SARGODHA/LAHORE: Urban Area police of Sargodha arrested 26 people for mob violence and attempt to lynch a Christian man the other day while registered a case against 44 nominated and 300/400 unidentified suspects. The case was registered on behalf of the state under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 and sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). However, the police also registered a blasphemy case against the Christian man, a resident of Mujahid Colony, who was critically injured by the mob but survived the lynching attempt. He was booked on the report of an activist of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, identified as Muhammad Jahangir.…
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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The PPP, a key ally of the PML-N-led coalition government in Centre, has demanded a bigger share of the pie of parliamentary committees and more federal money for Sindh, a party source told Dawn. The party — which agreed to support the federal government in the National Assembly and Senate without seeking any ministries — insisted on chairing more committees in the two houses than its due share as per its seats. The fresh demands were made by senior PPP leadership during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday. The PM “has assured us to look into all…
No casualties were reported on Monday morning after a school in the Sirikot village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Haripur district caught fire, DawnNewsTV reported. According to Dawn.com’s correspondent in the area, more than 1,000 female students were inside the Government Girls’ High Secondary School Sirikot when the fire started. Fire and rescue officials, who had reached there with a fire brigade vehicle, had put out the fire after it had raged on for more than two hours, the correspondent said. Vehicles of the Haripur and Ghazi Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs) were also called to the site, which were yet to arrive, he added. …
KARACHI: The leadership of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), based in Afghanistan, and hostile foreign intelligence agencies were behind the March 26 suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Bisham, the country’s security czar said on Sunday. At a press conference in Lahore, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the attack, in which five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver were killed, was planned in Afghanistan and executed with the help of handlers and facilitators based in Pakistan. He added that the attack was “completely operated” from Afghanistan and planned to specifically target Chinese personnel in Pakistan. “TTP leadership planned this attack as a flagship project,…
LAHORE/KARACHI: With parts of Sindh and Punjab firmly in the grip of a heatwave, Mohenjo Daro and Larkana became the hottest places in Pakistan, with the mercury climbing to around 53 degrees Celsius at the seat of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Jacobabad recorded 52 degrees, the Met Office said, adding that the weather conditions would prevail in the area for another five to six days. Over the weekend, Thatta was the only area in Sindh to register a temperature below 40 degrees. On Sunday, the Met Office predicted that heatwave conditions would likely to prevail in the plains over the next 24 hours. However,…
Scott Disick got a surprise from his kids with whom he celebrated turning 41, and shared the moment to his Instagram, Sunday. The now 41-year-old father showed off Penelope, 11, and Reign, 9, giving him gifts while celebrating. “Happy Birthday” balloons were decorated across two walls and the floor was filled with wrapped gifts and cards. Penelope had on sweatpants and a grey striped shirt along with a silver “happy birthday” celebration hat. Wearing the same silver party hat and pyjamas with a space motif, Reign looked adorable as he smiled at the camera. Two brown gift boxes wrapped with…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seemingly causing worry to Prince William and Kate Middleton as they make a secret alliance with some royals. According to royal author Tom Quinn, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are starting to feel like “outcasts” which means it won’t be long before they are tempted to follow down a similar path to the Sussexes. “For William and Kate an alliance between Harry and Meghan and Beatrice and Eugenie is a huge worry,” Quinn told The Mirror. He noted that while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “have little sympathy for Prince Andrew, they’ve kept in…
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are set to make an official announcement regarding their divorce, claimed renowned American columnist Perez Hilton. The blogger recently appeared on Kinsey Schofield’s Unfiltered podcast and made some shocking claims about the Hollywood A-list couple’s alleged marital woes. While addressing Affleck and Lopez’s split rumours, Hilton said, “They’re done it’s over,” adding that the Air director delaying the divorce ‘out of love’ for the singer’s upcoming tour. He said, “Affleck is just being a supportive love by trying to stall the news as much as possible until her tour is over.” The blogger shared that Affleck’s decision…
Olivia Culpo kicked off her wedding celebrations with a dreamy bridal shower one month before the big day. According to Entertainment Tonight, the former Miss World celebrated her bridal shower in Malibu, California, over the weekend with her younger sister Lisa Culpo, soon-to-be mother-in-law Lisa McCaffrey and other loved ones. Moreover, the 32-year-old American model took to social media on Sunday, May 26, to offer a glimpse into the event through photos and videos. She posted a carousel on her Instagram profile with a sweet caption, “Yesterday was a dream [white heart emoji] thank you @isabelalysa for the most beautiful bridal…
RM, born Kim Namjoon, recently opened up to his BTS member Jimin, sharing that he felt immense pressure being the leader of the band and that, at times, he’d want “to die.” In a YouTube video uploaded by BANGTANTV on Saturday, May 25, the 29-year-old South Korean singer and songwriter invited his bandmate to his place to preview his album Right Person Wrong Place before leaving soon. The video was recorded before RM was enlisted in the mandatory military services on December 11, 2023. In the video, at one point, RM got candid with Jimin, 28, about the burden of everyone’s expectations…
