ISLAMABAD: Justice Babar Sattar of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has strongly reacted against the stopping of lawyers and litigants from entering the courts due to a nationwide strike call issued by the top lawyers’ bodies, terming it as “obstruction of justice”. Sources privy to the development told that Justice Sattar wrote a letter to the three-judge administrative committee, drawing attention to the issue of preventing lawyers and litigants from entering the courts due to the strike call. The strike call was issued to show solidarity with the legal fraternity after what they called disturbing events of Punjab police “brutality against lawyers” who were…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly is set to begin its fifth regular session on Monday (tomorrow), with formation of the standing committees still not in sight. Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday invited the parliamentary leaders and chief whips of the parties for a meeting on Monday to discuss the strategy for the upcoming regular session as well as the next month’s budget session. According to an official announcement, the speaker has invited the party leaders to finalise a calendar for the parliamentary year, besides allocation of time for debates on the presidential address to the joint sitting of parliament and the…
ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek Tahafuz Aayeen-i-Pakistan, a multi-party coalition of opposition parties launched earlier this year, has decided to launch another nationwide campaign for the “restoration” of the Constitution, with power shows expected in Karachi and Faisalabad. In April this year, the six-party alliance had decided to kick-start a countrywide movement for the rule of law and chose Mahmood Khan Achakzai as its president. It also aimed to protect the Constitution. The decision taken during a meeting chaired by Mr Achakzai seemed to add new vigour to the movement and was prompted by the press conference of the ISPR chief in which the…
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Seven security personnel were martyred and two others sustained injuries in two militant attacks on security forces at different locations in North Waziristan on Saturday, local sources said. They said the first attack took place in the Hassan Khel area of Tehsil Datta Khel when an improvised explosive device went off targeting a bomb disposal unit. Soon after the blast, they added, militants opened fire on the forces. As a result, five security personnel embraced martyrdom while two others sustained injuries. Local sources said that in another incident, militants stormed a security post in the Seeman area of…
Nicole Kidman’s recent weight loss caused concerns among her fans. However, the Expats star made it clear that she is not worried about other people’s opinions of her or her career as an actress. In an interview with Vogue Australia, which was published on Wednesday, Nicole, 56, stated, “I don’t want to be a role model for anyone, I’m not interested in that.” The actress appeared to give a backhand to those who “box” her in with “rules and expectations” for her acting profession and as an artist. “I keep a lot of distance between me and what everyone thinks or wants or…
John Krasinski makes sure that his wife Emily Blunt has the best Mother’s Day, and that’s only possible with the help of their little girls. Krasinski, 44, talked about how his daughters Hazel, 10, and Violet, 7, play a big role in deciding their family’s Mother’s Day plans during his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The Office alum was asked how celebrations for Mother’s Day happens in his household for the Oscar-winning actress. To that, Krasinski shared that his daughters “run the show.” “It’s a lot of, like, ‘Dad, we got this.’ We rolled past the pharmacy; we got…
Roger Corman, a man with many titles, including The Pope of Pop Cinema, The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood, and The King of Cult, died at the age of 98. Corman passed away on Thursday, May 9, at his residence in Santa Monica, California, with family members by his side, Variety reported on Saturday, May 11. In a statement, his family recounted how the legendary king of B movies, wanted to be remembered, “His films were revolutionary and iconoclastic and captured the spirit of an age. When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said I was a filmmaker,…
Britney Spears’ “family thinks she needs help,” a week after the pop star made headlines for picking up a brawl in a hotel with her rumoured lover, Paul Richard Soliz. “They’re considering their options,” the insider told TMZ. “Britney’s been on a downward spiral for a while now. What happened at the hotel was like a flashback to 2008.” At the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California, on May 1, paramedics were summoned by attendees who thought that Britney, 42, was going through a mental breakdown due to an alleged altercation with Paul, 37. The Circus singer was reportedly “out of control, crying,…
Meghan Markle couldn’t help but gush over her two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, during her trip to Nigeria. The Duchess of Sussex got candid about motherhood and how she balances her career while raising her small children during a panel discussion on Saturday, via People Magazine. Ahead of International Mother’s Day, Meghan shared that she “loves” being a mom while also sharing a rare detail about Archie and Lilibet. “Being a mom has always been a dream of mine. And I’m so fortunate that we have two beautiful, healthy, very chatty, sweet children,” she said. “I love being a…
Prince Harry’s pal defended the duke’s decision to stay in a hotel on his UK trip, following reports he declined King Charles’ offer of a royal residence. Speaking to royal author Roya Nikkhah of The Times, they claimed the Spare author’s visit to his homeland for The Invictus Games service was “long on the radar,” suggesting it would have give the monarch time to clear out his diary for a meeting. For the unversed, Harry issued a statement via his spokesperson earlier this week, ruling out a potential one-on-one with his cancer-stricken father due to his busy schedule. It is pertinent to note…
