Category: Pakistan
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Nergis Mavalvala draws thousands to Habib University for 10th Yohsin Lecture
KARACHI: Thousands of Karachiites converged on Habib University to hear Dr Nergis Mavalvala, Dean of the School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), deliver the 10th Yohsin Lecture, “The Joy of Discovery: Curiosity, Science, and the Pivotal Role of Universities.” The MIT physicist and leading figure in the Nobel Prize-winning LIGO collaboration…
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‘No payments received’: Container owners claim millions spent, but dues remain unpaid
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Containers Association President Awais Chaudhry has claimed that container owners have not received payments for vehicles provided during previous protests and sit-ins, despite government claims of spending millions of rupees on container rentals. Speaking to HUM News, Chaudhry said container owners had provided vehicles for various protests and sit-ins, but their outstanding…
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Three dead, three injured as gunmen attack villagers in Lakki Marwat
LAKKI MARWAT: At least three people were killed and three others injured when armed attackers opened fire on a group of locals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police said. The incident took place near Abdul Khel in the jurisdiction of Shaheed Haibat Ali Khan Police Station in Dara Pezu, according to police. Initial information…
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NCCIA begins Imam’s phone forensic as Rizwan ‘resists’ probe
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has begun the forensic examination of cricketer Imam-ul-Haq’s phone, while Mohammad Rizwan has yet to cooperate with the investigation, sources said on Sunday. According to NCCIA sources, Imam-ul-Haq cooperated with the investigation after initial hesitation, and forensic analysis of his mobile phone has begun. According to sources,…
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PTA says internet services fully restored in Islamabad, Rawalpindi after outage
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Sunday that internet services have been fully restored in Islamabad and Rawalpindi after an outage affected several areas of the twin cities. The PTA said that an optical fibre fault in the network of a telecom operator had been repaired, following which internet services were fully restored.…
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Pakistan Navy’s Hangor submarine conducts maiden missile firing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy’s newly inducted submarine PNS/M Hangor successfully conducted its maiden live weapon firing in the North Arabian Sea, accurately striking a designated long-range target with an anti-ship cruise missile, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf witnessed the firing and praised the submarine’s combat…
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Foreign woman allegedly raped in Lahore as police ‘identify’ two suspects, recover vehicle
LAHORE: Police claimed to have identified two of the three men allegedly involved in the sexual assault of a 20-year-old Azerbaijani woman in Lahore and recovered the vehicle allegedly used in the incident. Officials and sources said on Sunday that the vehicle was recovered from the house of a relative of the main suspect and…
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More than 71 terrorists killed in Balochistan operations over 96 hours: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: More than 71 terrorists have been killed in security operations across Balochistan over the past 96 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. According to the military’s media wing, 33 terrorists backed by Indian-sponsored “Fitna Al-Khawarij” and “Fitna Al-Hindustan” were killed during an operation in the Shaban area of Quetta, while 23…
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Pakistan to host SCO national coordinators meeting from Sept 28
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the first meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of National Coordinators (CNC) under its 2026-27 chairmanship in Islamabad from September 28 to 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. Pakistan formally assumed the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State for the 2026-27 term…
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ARI & NARI FOUNDATION HOLD “QUIT SMOKING, LIVE BETTER” AWARENESS SESSION IN DISTRICT SUKKUR
Sukkur, Sindh: The Alternative Research Initiative (ARI), in collaboration with NARI Foundation Sukkur, organized awareness sessions under the theme “Quit Smoking, Live Better – Make Pakistan Smoke-Free” with women and girls and male smokers in rural and urban communities of District Sukkur. The sessions focused on the harmful health, social and economic impacts of tobacco…
