Category: 1. Pakistan
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Karachi’s II Chundrigar Road to be designated as ‘no helmet, no entry’ zone
A vendor is busy in repairing out of order helmet at his roadside workplace. — Online/ File KARACHI: The city administration has decided to implement a ‘no helmet, no entry’ rule on II Chundrigar Road — the city’s main financial hub — to improve road safety… Continue Reading
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PIA flight lands in Lahore without one wheel, investigation launched
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PTI’s Taimur Jhagra files defamation notice against Sher Afzal Marwat
Former PTI member Sher Afzal Marwat and PTI leader Taimur Khan Jhagra. — X@sherafzalmarwat/ITDP website/File Marwat accused of spreading false claims on TV shows. Legal notice cites violation of Defamation Ordinance. 14-day ultimatum for apology or legal action… Continue Reading
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Torkham border talks collapse as Afghan jirga walks out over ‘unserious approach’
Trucks transporting Afghan refugees with their belongings are seen along a road towards the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border on November 3, 2023. — AFP Jirgas formed four days ago for dialogue. Ceasefire agreed in initial meeting upheld. Traders, travellers… Continue Reading
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UAE ‘confirms’ no official visa ban on Pakistanis
A general view of Dubai Downtown showing world’s tallest building Burj Al Khalifa, in Dubai United Arab Emirates, December 31, 2022. — Reuters Applicants submit fake degrees, fraudulent employment contracts for visa. Authorities raise concerns over Pakistanis’… Continue Reading
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Parents of murdered UK-Pakistani girl appeal life terms
Sara Batool, a 10-year-old, found brutally murdered in a bunk bed at the family home in Surrey on 10 August 2023. — UK police/file They are appealing their terms at Royal Courts of Justice. Solicitor general appealing “unduly lenient” sentence on Sharif. Police… Continue Reading
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Jaffar Express train driver Amjad Yaseen confirmed safe
Plain clothes security force personnel, who were rescued from a train after it was attacked by terrorists, leave Mach railway station in Mach, Balochistan, March 12, 2025. — Reuters CHANGA MANGA: Amjad Yaseen, the driver of Jaffar Express, which was targeted in a… Continue Reading
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PM to visit Balochistan for law, order review after bolan train hijacking
PM Shehbaz Sharif (right) is greeted by Balochistan CM Sarfaraz Bugti as he lands in Quetta on a one-day visit to review security situation in province on August 29, 2024. — Facebook/@DprGoB 29 injured shifted to Quetta, 16 to CMH and 13 to Civil Hospital. 47… Continue Reading
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All 33 terrorists eliminated, 25 martyred, 346 hostages rescued from hijacked train
ISPR says terrorists took lives of 21 hostages before commencement of clearance operation Four soldiers martyred PM says Jaffar Express attack cannot deter country’s resolve for peace CM Bugti warns it is time to launch full-scale operation to eliminate terrorists Rescued passengers of… Continue Reading
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