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MONTREAL: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday acknowledged fear in Canada’s Sikh community but underscored the “rule of law” after three arrests in connection with last year’s killing of a Sikh separatist in Vancouver. Police arrested three men on Friday for the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which triggered a diplomatic rift between Canada and India last fall after Trudeau suggested Indian government involvement in the homicide. Speaking Saturday at a gala in Toronto to celebrate Sikh heritage and culture, Trudeau acknowledged that many in Canada’s Sikh community are “feeling uneasy, and perhaps even frightened right now,” but urged faith in the justice system. “Let us remain calm and us remain steadfast in our commitment to our democratic principles and our system of justice,” he said. Trudeau said the arrests were “important because Canada is a rule of law country with a strong and independent justice system, as well as a fundamental commitment to protecting all its citi

KASHMORE: Bandit gangs kidnapped a doctor and two others in two separate incidents in Kashmore and Guddu police remits, ARY News reported on Saturday. Bandits operating unhindered in upper Sindh districts despite a police operation against rampant incidents of lawlessness in the region. The gangs of dacoits in two separate incidents in a night abducted a doctor and two dumper drivers in the area. Bandits attacked a private clinic in Kashmore police station jurisdiction near Dakhan Banglow and kidnapped Dr. Ghulam Sarwar Dashti from the clinic. The gang has said to take the hostage doctor to katcha area. In another incident in Guddu police jurisdiction, bandits kidnapped dumper drivers Mohammad Sadiq and Farooq Malik from the link road. Police chasing kidnappers after getting reports of crime incidents, officials said. Last month, police and rangers in a joint operation in Kashmore’s katcha area killed a suppect, and arrested an accomplice. An accused Saeen Bux was killed, and

Supermodel Bella Hadid has decided to take a step back from her successful modelling career, to start afresh in Texas with her beau Adan Banuelo. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv American supermodel turned businesswoman Bella Hadid, who bravely battled Lyme disease earlier, recently communicated her decision regarding a career switch during a magazine interview, in order to focus on her mental and physical health. In the conversation, she said, “After 10 years of modelling, I realized I was putting so much energy and love and effort into something that, in the long run, wasn’t necessarily giving it back to me.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Bella (@bellahadid) Notably, Hadid recently moved to Texas and started a new chapter of life with her ‘partner’ Banuelos, the era she described as the ‘best time’ with her close circle, and the one where she didn’t feel like she needed to do ‘too much’ simply to go out. “For t

Bollywood’s veteran filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali recently admitted he wanted to cast Pakistani A-listers Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan and Imran Abbas in his passion project ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ . Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv In a new interview with Indian-Canadian YouTuber, Lilly Singh, at the Los Angeles premiere of his hotly-anticipated web series ‘Heeramandi’ , SLB disclosed that Pakistani stars Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan and Imran Abbas, who have proven their mettle in Bollywood in the past, were among his initial choices for the cast. As known to everyone, the veteran first envisioned the project in the feature film format almost 18 years ago and has had multiple castings in mind since then. When asked about the casting process, he said, “I had multiple castings in my mind, the idea has been there for 18 years. I thought about Rekha ji and then Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji.” Bhansali added, “It was a film back then. I then also thought about Mahira Khan,

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New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks. Shortly after police moved in, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik released a letter in which she requested police stay on campus until at least May 17 — two days after graduation — “to maintain order and ensure that encampments are not re-established”. Within three hours the campus had been cleared of protesters, said a police spokesperson, adding “dozens” of arrests were made. At the start of the raid around 9pm ET throngs of helmeted police marched onto the elite campus in upper Manhattan, a focal point of student rallies that have spread to dozens of schools across the US in recent days expressing opposition to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. “Were clearing it out,” the police officers yelled. Soon after, a lon

KABUL: Six people were killed when a gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said that on Monday around 9:00 pm (1630 GMT) “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” in Herat province’s Guzara district. “Six civilians were martyred, and one civilian was injured,” he wrote on social media platform X early Tuesday morning. The state-run Bakhtar News Agency gave the same death toll for the attack, which took place in a district just south of the provincial capital of Herat city. Citing local sources, domestic media channel Tolo reported the mosque belonged to Afghanistan’s minority Shiite community. While no group has yet claimed the attack, the regional chapter of Islamic State (IS) is the largest security threat in Afghanistan and has frequently targeted Shiite communities. The Taliban government has pledged to protect religious and ethnic minorities since returning

Indian TV actor Gurucharan Singh, of the long-running sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ fame, who had been missing for the past five days, has been caught on CCTV camera. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv As per the reports from Indian media outlets, Delhi police have been investigating the kidnapping case filed by the parents of actor Gurucharan Singh, who played Roshan Singh Sodhi in ‘TMKOC’ , after he went missing earlier this week while travelling from Delhi to Mumbai. Reportedly, the police have obtained the CCTV footage of the area, which shows Singh, walking with a bag around his back, in the Palam area of the Indian capital, at 9.14 pm on April 22, the day he went missing. Speaking to a local news agency, DCP South-West Delhi Rohit Meena stated, ”Gurucharan Singh’s family lodged a complaint with us that he left for Mumbai on 22 April at 8:30 pm. He has been missing since then.” “We have registered a case under Section 365 of the IPC and are investigating fro

US export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back China’s economy or technological development, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview with National Public Radio. Since 2022, US officials have imposed sweeping controls on which computing chips can be exported to China, cutting off some sales from Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab and Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab, among others. Those controls followed earlier bans on shipping chips to Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL). But U.S. officials have granted at least two US companies – Intel and Qualcomm (QCOM.O), opens new tab – licenses to keep shipping chips to Huawei, which is using an Intel chip to power a new laptop model. Two Republican lawmakers earlier this week criticized the exemption for Intel, but in the interview with NPR, Blinken highlighted the device as a sign the US was not trying to hobble China. “I saw that Huawei just pu

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s defence ministry said Saturday it had detected 22 Chinese warplanes and drones around the self-ruled island in a window of less than three hours. The sorties come less than a month before the May 20 inauguration of new Taiwan president Lai Ching-te, who China regards as a dangerous separatist. “We detected activities from 22 PLA aircraft… since 9:30 am (0130 GMT),” it said in a statement released at 12:10 pm on Saturday. “12 aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and central air defence identification zone,” it said, adding that the warplanes and drones joined Chinese naval vessels in “joint combat patrol”. The median line bisects the Taiwan Strait, a narrow 180-kilometre (110-mile) waterway separating the island from mainland China. Beijing, which does not recognise the line, claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Under the administration of Taiwanese Preside

KARACHI: The Karachi administration on Friday denied permission to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to hold a power show at Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah on April 28, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the police report stated that the permission to hold a public gathering was denied, in light of potential security threats and the recent surge in terrorist activities in the city. In a report to District Commissioner, the Police urged against giving permission to PTI to hold a public gathering as there are threats of a possible terrorist attack in the port city. It is important to mention here that today the Sindh High Court will hear the PTI plea seeking permission to hold power show in Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah. Earlier, Pakistan Teheek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh said that the party’s public gathering in Karachi rescheduled for May 5. Read More:  PTI announces public gathering in Karachi In a statement, Haleem Adil Sheikh said that in the party’

ISLAMABAD: The fertilizer review committee has recommended import of urea to stabilize supply and prices in Kharif season, ARY News reported on Thursday. Federal Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain has directed for immediate import of two lac metric tonnes of urea to avoid fertilizer shortage. The urea demand will enhance by 3.6 percent in Kharif in comparison to last year, minister said. “It is necessary to import fertilizer to ensure food security in the country,” Rana Tanveer said. He said it will help to enhance farm productivity. “A timely import of urea will bring fertilizer prices down and stabilize the local urea market”, minister said. Food security minister said that all local urea fertilizer plants will continue functioning with their full capacity. “The government ensuring gas supply to fertilizer industry for benefit of the farmers,” federal minister said. A spokesperson of the ministry has said that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) wil

In a bizarre event, a family attempted to disrupt their daughter’s marriage ceremony by trying to ‘kidnap’ the bride.  The woman, Gangavaram Sneha, a resident of Kurnool district, and Battina Venkatanandu, were in love and wanted to get married, the Indian media reported. According to reports, the incident took place in the Kadiam village near Rajahmundry in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India, on Sunday (April 21). In the video shared on X, which quickly went viral, the family can be seen trying to ‘kidnap’ the bride from the wedding venue and hurling chili powder at people who tried to intervene. BREAKING… #JanasenaParty leader attempt to kidnap … Rajamahendravaram, Kadiam.. Thota Gangaram JanasenaParty 7th ward President hit pepper in the bride’s parents eyes and tried to kidnap the bride in the function hall. More Update On The Way.. #LavangamUpdates #JSP pic.twitter.com/eAQGPWvVhl — Lavangam News (@LavangamNews) April 22, 2024 The bride Gangavaram Sne

In a groundbreaking move for luxury living in Islamabad, One Homes is excited to announce its latest collaboration with Bernardo Hair & Co. (BCO London) for its prestigious development, nestled in the serene Cedar Hills. This development is setting new benchmarks in luxury living, combining opulent amenities with breathtaking natural landscapes. BCO London, located in the chic Marylebone area of London, is renowned for its exceptional beauty services and has become the salon of choice for celebrities and influencers worldwide. Major A list celebrities like Adriane Galisteu, Brenda Costa and Daphne Joy are a few other notable individuals who are its clients. BCO’s London has a global footprint in New York, Miami, Santo Domingo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait.  One Homes’ new development is more than just a residential project; it is Islamabad’s first-ever luxury service apartment designed to cater to the discerning tastes of overseas Pakistanis. The development boasts a tri-tower de

KARACHI: The Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has announced new discovery of hydrocarbon deposits in Sindh’s Daharki area, ARY News reported on Monday. The new find, resulting from exploratory efforts at Shawal-l well, drilled in Mari Development & Production Lease (D&PL), the exploration firm informed the stock market on Monday. According to the filing, Shawal-l well was spud-in on January 27, 2024, and successfully drilled down to a total depth of 1,136 meters. During testing, the well produced 1,040 barrels of crude oil along with 2.5 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of associated gas at wellhead flowing pressure (WHFP) of 953 pounds per square inch (Psi) at 32/64 inch choke size. This is the first-ever oil discovery in Mari D&PL, which has been in gas production since 1967. The MPCL MD has called the discovery a notable success of the company’s geo-scientists and engineers. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/Se4z6NL

Pakistan has called for development of infrastructure connectivity to fortify global resilience and promote sustainable development, especially in developing countries. The call was made by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram in his capacity as co-chair of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Infrastructure Investment, while delivering a statement during the UN General Assembly’s Sustainability Week in New York. He said the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and our climate goals require a major transition to sustainable infrastructure in energy, transport, housing, communications and industrial and agricultural production and consumption. The Pakistani envoy said majority of developing countries do not have the public resources to finance infrastructure nor are they able to secure sufficient private investment. He called for mobilizing significantly larger concessional finance enhance credit quality and incentivize privat

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KARACHI: Another westerly wave will enter in Pakistan from Balochistan on April 25, quoting a weather official ARY News reported on Saturday. Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz has said that the new weather system will not be likely to bring rainfall in Karachi. “The city will experience hot weather for next three days,” according to the Met Office. Presently the weather has been cloudy as maximum and minimum temperatures will remain 35-degree Celsius and 25-degree Celsius respectively. The wind blowing in city with 13KM per hour speed from western direction, according to weather report. The level of particulate matter in the metropolis recorded 96, ranking the city’s air quality at 16 in the most polluted cities of the world. Humidity ratio in the air remained 77 percent as the air quality in the city has improved according to the air quality index. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/Df2Jyip

LAHORE: The internet and mobile services likely to remain suspended in several major cities during the by-election, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the Punjab home ministry has written to federal interior ministry seeking internet suspension on the day of by-election. Sources said that the internet and mobile services will remain suspended in 13 cities including Lahore, DG Khan, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Sadiq Abad, Chakwal, Talagang, Alipur, Zafarwal, Bhakkar, Kasur, Alipur Kot Chatta. Earlier, the Punjab government imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) ahead of the by-elections in different districts of the province. According to the details, Section 144 of CrPC was imposed in those districts where by-elections are being held including Lahore, Kasur, Chakwal, and Gujarat. Read More:  ECP hands over 6.23m ballot papers to ROs for by-elections Section 144 of CrPC is enforced in Bhakkar, Wazirabad, Narowal, Sheikhupura, Rahim Yar Khan and De

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by 14.4 million to $8.055 billion in the week ending April 12, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Thursday. “During the week, SBP has executed the repayment of US$ 1 billion maturing Pakistan’s International Bond (principal plus interest),” it said in a weekly statement. However, the country’s total reserves fell by $68 million to $13.374 billion. Similarly, the reserves of commercial banks decreased by $82 million to $5.319 billion. It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan and the IMF last month reached a staff-level agreement on the second and last review of the $3 billion stand-by arrangement, which, if cleared by the global lender’s board, will release about $1.1 billion to the country. The IMF’s board is expected to review the matter in late April, but no firm date has been set, a spokesperson said. Separately, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, who is currently in Washington to attend th