ISLAMABAD: Justice Nazar Akbar — a member of the three-judge special court hearing the high treason case against Gen Pervez Musharraf who dissented with the majority judgement — observed in his verdict that the former dictator, with the help of then prime minister Shaukat Aziz and his cabinet, took advantage of the weak and opportunist elements in the judiciary to …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Thursday objected to the insulting criticism of the judgement of the special court which convicted former army chief retired Gen Pervez Musharraf. In a statement, the council said that the law had provided procedures and proper course for agitating flaws, if any, but the way in which the judgement was criticised gave an impression that …

ISLAMABAD: Twelve years after Jamia Hafsa in G-6 was razed, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is asking its administration to demolish its new building voluntarily because it has been built on land for a children’s park in G-7. In a notice dated Dec 18, the CDA has directed the seminary’s administration to halt unauthorised construction on the land for the …

fa Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday warned “it would not possible to save [the country] from anarchy if the institution of army is divided or weakened.” In a series of tweets, Chaudhry said that the armed forces were being “targeted under a specific strategy”. Ch Fawad Hussain ✔@fawadchaudhry معاملہ پرویز مشرف کی ذات کا ہے ہی …

In a full-court reference held at the Supreme Court to bid him farewell, Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa said, “I always did what I thought was right and was worth doing.” Addressing the gathering held on Friday, Khosa maintained: “I gave my hundred per cent to the job, tried to perform beyond the call of duty, never raised …

Tens of thousands of pigs have died from African swine fever in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, officials said Thursday, the first time the virus has been detected in the country. The disease has devastated swine herds in China and elsewhere in Asia, and initially Indonesia authorities put the death of 27,000 pigs down to hog cholera — a different virus …

For many years, chili has been hailed for its therapeutic properties, and now researchers have found that eating chili peppers regularly can cut the risk of death from heart disease and stroke. Chili peppers are now a global phenomenon as people all around the world – from Cambodia to California, and from Birmingham, Alabama to Birmingham, United Kingdom – like …

Kendall Jenner after making headlines earlier over probable rumours of a patch-up in the works between her and ex-boyfriend and NBA player Ben Simmons, is said to have already reignited her relationship with him. As per E!, the model had been making recurrent trips down to Philadelphia, which fans and tabloids thought were to evaluate where she stands with her ex-boyfriend …

Justin Timberlake after getting embroiled in a cheating scandal with costar Alisha Wainwright is now facing the wrath of netizens and fans of his wife Jessica Biel. The singer and actor after issuing a public apology to his wife earlier on Instagram, is trying to make amends and get back in her good books as well as make their relationship …

Pakistani-American actor Kumail Nanjiani has become the talk of town ever since he wooed the world away with his major, jaw-dropping physical transformation for his upcoming Marvel film The Eternals. And all those who were feeling motivated by the Academy Award-nominated actor have some good news as Kumail’s personal trainer, Grant Roberts has come forth revealing how the actor managed to …