ISLAMABAD: The Afghanistan situation and internal security are likely to dominate the agenda of the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting on Friday (today). The NSC, which is the highest forum for coordination on security issues, is chaired by the prime minister. The meeting is attended by key federal ministers, the national security adviser, services chiefs and top intelligence officials. A …

ISLAMABAD: Vowing to implement the National Accountability (Amend­ment) Ordinance, 2021, promulgated on Wednesday, the National Accountability Bureau on Thursday presented its three-year performance since its incumbent chairman, retired Justice Javed Iqbal, assumed charge of his office. “NAB always believes working in accordance with the law. NAB will implement NAB ordinance in letter and spirit as per the law,” a NAB …

MITHI: Senator Sirajul Haq, emir of Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan, has said that his party will file a petition in Supreme Court, seeking action against the people whose names have been exposed by Pandora Papers. Haq said at Miladun Nabi (Peace be Upon Him) conference organised by his party in Islamkot town on Thursday that they had decided in principle to file …

KARACHI: Demonstrating joint combat readiness, the navies and air forces of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia showed an impressive display of their firepower in the northern Arabian Sea on Thursday during Exercise Naseem Al Bahr-XIII (NAB-XIII). Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammed Amjad Khan Niazi and the Commander of Royal Saudi Naval Forces, Vice Admiral Fahad bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, witnessed …

ISLAMABAD: The tally of deaths from dengue rose to five in the capital as one more patient died of the disease on Thursday. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia said the deceased was a resident of Itefaq Colony, Tarnol, and admitted to Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) Rawalpindi. During the last 24 hours, 96 dengue cases emerged in the capital, …

ISLAMABAD: The presidential ordinance about the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has served to “disrupt” the otherwise smooth proceedings on references and bail petitions relating to the anti-graft watchdog, it emerged on Thursday. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought assistance of NAB’s prosecutors and senior lawyer Farooq H. Naek to decide the fate of pending bail petitions in cases pertaining …

A meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) discussed matters of national security, the situation in Afghanistan and other important issues on Friday. The meeting held at PM House was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan and attended by senior cabinet members, the national security adviser and the services and intelligence chiefs. It was convened to discuss the ongoing situation …

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan shared a sweet throwback photo of her parents to wish mother Gauri Khan on her 51st birthday. Taking to Instagram, 21-year-old Suhana posted a vintage photo of Shah Rukh and Gauri from their photoshoot in the 90s to wish her mom a very happy birthday. Sharing the photo, Suhana wrote, “Happy birthday …

Lux Style Awards 2021 are just around the corner and the host for the year, Mehwish Hayat, is talking about the adrenaline right before the big day. Speaking with The News in an exclusive interview, Mehwish spoke about all the things she loves backstage, including the rush and craziness that comes amid chaos. “Only two days before the main event and I’m very …

Pakistani actress and model Sadia Khan bumped into the most ‘prettiest’ Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Dubai. The Devdas actor also praised Sadia, saying “you are beautiful”. Taking to Instagram, the Yariyan actor shared a sweet photo with the Bollywood diva and wrote: “Just bumped into the most prettiest and humbled lady on this earth #aishwariyarai. [sic]” She continued, “P.S I glanced down …