The police have arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged attempt to assault a teenage girl, following prompt action by law enforcement authorities. Further investigation was underway, the sources said.
In a ruling safeguarding citizens’ fundamental rights, the Peshawar High Court has directed police authorities not to include references to past First Information Reports (FIRs) or cases in Police Clearance/Character Certificates where the accused has been fully acquitted by a competent court. A division bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel issued […]
With the second Ashra of Ramazan underway, a significant increase in divorce cases across the district has led to the commencement of special pre-Eid meetings between separated parents and their children. With permission from family judges, 30 to 45 divorced couples are being facilitated daily at the special Family Facilitation Centre at the Rawalpindi Judicial […]
Iran was preparing to reveal its new supreme leader on Sunday, after US-Israeli air strikes destroyed fuel dumps and triggered fires that choked much of Tehran in a thick blanket of smoke. The clerical body tasked with choosing a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – assasinated just over a week ago in the strikes that […]
Pakistani national Asif Merchant was convicted on Friday in the United States over a plot to kill President Donald Trump and other prominent American politicians allegedly directed by Iran, according to the US Department of Justice. Merchant admitted during the trial that he joined the plot with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but told the […]
A blistering innings from Sanju Samson helped India post a formidable total of 255/5 against New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. New Zealand won the toss and elected to field, but the decision quickly backfired as India’s opening pair of Samson and […]
At least 394 people have been killed and 1,130 injured in ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Monday, the country’s health minister said Sunday. Rakan Nassereddine told a press conference that 42 women and 83 children were among those killed in the attacks, while the injured included 274 women and 254 children. Israel has expanded […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reviewed multiple proposals and recommendations for implementing austerity and prudent spending, ahead of a formal action plan scheduled for announcement on Monday, as tensions in the Middle East continue to impact global markets. A day earlier, the PM directed relevant ministries to prepare a comprehensive plan focused on austerity, […]
Pakistani missions in Saudi Arabia on Sunday launched round-the-clock helplines and deployed teams at major airports to assist travellers, following disruptions to flight schedules amid the ongoing Gulf crisis, Radio Pakistan reported. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has disrupted air travel, affecting Pakistani Umrah pilgrims and other passengers travelling to the Saudi Arabia, officials […]
Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik has said that three petrol cargoes were expected to reach Pakistan by Monday, as Middle East tensions threaten fuel supplies across the country. Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah met Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Petroleum Minister Malik to review the evolving regional situation and its potential impact on […]