SUKKUR: The Ghotki police on late Saturday evening claimed to have made a breakthrough in the murder case of Nasrullah Gadani, a journalist associated with a Sindhi-language newspaper, who was shot at and seriously wounded by unknown assailants on May 21 and had succumbed to his wounds on May 24. “We have arrested one of the three main suspects and recovered the crime weapon …

MUZAFFARABAD: At least six people drowned and another 10, mostly women and children, were missing after a passenger jeep plunged into the icy Neelum River in the upper belt of Neelum Valley on Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred at around 1am when a jeep, believed to have been modified to carry more passengers than its normal capacity, fell into …

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider has said the approval of the controversial defamation law was inevitable as bills automatically become laws 15 days after being sent to the governor, even if they choose not to give assent. “I did not sign the Defamation Bill. However, it was supposed to be passed automatically after 15 days,” he told a private TV channel from the …

LAHORE: The opposition to Punjab’s newly enacted defamation law has become more pronounced as the PTI has announced its intention to challenge it in court, even threatening to join journalists in their agitation. Addressing a press conference on Sunday to chargesheet PML-N’s Punjab government on the completion of its 100 days, PTI leader Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachar said the issue also “exposed” …

LARKANA/HYDERABAD: After Hyderabad and Bhitshah, the Larkana district also witnessed blowing up of a liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder at a fuel filling outlet on Sunday. Five people were injured in the latest blast and the fire caused by it. Only on May 30, a similar incident in the Paretabad area of Hyderabad had left over two dozen people, many of them children, dead and …

LAKKI MARWAT/BAJAUR: At least seven security officials, including an army captain, were martyred after an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted their vehicle in Lakki Marwat on Sunday, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police repulsed a pre-dawn ambush at their checkpost in Bajaur. Local officials said the vehicle was on its way to the Kaichi Kamar area when it came under attack near …

QUETTA: Following in the footsteps of a multi-party opposition platform led by the PTI, a six-party alliance of the opposition parties is on the cards to fully restore the Constitution, empower elected parliament, and ensure free and fair elections. This announcement was made by Awami National Party (ANP) President Aimal Wali at a press conference on Sunday alongside National Party Presi­dent Dr …

Meghan Markle has been accused of stealing the limelight from her husband, Prince Harry, during their recent visit to Nigeria. While the trip to Nigeria was meant to garner support for the Duke of Sussex’s beloved Invictus Games, his plans were seemingly ruined as the former Suits actress dominated the tour with her antics. The Duchess of Sussex made it …

Teresa Giudice reached out to Dina Manzo following her former husband Thomas Manzo’s conviction. The 52-year-old revealed that she was quick to text her after learning that her husband was convicted of hiring a mobster to assault Dina’s boyfriend David Cantin in 2015. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Sunday, June 9, Giudice said: “I texted …

Jackie Chan’s upcoming film A Legend was recently under scrutiny as it was dubbed “tacky” and “outdated.” The recation comes after the Rush Hour actor was gearing up for his new film that is slated to release on July 12 all across China. The film which serves as the highly-anticipated sequel to Jackie’s 2005 film The Myth, also starred Tony Leung Ka Fai and Korean actress …