LAHORE: Six years after he lost the party president’s office due to a Supreme Court decision in the Panama Papers case, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to be re-elected as the PML-N president in a general council meeting of the ruling party in Lahore today (Tuesday). The meeting set to take place at a local hotel will likely elect the elder Sharif unopposed even though as many as 11 party members have received the nomination papers for the top slot. Earlier, the PML-N had announced convening the general council meeting on May 11 for this purpose but it was…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
KARACHI: As temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius in Sindh on Monday, the PDMA issued an alert for rain, dust storms and thunderstorms in Punjab and some upper parts of the country during this week. Dust storm, thunderstorm and isolated rain were predicted in upper parts from May 28 to June 1, which is likely to subside severe heatwave conditions. However, the Met Office said that heatwave-like conditions were likely during the period in some central and southern parts of the country. Day temperatures are likely to remain 3-04 °C above normal. A shallow westerly wave is likely to affect upper parts of…
As the nation observed Youm-i-Takbeer on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Acting President Yusuf Raza Gilani hailed the nation’s “unwavering determination” to make Pakistan a nuclear power under the “bold leadership” of then-premier Nawaz Sharif. Youm-i-Takbeer is observed on May 28 to commemorate the historic day in 1998 when Pakistan joined the ranks of nuclear powers after atomic tests in the hills of Chagai, Balochistan. Pakistan became the seventh nuclear nation in the world and the first Muslim state to have a nuclear arsenal. A day ago, PM Shehbaz had declared today a public holiday across the country on account of…
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North West recently got trolled online after making her voice acting debut. North recently performed at the The Lion King’s 30th Anniversary concert on Friday, May 24, as Young Simba in the upcoming film. The “proud” parents were in attendance when their daughter performed I Just Can’t Wait To Be King on stage at the Hollywood Bowl. Although North received a standing ovation for her performance by attendees, social media users on X, formerly known as Twitter, were less than pleased over her selection for the role. Many branded it as nepotism, accusing her of getting the role…
Sophie Wessex got candid about her emotional journey she made on behalf of King Charles to Ukraine. The Duchess of Edinburgh, who became the first royal to visit Ukraine since the Russian attack, wrote in The Sunday Times that she does not consider herself brave for visiting the European country. “Since returning to the UK, many people have said how brave or courageous I was for going. I am neither,” she wrote in the article. “The brave people are those who have endured extreme violence and survived.” She continued, “The courageous are those who have reported the crimes committed against them.…
Kerry Katona recently expressed disappointment over daughter’s plans to to attend a performing arts school in Liverpool. Opening up about her heartbreak in the exclusive OK! Magazine column on Monday, May 20, Katona revealed that she “can’t cope” as Heidi planned to leave the “nest” for her GCSEs. Despite heading out on “a little date night in London” ahead of her departure, the former Atomic Kitten star said she is “really” going to miss her “golden child.” The 43-year-old actress told the outlet: “Heidi and I are going to have a little date night in London this week as I’m doing some work…
Lisa Jakub, Robin Williams’ Mrs. Doubtfire co-star, who played the actor’s on-screen daughter, Lydia, in the 1993 film, recalled Williams’ support and love for veterans. On this Memorial Day, she remembers how the late star would often offer them jobs on his movie sets. “So many people have told me that Robin did a lot of work with the veteran population as well, and that he always had production crews hire local veterans to be background actors or things like that on set, which is not something I ever knew about when I worked with him… but I also love that little…
Britney Spears and her boyfriend Paul Richard Soliz have recently been relying on each other after the Chateau Marmont incident earlier this month. A source spilled to the Star magazine, “Britney and Paul have been together nonstop since the incident at the Chateau Marmont,” as they were seen in the singer’s $200,000 Mercedes. The source revealed, “Paul has gotten so much criticism and blame for that and she’s jumped to protect him, so it’s actually made them closer — they’ve got this ‘us against the world’ vibe going on.” Even though Paul had been accused of failing to pay child support…
Kate Middleton has reportedly been getting back to normal life as she continues her battle with cancer behind doors. Writing for the Daily Mail, royal author Rebecca English cited palace officials to relay latest health update for the Princess of Wales. As per the report, she has been “out and about more with her family in recent weeks, ” taking time out from her preventative chemotherapy. Kensington Palace also reassured well wishers that they are “so touched” by “tens of thousands” of get-well-soon cards ever since Kate’s cancer diagnosis was revealed. However, they apparently stressed: “she still needs time and space…
Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey, who are expecting their first child together, wanted to be in a good place before they became parents. The 27-year-old supermodel and Rhode founder was more “emotionally mature” than her Grammy-winning husband and hoped to start a family with him once he was in a better headspace, per a source cited by OK! Magazine. The insider noted that the couple did hit a rough patch in their relationship which led to all the swirling divorce rumours. “He’s a lot clingier, while she’s always been more emotionlly mature and able to see things in a clearer…
