KARACHI: A right hand man of Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) leader and former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain reportedly went missing late Saturday night from Federal B Area of the city. According to sources, the family of Shakeel had been unable to contact him while residents of the area had contacted the police into the...
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4 policemen among 9 booked for abducting citizen in Orangi Town
KARACHI: At least nine persons, including four police officers, were arrested for kidnapping a citizen in Karachi’s Orangi Town on Sunday. The personnel of anti-car lifting cell were reportedly trying to abduct one Arif from his house on late Saturday night. The locals, gathered at the scene, resisted the security officers and thrashed them. The...
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US shooter kills at least six in random shootings in Michigan
MICHIGAN: Six people have been killed and three injured in what police describe as a series of random shootings around the Kalamazoo, Michigan area. Two of the injured are in critical condition and one is in serious condition, Hindustan Times reported. Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas says a manhunt is under way for a suspect...
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Haji Ali Dargah Trust is 100 years old
NEW DELHI: The Haji Ali Dargah Trust, which manages the Haji Ali shrine in the Arabian Sea in Worli, on Saturday completed 100 years and plans to commemorate the centenary year with a host of events. “Haji Ali Dargah is nearly 600 years old, but the deed of the Haji Ali Dargah Trust completed 100...
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Woman dies, husband injured as tractor trolley hits motorcycle in Sargodha
SARGODHA: A woman died while her husband was seriously wounded when a speeding tractor-trolley knocked down their motorcycle near Shahpur area in Sargodha district on Saturday. Rescue personnel shifted the body and injured to a local hospital. The police arrested the driver of the tractor-trolley and after registering a case against him started the...
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Peshawar businessmen demand deployment of Rangers
PESHAWAR: The business community in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Saturday demanded the provincial government to depute Rangers in the city for providing them security against extortionists, target killers and extremists. The demand was made through a resolution passed unanimously by the traders and businessmen during a condolence reference held here at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber...
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RDA launches operation against illegal constructed houses
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Development Authority has launched an operation against encroachments and illegally constructed buildings in the city, by razing to ground some 11 buildings built in the area surrounding the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench which were built without any approved map. The RDA officials led by Directorate Enforcement Jamsheed Aftab initiated the operation on...
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CTD finalizes Shuja Khanzada murder case challan
RAWALPINDI: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police has finalized a challan against the accused involved in the attack on former provincial Home Minister Shuja Khanzada. The challan would be dispatched to the Prosecutor General’s office in Lahore for final approval. At least 11 accused have been declared culprits in the challan, out of whom...
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3,000 couples marry in mass ceremony in South Korea
GAPYEONG: About 3,000 couples from 62 countries tied the knot in South Korea on Saturday, in a mass wedding ceremony conducted by the Unification Church founded by the late Reverend Sun Myung Moon. A further 12,000 couples worldwide participated in the ceremony via the Internet, said Ryu Kyeung-seuk, president of the South Korean headquarters of...
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Pakistan probe team to visit Pathankot terror attack site in March
NEW DELHI: After registration of a first information report (FIR) FIR in the Pathankot airbase strike at a police station in Gujranwala, Pakistan, India is ready to receive a special investigating team (SIT) from across the border and share evidence on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) members and planners of the attack. No decision has been taken yet...