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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday 10 civilians, including a politician and two priests, taken prisoner in Russia and Belarus had been freed in a deal mediated by the Vatican. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners throughout their two-year conflict, typically in one-for-one swaps, but the release of civilian prisoners is rarer. “We managed to return 10 more of our people from Russian captivity,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. It was not immediately clear if the release was part of an exchange deal involving Russian prisoners held in Ukraine. Some of those released have been in prison since 2017, he said, arrested in Russian-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine that at the time were run by Moscow-backed separatists. Russia has since annexed four Ukrainian regions — Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk and Zaporizhzhia — alongside the Crimea peninsula which it seized in 2014. The list of those freed included Nariman Dzhelal, a senior Crimean Tatar politi

ISLAMABAD: Disgruntled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat demands PTI senator Shibli Faraz to resign from party positions after Omar Ayub quits as party’s Secretary General , ARY News reported. Reacting to Omar Ayub’s resignation Afzal Marwat took to X (Formerly Twitter) saying that “I welcome the wise decision of Umar Ayub Khan to step down as Secretary General. A few other people holding important positions in the party should also follow suit.” He lashed out at the PTI current leadership saying that “The party failed to accomplish a single task. (Imran) Khan is in jail and recovery of mandate is still far away. Our women and leaders are locked up in jails and we have failed to mobilize the masses for a great movement.” “I demand the resignation of Shibli Faraz from both the party office and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, only then will the party be free from the clutches of the Qabza mafia” he added. میں عمر ایوب خان کی طرف سے سیکرٹری جنرل کا

QUETTA:  At least 2 people were killed and several others injured in different rain-related incidents in Balochistan’s Dera Bugti district, said PDMA in a statement. According to the PDMA report, two people died and 20 people were injured due to heavy rains in the Sui area of Dera Bugti. The condition of most of the wounded is said to be critical, the report said. After the rains, emergency was declared in the hospitals to treat the inured person. Most of the areas in Dera Bugti were without electricity due to the collapse of several electricity poles. PDMA further said in its report that rescue operation has been launched by Pakistan Army, FC and PDMA in the affected areas and people have been shifted to safer places. According to the weather department, rain with wind/thundershower is also expected in Balochistan’s Lasbella, Khuzdar, Awaran, Jhal Magsi, Kalat, Naseerabad, Jaffarabad, Dera Bugti, Kohlu, Zhob and Barkhan districts from 26th to 28th June. from ARY NEWS https://i

LONDON: Frank Duckworth, one half of the team who pioneered the Duckworth-Lewis method for calculating target scores in limited-overs cricket hit by bad weather, has died at the age of 84. Along with his fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth devised the formula that was officially adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1999. The London-based Royal Statistical Society (RSS) said in a statement: “Frank will be remembered largely for his contributions to the Society as editor of  RSS News , and to cricket as the co-inventor of the Duckworth-Lewis method.” Duckworth introduced a short paper, titled ‘A fair result in foul weather’ at an RSS conference in 1992. The paper was directly inspired by the farcical ending to the 1992 World Cup semi-final between England and South Africa in Australia, when a short spell of rain played havoc with calculations and left South Africa targeting an impossible 22 runs off one ball. Duckworth’s lecture led to contact with Lewis, and

FlyDubai has announced the launch of flights to Islamabad and Lahore in Pakistan starting from 1st July 2024. Flights to Islamabad International Airport (ISB) and Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) will operate daily from Terminal 2 at Dubai International (DXB). Hamad Obaidalla, Chief Commercial Officer at flydubai, said, “Pakistan has long been an important market for flydubai. Since 2010 when we first started operations to the market, we have seen sustained demand for travel and with the start of our daily services to Islamabad and Lahore, we look forward to offering passengers more opportunities to explore Dubai, the GCC region and beyond on the flydubai network.” flydubai first started operating flights to Pakistan in 2010 with the launch of flights to Karachi. In addition to Islamabad and Lahore, the carrier also serves flights to Faisalabad, Karachi, Multan, Quetta and Sialkot. Read more: Fly Jinnah launches non-stop flights between Islamabad, Bahrain As Pakistan’s c

FAISALABAD: A firing incident in Bahmani Wala area of Faisalabad has left three people dead, ARY News reported. According to police, the deceased have been identified as 45-year-old Siddique, 22-year-old Zubair, and 23-year-old Ghaffran. Police say that the firing was allegedly carried out by a man identified as Atif and his accomplices. The bodies have been shifted to the Rural Health Center by the police. In a separate incident, at least two died including a woman in Jacobabad firing incident. Read more:  Karachi: Two killed, five injured in separate firing incidents The incident occurred in the jurisdiction of Ghari Khairu police station where a man identified as Lal Bakhsh Buledi opened fire on his niece and one other youth and killed them. The police officials said that the dead bodies have been moved to the nearby hospital and further investigation is underway. Prior to this, at least three people died including a woman in two firing incidents that occurred in Jacobabad.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led federal government has again contacted Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for another round of talks to address issues including budget 2024, ARY News reported on Sunday, citing sources.  Sources said the negotiations will take place today between PML-N and the PPP at the PM House. Delegation of both the parties will hold negotiations in which breakthrough is being expected. It is to be noted that the talks were earlier were to be held on Saturday, but due to ‘incomplete’ govt’s team, the negotiations were delayed. Read more: Inside story of PPP-PML-N negotiations Earlier, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)excused unconditional support to Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) led federal government on Budget 2024-25. According to sources, the meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), did not yield any positive results as PPP did not assure the Prime Minister of their

Rising starlet Yashmeera Jan, daughter of veteran actors Shabbir Jan and Fareeda Shabbir, ties the knot with Dr. Raamish. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Young actor Yashmeera Jan, who is currently winning hearts with her performance as Rida, in the drama serial  ‘Khudsar’ , got married to her fiance, Dr. Raamish Bin Aamir, on Saturday night. As per the Instagram bio of her husband, he is a physician by profession and a fitness fanatic. The pictures and videos from the star-studded affair, attended by the who’s who of the industry, are doing rounds across the social media platforms. The glimpses see the stunning celebrity bride looked gorgeous as ever in an exquisite, ivory ensemble, paired with dainty jewels and sleek hair and makeup. On the other hand, her doctor husband wore a muted gold Shalwar Kurta for the nikah ceremony. Thousands of social users including the showbiz fraternity liked the viral pictures across the platforms and sent their heartfelt wishes for th

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday appreciated Pakistan’s tough economic decisions in budget 2024-25, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have made significant progress in their virtual negotiations. Sources revealed that the IMF expressed satisfaction over the tough economic decisions taken in the budget, acknowledging the positive role of political parties in the budget. Sources further added that the limitation of tax exemptions to improve the economy was also appreciated by the monetary fund. The IMF delegation is expected to arrive in Pakistan for the new loan program in the last week of June, as the country has fulfilled the prior conditions, source added. Moreover, the IMF expects the budget for the next financial year to be approved by June 28 or 29, sources said. Earlier, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented Pakistan’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 with a tota

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday reiterated that it supports direct engagement between India and Pakistan but will not tell them how to conduct those discussions. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said this in response to a question seeking his comments after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for securing a third term in office earlier this month. The diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated significantly since August 5, 2019, when New Delhi revoked the special constitutional status of IIOJK. The two nuclear-armed neighbors expelled each other’s ambassadors and limited bilateral trade relations. “We value our important relationships with both India and Pakistan,” State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said during a media briefing in Washington. “As we have said, we support direct discussions between India and Pakistan, but the pace, scope and character should be determined by those t

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The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) reached new peaks as it crossed the 78,000 mark during the intraday trading on Monday. The benchmark KSE-100 reached an all-time high of 78,115 from the previous close of 77,213. The KSE-100 index gained 1409 points around 10.55am. Analysts attributed the upward trajectory to the government’s willingness to unlock a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the budget. Analysts expect the budget for the fiscal year to June 2025 to set ambitious fiscal targets as it looks to strengthen the case for a new bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Pakistan budget 2024-25 Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb last week presented Pakistan’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs18.877 trillion. MAJOR POINTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS GDP growth target set at 3.6pc Inflation rate projected at 12pc Development budget set at Rs1500bn 18pc sales tax on smartphones Reforms to control pension exp

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ISLAMABAD: People on Wednesday continued sacrificing animals and taking part in festivities on the third day of Eid Al-Adha. The Muslims celebrating Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) with religious fervour to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismael (AS). The faithful are slaughtering their sacrificial animals in remembrance of Sunnat-e Ibrahimi on third day of the Eid. Civic authorities of cities and towns have been on alert and have made special arrangements for disposal of offal and remains of slaughtered animals during three days of Eidul Adha. The remains of sacrifice animals being taken in some areas of Karachi timely, while there are also complaints from some neighborhoods about the sanitary workers ignoring removal of offal resulting in unhygienic conditions for general public. Eidul Adha is one of two Eid festivals observed by the Muslim faithful, to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his own son to God. Traditionally mar

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West Indies thrashed Afghanistan by 104 runs in the final group stage game of the T20 World Cup on Monday. Asked to bat first, West Indies posted 218/5 in 20 overs with Nicholas Pooran smashed 98 off 53 balls in the final group match at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia. Several records were also broken during the Group C match between West Indies and Afghanistan on Tuesday.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ICC (@icc) The main highlight of the innings was Pooran’s entry into elite list of batters, who smashed 36 runs in an over in a World Cup match. The memorable feat achieved in the fourth over, when Nicholas Pooran unleashed his fury on Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. Pooran, who scored 26 runs with the bat, was helped by the five wides, four leg byes and a no-ball. This was the second time in 2024 that 36 runs were scored in an over against Afghanistan. Apart from this, WIndies registered the record for t

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military on Sunday to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into Gaza to facilitate  aid delivery  into the  Palestinian enclave . The military had announced the daily pauses from 0500 GMT until 1600 GMT in the area from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northwards. “When the prime minister heard the reports of an 11-hour humanitarian pause in the morning, he turned to his military secretary and made it clear that this was unacceptable to him,” an Israeli official said. The military clarified that normal operations would continue in Rafah, the main focus of its operation in southern Gaza, where  eight soldiers were killed  on Saturday. The reaction from Netanyahu underlined political tensions over the issue of aid coming into Gaza, where international organisations have warned of a growing humanitarian crisis. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvi

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KURRAM: In a tragic incident, at least two people dead while five others injured as a landmine exploded on roadside in central Kurram, ARY News reported. As per details, the explosion occurred on Korham road, leaving two dead and five injured where four are in critical condition. According to 1122 rescue officials, the dead bodies and injured have been shifted to the nearby hospital. Earlier, at least two injured including police constable in a blast occurred in Tehsil Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan. The incident occurred when a roadside exploded as the DSP and other police personnel were on the way for polio duty. READ: Cop among two injured in DI Khan blast The police officials said the blast injured the driver of elite forces and a constable whereas a bomb disposal squad reached the spot of the incident and examined the situation. Prior to this, at least one dead, whereas 20 others injured twin landmine blasts occurred near Thaikedar Naddi in Duki district of Balochistan. The fi