HYDERABAD: Amid acute water scarcity in the country, the two major provinces refused to budge an inch on the issue of river water flows at their barrages despite the recent flow measurements by Wapda’s International Sedimentation Research Institute (ISRIP) at Taunsa and Guddu. Sindh officials accuse their counterparts in Punjab of not agreeing to independent evaluation by the ISRIP that …

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday granted former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan pre-arrest bail for 15 days in 14 cases registered against him following the party’s ‘Azadi March‘ on May 25. After the PTI chairman ended his march, Imran and other leaders of his party were booked in 14 cases registered at multiple police …

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday returned a petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking a ruling from the top court on protection from government action for those partaking in the party’s planned march on Islamabad. The PTI approached the top court a day ago seeking directions to bar the federal government and other relevant authorities from using “coercive measures …

PTI Chairman Imran Khan announced on Thursday that he would unveil his plan of action for his party’s next march at a rally in Dir “two days from now” on Saturday. “I have a rally in Dir where I will present my next plan of action. We are studying the Supreme Court’s decision,” he said while speaking at a rally …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif censured his predecessor Imran Khan on Thursday, accusing him of “making naked threats against the country”, deeming him “unfit for public office” and warning him against “talking about [the] division of Pakistan”. The prime minister made these remarks in a Twitter post that referred to an interview of Imran with anchorperson Sami Abraham for Bol News programme ‘Tajzia’ last night …

Johnny Depp has been garnering support from his fans and peers in the entertainment industry including Sharon Osbourne after he won the defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. In an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, the 69-year-old television personality was surprised on Depp’s win, saying that she wanted him to win but did not expect him to. She said, “(Johnny) is …

Meghan Markle pal Omid Scobie is shedding light on her relationship with estranged father Thomas Markle. Thomas suffered an intense stroke last week and was instantly admitted to a hospital in Mexico. He was later transferred to San Deigo hospital in California, after which the Duchess was constantly mocked by half-siblings over her failure to check up on father. Now …

Pakistani celebrities have recently reacted to Johnny Depp’s win in the defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. On Wednesday, the jury gave its unanimous verdict in favour of the   Pirates of the Caribbean actor. They decided that the Aquaman actress’ op-ed was “false, defamatory and said with malice”. Following his victory, several Pakistani actors and actresses cheered for the Alice in Wonderland star …

A group of faith leaders on Wednesday called on Sen. John Cornyn to take action against gun violence after the Uvalde school shooting in a meeting with the senator’s staff and a demonstration outside his Dallas office. Demonstrators held signs with phrases such as “The gun lobby is no match for the God lobby” and “Love thy neighbor as thyself” …

Dallas City Council members can’t agree on whether the city should ban short-term rentals in neighborhoods made up of single-family homes. Dallas planning and code enforcement officials on Wednesday presented council members with new zoning options to regulate properties such as those listed on Airbnb, VRBO and other platforms. They asked staff to come up with a revised option later …