ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Junaid Akbar has resigned from his post, confirming that the decision was made on the instructions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and the party’s political committee. Speaking to reporters, Junaid Akbar — a PTI MNA — said he had sent his resignation […]
JAIPUR: Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone have been booked in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, for allegedly endorsing a car model plagued with technical defects. According to Indian media reports, six senior officials of Hyundai Motor India have also been named in the case. The FIR stems from a complaint […]
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has asked party leaders to resign from all parliamentary committees and directed the leadership not to participate in upcoming by-elections, as doing so would “legitimise” the polls, his sister Aleema Khan told reporters on Tuesday. Speaking outside Adiala Jail […]
ISLAMABAD: A sports card signed by basketball legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant has set a new world record, selling for over PKR 36.36 crore (approximately $2.1 million), making it the most expensive sports collectible card ever sold. The auction took place on the Heritage Auctions platform and featured a […]
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, through his counsel Tabish Farooq, has filed an application with the City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, seeking registration of a case against Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the superintendent of Adiala jail and six others. The plea also names ASP Zainab […]
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has served a Rs100 million defamation notice on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Shafi Jan over remarks made in the provincial assembly. According to the notice, Mr Jan, while speaking on the assembly floor on Aug 22, levelled “baseless allegations” against the […]
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition partners, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), on Saturday announced they would contest the upcoming by-elections together, agreeing on a seat-adjustment formula for constituencies vacated by disqualified PTI lawmakers. The announcement came days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified 12 PTI […]
SEOUL: Netflix’s K-pop fantasy hit KPop Demon Hunters is on track to become the platform’s most-watched original film, its Korean-Canadian director Maggie Kang said Friday, describing it as a universal story about shame, acceptance, and identity. The animated feature, launched in June, tells the story of a K-pop girl group […]
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates, and particularly Dubai, is witnessing an unprecedented influx of wealthy individuals as its tax-free system and luxury lifestyle continue to lure the rich from around the world, according to new data. Advisory firm Henley & Partners estimates that the UAE will attract around 9,800 millionaires […]
ISLAMABAD: Another son of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, was taken into custody on Saturday, her lawyer claimed. Advocate Rana Mudassar Omar told reporters that Sher Shah, Aleema’s younger son, was detained outside the court premises where he had accompanied his family for his brother’s hearing. According to […]