ISLAMABAD, Nov 18(ABC): Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq remarked Friday that as per intelligence reports submitted by the police, there are fears of another attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan — who survived an assassination attempt earlier this month. A gunman opened fire on the PTI chief in Wazirabad on November 3 during the party’s long march, …

KARACHI, Nov 18(ABC): The Sindh High Court Friday morning directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce a new schedule for the local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad. Announcing the decision — which the SHC reserved on November 14 — on the petitions of JI and PTI against the delay in the local body polls, the high court …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18(ABC): The Supreme Court on Friday gave time to PTI chief Imran Khan to submit his reply in response to the evidence provided by the Ministry of Interior against him regarding the May 25 events. During today’s hearing, the interior ministry furnished video and documentary evidence in the court on the former’s premier reply that he submitted on November 16 — …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has started consultations with the senior leadership of ruling parties prior to the appointment of the new army chief, sources said Thursday, as the date for incumbent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s retirement nears. The allied parties have fully mandated the premier for making the appointment as per set …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17 (ABC): Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said ‘Fitna-e-Imraniya’ would be countered through all possible means. Talking on the floor of National Assembly, the minister said constitutionally ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his accomplice were trying to malign the incumbent government and its allied parties through social media in a bid to …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17(ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday stressed on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan to inform the public when he would go to court on the Toshakhana case. Taking to Twitter, Marriyum stated that “Imran Khan after being caught red-handed in a watch theft case had announced to approach the court”. “If legal consultation has …

Nov 17(ABC): Troops serving near a critical border with India were directed on Thursday to keep serving the nation with traditional zeal and passion under all circumstances. This was directed by Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday as he paid a farewell visit to military formations in Bahawalpur and Okara. According to a statement issued by …

LAHORE, Nov 17(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday berated the incumbent government, saying that the rulers are nervous about the appointment of the Army Chief. Speaking to a delegation of journalists at his residence in Zaman Park, the PTI chief said that there were differences with the establishment for not removing Usman Buzdar …

SEHWAN, Nov 17(ABC): Eighteen passengers were killed and several injured after a bus plunged into a ditch near Sehwan toll plaza on the Indus Highway on Thursday. Five passengers were rescued and shifted to a nearby hospital, while the operation is underway to evacuate more people. Dr Moeen Siddiqui at the Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical Sciences Sehwan confirmed that …

Nov 17(ABC): Faisal Vawda, whose PTI membership was recently terminated, claimed on Thursday that former accountability czar Shahzad Azbar had misled former prime minister Imran Khan’s cabinet in a matter pertaining to the misappropriation of funds from the United Kingdom. Vawda passed these remarks outside the National Accountability Bureau’s office in Rawalpindi, where he was summoned by the anti-graft body …

Nov 17(ABC): A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has formally started the investigation into the assassination attempt on the former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad. Khurram Ali Shah and Naseebullah, the two members of JIT, visited the crime scene. However, some more spots were identified by them for obtaining more digital evidence from the crime …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17(ABC): With the start of winter, gas shortage has become a major issue especially in the province of Punjab, as only eight hours of gas will be supplied to domestic consumers in 24 hours from next month. As per the sources, Punjab will be the most affected by the gas shortage as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited will …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17(ABC): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari has reached the federal capital on Thursday. In a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, the former President will join the discussion regarding the political situation of the country and the future strategy. He will also take part in the consultation for the appointment …

NAIROBI, KENYA, Nov 17(ABC): Waqar Ahmad contacted the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi to get protection after the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif, sources in Kenya have shared. Waqar and his brother Khurram Ahmed are at the centre of Sharif’s murder investigation as they were the hosts of the slain journalist during his stay in the Kenyan capital. Waqar approached the High …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17(ABC): The Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to stop PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s long march, terming the petition infructuous. “Prima facie, the court’s interference on the issue would be premature […] court will exercise judicial restraint in such political matters,” Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said as he heard the case while presiding over …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17(ABC): Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Wednesday that the government was not considering making “major changes” to the Pakis­tan Army Act (PAA) 1952. “Media hype over amendments to the Pakistan Army Act is uncalled for,” the defence minister stressed after a local daily reported that major changes would be made to the law. “Government is not considering …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17(ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday said no one had the right to stage a sit-in on key national highways (motorways), disrupting commercial as well as passenger transport. IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq took up the local businessmen’s request against the PTI protest which they argued would cause the federal capital to come to a halt. During …

Nov 17(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who had a close brush with death after he was shot during his long march protest in Wazirabad, Punjab, said he still dreaded another bid on his life in the near future. “They think that the only way to get me out of the way is actually [to] eliminate me. So I think that …

WASHINGTON, Nov 17(ABC): The United States said it values longstanding cooperation with Pakistan and has always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan as critical to its interests. “The US doesn’t have a position on one political candidate of a party versus another. We support the peaceful upholding of democratic, constitutional, and legal principles,” said US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel on Wednesday. “And …

Nov 16(ABC): Netflix and game developer, Tender Claws, have announced a VR Stranger Things game set to release in winter 2023 on all VR platforms. According to a press release, the game will let players assume the role of Season 4 villain Vecna, and let them “enact revenge on Eleven and Hawkins”. The video released on the announcement entailed that …

Nov 16(ABC): Google launched a text-to-video artificial intelligence (AI) tool, called Imagen Video, right after Meta released its own tool “Make a Video”. The tool will be able to produce videos at 24 frames per second in 1280×768, entirely from a written prompt. With this tool in beta mode, users can create fantasy buildings and Pixar-style monsters. A demo of …

Nov 16(ABC): India has decided to lift the ban on the popular media playback software, VLC, nine months after it banned the program. VideoLAN had filed a legal notice on reasons why it had been banned by the IT and Telecom Ministries. A local advocacy group, Internet Freedom Foundation, supported VideoLAN’s suit and pressured the government to lift the unreasonable …

Nov 16(ABC): A recent patent filed by Sony revealed that PlayStation is looking into using NFTs and blockchain technology in its games. According to Video Game Chronicle, the patent was filed last year and published on Thursday. The patent details a system to track digital assets created, used, modified, and transferred within a game, along with assets based on the …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16(ABC): The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) on Wednesday developed an app for the identification of the abandoned bodies. NADRA will provide the app to the Chhipa Welfare Association free of charge, and through the app, the process of identification of 6673 unidentified dead bodies has been made possible while 4427 dead bodies have been handed over …

LAHORE, Nov 16(ABC): The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) of Punjab has summoned Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and his wife in a bribe case. The Anti-corruption headquarters team summoned Rana Sanaullah and his wife to record their statements, as he is accused of taking two farmhouses – in a private housing society in Kalar Kahar – as a bribe at a much …

Nov 16(ABC): Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Twitter’s sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on November 29, a minor delay from his initial tentative timeline to bring back the service on the social media platform. “Punting relaunch of Blue Verified to November 29th to make sure that it is rock solid,” Musk said in a tweet. With the …

Nov 16(ABC): Instant messaging app WhatsApp has been introducing new features for its users in the last few days and is introducing another update called “new camera mode”, WaBetaInfo reported Wednesday. WhatsApp will roll out the new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.22.24.21. It will be available to some beta testers. The WhatsApp news tracker said …

Nov 16(ABC): YouTube said on Tuesday it is bringing shopping features to its TikTok-like short-form video service, as the Alphabet-owned company looks to fortify its revenue against a drop in spending by recession-wary advertisers. The feature, being tested with eligible creators in the United States, will allow them to tag products from their own stores. “Viewers in the US, India, Brazil, …

LAHORE, Nov 16(ABC): Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday while denying on having backtracked on his claim that he was toppled as part of a collusion between the US and the Pakistani elite said that he didn t want to go against the interests of the people by antagonising the United States. In his …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (ABC): Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan on Wednesday said that Imran Khan has been sold the expensive Graff wristwatch worth of at least Rs1700 million on only Rs 20 million. Talking to a private news channel, he said Imran Khan had increased the paying value of Toshakhana gifts after retaining the valuables on 20 per …

Nov 16(ABC): The globally acclaimed and multiple award-winning Pakistani film Joyland has been given green signal by the censor board of Pakistan after reviewing it on the Prime Minister’s directions. The full board has allowed the local screening of Joyland after deleting some parts. The film was initially set to have a commercial release in Pakistan on November 18. PM Shehbaz Sharif formed a …

Nov 16(ABC): Singer Arooj Aftab made history last year by becoming the first Pakistani to win a Grammy with “Mohabbat.” And has been nominated for the second time in the Best Global Music Performance category for her song ‘Udhero Na’ with Anoushka Shankar. On Wednesday, the singer took to Instagram to make the announcement by sharing a New York Times Grammy nomination …

Nov 16(ABC): Suniel Shetty has reignited hope that Akshay Kumar could be back in the upcoming part 3 of Hera Pheri. A day after Kumar announced that he is not a part of Hera Pheri 3, Sunil Shetty said that he would speak to the makers to take Akshay back, HindusTimes claimed. Shetty said that “Everything was on track, but I don’t know …

Nov 16(ABC): Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to express his feelings about playing the role of real-life hero mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill in his upcoming film, as reported by Hindustan Times. Akshay replied to the tweet of the Union Minister of Coal and Mines-Govt of India Pralhad Joshi and shared that he feels grateful to play the role of …

Nov 16(ABC): Varun Dhawan will soon be seen in his next Bhediya reuniting with his Dilwale co-star Kriti Sanon. In an interview with Filmfare, Varun talked in detail about how after completing 10 years in the film industry, he still feels like a ‘newcomer.’ He added: “Especially with Bhediya and Bawaal coming up. In the post-pandemic period, I feel we are starting all …

Nov 16(ABC): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Karachi to witness various stalls at IDEAS 2022 at Karachi Expo Centre on Wednesday, the military said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief also interacted with a cross-section of visitors and delegates and held separate meetings with various visiting delegates including …

LAHORE, Nov 16(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday said that his party is sitting back and watching, as the government decides to appoint the next army chief. He took a dig at the PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif alleging that the former prime minister wants to appoint someone to ensure his protection. “Let them do what they want. Nawaz Sharif wants to appoint an …

RAWALPINDI, Nov 16 (ABC): Two soldiers of Pakistan Army on Wednesday embraced martyrdom during intense fire exchange that took place on the night of November 15-16 between the security forces and terrorists in general area Hilal Khel, Bajaur District. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release, a terrorist was also killed during intense exchange of fire whereas …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Wednesday said the PTI chief had no status as he was a non.entity in the current political scenario. In a Twitter comment about Imran Khan’s statement of backtracking on the appointment of the Army Chief, she questioned :”Who are you?”. She said Imran Khan had no role in the …

Nov 16(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that the tentative date for the party’s long march entering Rawalpindi may be announced in the next 72 hours. Addressing a press conference with fellow PTI leaders, Shireen Mazari and Zulfi Bukhari, Fawad said “the tentative date for when hundreds of thousands of people will …