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PESHAWAR: Two militants, including a key commander, were killed and two others were arrested, while a police officer em­­b­raced martyrdom in a joint operation carried out by se­­curity forces and Co­­un­ter Terrorism Depart­m­ent (CTD) of the police in district Tank, the police said. According to an official statement issued by the CTD on Friday, the militants were involved in attacks …

TOBA TEK SINGH: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested on Friday two members of a fraudulent gang operating in Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad. The suspects, identified as Imran Ali and Ghulam Murtaza, were involved in a scam amounting to millions of rupees, targeting people seeking vehicles on lease. The FIA spokesperson said the duo collected funds on behalf of …

RAWALPINDI: Even though the police used all tactics to ensure the implementation of the ban on kite flying and selling, the sky was almost filled with kites along with the sound of firing into the air as people celebrated Basant ignoring the ban on Friday. A woman was hit by a stray bullet when she was sitting on the rooftop …

ISLAMABAD: Terming the alliance between Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F (JUI-F) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) a “significant political change,” the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday said that JUI-F’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was the main beneficiary of the “no-trust motion”, which led to the ouster of PTI’s founder Imran Khan from power in 2022. “If Maulana’s mandate has been stolen, it has been given to those …

LAHORE: The PML-N has intensified efforts to woo independent winning candidates in the province ahead of cobbling up a coalition government both in the Centre and Punjab. On Friday, MNA-elect Rasheed Akbar Nawani from NA-92, MPAs-elect Ahmad Nawaz Nawani PP-90 and Amir Inyat PP-92 (Bhakkar) and Rana Abdul Manan PP-272 (Muzaffarghar) called on the party leadership and announced their joining …

QUETTA: Despite passage of over a week, the workers and supporters of various political parties have refused to abandon their protest against alleg­­ed rigging in the elections, and called for a wheel jam strike across Balochistan on Sunday. The sit-ins being staged in Quetta, Dera Murad Ja­­mali and other towns ent­ered the 8th day on Friday. Hundreds of workers and …

HYDERABAD: Grand Democratic Al­­l­iance (GDA) leader Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi on Friday hinted at the possibility of imposition of an emergency or martial law, because “the army has tried everyone and none is left to be tested” now. The Pir Pagara further said that in such an eventuality the judges would provide legitimacy and legal cover to martial law or …

ISLAMABAD: PTI foun­ding chairman Imran Khan has challenged his convictions in the cipher and Toshakhana cases in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who was a co-accused in the cipher case, has also moved IHC against his conviction. Barrister Syed Ali Zafar has filed Mr Khan’s appeals against his conviction. Another appeal against his conviction in the iddat case will be …

As Black History Month is observed across the nation, experts are emphasizing the importance of addressing Alzheimer’s disease within the Black community. While the brain disease disproportionately affects people of color, advancements in treatments offer hope. Researchers are urging African Americans to take proactive steps to enhance their brain health. Dr. Doris Molina-Henry, from the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute at …

JERUSALEM: Israeli forces rai­ded the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza on Thursday, as footage showed chaos, shouting and gunfire in dark corridors filled with dust and smoke. Israel’s military claimed the raid on Nasser Hospital was based on information that Hamas fighters were hiding and had kept hostages in the facility, claims which Hamas called “lies”. But according to the …