KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Thursday remanded a private security guard in police custody for three days for allegedly killing a young TikToker near Sarina Mobile Market in North Nazimabad. The investigation officer (IO) brought Hamad Gul before the judicial magistrate (Central), seeking his 14-day remand for further interrogation. After hearing the IO, the court remanded the guard for three days and …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday announced a tentative plan to present the country’s budget for the next fiscal year on June 12 as National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, using his special powers, “appointed” three sta­nding committees on an interim basis to get approval of pending bills. According to an official anno­u­n­cement by the National Assembly Secretariat, the speaker appointed …

ISLAMABAD: After the federal government furnished ‘pictorial evidence’ to challenge PTI leader Imran Khan’s claim of solitary confinement in Adiala Jail, the former prime minister asked the Supreme Court to order an inspection of his jail cell. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, however, observed the court may assign a judicial officer to conduct a discreet check, but did not …

ISLAMABAD: As it faces challenges to the recently promulgated ordinances about the accountability law and the elections, the federal government on Thursday tabled the Election (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 and National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 through supplementary agenda while the PTI described the laws “politically motivated”. The NAB law increases the remand period from 14 days to 40 days; whereas the election law allows the …

QUETTA: At least 40 people, including 17 security officials, were injured in Chaman on Thursday amid escalating tensions as protesters, incensed by the arrest of their leaders of a sit-in, launched attacks on government buildings and installations, demanding immediate releases. The unrest spread across the border town, with protesters staging rallies and demonstrations, effectively shutting down the city. The arrested leaders …

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet later today to sight the Zilhaj moon. This meeting will take place at the Pakistan Meteorological Department building in Karachi, with simultaneous zonal meetings in the provincial capitals and Islamabad. A day ago, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced the sighting of the Zilhaj moon with the last month of the Islamic calendar beginning today. The rituals …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, where they resolved to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project “from its detractors and adversaries”, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Addressing a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the two leaders held delegation-level talks this morning as the premier and his delegation’s five-day China visit nears …

Rihanna recently rocked an “I’m Retired” t-shirt with A$AP Rocky while seemingly sending a subtle message to her fans. The Lift Me Up singer, who hasn’t released a full-length album since her 2016’s Anti, was spotted taking a stroll with her boyfriend in New York. The Barbadian entertainer donned a blue short-sleeved T-shirt that read: “I’m retired.” It further added: “This is as …

Prince William has turned heads as he arrived at Prince George’s godfather the Duke of Westminster’s wedding on Friday. Prince Harry did not avail the opportunity to see his brother as he stayed in California with Meghan Markle and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Hugh Grosvenor, who’s godfather to both Prince George and Prince Archie, is marrying Olivia …

Despite being a Hollywood A-Lister, Zendaya is a self-proclaimed hermit, partly due to her mental health struggles. In a new interview with Variety published Thursday, June 7, the 27-year-old actress opened up about her anxiety, admitting that she was even “filled with anxiety before [she] arrived” to the interview. “I think sometimes people assume that because of what they see of me, …