ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Wednesday rejected two constitution amendment bills, including the one seeking to declare women’s inheritance a fundamental right, with a majority vote. The committee, however, approved two other constitution amendment bills, including the one seeking to authorise advisers to the chief ministers to participate in the proceedings of the provincial assemblies. …

ISLAMABAD: A clear majority of members of a parliamentary committee on Wednesday suggested blacklisting the company that was involved in conducting the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT). This suggestion came just a day after a ceremony by Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) in which MDCAT toppers were awarded with cash prizes and certificates. The meeting of National Assembly’s Standing …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel asked the government on Wednesday to immediately install telemetry system at all water discharge stations and appoint independent experts for measurement of water quantities, and directed the water regulator to ensure water distribution among the provinces as per the shares fixed in the 1991 water apportionment accord. A meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has finally notified the setting up of a permanent secretariat for the Council of Common Interests (CCI). “In pursuance of Article 154(3) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the federal government has been pleased to establish a permanent Secretariat of the CCI with immediate effect, which shall have the status of a division,” …

LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet Committee on Law and Order on Wednesday worked out a plan to take the proscribed title of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) off as a part of confidence-building measures in the aftermath of the federal government-TLP agreement, contents of which are still unknown in the public domain. The federal government’s steering committee led by state minister Ali Muhammad Khan …

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan has advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to get the third amendment in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) improved through parliament as its enforcement through a presidential decree is not sustainable under the law. An informed source told on Wednesday that the attorney general (AGP), who met the prime minister recently, suggested the ordinance promulgated …

ISLAMABAD: The country’s two main opposition parties — Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — on Wednesday described the relief package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan as the “biggest and historic fraud” with the nation and asked him to step down if he really wants to provide relief to the masses. In their statements, leaders of the two …

Drew Barrymore recently spoke at length about her personal experiences with co-parenting alongside her ex-husband Will Kopelman and his new wife Alexandra Michler. Barrymore got candid over her entire experience while taking to Ross Matthews on her new segment, Drew’s News. The conversation arose while the duo discussed the topic of co-parenting in reference to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s rekindled …

Gal Gadot is in final talks with Disney  to play the evil queen in the outlets’ upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White, reported the Deadline. The studio is set to embark on the remake of its 1937 famed animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. As per the reports, the Wonder Woman actor will star against the West Side Story actor Rachel Zegler, who was signed as the …

Britney Spears is counting down days till November 12 when the court will decide whether to permanently discontinue her 13-year-long conservatorship. The Toxic singer is extremely emotional to finally get her freedom back. A source told Hollywood Life, “Britney is beside herself and broke down in tears of joy because she now knows with no hesitation that she is getting her life …