LAHORE: Lahore Capital City Police Office (CCPO) Umer Sheikh on Monday apologized for his statement on the Lahore motorway gang-rape incident in which he had said the victim woman shared the blame for it. In a statement after meeting Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar in Lahore, he said: “I apologize to the victim woman and all […]
The police on Monday arrested a man named Shafqat, an alleged accused in a motorway gang rape case in Lahore. Shafqat is a friend of Abid, the main accused in the case. Sources claimed that Shafqat has confessed his involvement in the motorway gang-rape case. The accused is currently going through the process of DNA […]
Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to make a last-minute bid. US President Donald Trump gave a 15 September deadline for the Chinese-owned app to sell or shut down. The Trump administration claims TikTok and other […]
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a “robust” arms purchase programme and an overhaul of the country’s military, amid tension with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. “The time has come to reinforce the armed forces these initiatives constitute a robust programme that will become a national shield,” Mitsotakis said in a keynote address on […]
KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the economy was now moving forward on the right path after gaining stability due to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s prudent and timely policies. He expressed these views while addressing a meeting of the business community organized by the Overseas […]
The Pakistan Army has paid homage to Major Raja Aziz Bhatti who embraced martyrdom while defending the country during the 1965 war with India. “Nation honors the supreme sacrifice by Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, in 1965 war,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a tweet on Friday. September 12 marks the 55th […]
An IED exploded at a security check post on Boya to Miranshah Road in North Waziristan, killing one soldier. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), an IED exploded at a security check post on Boya to Miranshah Road in North Waziristan, killing 33-year-old soldier Sajid. The military media wing stated […]
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday evening announced that the government has been able to reach the “real culprits” in the motorway gang-rape case that caused countrywide outrage and exposed the lack of security on a key route. He was addressing a press conference alongside Punjab Inspector General of Police Inam Ghani, Law Minister […]
The novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 seems to hit some people harder than others, with some people experiencing only mild symptoms and others being hospitalized and requiring ventilation. Though scientists at first thought age was the dominant factor, with young people avoiding the worst outcomes, new research has revealed a suite of features impacting disease severity. […]
Chanting ‘freedom’, the former inhabitants of burned Moria camp protest against the plan to be moved to another facility. Greek police have fired tear gas during a protest by refugees and migrants demanding to leave the island of Lesbos after being left homeless by a blaze at Europe’s largest refugee camp. Under a hot sun […]
