AJMER, India: A 27-year-old PhD scholar at the Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), Mohit Chauhan, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room. The police said they have recovered some documents from his hostel room, but could not confirm if there was a suicide note. However, according to the victim’s peers, Chauhan...
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Pakistan-Afghanistan agree to improve border cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General Rizwan Akhtar and Afghan Intelligence Chief Masood Andarabi have agreed to increase cooperation to stop cross-border movement of terrorists on Pak-Afghan border. According to the details, intelligence chiefs of both countries had a one-on-one meeting here on Friday where both chiefs agreed to increase cooperation to stop the...
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Heroin smuggle bid abroad foiled at Bacha Khan Peshawar airport
PESHAWAR: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Friday foiled a bid to smuggle heroin-filled capsules to Dubai and arrested a passenger at Bacha Khan International airport. According to ANF sources, during screening of a Dubai bound passenger at the Airport and at least 90 heroin filled capsules were found from different parts of his body. The...
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Three killed in Faisalabad clash between two armed groups
FAISALABAD: Three persons including a woman were shot dead in exchange of fire between two armed groups over a minor dispute here on Friday. According to a private TV channel, the incident took place in Dalwal area of Dajkot Police Station when an armed group opened fire at another group in which Jamaat Ali and...
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NAB probes corruption charges on Sharjeel Memon
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has submitted an inquiry report about corruption charges against former provincial information minister Sindh Sharjeel Memon in the Sindh High Court. The report said that Memon has committed billions of rupees corruption in the Sindh Information Department and he will be arrested on his return to Pakistan. Evidences of...
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PIA suffers loss of Rs1.8 billion due to strike
KARACHI: PIA spokesperson Danyal Gilani on Thursday said that the national airline had suffered an estimated loss of Rs1.8 billion since last week due to the employees’ protest against the proposed privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). As the PIA employees continued demonstrations against privatisation plans and imposition of Essential Services Maintenance Act 1952 for...
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British doctors to perform surgeries in Bahria hospitals
LONDON, Feb 04 (INP): Some 25 leading British doctors will visit Pakistan to perform major surgeries at seven hospitals of Bahria Foundation in the country. An agreement this regard was signed between Bahria Foundation London and the team of British doctors here on Thursday. Later addressing a press conference along with British doctors, Bahria Town...
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Death row convict hanged in Multan
MULTAN: A death row convict was sent to the gallows here at the Central Jail on early Thursday morning. Death row prisoner Muhammad Jora alias Mittho had killed Nazir in 1996 over an old enmity. Mittho’s dead body was later handed over to his relatives. Muhammad Jora alias Mittho was awarded death sentence by the...
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33 suspects arrested in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Police and law enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested at least 33 suspects, including six Afghan nationals, during a search operation in various areas of the provincial capital. According to police sources, the operation was carried out after tip-offs from the secret agencies about the presence of suspected terrorists in the areas. The police also...
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Four woman teachers die as their van hits tree in Haripur
HARIPUR: At least four woman teachers were killed, and three sustained injuries when the van carrying them skidded off the road and hit a tree near Buldhair here on Thursday. According to police, the accident occurred to over-speed. The driver lost the control over steering, and the van hit the roadside tree after skidding off....