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LAHORE: An accident occurred to Karachi-bound Shalimar Express near Shahdara, Lahore, when three bogies of the train derailed, ARY News reported. According to details, the railway officials said that engineering department teams immediately rushed to the scene, and relief operations are currently underway. The railway officials stated that train services between Lahore, Rawalpindi, Narowal and Faisalabad have been suspended following the accident. Earlier, the Rahman Baba Express, en route from Karachi to Peshawar, experienced a derailment at Drigh Road Station when three of its coaches went off the track. According to Railway officials, the incident occurred due to a broken coupler connecting the coaches. Read More:  Train operations suspended as Sir Syed Express derails near Rohri Fortunately, no passengers were harmed during the derailment. However, the mainline for trains travelling inland was blocked, causing disruptions to rail services. Railway authorities later conf...

SANGHAR: Police has registered FIR of triple murder in Jani Junejo village of Sanghar district, DIG Police Shaheed Benazirabad said on Thursday. A protest sit-in was staged by the families of the victims’ demanding registration of FIR against the influential persons allegedly involved in the killings. DIG Shaheed Benazirabad Pervez Ahmed Chandio has said that the case of killings has been registered with Fida Hussain Junejo as complainant. “Nine accused of the incident have been arrested,” DIG Police further said. “A heavy contingent of police has been deployed in the area to maintain law and order,” police official added. Protesters staged sit-in against triple murder in Jani Junejo village at Mirpur Khas Chowk of Sanghar. The protesters burnt tyres and closed roads and exit and entry points of the city. Local lawyers also protested against killings, boycotted court proceedings and reached to the site of the sit-in to express their solidarity. Three men were gunned down and 21 ...

ISLAMABAD: The ‘controversial’ Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Amendments Act, 2025, has been enforced across Pakistan, following assent from President Asif Ali Zarari, ARY News reported. Following passage of the PECA Amendment Bill. 2025 from the Senate and National Assembly, the journalist community staged protests across Pakistan and demanded the government to take the ‘controversial’ legislation. The Establishment Division has issued gazette notification for PECA Amendment Act, 2025. On January 28, the Senate passed the PECA Amendments Bill, 2025. The bill was moved in the upper House of the Parliament after the Senate Standing Committee on Interior Monday approved the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act Bill, despite strong opposition from journalist organizations. Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain moved the bill on behalf of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Read more: President enacts PECA Amendment Bill 2025 into law In his remarks, F...

KARACHI: Temperatures are going upward since last few days in Karachi as minimum temperature in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday was recorded 14.5 Celsius, according to the weather report. “Yesterday maximum temperature was recorded 29.5 Celsius in the city,” Met Office stated. “Maximum temperature in Karachi likely to reach 30 degree Celsius today”. Weather department said that the 89% humidity has been recorded in the air as northeastern winds blowing with light speed. Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz Tuesday pointed out that the winter receding in Karachi with no new cold wave in the port city. He predicted cold nights and warm days in the city ahead with minimum temperature likely to remain 12 Celsius and maximum temperature 29 C. “There is no chance to another cold wave in Karachi,” Met official said. He also denied any chance of rainfall in the metropolis. According to the Met Office, the weather will remain cold and dry in most parts of Sindh with minimum temper...

ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court (SC) judge and recently appointed Missing Persons Commission head Faqir Mohammad Khokhar, 80, has passed away. As per details, the death of ex-SC judge was confirmed by his family members. The funeral prayer for Faqir Mohammad Khokhar will be offered in Lahore. Justice Khokhar had been battling health issues for some time and was undergoing treatment at Services Hospital in Lahore. Read more: Missing Persons Commission reports lowest cases in six Years Faqir Mohammad Khokhar was recently appointed as the head of the Missing Persons Commission. The Missing Persons Commission, tasked with investigating enforced disappearances, was first established in 2010, under the leadership of Justice (retd) Kamal Mansoor Alam. Iqbal, the former NAB chairman, had been serving as the commission’s head since 2011. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/BIxG56M

Indian actor and television personality Archana Puran Singh has undergone surgery after she sustained an injury on her wrist in an on-set accident. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu- Click Here Actor Archana Puran Singh was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery after she broke her wrist in an on-set accident while shooting for a film with Rajkummar Rao, she revealed in her latest YouTube vlog. Without any mention of the project she was shooting for at the time of the accident, Singh, who was last seen in Rao and Triptii Dimri-starrer ‘ Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video ‘ , revealed in the vlog that she tripped on the set and broke her wrist. The actor also suffered bruises on her face and was rushed to the hospital by the film’s crew, after informing her family members. In the video, her sons Ayushmaan and Aaryamann can be seen devastated as they found out about their mother’s injury, while her husband, actor Parmeet Sethi stuck by her side to constantly uplift her mo...

ISLAMABAD: The power tariff is likely to drop in Pakistan by Rs1.30 per Unit for a month bringing hope for electricity consumers in the country, ARY News reported. The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has requested a reduction in the monthly fuel price adjustment for December, which may result in a decrease of Rs1.30 per unit in the power tariff for a month. The CPPA’s petition will be heard tomorrow. According to the CPPA’s request, the fuel cost per unit of electricity in December was estimated to be Rs10.63, but the actual cost turned out to be Rs9.60 per unit. In December, 7.516 billion units of electricity were provided to Discos. The power generation breakdown for December reveals that 22.80% of electricity was generated from water, 10.06% from local coal, 1.59% from imported coal, and 0.03% from furnace oil. Additionally, 12.31% of electricity was generated from local gas, 20.70% from LNG, and 26.48% from nuclear sources. Read More:  PM directs further reduction ...