Airforce plane carrying two crashes in Swabi, pilots safe: Rescue 1122 official – Pakistan

A trainee airforce plane crashed in the mountainous terrain of Gadoon Amazai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi district on Tuesday, Rescue 1122 officials said. “While the trainee plane was destroyed, both pilots successfully ejected through their parachutes and landed safely only with slight injuries,” Rescue 1122 official Luqman Khan said. Locals helped the two pilots during […]

Amnesty calls on govt to immediately revoke PTM ban – Pakistan

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Pakistani authorities to revoke the ban on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Move­ment (PTM), calling it “an affront on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly in the country.” On Sunday, the federal government imposed a ban on the PTM, citing threats to national peace and security. The party […]

Son of Osama bin Laden deported from France, barred from returning – World

A son of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was deported on Tuesday from France, where he lived for years painting landscapes in a Normandy village, and barred from returning after posting comments on social media deemed to have glorified terrorism. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said he had signed an order banning Omar bin Laden […]

Indian-occupied Kashmir elects first regional government in a decade – World

Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) elected on Tuesday its first government since the territory was brought under New Delhi’s direct control, as voters backed opposition parties to lead its regional assembly. In August 2019, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had revoked IoK’s special status by repealing Article 370 of the constitution. The law had limited the […]

Airforce plane carrying two crashes in Swabi, pilots safe: Rescue official – Pakistan

A trainee airforce plane crashed in the mountainous terrain of Gadoon Amazai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi district on Tuesday, Rescue 1122 officials said. “While the trainee plane was destroyed, both pilots successfully ejected through their parachutes and landed safely only with slight injuries,” Rescue 1122 official Luqman Khan said. Local people helped the two pilots […]

Pakistan 556 all out v England in opening test in Multan ground – Sport

Pakistan were all out for 556 in their first innings on day two of the opening test against England on Tuesday. Shan Masood (151), Abdullah Shafique (102) and Salman Agha (104 not out) struck hundreds while Saud Shakeel made 82. Jack Leach was the pick of the English bowlers claiming 3-160. Saud missed out on […]

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