LAHORE: The Punjab police senior command seems upset at what it calls ‘premature and unnecessary accord’ between the government and the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Some senior officials said the decision of the government not only demoralised the police force but also gave a message to such groups that “the state may withdraw any step any time on any pressure”. …

• Minister fears situation might get out of control • 500,000 vaccine doses arrive, 1.5m expected soon • Over 5,000 new patients surface, 148 die in single day • Positivity rate crosses 11pc ISLAMABAD: With the national positivity ratio of Covid-19 surpassing 11 per cent, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday said more restrictions could …

Hollywood star Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson is going behind bars over domestic abuse. According to Page Six, the Nashville star’s former partner was sentenced to 45 days in county jail after pleading no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend. He is also required to go through a four-year probation, take 52 classes on domestic violence and pay …

Jennifer Lopez ended her romantic journey with Alex Rodriguez over a string of issues she started having. Of the issues, the most crucial one was related to A-Rod’s cheating scandal. As revealed by sources, JLo could not move past certain things in the relationship and had trust issues. “Whether or not he has cheated doesn’t matter. She won’t tolerate the …

ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Dr Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said border security was a common concern for Pakistan and Iran, which could be tackled through greater cooperation between the two neighbours. Talking to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who is currently visiting Iran, Dr Rouhani said: “Security is a common concern of the two countries, and the development of relations in …

MADRID: Spanish prosecutors are demanding a 15-year sentence for a man who strangled his mother, chopped up her body then ate her remains who went on trial in Madrid this week. Known as the “cannibal of Ventas” after the district where police discovered the blood-stained flat containing some grisly remains, the suspect — Albert S. G. — is on trial …

A US commission on Wednesday recommended for the second year in a row that India be placed on a blacklist for religious freedom, saying treatment of minorities had deteriorated further. The Indian government last year responded angrily to the call by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and there remains little chance that the State Department will take its advice and …

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s military said it was searching for a submarine with 53 crew aboard after losing contact with the vessel during naval exercises off the coast of Bali on Wednesday. The German-built KRI Nanggala 402 was scheduled to do live torpedo exercises when it asked for permission to dive early on Wednesday morning, authorities said. “After permission was given according …

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday against “crossing the red line” with Russia, in a major annual speech that the opposition hoped to tarnish with mass protests. Thousands of supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets of Moscow and other cities after Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address, with police …

WASHINGTON: Police in the US state of Ohio fatally shot a black teenager who appeared to be lunging at another person with a knife, less than an hour before former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The shooting occurred at a tense time with growing outrage against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States, and …