Kenneth Mitchell, an actor known for roles in Star Trek: Discovery and Captain Marvel and the husband of Center Stage actress Susan May Pratt, has died. He was 49. The actor passed away Feb. 24 in Los Angeles after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. “Ken was diligent and hardworking in everything […]
An important milestone was the victory of Pakistani Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) nominee Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan in the Punjab Assembly Speaker’s election. During the Saturday night session, Khan received a dominant 224 votes, out of the total 327 cast. With 96 votes, Ahmed Khan Picher of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) took second place, demonstrating […]
On Saturday, the city’s police used tear gas and baton charges against female employees of several political parties who were protesting against alleged election tampering in various parts of Karachi. In addition to blocking roads leading to the Sindh Assembly, where newly elected members took the oath, a number of political parties, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl […]
Weeks after a trial court handed over a seven-year prison sentence and fine to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the “un-Islamic” nikah case, the couple have separately approached the district and sessions court challenging the verdict on Wednesday. The appeals, filed against the verdict by Khan and his […]
Leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Ali Zafar, announced on Thursday that Imran Khan, who is now incarcerated, will write a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requesting that it halt its funding for Pakistan because of “rigged elections.” “Today, Imran Khan will send a letter to the IMF.” Zafar told reporters after seeing […]
The petitioner was fined Rs. 500,000 by the Supreme Court (SC) for failing to appear in court, and the case for re-election and the annulment of the votes on February 8 was dismissed. A three-member Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi […]
In a statement issued on Tuesday, a spokesperson for PTI expressed grave concerns regarding what they described as “serious threats” to Bushra Bibi’s life while in detention. “Bushra Bibi’s health and life are being seriously endangered by the denial of her constitutional right to medical examination,” the PTI spokesperson stated. The party official further alleged […]
The petitioner, Brig (retd) Ali Khan, moved the top court to invalidate the elections scheduled for February 8, but Khan did not appear for the hearing. The Supreme Court voiced its disapproval of Khan’s actions on Monday. The petition was considered by a three-judge panel that included Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Musarrat Hilali, and […]
Salman Akram Raja, a prominent lawyer and PTI politician, was taken into custody on Saturday in Lahore after the party denounced suspected election manipulation on February 8. Raja, surrounded by police, security officers, and media representatives, declared he stood “with the people of Pakistan” while being led by the police to their car. “I am […]
“I believe Gen [Qamar Javed] Bajwa and Lt Gen Faiz [Hameed] were responsible for rigging the 2018 general polls,” the JUI-F chief had said in an interview with a private TV channel. A day earlier, Maulana Fazlur Rehman held former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ex-spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, who was the […]
