AJK election: PTI wins another seat after re-polling on July 30, 2021PTI has won the LA-16 Bagh 3 seat of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, whose results were withheld for re-polling on four polling stations, after clashes brought polling to a halt on July 25, a private TV channel reported. According to unofficial results, after the polling, PTI candidate Sardar Mir Akbar bagged 23,561 […]
Noor Mukadam case: Zahir Jaffer made several calls for ‘rescue’ after murder on July 30, 2021Investigators have found that Zahir Jaffer, the main suspect in Noor Mukadam murder case, made calls to several people following the incident, in a desperate attempt to rescue the situation. A private TV channel reported on Thursday that Zahir called his father, father’s friend and his own friends, in the hours after he allegedly murdered […]
PTI MPA Nazir Chohan handed over to FIA on two-day physical remand on July 30, 2021A local court of Lahore handed over on Thursday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Nazir Chohan to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a two-day physical remand, a private TV channel reported. Chohan has been remanded to the investigative authority in a case concerning Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability Shahzad Akbar Earlier, the FIA […]
‘Stillwater’ — another American tragedy on July 30, 2021A truism about American movies is that when they want to say something about the United States – something grand or profound or meaningful – they typically pull their punches. There are different reasons for this timidity, the most obvious being a fear of the audience’s tricky sensitivities. And so ostensibly political stories rarely take […]
Mazari wants Zahir Jaffer’s parents put on no-fly list on July 29, 2021Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Wednesday said that the names of the parents of Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the murder of Noor Mukadam, should also be added to the Provincial Identification List (PNIL), so they are prohibited from flying abroad, a private TV channel reproted. “The parents of the suspect are […]
Maryam shares video of alleged rigging in AJK polls on July 28, 2021Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has shared on social media a video of alleged rigging, accusing polling staff of stamping ballot for a PTI candidate during Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections held on Sunday. In a tweet on Tuesday, Maryam claimed that polling staff were stamping ballots for the candidate […]
Find My Dog!’ commissioner puts state machinery to personal use on July 28, 2021As the pet dog of Gujranwala’s Divisional Commissioner Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghuman went missing on Tuesday, the bureaucrat reportedly put all state machinery in his authority and the personnel to recover it, a private TV channel reported. Gujranwala Commissioner used rickshaws to blast announcements on its speakers and has ordered subordinates to recover the dog come […]
Bodies of Ali Sadpara, others found at K2: GB minister on July 27, 2021Bodies of Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara, Iceland’s John Snorri and Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr have been found, Gilgit Baltistan Information Minister Fateh Ullah Khan told a private TV channel on Monday. The mountaineers had gone missing on February 5 and were declared dead a few days later after their bodies were not found and the […]
Meera Ji announces joining PTI on July 24, 2021Actress Meera has announced to enter the political arena with the ruling PTI, it emerged Friday. Meera said she has decided to do politics with PTI’s platform, adding that she would soon hold a press conference with party leaders in this regard. “I am heartbroken with the world of showbiz and have decided to join […]
Model found dead in her house in Lahore’s DHA on July 13, 2021A model was found dead at her residence in Lahore’s Defence neighbourhood under mysterious circumstances, police said on Sunday. According to the First Information Report of the incident, 29-year-old Nayab Nadeem, a model by profession, was strangulated to death by unknown suspects at her house in DHA Phase-V. The case was registered on behalf of […]