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Lahore court grants five-day physical remand of four in foreign women assault case

Prosecution sought 14-day physical remand, arguing that further custody was required to investigate allegations Lahore court grants five-day physical remand of four in foreign women assault case LAHORE: A judicial magistrate in Lahore on Friday granted police a five-day physical remand of four suspects arrested in connection with a case involving the alleged rape and … Read more

At least 40 killed as passenger coach plunges into ravine on Sherani-Zhob highway

Difficult mountainous terrain has complicated rescue efforts, but operations remain underway At least 30 people died when a passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine. PHOTO: EXPRESS QUETTA: At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured when a New Mekhtar passenger coach travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into … Read more

Supreme leader’s body arrives at Tehran religious complex for funeral: state media

A billboard depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters The body of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes, arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla religious complex ahead of his funeral, state media reported on Friday. … Read more

Wildfires rage across southern France

A French Civil Security’s aircraft flies over the area as firefighters work to contain a wildfire in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France. Photo: REUTERS LANCON, FRANCE: Firefighters battled several wind-driven wildfires across southern France on Thursday as the country grappled with parched conditions left by Europe’s recent heatwave, with more than 1,200 hectares burned in a … Read more

PM lauds FBR’s record tax haul

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif poses for a group photograph with a delegation of FBR officers in Islamabad. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday lauded senior officers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for surpassing the historic revenue collection target of Rs12.957 trillion during the last fiscal year, and described the achievement … Read more

Islamabad may host next Iran-US talks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reported what it described as “positive progress” in indirect talks held in Doha between Iran and the US, signaling Islamabad could be the venue for future rounds of negotiations. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, during his weekly news briefing, said Pakistan and Qatar had held separate meetings with the Iranian and … Read more

PTI announces AJK election boycott

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced that it will not participate in the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections under the prevailing circumstances. The party said the decision was not a political strategy but a principled expression of solidarity with the people of Kashmir amid the ongoing unrest. The decision … Read more