Islamabad Police Superintendent of Police Adil Akbar. Photo: file A three-member probe committee, investigating the death of Superintendent of Police Adil Akbar, has found no clear evidence to suggest that the senior police officer died of suicide, according to officials familiar with the investigation. The committee examined the post-mortem report, witness statements, and other available…
Government employees, including school teachers, stage a protest rally against changes in pension rules, warning of paralysing government machinery if demands are not met. PHOTO: INP The Ministry of Finance has clarified that federal government employees will be eligible for house building advances under the new Federal Government Receipts and Payments Rules 2025, with officers…
Mia Goth, Dan Stevens and Zach Galifianakis have signed on to star in Hey Bear, the feature directoral debut of Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel. Described as a “coming of rage” story, from a script written by Emmy Award-winner Carrie Kemper (Beef), Hey Bear follows Claire (Goth), a woman who seeks revenge on a bear after…
The government has launched a scheme to compensate former sub-postmasters and their families who were made to repay shortfalls caused by the Capture branch IT system. That system was in place from 1992 to 2000, and was the predecessor of the Horizon IT system which was also beset by scandal. A pilot version of the…
No let up in accidents involving heavy vehicles despite new e-ticketing system in place in Karachi Dumper trucks are parked along Shaheed-e-Millat Expressway near the garbage station on the Malir River bank. Rising water levels have made movement of tonnes of garbage impossible. Photo: express Despite the introduction of the city’s modern and automated faceless…
Jannik Sinner reacts as he plays against Zizou Bergs during their men’s singles match on day three of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at the Paris La D fense Arena in Nanterre. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: Jannik Sinner began his tilt at a maiden Paris Masters crown which would return him to world number…
Oct 30, 2025, 12:52 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The city of Pasadena, California, and the Rose Bowl Operating Company have sued UCLA for allegedly trying to move its college football games from one of the sport’s most iconic stadiums to the much newer SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday….
The newest ebook edition of Slow Horses author Mick Herron‘s novel Down Cemetery Road begins with a foreword by Emma Thompson. She recalls first coming across one of Herron’s books on a London bookstore’s “staff recommends” shelf and tearing through it, after which “I instantly read the rest of his work,” she writes. Thompson is…
Hugo Bachega,Middle East correspondent and Samantha Granville,Beirut Reuters The Israeli military said it was conducting an operation to “dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure” (file photo) Israeli troops carried out an incursion into a south Lebanese town overnight, killing a municipal employee, state media report, amid an escalation of Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The troops, accompanied by drones…
