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that “forced” PTI-backed candidates to take on the garb of independents. “All of these returned candidates were PTI candidates forced by cascading series of errors of law by the ECP to take on the garb of independents,” Justice Akhtar observed. He added that the matter of reserved seats boiled down to whether they were to be “denied those reserved seats simply because now they have taken shelter under”…
Brad Pitt is reportedly in ‘pain’ after his and ex-wife Angelina Jolie’s first biological daughter Shiloh dropped his last name. According to People Magazine, the Fight Club actor is “aware and upset that Shiloh dropped his last name.” An insider shared, “He’s never felt more joy than when she was born. He always wanted a daughter.” The source shared that Brad, who “loves and misses his children,” has been going through a difficult phase after losing his kids. The Troy actor has found love in his girlfriend Ines de Ramon following a messy divorce from Angelina, however, it “pains him” that he has lost…
Miley Cyrus called out the Grammy Awards for not acknowledging her work and its impact on pop culture for the past two decades. Cyrus, 31, who won her first Grammy earlier this year, told W magazine that she had a hard time understanding the prerequisite to deserve a Grammy. “No shade, but I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and this is my first time actually being taken seriously at the Grammys?” the musician lamented. “I’ve had a hard time figuring out what the measurement is there, because if we want to talk stats and numbers, then where the f*** was…
Matthew Koma got candid about making music during one of his biggest milestones in his life. The multi-hyphenate musician and producer’s band Winnetka Bowling League released their debut album, Sha La La. The band also features Koma’s brother Kris Mazzarisi and Sam Beresford. The album, which revolves around the experiences of Koma during his 20s, came just weeks after Koma had welcomed his baby girl Townes with wife Hilary Duff. When asked by People Magazine if he would be writing songs about fatherhood in with his band, he shared that he wasn’t ready yet for that. “I’m not really ready, or I…
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes reflected on their trying times which seem to have left them conflicted about where they stand in life. In the recent episode of their podcast, Amy & T.J., the pair discussed hitting rock bottom following their departure from the ABC News morning show after their romantic relationship made headlines. At the time, Robach hadn’t publicly confirmed her separation from her husband Andrew Shue, an actor, and Holmes hadn’t confirmed his separation from his wife Marilee Fiebig, an attorney. While enjoying a candlelight concert by guest Rachel Platten, Robach expressed how Platten’s song Fight Song had been a source of inspiration…
Jennifer Lopez cancelled her tour to save her alleged troubled marriage with Ben Affleck, an insider claimed. As reported by People magazine, the singer is quite ‘sad’ about cancelling This Is Me… Live tour, however, “she’s also relieved. She needs to take care of herself,” amid growing speculations about her personal life. The source said, “The decision was something that her team encouraged. Everyone is supportive of her focusing on family right now.” For the unversed, Lopez’s much-awaited tour was set to kick off June 26 across North America. But, on May 31, the musician cancelled the upcoming shows, saying that she…
Demi Lovato recently got candid about finding “hope” following five mental health treatments. Speaking exclusively during a healthy discussion with Dr. Charlie Shaffer on Monday, June 3, the 31-year-old singer talked about evolution. She explained: “I have been to inpatient treatment five times, and it has something that every single time I walked back into a treatment center, I felt defeated.” At the event hosted by Wintour and Tory Burch, the actress continued: “And I know that experience firsthand, but I think the glimmer of hope was when I started putting in the work and I started to, whether it…
