Father takes own life after killing four children in Swabi

Police officers stand behind crime scene tape. — AFP/File SWABI: In a horrific incident in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi district, a father brutally murdered his four children before taking his own life. According to rescue officials, the tragedy unfolded early Thursday morning in the Yar Hussain Sarra China area. The man, identified as Saif-ul-Islam, used a…

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‘Now you remember basic rights?’ remarks SC judge on civilians’ military trial

Supreme Court’s Justice Musarrat Hilali. — SC website/File ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s Justice Musarrat Hilali on Thursday asked lawyer Salman Akram Raja about remembering the issue of basic human rights when limits were crossed in the May 9, 2023 riots. “Limits were crossed on May 9, and now you remember basic rights?” remarked Justice Hilali while questioning…

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Sindh declares fitness certificate mandatory for heavy vehicles, revises dumper timings in Karachi

View of huge fire flames rise from burning vehicle after traffic accident in Korangi area, Karachi, on February 8, 2025. — PPI Sindh government declared fitness certificates mandatory for heavy transport vehicles (HTV) on Thursday as Karachi continues to battle with traffic congestion and rising fatal accidents involving dumper trucks. Addressing a press conference in…

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Will forward letter to PM if I receive it, says COAS

Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. —ISPR/AFP/File Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has denied receiving any letter from incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, stating that he will forward it to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif even if he receives one.  “I haven’t received any letter…

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Not willing to meet Imran, says Marwat after expulsion from PTI

Sher Afzal Marwat (left) and PTI founder Imran Khan speak during separate interviews in these undated photos. —Facebook/@Rayaan.Khan.Marwat/Reuters/File PESHAWAR: Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Sher Afzal Marwat on Thursday termed his expulsion from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) “repeated disrespect” and added that he was not willing to meet party founder Imran Khan to clarify…

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Marwat blames Raja for his expulsion from PTI

MNA Sher Afzal Marwat (left) and party’s Secretary General Salman Akram Raja. — NNI/PPI/File After being thrown out of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), disgruntled lawmaker Sher Afzal Marwat has directly blamed the party’s Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and his aides for his expulsion and claimed that “unelected members are managing all party affairs”. Earlier…

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