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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Raoof Hasan has been shifted to Adiala Jail, ARY News reported on Wednesday. On Tuesday, a local court in the federal capital sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Raoof Hasan and other suspects to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in the anti-state propaganda case. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented Hasan to District and Sessions Judge Shafiq Bhatti upon completing his physical remand. Hasan was shifted to Adiala Jail on Tuesday late at night. The Adiala Jail administration has also confirmed the development. On July 22, Islamabad Police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan in the federal capital. The arrest was made at the party secretariat in sector G-8. Read more: PTI’s Raoof Hasan sent to jail on judicial remand According to Islamabad police, law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretariat based on concrete evidence. Th...

Lahore police have arrested the mastermind of the honey trap gang in Pakistani drama writer Khalilur Rehman Qamar kidnapping case, ARY News reported on Tuesday. As per details, Hassan Shah, along with his accomplice Rafique, were taken into custody in Peshawar by Lahore police. The police reported that the suspect was the central figure in a gang comprising 12 members, including women. The police had previously arrested 12 suspects, including a woman, in connection with the case. The suspect allegedly leaked a compromising video of Khalilur Rehman Qamar. According to the suspect’s statement to the police, Qamar raised an alarm about being kidnapped due to the release of these inappropriate videos. Read more: Honey trap case: Amna Urooj accuses Khalilur Rehman of ‘blackmailing’ Renowned scriptwriter had earlier claimed that he was abducted and robbed in Lahore. Khalilur Rehman Qamar alleged that Amna lured him to her house under the pretext of discussing a potential drama proj...

ISLAMABAD: China has agreed to the conversion of three coal-fired power plants in Pakistan from imported coal to local coal, these plants generating most expensive electricity in Pakistan with imported coal. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Energy Minister Owais Leghari, currently visiting China, sources said. These plants include the 1,320-megawatt Sahiwal Coal Power Plant, the 1,320 MW Hub Power Plant and 1,320 MW Port Qasim Power Plant, known for producing some of Pakistan’s most expensive electricity. Chinese officials have also given a positive response regarding the re-profiling of these coal power plants, ensuring a shift to local coal, sources said. The two countries have also decided over the future steps required to advance the conversion process from imported to local coal, sources shared. Meetings between officials of Pakistan and China will continue to address the conversion and re-profiling of these power plants, according to sources. The Chinese officials h...

GHOTKI: In a shocking incident, at least two cops were martyred in a dacoit attack on police checkpost in Ghotki, ARY News reported. As per details, the robbers attacked police checkpoint 46 at Andal Sandrani Protective Wall, resulting in the martyrdom of two policemen Abdul Qadir Mehr and Zaheer Teheem. According to SSP Sameer Noor, the police responded promptly to the rocket attack carried out by dacoits whereas a heavy contingent of police has been called. On April 6, a group of dacoits attacked a police picket in Khairpur and deprived policemen of their valuables including weapons, bullets, cash and motorcycles. Read more:  Dacoits attack police picket, snatch weapons, cash in Khairpur As per details, dacoits attacked a police picket near Pir Jo Goth in Sindh’s Khairpur district and took the cops hostage and tortured a cop over resistance. The cops took away weapons, bullets, cash and motorcycles and fled the scene safely. After getting information about the  attac...

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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The National Disaster Management Authority has cautioned against heavy rainfall from July 28 to 31 in the country, ARY News reported. “The monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea will enter in upper parts of the country today, which will bring heavy rainfall from July 28 to 31,” the NDMA said in its advisory. The new monsoon system could cause flash floods in the country. Under the influence of the weather system upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Galliyat, Murree, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir likely to be lashed by heavy rains with thunderstorm. The rains could cause flooding in torrents and streams apart of apprehensions of landslides. This rain spell could generate flooding in hilly torrents and streams in Baluchistan and D.G.Khan and Rajhanpur in south Punjab, NDMA warned. Karachi and other coastal districts of Sindh experiencing a cloudy weather today as light rainfall or drizzle expected in different areas of the region. The weather will remain cloudy and humid in ...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday issued notices to the Metropolitan Corporation and other parties, seeking their responses on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central secretariat de-sealing request. Representing PTI, lawyer Ghulam Murtaza appeared in the court of Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. The lawyer informed the IHC that the Metropolitan Corporation had sealed the PTI central secretariat without providing any notice or information. The action was taken on the grounds of alleged non-compliance with fire and safety regulations. Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz has adjourned the hearing until next week. It is to be noted that law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretariat based on concrete evidence. The police stated that the PTI Secretariat had been operating as the hub of an international disinformation network through its digital media center. Read more:  PTI headquarters partially demolished, office sealed in anti-e...

A large number of protestors staged a demonstration against a brutal assault on a Pakistani family by police at Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom. Protesters including male and female chanted slogans against Manchester police and demanded action against the cops involved in the attack. Two Pakistani young men were brutally tortured in front of family members by British police officers at Manchester Airport as video of the incident went viral. The mother of one of the Pakistani tried to intervene and stop the violence but the policeman kept beating him. In the video, the police officers repeatedly punching and kicking the young men. Read more: Manchester police brutally assault two Pakistanis at airport Five police officers involved in the incident have been suspended, and an investigation is underway against the seven officers involved. Meanwhile, the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that officers were called to reports of an altercation between members of the public...

Bollywood casting director Mukesh Chhabra disclosed that veteran actor Suniel Shetty gifted him his plush bungalow for casting his daughter Athiya in her debut film, ‘Hero’ . Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv In his recent outing on a podcast, popular casting director turned filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra recalled how Suniel Shetty helped him set up his office in his initial days, by giving him his Aram Nagar bungalow, for all he did for his daughter Athiya’s career. “When I started flourishing as a casting director, then Suniel Shetty, who is one of the best human beings in Mumbai, he had a bungalow in Aram Nagar called 160. At that time, I was doing a film with his daughter Athiya Shetty, Hero . So he told me, ‘Why are you working in such a small office? Take my bungalow in Aram Nagar’,” Chhabra revealed.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Athiya Shetty (@athiyashetty) He continued, “I said, ‘I’m under a lot of...

KARACHI: The decision about killing of a young couple in Manghopir area, was made by a Jirga, citing police sources ARY News reported on Tuesday. Police sources claimed that the parents of both husband and wife, were agreed over murder. “Initially both parties refused to register the murder case,” according to sources. Deceased Saira’s mother and maternal aunt had key role in dual murder, police sources said. “Saira’s mother accompanied by her sister entered in the house and talked for long time,” sources said. “Slain woman’s mother called killers in home, who entered in the house and opened fire and also used knives in the gruesome dual murder crime,” according to sources. “Four 30 bore spent bullets, two coins and other things recovered from the crime scene,” police sources added. The couple who had contracted free-will marriage was found dead inside their home in the Manghopir area on Monday. According to SSP West Hafeezur Rehman Bugti, the bodies of the couple, identified as ...

WELLINGTON: A New Zealand coroner has formally linked four deaths to the sale of “suicide kits” bought online from a former Canadian chef, according to findings published Monday. Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame found that three students, aged 18 to 21, and one 40-year-old personal trainer killed themselves after buying kits from businesses linked to Canadian Kenneth Law. Canadian police believe Law sent as many as 1,200 “suicide kits” to people in more than 40 countries between 2020 and his arrest last year — specifically targeting vulnerable people online. Canadian prosecutors allege the kits contained a food additive that can kill if misused. Law was arrested in May 2023 and charged in Canada with 14 counts of murder and a further 14 counts of aiding and counselling suicide. He has denied the charges. Alerted by Interpol, several other countries have launched investigations. In Britain, at least 272 people purchased products from Law’s websites and 88 of them died, police there...

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast rainfall in Karachi and other coastal areas of Sindh on Sunday, ARY News reported. Various areas of Karachi could receive light or heavy rainfall in afternoon or evening today, according to the weather report. Yesterday’s rain, failed to break the hot spell that city has been facing for the last several days. The Met Office has forecast hot and humid weather today with chances of isolated thunderstorms/light rain with maximum temperature likely to range between 36-38 degrees Celsius. The rainfall yesterday also exposed the performance of the K-Electric as power outages reported in scores of areas as soon as the rain started and took many hours to restore. Lahore received light rainfall this morning bringing temperatures down. Lahore’s Model Town, Faisal Town, Gulbarg and Akbar Chowk received light rain or drizzle. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted hot weather in Quetta, Islamabad, Peshawar and Kashmir. from ARY NEWS ht...

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday he had spoken by telephone with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, and pledged to end the European country’s war with Russia. “I appreciate President Zelensky for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity.” The United States has provided tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 — though a Trump victory in the November election would put Washington’s continued support into question. Zelensky confirmed the call, during which he congratulated Trump on formally becoming the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, as...

THE HAGUE: The United Nation’s top court said in its opinion that Israel’s decades-long Occupation of Palestinian territory was illegal and needed to end as soon as possible. The advisory opinion by The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) was welcomed by the Palestinian presidency calling it “historic”. The ICJ’s statement, called an advisory opinion, is not binding, but it comes amid mounting concerns over the death toll and destruction in Israel’s war on Gaza. The court’s opinion likely to increase diplomatic pressure on Israel, whose lawmakers voted on Thursday to oppose a Palestinian state, calling it an “existential threat”. In The Hague, ICJ presiding judge Nawaf Salam said: “The court has found that Israel’s continued presence in the Palestinian Territories is illegal.” Israel is“under the obligation to bring to an end its unlawful presence as rapidly as possible,” the judge said at the seat of the ICJ. The ICJ added that Israel was “under obligation to cease...

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders until August 6 in connection with the Jinnah House attack and arson cases. Judge Khalid Arshad presided over the hearing and issued a final directive to the police to complete their investigation. During the proceedings, Aleema Khan, the sister of PTI’s founder, filed a request for exemption from attendance. Similar requests were also filed by Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry. Among those who appeared in court were Umar Ayub, Zain Qureshi, Azam Swati, Musarrat Cheema, Jamshed Cheema, Farhat Abbas, and several others. Related: PTI founder’s jail security costs Rs1.2m per month, LHC informed Violent clashes broke out across Pakistan after the former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan was arrested at the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers were agitated due to their chairman’s arrest, with Baloc...

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) National Central Bureau (NCB) Interpol has arrested nine wanted criminals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ARY News reported. According to the FIA spokesperson, the arrested individuals were wanted by the Punjab Police in various cases. The arrested accused include Irfan Asghar, Farhan Nazakat, Samar Abbas, Najibullah, Saddam Hussain, Muhammad Rafeeq, Muhammad Saqib, Muhammad Usman, and Tariq Mehmood. The FIA spokesperson revealed that the accused were involved in murder and attempted murder cases, with some of them evading arrest for up to 14 years. The arrested individuals will be brought back to Pakistan, with a team already dispatched to UAE for their extradition. READ:  FIA Interpol arrests 66 wanted criminals in last six months Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Interpol arrested a wanted criminal, Rafeeq Ahmed, from Saudi Arabia. The suspect identified as Rafeeq Ahmed, was wanted in several cases, inc...

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Bangladesh announced it will indefinitely shut down all public and private universities from Wednesday after protests by students against a quota system for government jobs turned deadly this week, leaving at least six people dead and scores injured. The South Asian nation has been rocked by  protests for weeks  over public sector job quotas, which include a 30% reservation for family members of freedom fighters from the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan. It has sparked anger among students who face high youth unemployment rates, with nearly 32 million young Bangladeshis not in work or education out of a total population of 170 million people. Demonstrations intensified after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina refused to meet the protesters’ demands, citing ongoing court proceedings, and labelled those opposing the quota as “razakar” – a term used for those who allegedly collaborated with the Pakistani army during the 1971 war. The protests turned violent this week when tho...

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Karachi is likely to receive drizzle today (Tuesday), ARY News reported, citing the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The weather in Karachi is currently partly cloudy, hot, and humid. The present temperature has been recorded at 32 degrees Celsius, but the heat feels as intense as 41 degrees Celsius due to the humidity, which is at 69 percent. The department also stated that today’s maximum temperature could reach up to 39 degrees Celsius, with the heat intensity possibly feeling as high as 45 degrees Celsius. Winds from the northwest are blowing at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. Additionally, there is a possibility of light drizzle in various parts of the city this evening and night. Read more: Temperatures can soar in Karachi from today till July 18 Earlier, the Met Office in its weather update predicted soaring temperatures with sea breeze suspended in city till July 18. “Temperature in Thatta and Sujawal districts could reach to 41 ...

MOGADISHU: The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final. “Nine civilians were killed, and 20 others wounded in the explosion,” Mohamed Yusuf, an official from the national security agency said, raising the official toll of five given by the authorities late Sunday. “There were many people inside the restaurant, most of them youth who were watching the football match… but thanks to God, most of them made their way out safely after using ladders to climb up and jump over the backside perimeter wall,” he said. Images posted online showed a huge fireball and plumes of smoke billowing into the night sky as the explosion ripped through the popular restaurant in the centre of the city on Sunday. Police officer Mohamed Salad rushed to the scene a few minutes after the blast and told AFP that several bodies were discovered u...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, as some Republicans blamed the Biden campaign for the violence. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the attack minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off stage by the Secret Service with blood running down his face. “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick. It’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country… We cannot be like this, we cannot condone this,” Biden told reporters in an emergency briefing in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. “The idea that there’s political violence, or violence in America like this, is just unheard of. It’s just not appropriate. Everybody, everybody must condemn it. Everybody,” Biden said. Vice President Kamala Harris said on X: “We are praying for him, his family, and all those who have been injured and impacte...

KARACHI: Chief Meteorologist has forecast a scorching hot and humid weather in Karachi from next Tuesday to Thursday, ARY News reported on Sunday. Talking to ARY News, Sardar Sarfaraz has cautioned about very hot weather on July 16, 17 and 18 in Karachi while the sea breeze will also be suspended. “Humidity’s ratio in the air will be 60 to 70 percent”. “There is no chance of the heatwave in next few days in Karachi,” the Met Office said. However, temperatures are likely to enhance by two degrees in the next week”. Maximum temperature could soar to 38 Celsius, weather official predicted. The weather will remain hot and humid during next 24 hours, according to the weather report. “Westerly winds blowing in the city with 14 kilometers per hour speed”. It was drizzling at the city’s Shara-e-Faisal, Karsaz road and Baloch Colony areas on Sunday morning. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy weather with likely drizzling or light rainfall in various parts of Karachi today. The weather...

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have strongly condemned the attack on former US President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. President Asif Ali Zardari in his message, expressed deep shock over the attack, saying that such violence has no place in politics. The president expressed his best wishes for the speedy recovery of Donald Trump and also offered heartfelt condolences over the loss of life in the attack. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his separate message also condemned the assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump. In a statement, he prayed for his early recovery and expressed sympathies with other injured. Read more: Donald Trump shot at Pennsylvania rally The Prime Minister said any sort of violence is condemnable in political process. Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, ...

WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject involved” in the attempted assassination, of former President Donald Trump, it said in a statement on Sunday. Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air, appearing to mouth the words “Fight! Fight! Fight!” The shooter was dead, one rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were injured, the Secret Service said in a statement. The incident was being investigated as an assassination attempt, a source told Reuters. Donald Trump, 78, had just started his speech when the shots rang out. He grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium before Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him. He em...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working on a novel approach to its artificial intelligence models in a project code-named “Strawberry,” according to a person familiar with the matter and internal documentation reviewed by Reuters. The project, details of which have not been previously reported, comes as the Microsoft-backed startup races to show that the types of models it offers are capable of delivering advanced reasoning capabilities. Teams inside OpenAI are working on Strawberry, according to a copy of a recent internal OpenAI document seen by Reuters in May. Reuters could not ascertain the precise date of the document, which details a plan for how OpenAI intends to use Strawberry to perform research. The source described the plan to Reuters as a work in progress. The news agency could not establish how close Strawberry is to being publicly available. How Strawberry works is a tightly kept secret even within OpenAI, the person said. The document describes a project that uses Strawberr...

The global promotional tour for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ touched down in London on Thursday, with stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman bringing their bromance to the movie’s UK sneak peek event. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   The two have entertained fans with their humorous, high-energy appearances at previous stops in Shanghai, Seoul and Berlin. The third instalment in the ‘Deadpool’ movie franchise sees Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine return from retirement to help wise-cracking Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) save his world. “It’s about friendship, and friendship is another version of a love story,” said Reynolds, who also co-wrote and produced the film.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by @deadpoolmovie “There’s so many moments in the movie where it’s hard to tell if Deadpool’s talking to Wolverine, Wolverine talking to Deadpool, or it’s Hugh and Ryan talking to each other. And I’m really proud of thos...

BAJAUR: Polling is underway for a by-election on a vacant PK-22 Bajaur seat, ARY News reported. The voting started at 8am and will continue till 5pm without any break. According to spokesman of provincial Election Commissioner, 12 candidates are in the run including five from political parties while seven are contesting as independents. Total number of registered voters in the constituency was 107,910, including 79,972 women. A tough contest is expected between Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Awami National Party candidates Strict security measures have been made to ensure a peaceful atmosphere during polling. The local authorities on Wednesday declared 23 polling stations as the most sensitive. CCTV cameras had been installed at the highly sensitive polling stations to prevent any attempt of sabotage. The seat fell vacant after Mubarak Zeb Khan, who also won the NA-8 in the April 21 by-election, vacated it. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/8Mnpbtx