Author: PN News Desk

Karachi

Car snatched in Karachi by suspects in police uniforms

KARACHI: Armed men allegedly wearing police uniforms snatched a citizen’s car in Buffer Zone area near Nagan Chowrangi, officials said on Tuesday. According to the FIR registered at Taimuria Police Station of Karachi on the complaint of a citizen named Farhan, the suspects intercepted him near Nagan Chowrangi and took […]

Muzaffargarh

Six booked for gang rape of woman in Muzaffargarh

MUZAFFARGARH: Police have registered a case against six men for allegedly gang-raping a woman in Mahmood Kot area of Muzaffargarh district after holding her two-year-old son at gunpoint, officials said on Wednesday. According to the FIR lodged on the complaint of the victim’s husband, the suspects committed the assault inside […]

Upper Dir

Nine TTP militants killed in Upper Dir operation

PESHAWAR: At least nine militants of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also referred to by officials as Fitna al-Khawarij, were killed in a three-day targeted operation jointly conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and police, the district police chief of Upper Dir said on Tuesday. Among those killed was a […]

flood victims

ECC approves Rs3bn relief for GB flood victims

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday approved Rs3 billion in emergency relief for flood victims in Gilgit-Baltistan, while also sanctioning partial financial assistance for the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) and authorising a settlement framework for recovery of petroleum levy arrears. The meeting, presided over by Finance Minister Muhammad […]

Dacoity

Dacoity at SSP’s bungalow in DHA; suspects, vehicle identified

KARACHI: Police investigators have identified suspects involved in a multi-million-rupee dacoity at the bungalow of a senior police officer in Defence Housing Authority (DHA), officials said on Monday. The Dacoity took place in the early hours of Saturday near Khayaban-i-Mujahid, where armed men stormed the residence of SSP Touheedur Rehman. […]

Mach

Three coal miners die of gas inhalation in Mach

QUETTA: At least three coal miners lost their lives after toxic gas filled a coal mine in the Degari area of Mach on Monday, according to local sources. The incident occurred when workers were engaged in mining operations deep underground and suddenly inhaled poisonous gas that had accumulated in the […]

India

India shared flood warning through diplomatic channels, not IWT: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Monday said that India had communicated the imminent flood threat in eastern rivers through diplomatic channels rather than via the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), raising concerns over procedural violations. The IWT, signed in 1960 under World Bank mediation, requires India to regularly share all data […]

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant signed card sets record at auction

ISLAMABAD: A sports card signed by basketball legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant has set a new world record, selling for over PKR 36.36 crore (approximately $2.1 million), making it the most expensive sports collectible card ever sold. The auction took place on the Heritage Auctions platform and featured a […]