PESHAWAR: At least 19 members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s caretaker cabinet on Thursday tendered their resignations to interim chief minister Azam Khan, which were prompted by their purpor­ted involvement in politics. Sources told Dawn that the caretaker CM received the resignations from caretaker ministers over a cup of tea. “Not that the caretaker members resigned but the resignations were demanded by the …

ISLAMABAD: A day after the dissolution of the National Assembly (NA) and the Federal Cabinet, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday placed a bar on postings and transfers at the federal level. Through a letter issued by the ECP with the signatures of its Secretary Omar Hamid Khan, the attention of secretary of establishment division has been drawn to the …

ISLAMABAD: Although three districts should see the number of their National Assembly seats rise, it is unlikely that the fresh delimitation exercise would make any significant changes to the number of National Asse­mbly seats in most districts throughout the country, a thorough examination of the official results of the first-ever digital census reveals. Since it was not possible to amend …

hening the Supreme Court in exercising its powers to review its judgements and orders”. It expanded the jurisdiction of the court by giving a right to appeal under Article 184(3), which grants the SC powers to issue an order if it considers a question of public importance with reference to the enforcement of fundamental rights involved. Under the law, the …

The second round of consultations between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and National Assembly Opposition Leader Raja Riaz will continue their consultations on selecting a name for caretaker premier today. The first meeting between the two took place on Thursday at the Prime Minister’s House. It was followed by a media talk by Riaz wherein he asserted that they were in no …

Ayushmann Khurrana has finally revealed how he prepared for the role of Pooja in Dream Girl. While talking about the preparation process, Ayushmann opened up about how his previous job as a radio jockey helped him a lot. He shared that he used to prank call people as a woman when he used to work at the radio station. The Bareily Ki …

Maria Menounos gets candid about her struggle, battle with cancer Maria Menounos is showing gratitude towards life after overcoming several challenges and struggles during the past few years. The 45-years-old TV personality earlier disclosed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which in on stage 2 level, in January and underwent a successful surgery combating the disease. While the …

The Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na actor Imran Khan, who has kept himself away from the limelight for some time, has officially confirmed his Bollywood comeback by dropping his first post on his Instagram handle after five years. Khan took to his social media to share a picture of IG threads where one of his fans can be seen demanding a sequel …

Read everything about Harry Styles’ new fling Taylor Russell Taylor Russell is a golden girl to Harry Styles, the singer’s fans speculate the news. After all, the Watermelon Sugar singer and the Bones and All star have fueled dating rumors. Recent date nights included exchanging laughter at Taylor’s play, The Effort’s, opening night gala as the couple supported one another. Neither Taylor, 29, nor …

Shahid Kapoor’s two ventures this year, Farzi and Bloody Daddy, turned out to be the most-watched ones on Amazon Prime; the actor, however, has spoken about the impact of OTT platforms. Kapoor’s web series Farzi and OTT film Bloody Daddy received the most viewership this year on Amazon Prime. While talking about their success, the actor said: “I have always craved to have the audience’s respect. …