Indian actor Urmila Matondkar was intensely trolled online for saying the World War II had ended in 1919. The actor-turned-politician was at the receiving end of immense flak from netizens over the slip-up made in her recent speech. “After the end of the Second World War in 1919, the British knew that unrest was spreading in India and that it …

Ayeza Khan, who recently essayed a controversial role in drama serial Mere Paas Tum Ho, looked ethereal in a bridal attire for her latest photo shoot. Ayeza Khan, who has received a lot of accolades for her drama serial Mere Paas Tum Ho, took to Instagram and shared adorable photos with the caption “Presenting the first look of “Dulhan”. The actress looked …

Priyanka Chopra wreaked havoc after her Grammy dress failed to leave a mark on fashion aficionados across the world. The actress’s Ralph and Russo ensemble attracted immense criticism from all around. Now, it is Pee Cee’s mother Madhu Chopra who has lent support to her daughter, stating that she is glad the controversy happened. Priyanka’s Grammy gown featured a plunging …

WASHINGTON: Best-selling American author Mary Higgins Clark, known to her fans as the “Queen of Suspense”, has died aged 92, her publisher confirmed Friday. Clark was still producing a book a year at the age of 90, with her page-turners earning her a legion of fans across the world and even making her one of the top-selling fiction authors in …

DADU: A jirga (tribal court) presided over by Janwari tribe’s chieftain Sardar Niaz Ahmed Janwari on Friday ordered the SHO of Mahar police station and his seven subordinates to pay a fine/compensation of Rs3.2 million for killing a woman. The woman, Zarina Janwari, was wounded when the police party fired some shots to disperse angry villagers resisting their raid on …

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Friday organised a bicycle rally to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir in connection with the Kashmir Solidarity Day to be observed on February 5. A large number of volunteers, students and civil society members participated in the event that commenced from Zero Point Interchange and culminated at Faisal Mosque. The participants chanted slogans …

ISLAMABAD: Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Sohail declined to grant post-arrest bail to activists of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) saying prima facie it was a terrorism case since the activists during a protest had chanted slogans against the government and the army. A judicial magistrate on Jan 29 sent 23 PTM activists to jail after a case was registered …

LAHORE: The Ministry of Interior on Friday informed the Lahore High Court that Pakistan had not signed so far the Budapest Convention on cybercrime due to reservations shown by intelligence agencies. In a written reply filed in a case against the availability of hate material on social media against the judiciary, the ministry stated that a meeting for signing the …

LANDI KOTAL/TIMERGARA: A seven-member medical team has started checking of passengers entering Pakistan from Afghanistan at the Torkham border for the suspected coronavirus. According to a statement issued from the office of Khyber deputy commissioner Mehmood Aslam Wazir, the team would check those suspected passengers who were suffering from flue, fever, cough and other chest infections. The team members would …

LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday summoned fresh medical reports of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is in London for treatment with the permission of the Lahore High Court. The court was hearing Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case when Sharif’s counsel Amjad Pervez filed a fresh application for extension in exemption already granted to his client from personal appearance. …