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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Communications and Works Department has unveiled a staggering Rs 9.45 billion estimate for repairing roads and bridges damaged by flash floods and heavy rains across the province from August 15 to 22. Relentless rains and flash floods have ravaged Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), leaving at least 393 people dead, 190 injured, and 1,618 houses damaged … Read more
KARACHI: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Friday dismissed reports that Shreyas Iyer could succeed Rohit Sharma as India’s ODI captain, calling them ‘news to me’ and clarifying that no discussions on the matter have taken place. Speaking to the Indian media, Saikia emphasised that so far, no discussions have been held regarding the ODI captaincy. … Read more
Two Dutch teenagers were found dead in their Istanbul hotel room and their father hospitalised, Turkish media reported on Saturday, with initial suspicion falling on a restaurant meal they had eaten. The boys, aged 15 and 17, were deceased when police and paramedics arrived at the hotel where they were staying, in the Fatih … Read more
The Lahore High Court’s Justice Khalid Ishaq dismissed petitions filed by former opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar and former MNA Muhammad Ahmad Chatha, who challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notifications that de-notified them. The court observed that since the petitioners are fugitives from justice in every case, they … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday made it clear that Pakistan will maintain sporting ties with India on equal terms, saying the days of “imploring for talks” are over. India’s sports ministry recently announced a policy cutting off bilateral ties with Pakistan in all sports, even at neutral venues. … Read more
Opposition parties in Sri Lanka accused on Saturday the government of jailing the country’s former president over fears he could return to power. Former leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, 76, who lost the last presidential election in September to Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was remanded in custody Friday on charges of misusing state funds for foreign travel. Anti-graft … Read more
Federal Minister and Adviser to the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan has dismissed reports about the proposed 27th Amendment and creation of new provinces, terming them mere “gossip.” Speaking to the media in Lahore on Saturday, he said such matters usually surface in the media only “when there is a … Read more
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has launched an inquiry into renowned fashion designer Maria B, following a complaint that her social media posts amounted to hate speech targeting the transgender community. The complaint, filed by Naeem Butt (also known as Seema Butt), alleges that Maria B spread harmful anti-trans rhetoric, emotionally hurting the … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and federal intelligence agencies on Saturday dismantled a network of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), allegedly involved in the killing of social activist Abdul Rehman in Badin. Additional IG CTD Azaad Khan, along with DIG Ghulam Azfar Mahesar and SSP Irfan Ali Bahadur, briefed reporters on the case. … Read more
Former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage set out plans on Saturday for “mass deportations” of migrants who have crossed the English Channel on small boats if his Reform UK party forms Britain’s next government. In an interview,with Saturday’s edition of The Times newspaper, Farage said he would withdraw Britain from the European Convention on Human Rights … Read more
