At least 27 people were injured after students clashed with a college’s security team and then with the police in Lahore during a protest against the alleged on-campus rape of a girl, rescue officials said on Monday. A day prior, a security guard was arrested after news related to the alleged rape of the student went viral on social media. According to a police statement, the suspect had been arrested and an investigation was underway. It, however, added that a first information report (FIR) of the incident had not been registered as the family members of the victim had not come forward…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
Monday, India announced that it would be withdrawing its envoy to Canada due to Ottawa’s investigation of him and other diplomats as “persons of interest” following the murder of a Sikh separatist leader last year. After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that there were “credible allegations” linking Indian intelligence to the crime, the murder of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023 shattered diplomatic ties with India. India’s ambassador’s decision to leave is a significant step up in the tensions that exist between the two countries. In a statement, the foreign ministry of New Delhi stated, “We have no faith in…
Ten police faculty were suspended on Monday for their “oppressiveness and abuse” of ladies dissidents at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) a day sooner, authorities said. In violation of Section 144, which grants district administrations the authority to temporarily prohibit a gathering of four or more people in a given area, police clashed with protesters outside KPC on Sunday. Dr. Shahnawaz Kunbhar, who was accused of sharing blasphemous posts on social media, was shot dead under mysterious circumstances during a gun battle with the police on September 19 in Mirpurkhas. The protesters had organized the “Sindh Rawadari March” to protest…
Squash stars Mehwish, Sehrish, and Mahnoor Ali, sisters from Pakistan, won two golds and one silver on Sunday at the Hungary Junior Open. After winning gold, silver, and bronze at the Danish Junior Open last month, the trio maintained their dominance of the European Junior Circuit. Mehwish defeated Hungary’s top seed Tamara Pescarescu in straight sets, winning 11-5, 11-2, 11-2, to win the Under-17 championship. The 15-year-old, who is ranked first in Pakistan, never lost during the tournament. Her sponsor, the Bilquis and Abdul Razzak Dawood Foundation, claims that this was her 25th gold medal in Budapest.
Although Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Shikara did not do well at the box office, it managed to connect with Oscar-winning director James Cameron, who saw the Hindi film and was reminded of his favorite movie, Doctor Zhivago. During a session on day one of IFP Season 14, the 12th Fail director talked about how he became close to the Avatar director over a glass of wine. Shikara depicted a Kashmiri couple’s love story against the backdrop of the 1990s exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. Chopra said that although he was focused on his next project, his team asked him if he had…
A state funeral will be held for the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Baba Siddique, who was shot to death in Mumbai on Saturday night. Bollywood symbol Salman Khan, who imparted a nearby cling to Siddique, has arrived at the late lawmaker’s home, in front of the memorial service this evening. As he entered, Salman, his brother Sohail Khan, and his sister Arpita Khan made an obvious emotional display. Numerous other Bollywood big names, including Pooja Bhatt and Sajid Nadiadwala, were spotted showing up to offer their appreciation to the three-time MLA and previous Maharashtra serve. Salman can…
The murder of Baba Ziauddin Siddique, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and former Maharashtra legislator turned minister, has shocked not only state residents and members of his party but also leaders and activists of rival organizations. He was getting into his car after leaving his son’s office on Saturday evening when he was shot dead by three people in Bandra East. The involvement of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the main suspect in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in 2022, in Siddique’s death has been confirmed by Mumbai police. Interestingly, six months prior to Siddique’s death, members…
The Pakistan Cricket Board said in a press release on Sunday that former captains Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed, ace pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, spinner Abrar Ahmed, who was suffering from dengue fever, were resting for the Green Shirts’ remaining two games of the three-match series Test against England. The Green Team’s poor record in Test matches continued on Friday when they were defeated by the visitors in Multan by an innings and 47 runs. Multan and Rawalpindi will host the remaining two games. The Green Team has lost its previous six Test matches, their last victory…
According to AFP, England captain Ben Stokes appears to be on track to return for the second Test against Pakistan, which begins in Multan on Tuesday. The 33-year-old had been injured during the first Test, which England won on Friday by an innings and 47 runs under Ollie Pope, who took over as captain. Stokes participated in practice with the England team on Sunday, according to a spokesperson. Chris Woakes will likely be replaced by Stokes if he is deemed fit. Today, Ben bowled approximately four overs at full speed. The spokesman added, “He has done some intense running and…
Economic jargon occasionally frightens people, and Pakistani politicians, like those in most other nations, frequently exaggerate difficult statistics to present a false picture. For the majority of us, a comparable circumstance happened following the arrival of the typical month to month expansion rate for September, which showed a 44-month low. Everyone seems to be happy that inflation has been controlled, which has led to lower prices, from the upper echelons of the government that is currently in place to party workers. The typical month to month expansion rate in September was 6.9 percent, the most minimal since January 2021 (5.7pc).…
