MUZAFFARABAD: A woman threw her preschooler child into the Jhelum River moments before jumping into the swollen water channel from a bridge here on Thursday, in what was the second such incident in less than three weeks. CCTV footage recorded from the right side of River Jhelum in Domel area showed the long chador clad woman, identified as 38-year-old Robina Safdar, slowly walking through the approach road to the pre-partition era iron bridge at about 9:41am while holding the hand of her son Shahzeb, who appears to be less than five years of age. The iron bridge is mostly used…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday approached Inspector General of Islamabad Police (IGP) against 35 officials who raided the central office of the party on Wednesday . The application, filed by President PTI Islamabad Amir Mughal and available with Dawn, stated that on Wednesday around 35 officials of the Islamabad police entered in the office of the PTI without having warrants, and in the presence of a United Nations delegation, which was holding a meeting with the PTI leadership. “I was in the meeting room. We demanded search warrants from SHO Naeem but he misbehaved and said that there was no…
ISLAMABAD: Police and local authorities partially demolished a part of PTI’s central secretariat building in Islamabad before sealing the premises for allegedly violating building bylaw. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) officials arrived with heavy machinery at the PTI office located in a commercial building in G-8/4 sector late on Thursday night. They razed two containers parked outside the building and a guard room and removed a fence allegedly erected on the civic body’s land. The office was then sealed for alleged violations of building bylaws and “non-conforming use”. PTI’s Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and Leader of…
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Thursday reserved the verdict on appeals, filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi, against their conviction in the Iddat case. The judgement is likely to be announced on May 29. Raja Rizwan Abbasi, lead counsel for complainant Khawar Fareed Maneka, was not in the court during the hearing of the appeals on Thursday. Defence counsel Usman Gill and the prosecutor concluded their arguments before District and Sessions Judge Sharukh Arjumand. PTI-allied religio-political leaders term case ‘politically motivated’; prosecutor seeks more time to conclude arguments in cipher case The court…
ISLAMABAD: Appalled by the disclosure about fraudulent issuance of computerised national identity cards (CNICs) and passports to aliens, the government has decided to frame a national registration policy meant to plug all loopholes in the system. A directive to this effect was given by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi while presiding over a review meeting on National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) here on Thursday. The minister noted that the authenticity of identity cards and citizenship was of utmost importance and, therefore, a comprehensive policy should be made in this regard. He said granting Nadra access to union councils would…
Shibli Faraz, opposition leader in the Senate, on Friday lashed out at the treasury benches for actions taken against the PTI, which he said were being carried out “under their watch”. Speaking in the Senate, a visibly furious Faraz said, “The fascism, oppression, violence that you have begun [is ongoing] and this is all happening under your watch.” His statements come after the Islamabad police and local authorities demolished a part of PTI’s central secretariat building in Islamabad late last night, before sealing the premises for allegedly violating building bylaws. Subsequently, the PTI approached the Islamabad police chief against 35 officials who raided the…
ISLAMABAD: As almost 26 districts of the country swelter in the oppressive heat that has gripped the country since May 21, the climate change ministry said on Thursday the first wave will last until May 30, followed by two more separate heatwaves in June, blaming unsustainable environmental practices and deforestation for the extreme weather conditions. Addressing a press conference along with senior officials from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Romina Khurshid Alam, the PM’s coordinator on climate change, called upon the federal and provincial government departments to mobilise available resources to protect citizens, particularly children and the elderly, from…
Ryan Reynolds literally fears that Marvel will shoot him down with “drones” if he revealed Rob McElhenney’s role in the upcoming third Deadpool movie, Deadpool & Wolverine. “Because of my busy schedule, I had to invite my cochair, Rob McElhenney, to the set of Deadpool in London to discuss all things that are Wrexham,” Reynolds, 47, revealed during the new episode of Welcome to Wrexham, which premiered on Thursday, May 23. “And, yes, I did have to promise him a role in the upcoming Deadpool film.” He added, “Now, I can’t necessarily tell you which character Rob plays in Deadpool for…
Han So Hee has lost another ad contract following a slew of terminations since her controversial romance and breakup with Ryu Jun-yeol. According to Allkpop, on Thursday, May 23, Hey Dealer replaced the 29-year-old South Korean actress with new advertising models Suzy and Lee Jung Eun. The Gyeongseong Creature star had been an active advertising model for the used car platform since last year. In March, she featured in a vlog-style advertisement that garnered positive reviews, but now she has now been laid off from the contract. Additionally, Han So Hee made her Cannes debut on Sunday, May 19, at the 77th Cannes…
Kate Hudson spoke out about her experience of getting married at an early age during a recent interview. The 45-year-old actress shared her stance on romantic relationships as she continues to bask in the success of her recently released debut album Glorious. Hudson, who appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast to promote her upcoming album on Wednesday, May 22, reflected on her first marriage to Chris Robinson at 21, describing it as her “first real love.” Responding to a question about getting married at an early age, the Bride Wars’ alum revealed that she was just eighteen when she first crossed paths with Robinson,…
