2 arrested as Mandi Bahauddin police bust pedophile ring – Pakistan
The Mandi Bahauddin police on Monday said two people were arrested as they busted a suspected gang of child predators who allegedly molested children and filmed the assaults. District Police Officer (DPO) Ahmad Mohiuddin told Dawn.com that the action was taken after he took notice of four cases registered at the Civil Lines police station […]
11 die in Iran of bootleg alcohol intoxication – World
At least seven people died in Iran after consuming bootleg alcohol, state media said on Monday, bringing the death toll from alcohol poisoning to 11 in two days in a country where such drinks are banned. The latest deaths occurred in the northern province of Mazandaran and included six men and a woman, the official […]
Govt slashes petrol price by Rs2.07, high-speed diesel by Rs3.4 – Business
The federal government on Monday slashed the petrol price by Rs2.07 and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.4 per litre for the next fortnight. “The federal government continues to provide relief to the people. The price of petroleum products has decreased once again,” said a statement issued by state broadcaster PTV. It said the […]
100 dead in storm Helene damage, flooding across US southeast – World
At least 100 people have been killed after destructive floods ripped through the US southeast, officials said Monday, with the emergency response effort fast becoming a political football in a region that could decide the presidential election. Rescue operations sought to find survivors and deliver supplies across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee […]
Accepting ECP plea, SC sets aside LHC order on poll tribunals – Pakistan
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday accepted the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) appeal and upheld its suspension of the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) June 12 verdict in the Punjab election tribunals matter. The court’s reserved verdict was released today on an ECP appeal seeking a final determination on whether the commission or the LHC […]
2 children die of suffocation inside parked car in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar – Pakistan
A child, whose brother died of suffocation in a parked car on Sunday, passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital on Monday, police said. Sharea Faisal police Station House Officer Faisal Gul Khawaja, sharing the details of the initial probe, said that the two infants — three-year-old Rauf Ali and four-year-old Hasaan Ali — […]
Fact check: Viral missile fire video is from Hezbollah attack on Israel in April 2024, not recent Parachinar violence – Pakistan
A video was doing the rounds on social media platforms on September 24, 2024, of missiles being fired, claiming that it was from recent inter-tribal sectarian violence in Kurram district’s Parachinar. However, the video is from April 2024 when Hezbollah attacked Israel. Kurram, a sensitive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, has reported several land disputes in […]
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka records first deflation in 39 years – World
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy recorded falling consumer prices for the first time in 39 years, official data showed on Monday, with the September inflation figure dipping to negative 0.5 per cent. Census and Statistics Department data showed price drops in both food and non-food goods contributing to deflation in September, compared to inflation of 0.5pc […]
Hezbollah vows to keep fighting Israel after Nasrallah killing – World
Hezbollah vowed on Monday to keep fighting Israel in support of Gaza after its leader was killed in a massive wave of air strikes on Lebanon that dealt the group a seismic blow. In a televised address on Monday, the group’s deputy chief Naim Qassem said a new leader to replace Hassan Nasrallah, who enjoyed […]
3 policemen killed in Iran, Jaish al-Adl claims responsibility for two of the attacks – Pakistan
At least three policemen were killed in separate attacks by militants and gunmen in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, state media reported on Monday. One of Iran’s poorest regions, Sistan-Baluchistan has long been plagued by unrest involving drug-smuggling gangs, rebels from the Baloch minority, and extremists. “A border guard was killed a few hours ago in […]