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Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari briefing European think tanks in Brussels on regional developments. — YouTube/PTVNews/screengrabFormer foreign minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday once again criticised India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), calling it an “illegal and unilateral” move that threatens regional peace and stability.Pakistan remains committed to resolving all outstanding issues with India through dialogue, the former foreign minister said during an address to a European think tank in Brussels. A high-level Pakistani Parliamentary delegation, led by Bilawal, is currently in the European Union capital of Brussels after successful visits to Washington, New York…

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A representational image. — Geo.tv/Illustration/FilesSeven men of Asian-origin have been found guilty of sexually exploiting two vulnerable white schoolgirls in Rochdale, following a harrowing case that exposed years of grooming, abuse, and coercion.According to police, the defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as “sex slaves” from the age of 13 on various dates in the Greater Manchester town between 2001 and 2006. Both girls had “deeply troubled home lives” and were given drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, places to stay and people to be with, Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard.Soon after, they were expected to have sex…

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Ricki Lake gets unfiltered on cosmetic procedures  Ricki Lake has opened up about her recent cosmetic surgery after revealing she got a face and neck lift.On the Thursday, June 12 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the 56-year-old American actress and television host was complimented on how amazing she looked by Cohen. After being praised, Lake shared that she started changing her look six years ago after struggling with hair loss, as she shaved her head and let her hair grow without using any hair dye.She said, “I’ve also had, and I’ll reveal this to you [although]…

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Noel Gallagher gets candid about ‘Oasis Live ’25’ reunion rehearsalsNoel Gallagher’s close friend, Bono, revealed that his rock star pal is “shocked” at how good Oasis sound in rehearsals.In an interview for Apple Music 1 with Zane Lowe, Bono discussed the upcoming Oasis Live ’25 tour which will mark the band’s first live performance after 16 long years. Noel, who left the group after a bitter argument with his brother and band mate, Liam Gallagher back in 2009, is currently pleased with the ongoing rehearsals before they are set to take the stage for their reunion.”I’m still very close with…

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From left to right, panel includes: Afia Salam [moderator], Muhammad Toheed, Mahapara Khan, Yasir Hussain and Munazza Siddiqui in the fourth Karachi Climate Festival, June 12, 2025 — ReporterThe Arts Council of Pakistan hosted the fourth Karachi Climate Festival on Thursday to celebrate World Environment Day, highlighting the effects of climate change in the metropolis.Opening with the Climate Risk Index 2025 — where Pakistan ranks among the most vulnerable countries globally — the festival discussed unjust water distribution, climate-health linkage, media role in climate awareness in Karachi, among other things. The panel was moderated by Afia Salam, who was joined…

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UN spokesman says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is not delivering supplies safely to those in need.The United Nations says the Israeli- and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is a “failure” from a humanitarian perspective. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said aid operations have stalled because the GHF is not delivering supplies safely to those in need. “GHF, I think it’s fair to say, has been, from a principled humanitarian standpoint, a failure,” Laerke told reporters in Geneva on Friday. “They are not doing what a humanitarian operation should do, which is…

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Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presents provincial budget on June 13, 2025. — YouTube/GeoNews/screengrab   In a sigh of relief for public servants, the Sindh government on Friday announced a 12% ad hoc relief in salaries for grade 1 to 16 employees and 10% for those in grades 17 to 22. Presenting the Sindh budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 in the provincial assembly, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the portfolio of finance, said the pension of the retired provincial employees will also increase by 8%. It is pertinent to mention here that the federal government had…

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