WASHINGTON: Wiping away tears, a police officer told a rapt US congressional hearing on Tuesday he believed “this is how I’m going to die” while defending the Capitol on January 6 against a rampaging mob branding him a traitor. Another recalled how he was beaten unconscious by rioters supportive of then-president Donald Trump and said he “went to hell and …

RAWALPINDI: Police on Tuesday arrested a man for his alleged involvement in the murder of a 14-month-old boy and his mother three days ago. They also said the suspect had confessed to the crime during preliminary interrogation. A source close to the investigation revealed that a dagger believed to be the murder weapon and some broken pieces of bangles and …

TOBA TEK SINGH: A married woman was killed by her alleged rapists on Tuesday in Rajana’s Katchi Basti. Reports said on June 16, nine people kidnapped a married woman and three of them allegedly gang-raped her. According to a first information report registered by Rajana police, five of them were arrested and the rest managed to get pre-arrest bail. On …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday restored the terrorism charges against policemen allegedly involved in killing of Osama Satti and referred the case to the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC). ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand in April this year accepted the applications of detained cops seeking deletion of clauses of Anti-Terrorism Act from the FIR registered against them in connection …

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Cyber Security Policy 2021 that allows establishment of a national cyber security response framework as the government constituted the Cyber Gover­nance Policy Committee to implement the policy. As per the policy, a cyberattack on any institution of Pakistan will be considered an act of aggression against national sovereignty and all necessary …

A mother and her son were killed in Islamabad on Wednesday as several areas of the capital experienced urban flooding after a cloudburst caused heavy rainfall. Footage circulating on social media showed flood water sweeping away cars in the E-11 area of the capital. Deputy Commissioner Islamabad attributed the flash flood with a cloudburst and urged the public to “cooperate …

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud has assured Pakistan of Saudi Arabia’s “unflinching support” and appreciated its “efforts for promoting peace and stability in the region”, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Wednesday. The statement said the Saudi foreign minister called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi and …

A local court in Islamabad on Wednesday extended the physical remand of Zahir Zakir Jaffer, the key suspect in Noor Mukadam murder case, for three more days. The suspect was initially sent on a three-day remand, which was later extended for two more days on July 24. The court further extended the remand by three more days on Wednesday after Jaffer was produced before …

Another Prime Minister Imran Khan interview, another journalist asking him about his controversial remarks on rape which drew wide criticism. Not once, but twice this year, the prime minister of this country articulated deeply problematic views about rape. The first time he oversimplified the reasons leading to the rise of rape and sexual abuse by linking such cases to the rise of “vulgarity”. The second …

irus ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: As the government pursues the strategy of linking various facilities to vaccination, beginning with the air travel bar from next week and a warning related to restriction on mobile phone use, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Tuesday urged the people to get their jabs at the earliest to avoid harsh measures, announcing …