TAXILA: The Wah Cantonment police on Thursday took into custody a man for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran and recovered a lighter and a copy of the holy book from his possession. Police investigators claimed the suspect came to the Lalarukh Chowk and started burning pages from the holy book. Some people nabbed him red-handed and took the Holy Quran …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the trial court to hear journalist Asad Ali Toor’s bail petition on March 16 (tomorrow) in a case about an online campaign against the judiciary. In January, the car­e­taker government had formed a five-member joint investigation team (JIT) to “ascertain facts behind a malicious social media campaign” against the judiciary in the aftermath of …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) core committee on Thursday denounced former prime minister Imran Khan’s detention and demanded an immediate order for his release from imprisonment. The committee, in its meeting, discussed various issues, especially the delay of appeals in cases against PTI’s founding chairman, the security of his wife, Bushra Bibi, and the recount of votes in various constituencies in Punjab in detail. According …

PESHAWAR: After a larger bench of the Peshawar High Court dismissed petitions of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) challenging the ECP’s decision to deny the party its share of seats reserved for women and non-Muslim lawmakers in the assemblies, PTI said it would take the matter to the Supreme Court. The bench, which heard arguments for two consecutive days, pronounced a short order on …

PTI leader Asad Qaiser on Friday said his party would “merge” with the Sunni Ittehad Council if the Election Commission of Pakistan accepted its recent intra-party polls and returned its electoral symbol of ‘bat’. In January, after back-and-forth verdicts by the ECP and the Peshawar High Court (PHC), the PTI’s electoral symbol ultimately was revoked by the Supreme Court. On March 3, the PTI conducted its intra-party elections …

Paul Simon ignited a glimmer of hope among his fans with a major update on his health and music career. In a conversation with Stephen Colbert during a Q&A after a screening of new Alex Gibney documentary on his career on Wednesday, the 82-year-old singer revealed his hearing has improved enough for him to perform his latest album live. The Graceland superstar …

Brad Pitt is prepared to commit to his new girlfriend Ines de Ramon on a “deeper level”, with the approaching end of his divorce proceedings with ex-Angelina Jolie. Us Weekly claims that the jewellery designer has a stronger relationship with the mother of the Hollywood hottie than the Maleficent actress could have. They said, “Many of Brad’s friends have met …

Justin Timberlake has released a new album titled Everything I Thought It Was after releasing Man of the Woods in 2018. With guest artists on 18 tracks, the most recent album includes songs like Liar by Fireboy DML, Sanctified by Tobe Nwigwe, and Paradise, which features a much-awaited NSYNC reunion. Taking to his Instagram handle, the Sexy Back singer wrote, “This album is a culmination of where I’ve been and where …

A documentary series on one of the greatest football coaches in history, Jose Mourinho, will be available on Netflix early next year. The show will premiere on the same day as the anniversary of Porto’s historic 2003–04 UEFA Champions League triumph, which launched Mourinho’s remarkable career. The popularity of the David Beckham series on Netflix, which debuted the previous year, …

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are still going strong despite swirling rumours of split. The couple was spotted together at McConnell’s ice-cream shop in Santa Monica a night before the Vanity Fair’s Oscars afterparty on Saturday. In a photo posted by a fan, they could be seen layered up in hoodies and masks to sneak out of the place without …