GUJAR KHAN: Two suspects involved in the killing of two officials of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and a volunteer died from the “firing of their accomplices” in an encounter in Dina on Sunday night, police said. On June 12, ANF head constable Gulzar, Lance Naik Mazar and a civilian volunteer Zeeshan were martyred by drug smugglers during a chase near Bakrala bridge in Jhelum. The police arrested the driver of the car while four other suspects escaped. According to sources, the suspects were arrested by law enforcement agencies in Gwadar while allegedly attempting to enter Iran and handed over to…
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ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday launched tree plantation drive on Margalla Hills. Under this drive, according to environment wing of CDA, the civic agency will plant one million trees on the hills. The drive was launched here at a ceremony near Trail 3 by Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar after planting a sapling along with Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam. Speaking on the occasion, the information minister said that Margalla Hills are identity of Islamabad and it is a collective responsibility of citizens and government to protect these hills from hazards.…
ISLAMABAD: The recently formed Bannu Tahafuz Movement (BTM) on Monday called for an impartial judicial commission to investigate the recent violence in Bannu and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club in Islamabad on Monday, BTM Chairman Dil Nawaz Khan, accompanied by other office-bearers, described the perpetrators as “criminals”, “non-state actors”, and “the long-haired”, stressing they were the common enemies of the people of Bannu, the army, law enforcement agencies and politicians. “We demand that the army seek help from the people if needed, and that the provincial government establish peace in…
HYDERABAD: A new gate, installed on the Sukkur Barrage on Saturday, is on a test run currently and will be opened by the Sindh irrigation authorities for downstream flow of Indus waters once the process is completed satisfactorily, officials said. The Gate-47 was installed in parts manufactured by the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KS&EW) on an emergency basis after its upper portion was washed away by the gushing waters on June 20. Six other gates were damaged. Only after the damaged gates are replaced or repaired the supply to right bank canals including one that feeds Balochistan will be normalised. “We…
PESHAWAR / LAKKI MARWAT: The issue of ‘good Taliban’ — a euphemism for militants who surrendered to security forces — was one of the main items on the table when Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur met with representatives of the 40-strong Bannu Aman Jirga. A meeting to iron out the issues resulting from the violence during a peace rally in the district ended “on a happy note” late on Monday night, with sources saying both sides had basically agreed on all points. A day earlier, the jirga comprising local elders and representatives of protesters had put forth 16 demands in…
KHYBER/NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Three police personnel were injured in an explosion near their car in Tirah valley of Khyber district early on Monday. According to police, the incident occurred in the Serrai Kandaw area when an explosive device planted on the road detonated as the car carrying Khushal Amin, the in-charge of Serrai Kandaw check post, and two of his companions approached. The vehicle was badly damaged. The injured police personnel were shifted to a local hospital where their condition was stated to be out of danger. Girls school blown up in North Waziristan A police party led by SHO Tirah…
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday decided to reverse the policy of suspending the issuance of passports to Pakistani nationals seeking asylum abroad. A high-level meeting, presided over by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, discussed matters related to the welfare of overseas Pakistanis. “The meeting discussed in detail the recent policy decision that was taken vide circular dated 5 June 2024 for not issuing passport to any individual who had sought asylum or already living on asylum abroad. It was decided to reverse the policy decision with immediate effect and to withdraw the circular of 5 June…
Nicole Kidman reminisces about the filming of Eyes Wide Shut and wonders if director Stanley Kubrick drew inspiration from her and ex-husband Tom Cruise’s relationship. “I suppose he was mining it,” Kidman—who was married to Cruise for 10 years until their 2001 split—recently told the Los Angeles Times. “There were ideas he was interested in. He’d ask a lot of questions. But he had a strong sense of the story he was telling. I do remember him saying, ‘Triangles are hard. You have to tread carefully when it’s a triangle.’” The Oscar winner added, “Because one person could feel ganged up on. But…
Gigi Hadid gives a genuine endorsement of Blake Lively’s upcoming film, It Ends With Us, after Lively jokingly said it’s her duty to promote the movie. Hadid insisted on sharing her authentic review, praising the film’s worthiness of a theatrical watch when it will release in August. “So, the movie comes out in three weeks and it’s actually so good,” Blake exclusively told E! News at husband Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine premiere in New York City on July 22. “I say ‘it’s actually’ because we’re always like, ‘Yeah, our movie so good! Go see it.’ You’re, like, paid to do that.” At that point,…
Conan O’Brien recounted an instance from when ex Lisa Kudrow praised her Friends costar Matthew Perry. During the latest episode of his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, the host, who dated Kudrow from 1988 to 1993, recalled that the actress was largely influenced by Perry’s quick wit during the early days of the sitcom. O’Brien shared, “You called me up, and you were raving about Matthew.” “You were saying, he’s so funny … There was part of me that was jealous,” he shared. “Like, I was okay. I make you laugh pretty hard, and you were like, ‘No, you don’t understand. This…
