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LAHORE: A colourful ceremony to mark the opening of the ICC Champions Trophy, without any participating team, is set to held here at the historical Lahore Fort on Sunday. The eight-nation Champions Trophy is scheduled to start from Feb 19 when hosts Pakistan face New Zealand in Karachi. As all four teams, out of total…
A levies personnel was martyred while two others were injured on Sunday as a result of an attack on a checkpost in Balochistan’s Kalat district, officials said. Pakistan has recently witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan. Terror attacks have increased since the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) broke a fragile ceasefire…
NAROWAL: A Class-X girl student was allegedly tortured by the principal for signing a uniform shirt during a school celebration in Muzaffarpur tehsil of Sialkot. According to Adeel Anwar, a resident of Defence Road, his 16-year-old daughter, Warda Adeel, who is a heart patient, was tortured by the principal. He has filed complaints with Punjab…
PESHAWAR: A consultative meeting hosted by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur here on Saturday emphasised the need for government-level dialogue with Afghanistan to ensure peace in the country. It also proposed the formation of a jirga of religious and political leaders to facilitate the process. The meeting, held on the instructions of…
Five people were killed early on Sunday morning during a shooting in Peshawar’s Badaber area, officials said. The incident occurred when the accused “opened indiscriminate fire” on a vehicle in the Mashokhel area at around 2am, according to a police statement. “The reason for the firing is personal enmity,” police said. “Raids are being conducted…
Israel and the United States are both determined to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its “aggression” in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday following a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Speaking after a meeting with Rubio in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said they had held a “very productive discussion”…
Premier League leaders Liverpool extended their advantage to seven points with a trickier-than-expected 2-1 win over lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday courtesy of goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah. Arne Slot’s team had looked to be cruising at 2-0 after Diaz bundled in on 15 minutes and won a penalty later in…
The adopted son of late poet Dr Akash Ansari and his driver have been detained from Badin for interrogation following the funeral, police said on Sunday. Superintendent of Police Masood Iqbal, leading the investigation under Hyderabad Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Farrukh Ali’s directive, told Dawn.com that “Latif Akash and driver Ashiq were detained for…
Three police officers were suspended and demoted for mishandling the kidnapping and murder case of 23-year-old Mustafa Amir in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority, an official said Sunday. Amir was abducted from DHA on Jan 6, and his family received a ransom call two weeks later. During the investigation, police arrested a man named Armaghan after…
The adopted son of late poet Dr Akash Ansari and his driver have been arrested from Badin for interrogation following the funeral, police said on Sunday. Superintendent of Police Masood Iqbal, leading the investigation under Hyderabad Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Farrukh Ali’s directive, told Dawn.com that “Latif Akash and driver Ashiq were detained for…