ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is importing massive amounts of hazardous waste from several countries, including the United Kingdom, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, a parliamentary committee was informed on Thursday. The United Kingdom alone dumped nearly 40,000 tonnes of waste in Pakistan last year, which lacked the capacity to separate regular and hazardous waste, resulting in serious environmental and …

ISLAMABAD: Two dissidents of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf were among the eight lawmakers elected on Thursday as chairpersons of eight standing committees of the National Assembly. The committees had become headless after the en masse resignations of the PTI members at the time of the election of Shehbaz Sharif as the new prime minister in April. According to the National Assembly …

ISLAMABAD: Hours after the Lahore High Court (LHC) announced a significant decision on the election of Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) top leadership and discussed ways and means to handle the situation. According to the PM Office, PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and former president Asif Ali …

Justice Ijazul Ahsan said on Friday that it was likely the Punjab chief minister election would not be held today at 4pm as the Supreme Court took up the PTI’s petition against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) order to recount the votes cast in the April 16 election — excluding the votes of PTI dissidents —and conduct a second round …

Amid fears of a resurgence of Covid-19, Pakistan on Friday reported nearly 700 new cases as the positivity rate rose to 3.9 per cent. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), 694 new coronavirus cases were recorded during the last 24 hours, up from 641 a day earlier. The number is the highest since March 10 when 723 infections …

Amber Heard could reportedly end up losing her property if she fails to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp Heard is liable to may around $8 million in damages after she lost the blockbuster defamation trial. The New York Post reported that the Aquaman actor had gone bankrupt after which Heard would sell her assets to pay for the compensation to Depp. If the actor …

Friends’ co-creator Marta Kauffman recently addressed the longstanding criticism for its lack of diversity on the well-known sitcom. According to LA Times, Kauffman pledged $4 million to the African and  American Studies department of Brandeis University as an apology for not showing characters of colour on the show. While speaking at the occasion, the 65-year-old, who co-created the hit series from …

Shakira and her ex Gerard Pique continued to fight for their children’s custody as they have handed over the matter to two law firms in hopes of settling the issue. The Waka Waka hit-maker wants to take her kids, Sasha and Milan, to Miami with the footballer given the visiting rights as per Spanish media outlet Marca. However, the sports star is keen …

Shailene Woodley opens up about her life after she broke up with fiancé Aaron Rodgers. Taking to Instagram, the Divergent star talked about how “nurtured” her “head and heart” feels in the month of June. “To the month of June: Putting macro whack world events aside for a minute, on a micro level, you nurtured this woman’s head + heart,” Woodley captioned …

Jennifer Lopez stole hearts with her beautiful features in her recent social media picture. J.Lo treated her 216 million Instagram followers with a gorgeous sultry selfie showing off her engagement ring. In the breathtaking snap, which has garnered 557K likes so far, the Marry Me actor could be seen sitting outdoor donning a white button down shirt.   View this post on …