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LAHORE: Anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan was allegedly picked up by men in plainclothes, one of whom was wearing an identification tag of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), from his residence in Lahore in the early hours of Monday, his family said. Punjab minister Azma Bokhari cla...
• Khalid Khurshid, Babar Saleem Swati detained from KP Assembly speaker’s house in Peshawar • Police claim Khurshid is wanted in connection with multiple criminal cases GILGIT: Former Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister and PTI’s regional president Khalid Khurshid Khan was arrested along with KP Assembl...
WITH the Houthi Ansarallah movement continuing to target Saudi Arabia, the region stands at a perilous juncture. The Houthi attacks — particularly those targeting the airport at Riyadh — are becoming increasingly destructive, with several people killed and hundreds reportedly injured in Saturday’s s...
MUZAFFARABAD: Political leaders in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have called for a peaceful and dignified resolution of the crisis in Poonch division, while expressing concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the region. The call was made at a meeting hosted by Muslim Conferenc...
WASHINGTON: More than one-third of Pakistan’s population faces overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released on Monday. Figures released by the UNDP in New York show ...
Lawyers scuffle with police during a protest in Lahore condemning the imposition of emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.—AFP • PBC members question constitutional basis for invoking Articles 232 and 234• IHCBA describes governor’s rule as an attack on public mandate and provincial autonomy• LHCBA a...
• Saudi minister says ‘energy security can’t be taken for granted’• Yemeni rebels warn of ‘swift, painful response’ if US joins war• Iran ‘deeply concerned’, offers to help broker talks • Riyadh airport to remain shut RIYADH: Saudi Arabia vowed a “serious” response after Houthi strikes turned Riyadh...
BRUSSELS: An intensifying El Nino pattern set an all-time temperature high in a key Pacific zone in September and could help make this year the hottest globally on record, the director of the EU’s climate monitor said on Monday. Global forecasters have been warning for months that this El Nino would...
ISLAMABAD: After imposing an emergency in the province, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formed an 11-member committee headed by his deputy Ishaq Dar to oversee the affairs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A source close to the premier told Dawn that the committee was formed informally and that no official...
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MUZAFFARABAD: Four men were killed on Monday when a landmine exploded near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district, according to AJK’s Directorate General of Public Relations (DGPR). The DGPR said in a statement, citing initial reports, that the four men were at the site of the incident Haj...
The government on Monday reduced the price of petrol by Rs2.93 per litre, but increased that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Re0.61 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs395.37 per litre, while HSD will cost Rs396.85 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in t...
