Incessant monsoon rains battered India’s financial capital on Monday, flooding roads, disrupting air traffic, and even inundating the famous Juhu residence of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan. According to Reuters, parts of Mumbai received more than 140mm of rainfall since Monday morning, leading to massive traffic jams as vehicles stalled on […]
Day: August 20, 2025
SC judges dispute meeting minutes in new letter
Islamabad: The controversy over making Supreme Court meeting minutes public deepened on Wednesday as Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar issued a fresh letter, challenging the contents of the minutes and presenting their own stance. The two senior judges maintained that, as members of the committee, they had […]
Court extends physical remand of Ducky Bhai in gambling case
Lahore: A local court on Wednesday extended by four days the physical remand of popular YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, better known as Ducky Bhai, in a case related to alleged promotion of gambling applications and uploading obscene content online. Mr Rehman was arrested on August 17 from Allama Iqbal International […]
TikToker ‘Atiqa Nawaz’ arrested in Rawalpindi for drug trafficking
Rawalpindi: Police have arrested well-known TikToker Atiqa Nawaz, alias Murshid, on charges of drug trafficking and recovered 1,050 grams of crystal meth (ice) from her possession. According to police, a case has been registered against the suspect after she was taken into custody during a raid on Rawalpindi Road, where […]
Karachi reels from torrential rains; at least 10 dead
Karachi: The metropolis remained waterlogged on Wednesday, a day after torrential rains paralysed the city, inundating major roads, triggering urban flooding, and leaving at least 10 people dead in rain-related incidents. Large sections of the city continued to face severe drainage issues, with stagnant water on I.I. Chundrigar Road, Tower, […]
200 child sexual abuse cases reported in Capital
Islamabad: At least 200 incidents of child sexual abuse were registered in the federal capital between January 2021 and June 2025, according to data shared in the Senate on Wednesday. Responding to a written query by Senator Shahadat Awan, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi informed the house that a total of […]
Larkana board announces pre-medical, pre-engineering results
Larkana: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Larkana, on Wednesday announced the results of the pre-medical and pre-engineering groups. According to the board, 33,029 candidates were registered in pre-medical, of which 160 remained absent. A total of 26,494 passed while 6,535 failed. In the pre-engineering group, 10,508 candidates were […]
FIA Multan nabs two suspects over human trafficking
Multan: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested two suspects in separate cases of human trafficking and corruption. According to an FIA spokesperson, a human trafficker identified as Umar Jibran was arrested from Gujrat. The suspect allegedly collected Rs85 million from citizens by promising to send them to New […]
PSCA simplifies e-challan correction
Lahore: The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has made the process of correcting e-challans easier by introducing a new e-challan review feature on its website. According to a spokesperson, citizens receiving incorrect challans can now submit complaints online along with supporting images. After verification, the authority will cancel the challan […]
PM visits flood-hit areas of KP, assures full support
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited flood-affected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, pledging that all available national resources would be mobilised to accelerate recovery and restore normalcy in the devastated areas. Accompanied by federal ministers and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the premier toured Swat, […]