Category: 1. Pakistan
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Armed robbers loot People’s Bus Service staff of Rs1.15 million
A CCTV footage showing armed men looting People’s Bus Service employees. — Screengrab via Geo News KARACHI: Armed robbers looted the staff of a Peoples Bus Service at Gulshan-e-Hadid Stop, fleeing with Rs 1.15 million in cash, weapons, and mobile phones, police… Continue Reading
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‘Use of pressure horns, fancy number plates illegal’
A stack of fancy number plates placed together. — INP/File KARACHI: Traffic Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Pir Muhammad Shah has reiterated that the use of pressure horns, fancy number plates, and similar accessories is illegal. Speaking at an event in the… Continue Reading
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Federal govt announces early salary payment for employees ahead of eid
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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