NORTH WAZIRISTAN/SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Some unidentified terrorists torched a girls’ middle school in the Razmak tehsil of North Waziristan district, while a police officer escaped unhurt in a remote-control bomb attack targeting his vehicle in South Waziristan district on Tuesday. Officials said that there were no casualties in the two incidents. An official told Dawn that on Monday night some unidentified attackers entered …

ISLAMABAD: A day after acting President Yousuf Raza Gilani promulgated the National Accou­nta­bility (Amendment) Ordi­n­­a­nce to extend maximum period of the physical remand of an accused in white-collar crime from 14 to 40 days, not only the leaders in the ruling PML-N but one of its allies also rejected the amendment. PML-N leader Khwaja Saad Rafiq, who has also faced …

LAHORE: A report rele­a­sed by Human Rights Watch has urged parliament to reform the colonial-era Land Acquisition Act in line with international obligations, as the law, frequently used to forcibly evict low-income gro­ups to enable development, exacerbates economic and social inequalities. The 48-page report, I Escaped with Only My Life: Abusive Forced Evictions in Pakistan, released on Tues­day documents widespread and …

RAWALPINDI: Police claimed to have solved the mystery of the murder of a constable seven days after his body was found lying along the roadside in the limits of Kahuta police station, and his wife and her paramour turned out to be the murderers. A police spokesman said that the deceased police constable, Mohammad Saleh’s body, was found lying along …

At least 28 people died and 22 were injured after a bus fell into a ravine in Washuk, Balochistan on Wednesday, according to officials. Speaking to Dawn.com, Basima Assistant Commissioner (AC) Ismail Mengal said the accident occurred when a tyre of the vehicle got burst, which led to it crashing into a hill and then plunging into a ravine. Three women …

An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday did not announce its already reserved verdict in the iddat case against former premier Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi while the complainant was assaulted outside the court. The court had reserved the verdict last week on appeals filed by the PTI founder and his wife against their conviction in the iddat case — which was the …

KARACHI: In yet another overture to the powers that be from the embattled party, PTI leader Arif Alvi said on Tuesday that Imran Khan is willing to talk, but only to quarters “who could offer something”, as dialogue with those who had come into power through ‘Form 47s’ would be a fruitless exercise. In a quick interaction with reporters during …

Mary-Kate Olsen and Sean Avery sparked romance rumours after they were spotted together during an outing in the Hamptons. As the buzz about their romance began to pick up, sources close to the pair dispelled any such notion to Us Weekly. “Mary-Kate and Sean have been friends since 2006, they had a fling for a while in 2007 and have remained …

Mamie Laverock, known for her role as Rosaleen Sullivan in When Calls the Heart, is battling for her life following a tragic fall from a fifth-floor balcony walkway. People reported on Tuesday, May 28, that Laverock was initially admitted to a Winnipeg hospital due to “medical emergency,” as detailed in a GoFundMe campaign created by her family. Her parents, Rob and Nicole, …

Glen Powell recently revealed that he missed out on a role in the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer. The Anyone But You actor, who starred alongside the beautiful Anne Hathaway in the same film, opened up about missing out on the Noble-winning role of nuclear physicist Ernest Lawrence in an exclusive interview with GQ. Although he passed on the role to Josh Hartnett, Powell added that …