A group of unidentified people vandalised a Hindu temple in the Korangi area of Karachi on Wednesday night, desecrating an idol. According to an FIR registered at the Korangi police station, five men on motorcycles stopped by the temple late last night and inquired about the whereabouts of the pundit (caretaker). “At that time, there were just two workers inside …

President Arif Alvi on Thursday appointed Ahad Cheema, a former civil servant and senior bureaucrat, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s adviser on establishment. Cheema’s was the first high profile arrest in Punjab by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) before the general elections of 2018. The bureau had arrested him on February 21, 2018, when he appeared before its investigation team in an …

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers on Wednesday passed 11 bills — many of them dealing with issues of a serious nature, in a non-serious environment — without discussion and without even having quorum on a dull private member’s day in the National Assembly. Of the 11 approved bills, eight were adopted by the lower house after suspending rules and without referring them to …

The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the federal government on two separate petitions pertaining to loadshedding and inflation, as people across the country continue to roil from prolonged power cuts. The Judicial Activism Panel filed the two petitions — on loadshedding and inflation — which were taken up by Justice Shahid Karim today. The petitions were …

MNA and famous television show host Aamir Liaquat Husain has passed away in Karachi, DIG East Muquddas Haider told Dawn.com on Thursday. He was 50. The police officer said Husain’s condition deteriorated early in the morning after which he was taken to the Aga Khan University Hospital, where he was later declared dead. He added that preliminary reports show no foul play, …

Global sensation Priyanka Chopra has expressed her excitement for Marvel Cinematic Universe’s new series Ms Marvel, which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on June 8. Taking to her Instagram story, the White Tiger actress expressed excitement and applauded the Ms Marvel team, for including and reflecting South Asian actors and culture. Ms Marvel, which stars Iman Vellani as MCU’s newest superhero, also features a cameo by …

Johnny Depp lawyer is opening up about final hour preparations before the actor’s stand in the witness box. Speaking to Law and Crime Network, attorney Benjamin Chew answered if he was nervous ahead of client Johnny Depp taking the stand. “We were not nervous in a sense that he writes all of his scripts when he is performing roles and …

Johnny Depp’s lawyer suggests that he may not take $10.4 million in damages from his ex-wife Amber Heard after his “total win” in the highly publicised defamation case. Appearing on Good Morning America on Wednesday, the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s lawyers, Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, hinted that the actor may waive off the payout. The host of the show George Stephanopoulos discussed …

Princess Eugenie recently shared a rare glimpse inside her one-year-old son, August’s, nursery at their UK home, Frogmore Cottage, days after it was reported that the family will be moving away from the UK. 32-year-old Eugenie, the granddaughter of the Queen through son Prince Andrew, took to Instagram to share a sweet photograph of the little royal’s nursery, just days …

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are under fire for allegedly having ‘bloodied’ each other up with lawsuits. This observation has been made by former entertainment lawyer Matthew Belloni. According to Insider, he claimed, “Both of them will work again, but I think it will be a while before a major studio will consider them ‘safe’ enough to bet on.” However, …