wa Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Pakistan “owes [its] peace and stability to the selfless devotion and sacrifices” of its martyrs. He made the comment during an investiture ceremony held at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday. Terming the martyrs the real heroes of the country, …

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday filed a petition with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking annulment of the verdict in the Avenfield Apartment reference. Accountability Court judge Mohammad Bashir had on July 6, 2018 — 19 days before the general elections — convicted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and her husband retired Captain Mohammad Safdar in …

ISLAMABAD: The country’s major opposition parties on Monday rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to establish a cell to investigate those Pakistani nationals whose names had appeared in the Pandora Papers and called for holding an inquiry either through an independent commission or a judicial commission on the pattern of Panama Papers Leaks issue about five years back. The members of Pakistan …

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau’s deputy chairman Hussain Asghar has reportedly tendered his resignation to President Dr Arif Alvi. Reasons behind his decision could not be ascertained. Sources in the government confirmed that Mr Asghar had sent his resignation to the president. According to NAB laws, resignation by any official of the anti-corruption watchdog is sent to the chairman and if …

LAHORE: A sessions court on Monday indicted former Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman and his five sons in a case of sexually abusing a student of his madressah. The cleric and his sons Ataur Rehman, Attiqur Rehman, Latifur Rehman, Altafur Rehman and Wasiur Rehman pleaded not guilty and decided to contest the trial. Additional District and Sessions Judge …

Getting vaccinated may have saved the lives of 3,600 Texas seniors, according to a new federal study. A report by the Department of Health and Human Services also estimates that vaccinations were linked to a reduction of 24,000 coronavirus infections among Medicare beneficiaries from January to May — as the vaccines became more widely available — as well as 9,700 …

Hollywood star Sophia Bush has addressed hearsay around the reboot of One Tree Hill. The 39-year-old actor said that she would be open to the show returning for a reboot with her reprising her character as Brooke Davis, while chatting in an interview with HollywoodLife. “I think at the end of the day, we like to be together no matter …

Billie Eilish called out the lawmakers of Texas for implementing the restrictive abortion law. The singer took to the stage, during a concert in Austin on Saturday, lashing out at the lawmakers for trying to exert control over women’s bodies. The Bad Guy singer said she is “sick and tired of old men” who she brought the law into effect last month. …

Pop icon Britney Spears is expressing her gratitude for helping her get rid of her conservatorship. The 39-year-old Toxic singer, said on Monday that the #FreeBritney movement helped her escape the shackles of the abusive conservatorship that she had been ensnared within for 13 years. “#FreeBritney movement … I have no words … because of you guys and your constant …

Moscow: A Russian actress and director blasted off to the International Space Station on Tuesday in a historic bid to best the United States to film the first movie in orbit. The Russian crew is set to beat a Hollywood project that was announced last year by “Mission Impossible” star Tom Cruise together with NASA and Elon Musk´s SpaceX. Actress …