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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday suspended the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) notification of a flight ban on social activist Jibran Nasir and his wife Mansha Pasha, ARY News reported. SHC issued directives to FIA on a plea filed by lawyer Jibran Nasir against an “unlawful restriction” on his travel. The court action came after the activist revealed that he was stopped from travelling to Dubai by the FIA last month. The petition The petition filed by Nasir in court named the federal and Sindh governments, directorate general of Immigration and Passports, secretary of aviation ministry and FIA director general as respondents. It stated that the Constitution protected the fundamental rights of the petitioner and “any violation of the fundamental rights of the petitioner without any due course of law is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional”. “It is a fundamental right of a person to travel abroad and the same is protected under Articles 4, 9, 14, 15, 18 and 25 of t

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QUETTA: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan police shot dead four ‘terrorists’ of a proscribed organization in Pishin, Balochistan, ARY News reported on Tuesday.  According to the spokesperson, a CTD team raided a ‘terrorists’ hideout in Sarkhab, Pishin on the tip of. Seeing the Counter-Terrorism Department personnel, alleged outlaws opened fire and in a retaliatory fire four of the ‘terrorists’ were killed. The killed terrorists were associated with a proscribed organization, who were planning a terror attack. Arms and ammunition have been recovered from the possession of the killed outlaws. The identity of the killed remains unknown as per initial reports, while bodies have been moved to the hospital for legal formalities. Earlier on August 9, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) brought down three ‘terrorists’ of a banned outfit in Balochistan. Read more: CTD apprehends two alleged terrorists from Rawalpindi On June 10, two alleged terrorists belonging to a ba

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LAHORE: Motorway police on Tuesday returned a lost cellphone worth Rs600,000 to a passenger in Lahore, ARY News reported.  According to the Motorway police spokesperson, a person traveling to Faisalabad from Lahore lost his phone worth Rs600,000 somewhere on the motorway. After receiving the call at the 130 helpline, the motorway police swung into action and during the search near Siyal Morr, patrolling officers Ramazan, Dabeera and Akhtar found the lost phone. The cellphone was handed over to its owner, who thanked the motorway police for prompt action on his complaint and also appreciated the honesty of the officers. Read more:  CAA’s air traffic controller saves foreign airline’s plane from deadly accident Earlier, on November 15, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had returned bag containing Rs1.8 million cash to its owner, who had left it in the arrival lounge of Lahore Airport. As per details, Dr Nadira was traveling from Madina to Lahore on Pakistan International Airline’s (P

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Veteran actor Fazila Qazi reminisced about the older days with her husband Kaiser Khan Nizamani in a throwback picture. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv The eminent actor and wife of showbiz veteran Kaiser Khan Nizamani, Fazila Qazi turned to her account on the photo and video-sharing application earlier this week, posting a throwback picture of the star couple from one of their first outings together. The nostalgic click, from what looks like an awards ceremony, also features late actor-writer Tahira Wasti at the back. The ‘Bay Khudi’ actor added an Urdu phrase and a bunch of hashtags including ‘Couple Goals’ and ‘Time Flies’ in the caption of the snap.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Fazila Qazi (@fazilaqazi) The viral photo post received love from her huge fanbase on Gram, with thousands of likes and heartwarming comments for the duo in the comments section. It is pertinent to mention that the ultimate ‘girl nex

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Former President Donald Trump has raised nearly $20 million in the past three weeks, a period that roughly coincides with his indictment in federal and state cases connected to his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him, Trump’s campaign spokesman said on Saturday. Since appearing Thursday to have his mug shot taken in a racketeering and fraud case in Atlanta, Georgia, the former president brought in $7.1 million, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. On Friday alone, Trump brought in $4.18 million, making it the highest-grossing day of his campaign so far, Cheung said. His mug shot, posted by a Georgia courthouse on Thursday evening, has been turned into T-shirts, shot glasses, mugs, posters and even bobblehead dolls by friends and foes alike. The shot of Trump with a red tie, glistening hair, and an icy scowl was taken as the Republican presidential front-runner was arrested on more than a dozen felony charges, part of

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QUETTA: Another Congo virus patient has been admitted at Fatima Jinnah Hospital of Quetta, citing hospital administration ARY News reported on Saturday. “Yaqoob Ali 60, was brought to the hospital and found positive in test for Congo virus,” hospital officials said. “Yaqoob Ali has been a resident of Quetta’s Hazara town.” “This year 30 Congo viral fever patients have been reported in Balochistan till now,” officials shared. This is not the first instance that an epidemic of Congo virus fever has broken out in Balochistan. In late 80s and mid-90s dozens of people had died of the disease, health sources said. The virus is primarily transmitted to humans by ticks on cattle and other livestock and can cause severe fever, muscle pain, vomiting, and internal bleeding. The disease has a high fatality rate, and currently no vaccine or specific treatment available for the virus. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/Q5taqDW

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ISLAMABAD: Special court in Islamabad on Friday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s three-day physical remand in a case pertaining to a diplomatic cipher that reportedly went missing from ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s custody, ARY News reported. Judge Abu Al-Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the case against Shah Mahmood Qureshi under Official Secrets Act 2023. At the outset of the hearing, the FIA lawyer pleaded with the court for 9-day physical remand of the former foreign minister for recovery of cipher copy, while Shoaib Shaheen, Qureshi’s lawyer, opposed the request. Later, the court extended the physical remand of Shah Mahmood Qureshi for three days and asked the investigating officer to present Qureshi again on August 28. Qureshi, who served as foreign minister, was arrested in the capital Islamabad last week. The FIR The first information report (FIR) was registered on August 15 under the Official Secrets Act. It was registere

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Health Minister Dr Saad Khalid Niaz has banned use of gutka, mainpuri and cigarettes during duty hours in the province, ARY News reported on Friday. The caretaker Sindh health minister showed his resentment over use of gutka, and cigarettes by the health staff in public sector offices and premises of hospitals. Employees of the health department are barred from consuming gutka, cigarettes and mainpuri during duty hours. In this context, DG Health Sindh, Dr. Irshad Memon has issued guidelines in writing to the concerned departments. Read more: SHC orders to ensure complete ban on sale of Gutka It may be noted that the Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered to ensure a complete ban on the sale of Gutka and Mainpuri across the province. The SHC was hearing a plea related to banning the sale of Gutka and Mainpuri in the province. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/sPuTSZB

KARACHI: Sindh police and Rangers in a joint operation arrested two suspected criminals during a search and combing operation in the Orangi Town area, ARY News reported on Friday. According to the Rangers spokesperson, Karachi police and Rangers arrested two suspected criminals allegedly involved in a high-profile robbery in the SITE area of Rs 800,000 along with their two other accomplices and fled. The detained individuals have been identified as Ehsanullah alias Joota and Zahir Shah alias Zaheer. During the operation, the law enforcers successfully recovered stolen mobile phones and motorbikes from the possession of the accused criminals. As per the rangers spokesman, the incident of robbery took place two days ago after which the incident footage went viral on social media. The First Information of the Report (FIR) of the incident is recorded in the SITE area police station. The spokesman claims that the arrested individuals reportedly involved in the criminal activities in t

PESHAWAR: Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan on Friday took oath as the chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), ARY News reported. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Ghulam Ali administered the oath to Justice Ibrahim at a ceremony held at the PHC. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by interim KP CM Azam Khan, several judges, and a larger number of lawyers. On Tuesday, President Dr Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan as the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court. The president accorded his approval to the appointment of CJ Peshawar High Court under Article 175 A (13) of the Constitution and on the advice of the prime minister. Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, the senior Puisne Judge, earlier working as Acting CJ Peshawar High Court. Justice Ibrahim’s appointment came after President Arif Alvi approved the elevation of Chief Justice (CJ) of Peshawar High Court Justice Musarrat Hilali to the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan. from ARY NEWS https://i

Filmmaker Tinnu Anand of Amitabh Bachchan-led ‘Shahenshah’ revealed how the veteran actor’s costume ended up with Jeetendra. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv In a recent outing on a radio show, veteran actor-filmmaker, who is best known for directing Amitabh Bachchan’s vigilante, action film ‘Shahenshah’, revealed that he initially designed a different costume himself for his title, which was given to eminent actor Jeetendra by the designer, for his film ‘Aag Aur Shola’ , co-starring late actor Sridevi. “I designed the costume personally. With the help of Amitabh’s designer, we came up with a black leather outfit: black pants, black shoes, and black boots. I even added a rope around his shoulder, though that idea was later dropped,” Anand shared with the host. He continued to reveal, “Then, what Akbar [Amitabh’s designer] did was, he cheated on me. He gave that costume to Jeetendra. If you see his film [ Aag Aur Shola ], he’s wearing the same costume, just with the rope.”

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Donald Trump is to surrender on racketeering charges at a Georgia jail on Thursday, setting the stage for a fourth criminal trial next year as he campaigns to recapture the White House. The 77-year-old former president will be arrested at Atlanta’s notorious Fulton County Jail, accused of conspiring with 18 co-defendants to try to overturn the 2020 election result in the key southern state. The booking of the billionaire real estate tycoon, which may feature a mugshot for the first time, comes just hours after he spurned a primary debate featuring eight of his rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump may have been absent from the stage of the televised debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but he still stole the spotlight and was the focus of questions posed to the candidates seeking to be the Republican standard-bearer next year. Asked if they would support Trump as the party’s nominee even if he were convicted in one of the four criminal cases he is facing, every

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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Khurram Sher Zaman, on Wednesday filed a plea for interim bail in two separate cases reported at the Firozabad and Tipu Sultan police stations, ARY News reported. In the aftermath of the protest staged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters against the detention of their party’s Chairman on May 9, PTI leader Khurram Sher Zaman took legal action by submitting an interim bail application to the court in a bid to avoid his own potential arrest. The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) approved Khurram Sher Zaman’s interim bail for Rs 100,000, offering him temporary respite from detention. The court, however, has ordered Zaman to appear before it again on August 26, marking the continuation of the legal proceedings. This move has enabled him to secure bail in the cases specifically reported at the Firozabad and Tipu Sultan police stations. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/tTU0jGq

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LAHORE: Sutlej River has been in high flood at Head Sulemanki, with 1,91,000 cusecs water passing through the headworks, quoting PDMA, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The river has also been in high flood at Head Ganda Singh Wala with 1,29,000 cusecs water flow, a spokesperson of Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab stated. The water flow has been normal in Sutlej at Islam Headworks, but rapidly rising at the point, spokesman said. The Indus River has been in low flood at Tarbela, PDMA stated. The Mangla and Tarbela reservoirs have been filled, spokesperson added. Flooding in Sutlej River has broken protective dykes and submerged several villages after release of river water from India. The land link of several villages has disrupted in flooding, forcing people to evacuate from their homes. Hundreds of acres farmland with standing crops have submerged in the water. A flood flow of 2,80,000 cusecs, released from India has entered in Bahawalnagar district. “After 35 yea

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Showbiz starlet Momina Iqbal is a sight to behold in her BTS pictures from the sets of ‘Ehsaan Faramosh’ , viral on social media. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Taking to her Instagram handle on Sunday evening, Momina Iqbal treated her thousands of followers on the social platform with some latest pictures, clicked probably in between the takes while filming for her new serial. The six-visuals gallery of herself, posing with a bunch of flowers, was captioned with, “I am half flowers, half flaws,” followed by a similar emoji. The stunning photos captured the diva looking radiant in a deep red, hand-printed dress from a local brand, while she sported minimal accessories and the makeup look of her character.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Momina Iqbal (@momina.iqbal) Thousands of her fans showered their love on the viral clicks with likes and compliments for the celeb in the comments section. As for  ‘Ehsaan Faramos

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JOHANNESBURG: Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world’s wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc’s influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics. South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to host China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the annual three-day summit starting on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin also will join remotely. Putin decided against attending in person as he is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant that South Africa is in theory bound to enforce if he sets foot in the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to Johannesburg instead. Representing billions of people across three continents, with economies undergoing varying levels of growth, the BRICS share one thing in common — disdain for a world order they see as serving the interests of rich Western

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American pop superstar Britney Spears finally spoke about her feelings, a day after her former husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv A day after Iranian-born actor-model Sam Asghari, 29, announced to have filed for divorce from Britney Spears, 41, in Los Angeles Superior Court citing ‘irreconcilable differences’, the popstar spoke out about the split. On Saturday morning, Spears, who married Asghari in June 2022 after dating for nearly six years, wrote in a statement shared on social site Instagram, “As everyone knows, Hesam and I are no longer together…” She continued, “6 years is a long time to be with someone so, I’m a little shocked but … I’m not here to explain why because its honestly nobody’s business !!! But, I couldn’t take the pain anymore honestly !!! In some sort of telepathic way I have been receiving so many messages that melt my heart from friends and I thank you!!!” The ‘Baby One More Time’  singer noted that her life’s rea

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KARACHI: In an extraordinary act of bravery, a woman in Karachi successfully thwarted an attempted burglary from a family.  According to details, a woman foiled an attempt of robbery from a family at Karachi’s Rashid Minhas Road.  A witness said the two suspects on the motorcycle were trying to rob the family. A brave woman along with her son fought with the robbers and managed to nab one after kicking him, while the other fled the scene.  Later, the enraged citizens attacked the robber and handed him over to the police after beating him viciously.  Read more:  Girl killed while resisting robbery in Karachi’s Gulshan Iqbal Last year, a senior citizen selling milk in Karachi set an example of bravery by thwarting a robbery attempt. When the robbers entered the shop, the elderly shopkeeper snatched the armed robber and forced him to fall on the floor. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/Ba2zwj5

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KARACHI: The police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a culprit involved in harassing a woman in Karachi’s Ittehad Town.  According to details, the video of a man who is a private security guard was nabbed by police from Ittehad Town, Karachi, after a video of his harassing a female went viral on social media. The arrest was made with the help of footage of the culprit. The police said the case was registered against the security guard after recovering the pistol from his possession. The man was involved in harassing female school teachers in the area, the police said. Read more: Culprit arrested in Karachi girl harassment case In the recent past, several cases of harassing females in broad day light have occurred across the country specially in Pakistan. Earlier, a video went viral on social media which showed a man on a red motorcycle launching a sexual assault on a woman. The incident was reportedly taken place in the Gulistan-e-Johar area. The CCTV footage showed the man

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Netflix and the makers of its hit show ‘Stranger Things’ have resolved a lawsuit brought by a screenwriter who claimed they copied his screenplay about a girl with special powers who fights monsters from another dimension, according to a filing in Los Angeles federal court. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Jeffrey Kennedy’s Irish Rover Entertainment agreed on Friday to drop its lawsuit against Netflix and Matt and Ross Duffer with prejudice, which means it cannot be refiled. “Stranger Things was independently conceived by the Duffer Brothers, came into existence because of their creativity, and has succeeded because of their vision and hard work,” a Netflix spokesperson said on Monday. “This lawsuit was completely meritless and we’re glad to be able to put it behind us.” Representatives for Irish Rover did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. A trial in the case was scheduled to begin next month. ‘Stranger Things’ , the story of a group of ad

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NAWABSHAH: A passenger coach overturned in Nawabshah on Tuesday, killing a girl while 24 other passengers were injured.  According to details, a Karachi-bound passenger coach from Jhang overturned near Zero Point, Sakrand, in Nawabshah. As a result, a girl lost her life on the spot, while 24 others including women and children were injured. As soon as the accident was reported, police and rescue teams arrived at the crash scene and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital، According to police, the accident occurred as the driver lost control of the passenger bus. Read more: Eight of a family die in Layyah road accident Earlier on May 31, at least six people had been killed while 30 others were injured when the passenger bus they were travelling in had turned turtle after skidding off a bridge in Khanewal. According to rescue officials, the incident had taken place near Pull Rango. They had said the ill-fated bus was on its way from Lahore to Multan when it had met an acciden

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MOSCOW: An ally of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny went on trial in Siberia on Monday on charges of creating an “extremist organisation”, a court spokeswoman told AFP, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine. Ksenia Fadeyeva, 31, is a former municipal deputy in the Siberian city of Tomsk who was added to Russia’s “terrorist” list in January 2022. She also headed Navalny’s political office in the city, where Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-designed nerve agent Novichok when he visited in August 2020 to support local activists ahead of elections. The next month, Fadeyeva was elected to the Tomsk city legislature along with other independent activists in Siberia, a move hailed as a victory for the Russian opposition against Vladimir Putin’s rule. The local elections came a year ahead of parliamentary polls and were seen as a blow to the Kremlin, as the ruling party faced sinking popularity and simmering public anger over e

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LAHORE: Former MNA, Munaza Hassan on Sunday announced to quit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over May 9 riots, ARY News reported.  In a statement, former lawmaker Munaza Hassan strongly condemned the May 9 violent protests triggered after the PTI chairman’s arrest. Whatever happened on May 9, should have been averted, she added in her statement and announced quitting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Sources said Munaza Hassan likely to join Istekham-e-Pakistan Party after her return to Pakistan from abraod. Several PTI leaders, ticketholders, and former lawmakers have quit the party after the May 9 violence. Recently, former Punjab home minister Col. (retired) Hashim Dogar and other former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers announced leaving the party over May 9 violence, wherein military installations including Corps Commander House came under attack . Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the former Punjab minister had said that it was difficult for him and his friends to

MOSCOW: Russia has evacuated more than 2,000 people from flooded areas in its Far East, emergency officials said Sunday, after Tropical Storm Khanun brought heavy rains to the region. “More than 2,000 people, including 405 children, have been evacuated in Primorye,” the Russian emergency situations ministry said on Telegram. The ministry said nearly 5,000 buildings had been flooded in the Primorye region, which borders China and North Korea. Rescuers had set up 13 temporary accommodation centres in the region, the ministry said. Flooding in the city of Ussuriysk was the worst in a decade, according to state-run TASS news agency. Khanun battered Japan earlier this week before taking a circuitous route towards the Korean peninsula. The storm also forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of scouts from their jamboree campsite in South Korea. Reuters: A state of emergency was declared and evacuations ordered in parts of Russia’s Far East on Saturday after heavy downpours flooded

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KARACHI: The law enforcers initiated the crackdown against the drug peddlers involved in the sale of narcotics within the educational institutions and apprehended a suspect, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP) Gulshan -Uzair Ahmed – a suspect – identified as Ibrahim – was apprehended who was involved in supplying drugs to students at the Federal Urdu University. It was further revealed that the suspect was found in possession of 2,100 grams of hashish ( Charas ) at the time of his arrest, moreover, the arrest was made on Intelligence-based information. Meanwhile, a case has been registered against the suspect under the Narcotics Act. The suspect was involved in supplying narcotics to university students, and information is being extracted from the arrested suspect’s associates. SP Uzair Ahmed further stated that a crackdown against drug dealers is underway, with heightened vigilance outside all educational institutions. The police is dete

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Mughals was a peripatetic court moving according to the policy dictates of the times. Since they came from unsettled Central Asia therefore they exhibited tremendous urge to ensure their control over vast domains they ruled in India. They were hands-on rulers crisscrossing the length and breadth of the subcontinent never staying at one point for long periods of time. It was Akbar who created an itinerant court and during the course of his fifty years on the Mughal throne he moved from one place to the other with the result that Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Lahore and Delhi in turn served as the capitals of the Empire. His policy was emulated by the emperors following him and it became an essential characteristic of the Mughal rule. The travels all across India made Mughal rule extremely dynamic whose ruling class consistently pursued a policy of networking through moving throughout the country. It was very mobile and never hesitated from reaching the far flung corners of the Empire. Mugha

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Pakistan’s drama actor Tuba Anwar revealed that her sisters often get jealous because of all the pampering she gets from her mother. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv In her recent appearance on ARY Zindagi’s talk show,  ‘The Night Show with Ayaz Samoo’ , Syeda Tuba Anwar spoke about the pros of being the youngest of all sisters. During a segment ‘Parda Utha Dein’ , the ‘Baby Baji’ actor said that her siblings would often blame their mom for being extra lenient towards her. “To date my mother feeds me with her hands and they would often get jealous of that,” she mentioned with a laugh. Furthermore, Anwar also shared that she is not fond of cooking at all but the celebrity defended herself by saying that she had started working at a very young age, and hence never developed a culinary interest. Speaking about her journey, the actor said she started her career in freelancing, before making a shift towards writing, then production and eventually landed up in dramas. “My firs

RAWALPINDI: Sheikh Hibatullah Akhunzada, t he supreme leader of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has labeled cross-border attacks, including those on Pakistan, as forbidden under Islam. The Pakistani side urged the Taliban to make the diktat public to help deter TTP and its Afghan supporters from conducting activities that undermine relations between the two countries. According to Sheikh Hibatullah’s diktats, all groups have been asked to pledge allegiance to him as attacking Pakistan is declared haram (unforbidden). The Afghan nationals have been barred from crossing the border for militancy, the Afghan supreme leader said and added those who get killed in Pakistan, will not be called martyrs. No official of the Afghan government will attend the funerals of the militants involved in cross-border terrorism, Akhunzada said in his directions. Read more: Peace deal: Afghan Taliban confirm successful dialogues with US The official Afghan television station aired audio of a speech Saturd

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of Opposition Raja Riaz meeting today to discuss and decide the name of the Caretaker PM, who will lead the interim government and oversee the elections for the next elected government of Pakistan. The National Assembly will be dissolved today after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address to the farewell session. The prime minister after addressing the lower house of the parliament will forward a summary to President Dr Arif Alvi for dissolution of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan. Who will be the Caretaker PM, who will lead the country to the upcoming election, is a question running rumor mills across the country. Whether the caretaker prime minister will be a bureaucrat or a politician, likely to be decided in the upcoming meeting of PM Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz in a meeting scheduled for today. According to government sources, a bureaucrat has been frontrunner in the caretaker prime minister’s race.

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Islamabad: Police on Tuesday informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Iftikhar Durrani is not in their custody, ARY News reported. IHC was hearing a plea against the alleged arrest of Iftikhar Durrani, last week. On the directions of the court, Islamabad police submitted a progress report in the case, stating that Durrani is not in their custody. The Public Prosecutor said Durrani is not in the custody of Islamabad police, while the case of his ‘missing’ has been registered. The IHC adjourned the hearing due to the absence of Durrani’s counsel Sher Afzal Marwat due to his busy schedule in the LHC Rawalpindi bench. Read more: PTI leader Iftikhar Durrani arrested in Islamabad Earlier, sources claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Durrani was ‘arrested’ by police from Islamabad. Sources further disclosed that Durrani was shifted to some undisclosed location after arrest. Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in a