LAHORE, Pakistan – Punjab’s Chief Minister has ordered a complete ban on private ownership of lions across the province after an eight-year-old boy lost his arm in a mauling incident.The Chief Minister took serious notice of the attack, which resulted in the child losing his limb, and immediately directed authorities to revoke all permissions for…
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Retired Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan, a prominent opposition figure and son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, launched a scathing attack on the country’s judicial system, stating that governance becomes impossible under current circumstances.“The judiciary is not under anyone’s control; sometimes it is not even under its own control,” Safdar said during…
FAISALABAD, Pakistan – The Regional Police Officer of Faisalabad held talks with business leaders at the city’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, focusing on security concerns and crime prevention in Pakistan’s third-largest city.RPO Sohail Akhtar Sukhera met with FCCI President Farooq Yousaf Sheikh and other chamber officials to discuss law and order challenges…
Islamabad – In a significant diplomatic engagement, Danish Ambassador to Pakistan Maja Mortensen met with Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musadik Malik on Monday to discuss enhanced cooperation in climate action and scientific collaboration.The high-level meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters focused on advancing science diplomacy amid the evolving global political landscape…
Islamabad – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held an important meeting with Federal Minister for Interior and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday.During the high-level meeting, Mohsin Naqvi provided a comprehensive briefing to the Prime Minister regarding the latest developments concerning the ICC T-20 World…
Tributes have been pouring in for veteran BBC journalist Sir Mark Tully who has been cremated in the Indian capital, Delhi, a day after he died at the age of 90. Hundreds of people – including friends and family – gathered at the Lodhi crematorium to bid their final goodbye to the broadcaster. Sir Mark…
EPA Protests continued in Minneapolis and other US cities on Sunday over the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said America was at an “inflection point” and repeated calls for US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the…
Bystander video footage has captured the moments before the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers. The killing comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot dead by an immigration agent in the city. BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed…
Alfred Lasteck,BBC Africaand Lucy Fleming AFP/Getty Images Rigathi Gachagu is a wealthy businessman popular in his home region of Mount Kenya Prominent Kenyan opposition figure Rigathi Gachagua has alleged there was an attempt on his life during a Sunday church service. Gachagua, who was sacked as deputy president in an impeachment trial in 2024, claimed…
Work has commenced on “Maryam Nawaz’s Sohna Punjab” projects in 51 cities across Punjab.According to details, under Maryam Nawaz’s Sohna Punjab initiative, every city in Punjab will be provided with sewerage systems, roads will be improved, security will be ensured, and all basic health facilities will be made mandatory.Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has…
