ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday revealed that he will dissolve the National Assembly on Aug 9, three days before the incumbent assembly’s term is scheduled to end. The premier shared this information at a dinner reception hosted in honour of the ruling allies at the Prime Minister’s House, a source who attended the event told Dawn. Since the National …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Thursday urged the government to remove from service the civil judge whose wife is accused of torturing an underage maid. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights expressed concerns over alleged torture on the maid by the wife of the civil judge, urging the Ministry of Law and Justice to initiate the process to terminate …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former premier Imran Khan’s plea against trial proceedings pertaining to the Toshakhana criminal complaint after he withdrew the petition. On Wednesday, the apex court had turned down Imran’s request to stay the trial in the Toshakhana case being heard at an Islamabad sessions court. However, it had also granted relief to the PTI chief by postponing …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday set aside a session court’s verdict that had declared the Tosh­akhana reference filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the PTI chairman as maintainable for criminal proceedings. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq also ordered the session court to decide the matter again after hearing the case anew. He further rejected the PTI chief’s …

The upper house of Parliament on Friday passed a bill to set up a new authority to counter money laundering and terror financing despite opposition from some Senators, a day after the legislation was rushed through the National Assembly. The bill, titled “National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Authority Bill”, was tabled in the Senate by State Minister for Foreign …

Vanessa Bryant remembered her late husband Kobe Bryant while attending Taylor Swift’s SoFi Stadium concert with a sentimental tribute. In a post on her Instagram Story, the 41-year-old shared a touching photo of a jacket which she wore to the singer’s concert. The jean jacket was notably emblazoned with a photo of Kobe and the Wildest Dreams hitmaker which was taken in …

Ryan Gosling’s one of the most iconic films, The Notebook, has made its way to Broadway. The famous 2004 film based on Nicholas Spark’s 1996 novel will premiere as a musical on Broadway in the spring of next year. The Notebook musical show is set to debut at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 14, 2024. As per Entertainment Weekly, the musical Broadway show …

Lil Wayne is the most recent rapper to voice his stance about the music industry’s increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI). The native of New Orleans expressed reluctance to accept technology and its capacity to replicate his innate talent in an interview with Gail Mitchell of Billboard. “Someone asked me about that recently. And they were trying to tell me …

After witnessing the success of other toy movies like Barbie and Super Mario, another toy game, Monopoly, has been decided to transform into a film; Lionsgate Productions has confirmed that the film is officially in the making. Reportedly, Lionsgate has concluded a deal with EOne TV and Hasbro worth around $500 million, which is expected to close by the end of 2023. CEO Hasbro, Chris …

Ariana Grande’s estranged husband Dalton Gomez was reportedly caught “acting single” before the pair’s divorce announcement which reportedly caused him to take down his Instagram. A blind source reportedly told DeuxMoi that the source of their pair’s marital troubles may have started from Gomez as he had allegedly begun seeing other women months before their relationship ran its course. According to …