LAHORE: Prime Minis­ter Shehbaz Sharif has dire­cted the authorities concerned to come up within 24 hours with an ‘emergency plan’ aimed at reduction in the electricity loadshedding. PM Sharif presided over a meeting on Saturday to discuss the issue of loadshedding in the country and problems being faced by citizens in general and the business community in particular. Federal ministers …

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has suggested taking advantage of “365 days of sunshine” and operate markets in the daytime as opposed to the convention of “opening markets at 1pm and closing them at 1am”, as policymakers seek solutions to conserve energy amid an acute crisis. “Our markets open at 1pm and close at 1am. This [practice] is found nowhere in the …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said he has passed orders for helicopters to be flown to Swat to help the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) put out the wildfires that have been raging in five districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for more than 24 hours. In a tweet today, the premier said that two choppers were being immediately sent to …

As members of the former PTI government confirmed Imran Khan’s plans to return to Islamabad for a core committee meeting, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday ‘welcomed’ him, saying the police personnel protecting the former prime minister would arrest him “with great enthusiasm” once his pre-arrest bail expires. Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed told Dawn.com that the former prime minister was planning to chair …

Jesy Nelson is reportedly working on her unfinished songs again after her first solo album failed to impress the record label bosses. Nelson released her single Boyz featuring Nicki Minaj in October after exiting Little Mix. However, the singer didn’t find much luck in unveiling her album. According to The Sun, the singer’s unfinished tracks have not received a nod from her …

Colombian singer Shakira, who confirmed her separation from FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique after more than a decade, has responded to the messages of concern from the fans. The Waka Waka singer took to Twitter for the first time after announcing her break up with the boyfriend and shared a photo with her elderly father to reveal that her dad is receiving …

Prince William has decided to keep his grudge against estranged brother, Prince Harry. Royal expert. Neil Sean, the royal expert, said that a “very good source” has spilt to him that William has not forgiven Harry and wife Meghan Markle for their public dis against the royal family. Mr Sean said on his YouTube channel: “The Queen has shown kindness, …

Prince William is gushing over  Queen and her service to Britain. Saturday night, the Buckingham Palace marked concert night to celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with prominent working members of the royal family. During the star-studded event, Prince William went up on the stage to pay his respect to Her Majesty, recounting how she is almost a century old. “While no …

Amber Heard’s claims about having lost the ‘right to speak’ have just been addressed by a former prosecutor following her loss in the Johnny Depp defamation case. This observation has been offered by Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and the president of West Coast Trial Lawyers. Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and the president of West Coast Trial …

Amber Heard will come back stronger amid disappointing movie offers. The actress, who is reportedly struggling to find work after loss in defamation trial against Johnny Depp and social media humiliation, will work on her own produced film. Ex-agent Jeffrey Nightbyrd predicts Heard will make her career on her own terms. Speaking from his home in Oaxaca, Mexico, Jeffrey, 79, …