KARACHI: The main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), on Saturday accused the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of approaching its councillors-elect in a bid to establish its “fake majority” for the upcoming election of Karachi mayor. The party warned the ruling party in Sindh that any horse-trading attempt would lead to a strong reaction. The newly-appointed party leadership for Karachi also …

Discovering the origins of Covid-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in his strongest comments yet that the UN body remains committed to finding how the virus arose. A US agency was reported by the Wall Street Journal to have assessed the pandemic had likely been caused by an unintended Chinese laboratory …

ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday blamed PTI chief Imran Khan for obstructing the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari sought the help of global financial institutions to tackle economic woes. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Sharif said the protests taken out by the former ruling party were …

PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday called off his party’s election rally in Lahore after the Punjab caretaker government imposed Section 144 (ban on public gatherings) in the provincial capital. Last night, the PTI chief, in an apparent act of defiance, had announced a fresh rally in Lahore today — days after the interim setup cracked down on the party’s March 8 election …

Shakira breaks silence on the rough year she recently endured at the hands of her ex Gerard Piqué. The singer’s admissions were brought to light during her appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, this Friday. There she claimed, “I’ve had a very rough year after my separation, and writing this song [‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53’] has been so …

A royal insider has disclosed reason why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are not invited to their grandfather King Charles coronation. According to a report by The Sun, Meghan and Harry were invited in recent weeks but it is understood that correspondence from Buckingham Palace did not mention Archie and Lilibet in the invitation. The …

BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities on Saturday said they seized three million pills of captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant that has been sweeping the Middle East for years, near the Syrian border. The pills had been hidden in apple crates “loaded onto a refrigerator truck” and discovered at the Al-Qaim crossing between Syria’s Deir Ezzor province and western Iraq’s Anbar desert region, the …

Seoul: K-pop supergroup BTS´ management agency HYBE said Sunday it will discontinue its acquisition process of rival SM Entertainment, ending a weeks-long fight for management rights over the company. HYBE has been competing with South Korean internet giant Kakao after purchasing a nearly 15 percent stake in SM from its founder Lee Soo-man last month, which prompted the company´s shares …

Meghan Markle’s decision to ‘allow’ Queen Elizabeth’s namesake for daughter Lilibet has been slammed since they ‘froze her out’. These accusations and claims have been shared by royal author and columnist Amanda Platell. She warns, “It strange that the Sussexes failed to honour any of Meghan’s family in the name, in particular her mum Doria who’s played such an important …

Experts have just bashed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for attempting to moving ‘presumptuously’ along with plans for Lilibet after stealing Queen Elizabeth’s namesake. These accusations and claims have been shared by royal author and columnist Amanda Platell. She warns, “Calling the child Lilibet caused its own controversy. Palace sources say the late Queen was never asked if her private …