MURREE: A girl died and four others of a same family were injured when a car fell into a gorge in Jhika Gali of Murree Tehsil on Saturday. Rescue sources said that the speeding car skidded off road due to slipperiness caused by rain and plunged into the deep ravine. A teenage girl died while...
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Two robbers killed in Karachi police encounter
KARACHI: Two robbers were killed in an encounter with police in Bilal Colony of Korangi on Saturday. On a tip-off regarding the presence of outlaws, a heavy contingent of police conducted a search operation in Bilal Colony. However, the criminals taking shelter in the area started firing at the police, which retaliated. The exchange of...
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Two more victims of Sheikhupura road crash succumb to injuries, toll reaches 20
FAISALABAD: Two more victims of the Feb 10 Sheikhupura road mishap involving collision between an LPG filled tanker and a car with inferno because of gas leakage, on Saturday succumbed to injuries at Allied Hospital of Faisalabad, taking the death toll to 20. The deceased were identified as Sub-inspector Sikandar Hayat and Kosar Perveen. The...
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Lightening kills seven of family in Khushab
KHUSHAB: At least seven members of a family were killed and nine others injured when lightning struck a double-storey house in Purana Chowk area here on Saturday. The roof collapsed after lightning hit the house, entrapping the inmates under the debris. Seven persons, people including four women and two children, died and nine others sustained...
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US’s longest-standing solitary confinement prisoner set free in Louisiana after 43 years
WASHINGTON: Albert Woodfox, the longest-standing solitary confinement prisoner in the United States, held in isolation in a six-by-nine-foot cell almost continuously for 43 years, has been released from a Louisiana jail, The Guardian reported.. Woodfox, who was kept in solitary following the 1972 murder of a prison guard for which he has always professed his...
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Brendon McCullum belts fastest ever Test century against Australia
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum on Saturday smashed the fastest ever Test ton in his final international match. McCullum reached three figures in 54 balls here, bettering the previous mark of 56 deliveries held by Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq, the Guardian reported.. He marched to the milestone in 79 minutes on day one of...
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Five terrorists killed in Mohmand Agency
GHALANAI: At least five terrorists were killed and a huge cache of arms and explosives was recovered in a operation by the security forces here on Saturday. The security forces targeted the suspected hideouts of militants using heavy artillery fire in Karpa area of tehsil Pandyali in Mohmand Agency. Five terrorists were reportedly killed and...
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European leaders strike deal to try to keep Britain in EU
BRUSSELS: UK Prime Minister David Cameron vowed late Friday to wage a relentless campaign to keep Britain in the European Union after striking a deal with fellow leaders that he said would transform the country’s relationship with the 28-member bloc. The deal, which followed two days of round-the-clock negotiations in Brussels, paves the way for...
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Chinese govt demands total loyalty from media
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare, high-profile tour of the country’s top three state-run media outlets on Friday, telling editors and reporters they must pledge absolute loyalty to the party and closely follow its leadership in “thought, politics and action.” The remarks by Xi, also head of the ruling Communist Party, are the...
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Six killed in Balochistan violent incidents
QUETTA: At least six people died in separate incidents of violence in various districts of Balochistan province on Friday. Levies sources said that two youngsters after exchange of hot words opened indiscriminate fire at each other in Dilsora area of Qilla Abdullah. As a result of firing both died on the spot. The bodies were...