RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a disturbing incident in which a young girl’s hair was forcibly cut, an act captured in a video that spread rapidly across social media, prompting outrage and swift law enforcement action.
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Volcanic eruption in Ethiopia sends ash cloud drifting toward Pakistan
KARACHI: An eruption at the Hayli Gubbi volcano in northeastern Ethiopia, the first in nearly 12,000 years, has propelled a vast ash cloud across the region, with projections showing it drifting over Yemen and Oman before reaching southern Pakistan, according to the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre.
Pakistan Shaheens beat Bangladesh A in Super Over thriller to keep Asia Cup Rising Stars crown
LAHORE: Pakistan Shaheens defended a modest total of 125 to beat Bangladesh ‘A’ in a Super Over and retain their Asia Cup Rising Stars title in a tense final at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha on Sunday.
Bail granted to PTI’s Yasmin Rashid in May 9 riot case, other hearings pending
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to Dr. Yasmin Rashid, the incarcerated Punjab president of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, in a case stemming from the burning of police vehicles near Mughalpura during the violent riots of May 9, 2023.
Pakistan slips to ‘not free’ status on internet as govt expands platform blocks, curbs on speech
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s internet environment is among the world’s most restricted, according to a major annual assessment released this week by Freedom House, the Washington-based democracy advocacy group.
Justice Aminuddin Khan takes oath as head of Pakistan’s newly created constitutional court
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aminuddin Khan was sworn in on Friday as the first chief justice of Pakistan’s newly created Federal Constitutional Court, a landmark moment in a contentious judicial overhaul that the government says will ease the Supreme Court’s crushing caseload and restore public faith in the system.
Pakistan deploys troops to guard Sri Lanka cricketers after capital bombing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ringed the Sri Lankan cricket team with army and paramilitary troops and moved an entire Twenty20 tri-nation tournament to Rawalpindi after a suicide bombing in the capital on Tuesday killed 12 people and rattled a sport still haunted by the 2009 attack on the same visiting side.
Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi fire Pakistan to T20 series win over South Africa
LAHORE: Babar Azam displayed his batting mastery after Shaheen Shah Afridi spearheaded a superb bowling effort as Pakistan cruised to a four-wicket win over South Africa in the decisive third Twenty20 International at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.
CM Afridi forms all-male cabinet in KP, and familiar barriers for women persist
PESHAWAR: After days of uncertainty, the provincial northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province finalised its cabinet, swearing in 10 provincial ministers while appointing two advisers and a special assistant to the chief minister.
Punjab disburses Rs6.4bn in flood aid as reconstruction push gathers pace
LAHORE: The provincial Punjab government has handed out Rs6.39 billion in emergency compensation on Thursday to tens of thousands of people battered by recent floods, a milestone in one of South Asia’s most ambitious reconstruction drives.