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 […]
HRCP demands ‘freedom of movement’ after Mahrang Baloch allegedly stopped from flying to US – Pakistan
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday demanded “freedom of movement” for rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch after she was allegedly prevented from boarding a flight to the United States to attend an event. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee leader was featured in Time magazine’s ‘2024 Time100 Next’ list for “advocating peacefully for Baloch […]
England 96-1 in 1st Test after Salman’s century lifts Pakistan to 556 – Sport
England finished the second day of the first Test in Multan on a solid 96-1 on Tuesday in reply to Pakistan’s mammoth 556 that was boosted by a fiery century from Agha Salman. The tourists lost stand-in skipper Ollie Pope for a second-ball duck before Zak Crawley and Joe Root steadied the innings with 64 […]
ATC extends physical remand of Imran’s sisters Aleema, Uzma over Islamabad clashes by 2 days – Pakistan
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday granted the police a further two-day physical remand of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters Aleema and Uzma Khanum. Hundreds of PTI activists, including senior leaders and the two sisters, had gathered at multiple locations in the capital, defying heavy police blockades and road closures, while authorities dug […]
ATC extends physical remand of Imran’s sisters over Islamabad clashes by 2 days – Pakistan
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday granted the police a further two-day physical remand of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters Aleema and Uzma Khanum. Hundreds of PTI activists, including senior leaders and the two sisters, had gathered at multiple locations in the capital, defying heavy police blockades and road closures, while authorities dug […]
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 […]