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A bus crashed and burst into flames killing at least 25 people in India’s western state of Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday, police and officials said. “The bus was travelling from Nagpur to Pune when at around 1:35 am it met with an accident on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, after which the diesel tank of the bus caught fire,” local police told Reuters TV partner ANI. “The majority of deaths were caused due to burning.” Twenty-five people were killed and eight were injured, Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a post on Twitter. The state’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted separate tweets expressing sorrow, and said they would pay support to each victim’s family, amounting to 700,000 Indian rupees ($8,500). from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/lb75JUX via IFTTT

KARACHI: The Karachi Dairy and Cattle Farmers Association has jacked up milk prices by Rs20 per litre, ARY News reported. As per details, the milk is already being sold at Rs210/kg in Karachi against the official rate of Rs180 and now the Karachi dairy farmers have further increased the price by Rs20 per litre. In his statement, Derry Farmers leader Shakir Umar Gujjar said that the commissioner had twice convened a meeting for milk prices but he himself remained absent. Read more:  ‘Milk price in Karachi to touch Rs200 per litre’ “We told the additional commissioner that if prices were not immediately raised, we would announce raise ourselves.” He said the rise in milk prices was announced in conjunction with stakeholders، From July 1, the x-farm rate will increase by Rs600 per 40kg of milk. Recently, Commissioner Karachi ordered to carry out operations and seal dairy shops selling milk at higher prices. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/TWhCMaF via IFTTT

LONDON: Shell’s (SHEL.L) head of renewable generation Thomas Brostrom is leaving the company, a spokesperson said on Friday, weeks after CEO Wael Sawan scaled back its energy transition plans. Brostrom joined Shell from offshore wind giant Orsted in August 2021 to head offshore wind as the company planned to rapidly grow its wind and solar operations as part of a strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions under previous CEO Ben van Beurden. Brostrom quickly became head of renewables in February 2022 after Elisabeth Brinton stepped down less than two years after taking the reins. Chief Executive Sawan, who took office in January, announced on June 14 a shift back to oil and gas production while paring back investments in renewables following investor pressure to focus on the most profitable businesses. Read more: Shell Petroleum to sell its stake in Shell Pakistan Sawan also introduced a new structure to the company’s top leadership that eliminated Brostrom’s role and split it into

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has announced free health care facility for low-income people, ARY News reported. As per details, Governor Sindh said in a statement, he said free healthcare facilities will be for those having income from 35 to 40 thousand rupees. Health insurance up to five hundred thousand rupees will be free through a health card. The cardholders will be able to get treatment in the best hospitals. It is pertinent to mention here that the federal government has allocated an amount of Rs1 billion in the budget 2023-24 for health insurance of working journalists and media workers. Read More: Budget 2023-24: Rs1bn allocated for health insurance of journalists Taking to Twitter, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed the development, saying that Rs1 billion has been allocated for health insurance of working journalists and media workers. “Delighted to announce that an allocation has been made in the budget for health insurance of working jou

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has announced that the prices of petrol will remain unchanged while the diesel price hiked by Rs7.5 per liter, ARY News reported.  The federal government decided to maintain the petrol price at Rs262 per liter, while the diesel price has been hiked by Rs7.5 for 15 days and the new price will be Rs260.50 per liter. Earlier today it was reported that the government of Pakistan is likely to impose an additional burden on citizens by raising petroleum levies to fulfill International Monetary Fund (IMF) terms. According to the sources, the federal government is expected to increase the petroleum levy after which the initial electricity tariff will likely raise Rs 3 to Rs 5 per unit, adding that the gas will also become more expensive for the citizens of Pakistan. Read more: PAK-IMF agreement: Govt expected to raise petroleum levy The government sources maintained that the federal cabinet will decide on the increase in electricity tariff. Simultane

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, announced that a “Stand-By Arrangement” between the global money lender with Pakistan has been reached successfully, ARY News reported. According to the details, a staff-level agreement has been concluded between Pakistan and the IMF, valuing $3 billion for 9 months. IMF Mission Chief Nathan Porter along with his team maintained continuous communication with Pakistani authorities and completed the agreement through virtual negotiation. Regarding the agreement, IMF Mission Chief Nathan Porter has said that the staff-level agreement with Pakistan has been made under a Stand-By Arrangement for 9 months. READ: Pakistan ‘hopeful’ of IMF deal as loan programme set to expire tomorrow The final approval of this agreement will be given by the IMF’s executive board, which is expected to take place in mid-July. After this approval, Pakistan can receive a loan of $3 billion. Nathan Porter further stated that Pakistan’s parliament playe

LONDON: One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators. Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars’ Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks, will be listed in July as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research arm, the sources told Reuters. The IARC ruling, finalized earlier this month after a meeting of the group’s external experts, is intended to assess whether something is a potential hazard or not, based on all the published evidence. It does not take into account how much of a product a person can safely consume. This advice for individuals comes from a separate WHO expert committee on food additives, known as JECFA (the Joint WHO and Fo

LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said a staff-level agreement for a crucial bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was “very close” and expected in the next 24 hours. Pakistan is racing against time to unlock at least $1.1 billion under the lender’s ninth review of a $6.5-billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreed in 2019. The programme expires on Friday. “We are very close to signing a staff-level agreement with the IMF,” minister Ishaq Dar told Reuters late on Thursday. “I think it should come some time tonight or maximum within 24 hours. We have finalised everything.” A source familiar with talks told Reuters that Pakistan and the global lender were also in discussions for the release of the full $2.5 billion pending under the IMF programme. The source said the staff-level agreement was to set to initially unlock around $1.1 billion and then be followed by a “standby agreement” which could release the rest after the programme finishes on Saturday. A repres

Apple continues to bring changes to its iPhones via hardware and software updates. A YouTuber went a step ahead and recreated an iPhone 14 Pro Max which is eight-foot long with all the features of the original. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Matthew Beem shared a video which showed how he created the customized iPhone 14 Pro Max on YouTube. He built the gadget via touch-enabled screens of televisions, that are connected to a Mac Mini. There are buttons for adjusting the volume.    Even more surprising is that the user will have to jump to get their selfie taken due to the phone’s sheer size. Related – Everything you need to know about iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max Matthew Beem claimed it was extremely difficult for him to build the phone as he has not done anything like this before.  “I have never built anything like this before so this was extremely difficult,” he stated. “To top things off we drove this all the way to New York City to get people’s reactions in Times S

CHAMAN: Several inmates escaped the prison in Balochistan’s Chaman after overpowering guards when they were allowed out of cells for Fajr prayers in the wee hours of Thursday. The incident unfolded as the inmates of barrack No. 4 were being led out for prayers. Seizing a moment of opportunity, the prisoners launched a sudden and coordinated attack on the prison guards, overpowering them and taking control of the situation. Sources within the prison reported that many of the prisoners involved in serious criminal cases, including murder and other heinous crimes, had been housed in barrack No. 4. The prison authorities revealed that one inmate was killed in the ensuing retaliatory gunfire by the police. Two others sustained injuries during the clash and are currently receiving medical treatment. Meanwhile, a comprehensive search operation was launched in the vicinity of the prison to apprehend the escaped prisoners. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/Titw1Em via IFTTT

ISLAMABAD: A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted the federal capital Islamabad and nearby areas on Thursday, ARY News reported on Thursday quoting National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC). According to the NSMC, the depth of the quake was 170 kilometres with its epicenter being deduced to be the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border. People came out of their houses in fear by reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba. No loss is reported as per initial reports. Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 6 earthquake jolted twin cities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, adjoining areas, and several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Local residents out of fear and panic ran out of their homes to open space in the wee hours of Sunday morning after the temblor jolted the area. Read more:  Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Rawalpindi, Islamabad, KP districts The earthquake tremors were also felt in Swat, Peshawar, Buttgram, Upper Dir, Swabi, Mardan, Kohat districts, and adjoining areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to N

Pakistanis are celebrating Eidul Azha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, with zeal and fervour today (Thursday) amid prayers for an economic turnaround, ARY News reported. The South Asian nation faces one of its worst crises as the government struggles to revive a stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for the well-being of Ummah and progress, prosperity and security of the country. Eid prayer congregations were held at mosques, Eidgahs and open places in all cities, towns and villages. Ulema, in their Eid sermons, are highlighting the significance of the philosophy of great sacrifice rendered by Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismail (AS). Later, people will offer sacrifice of animals to follow the Sunnah of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS). Civic authorities have made special arrangements for disposal of offals and other solid waste during the Eid days. ‘Maximum relief’ On the occasion of Eid ul Adha, Prime Minister Shehbaz

The latest pictures of actress and model Dur-e-Fishan Saleem on the festive occasion of Eid-ul-Azha are going viral on social media. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Dur-e-Fishan Saleem shared pictures of her in elegant Eastern wear on the visual-sharing application Instagram. She applied henna on her hands and wore a gajra on the occasion.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Durefishan Saleem (@durefishans) Dur-e-Fishan Saleem enjoys a huge fan following, in both online and offline spheres, thanks to not only her consistently amazing on-screen performances but also her stunning feed on social platforms. Related – Dur-e-Fishan Saleem is sight to behold in latest pictures It is pertinent to mention that celebrities are busy preparing for Eid-ul-Azha. Earlier, Faiza Khan shared pictures of her preparations as well.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Faiza khan (@faiza

Harrison Ford is bidding farewell to one of his most famous roles with the new film “ Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ,” which heads to theatres on Friday. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv The 80-year-old, who plays the adventurous Nazi-punching archaeologist, confirmed to Reuters that he will not be returning for more relic-related escapades. “I’m saying goodbye to a brilliant opportunity to bring joy to people,” Harrison Ford said in an interview, “but I wanted that last iteration of the series to be about character as much as anything.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Lucasfilm (@lucasfilm) The film starts with a digitally de-aged Harrison Ford, created with help from artificial intelligence, fighting Nazis to secure one-half of classical inventor Archimedes’ dial of destiny. While Harrison Ford has praised his youthful appearance in the film, he told Reuters he does not think a full-length movie with his yo

England captain Ben Stokes said an “awkward” changing room meeting with a new fan of Test cricket has underlined his faith in the team’s dynamic ‘Bazball’ method. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv A policy of all-out attach has paid rich dividends since Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined forces last year, with England winning 11 out of 14 Tests. But a thrilling two-wicket defeat by arch-rivals Australia in last week’s Ashes opener at Edgbaston led several former England internationals to warn Ben Stokes’s men would need to curb their attacking instincts if they were to level the five-match series at Lord’s, where the second Test starts Wednesday.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ben Stokes (@stokesy) Ben Stokes, however, is convinced England’s approach remains both their best chance of winning and attracting new fans to the red-ball game, with that belief reinforced by a chance encounter during a recent family

Columbian singer Shakira and Spanish footballer Gerard Pique were one of the prolific celebrity couples and their breakup shocked their fans. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Their first interaction happened at her concert in 2010. They made their relationship official the following year. They had their first son Milan in January 2013 and their second son Sasha in 2014. They parted ways after eight years.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Shakira & Piqué (@shakiraandpique) Shakira, in a recent interview, accused Gerard Pique of betraying her when her father William Mebarak was undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of a Spanish hospital. “He went to Barcelona to console me after I was consumed with sadness because of my separation,” she spoke about her father. “While he was at Milan’s first communion, he was gravely injured in an accident. Everything happened at once.  “My home was falling apart. I was

Around 3 million pilgrims gathered in Mina to start Hajj rituals where they will remain in tent valley today and tonight and later head to Mount Arafat. Most of Pakistani pilgrims prefered going to Arafat by train, as for the first time in the history, around 63 percent Pakistanis have been allotted tents near train route, Radio Pakistan reported. The remaining pilgrims will embark on their sacred journey to Mount Arafat by bus or on foot. Pakistan Hajj Mission has urged the pilgrims to follow their scheduled departure to avoid any mishap due to overcrowding and hot weather conditions. The operation to transport pilgrims from Makkah to tent valley of Mina has been completed successfully. At Mina, Saudi government has made comprehensive arrangements to protect the pilgrims from desert heat and blazing sun. Facilities like cool air, food, medicine and clean drinking water are available in every tent. Besides, Pakistan mission is proactively involved in ensuring the health and saf

KARACHI: Police registered the First Information Report (FIR) in the abandoned girl’s body case over the complaint of her father and also recorded his statement, ARY News reported on Monday. The deceased girl, whose dead body was abandoned at Karachi’s Jinnah Hospital, was identified as Ayesha who is said to be TikToker and belongs to Punjab’s Sheikhupura city. Police recorded the statement of deceased Ayesha’s father Sultan today. Sultan stated that he is a resident of Punjab and works at a hotel. He added that her daughter tied the knot three years ago and was shifted to Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar. READ: Suspect who abandoned girl’s body at Jinnah hospital arrested “I had received information from police that they found my daughter’s body. My daughter went to a party with Jibran and a woman namely Pinki. My daughter’s death was caused due to drug overdose and he came to the police station to register a case against the accused.” Later, the police lodged an FIR over the co

GENEVA: Pakistan and several African nations called for more protections for migrants at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council on Monday following the shipwreck off the coast in Greece. At least 82 people died and hundreds more are feared dead in the June 12-13 shipwreck along the world’s most deadly migration route from Libya to Italy. Pakistan, which had 350 of its nationals aboard the ship that capsized and sank, said the incident was a “grim reminder of the protection gaps”. “The human cost of such a status quo is unacceptable,” Pakistan’s deputy permanent ambassador, Zaman Mehdi, told the 47-member council in unusually frank comments. “Gaps in responsibility sharing, arrangements for the safe and timely search and rescue, disembarkation of all people rescued at sea and accountability must be plugged in the spirit of solidarity.” The envoy for Gambia, a country from which many migrants depart on perilous journeys towards Europe, said that the issue required “urgent att

Man throws three-year-old nephew into canal over family feud Following a family feud, a man has killed his three-year-old nephew by throwing him into a canal in Hafizabad, ARY News reported on Monday. The incident took place in Garhi Ghaus neighbourhood of Hafizabad in which a man threw his minor nephew into canal three days ago. Rescue officials told the media that the minor boy’s body was recovered after three days. Police said that the man killed his nephew due to a feud with his brother. Police said that the accused namely Babar was arrested with the help of CCTV footage and further action is underway. READ: Woman throws her infant daughter into canal, another resuces her In October last year, a man had thrown his four-year-old mentally challenged daughter , Esha, into a canal in the vicinity of Chorasta Mian Khan police station in Okara. After committing the heinous crime, the man staged drama for the abduction of her daughter and registered a case to the police. Rescue of

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Monday called on Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani, who has assumed the role as President Arif Alvi went on Haj, and discussed country’s political situation. According to details, the finance minister arrived at the residence of Sadiq Sanjrani in Islamabad and expressed his condolences on the death of the latter’s aunt. During the meeting, Ishaq Dar and acting president also discussed country’s overall political and economic situation. Earlier in the day, Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday signed the Finance Bill 2023-2024 to make it come into force from July 1, 2023. The National Assembly had passed the Finance Bill 2023-2024, giving the go-ahead to the budgetary proposals for the upcoming financial year. The bill with a total outlay of Rs14,480 billion was moved by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the house. Read More: Acting President signs bill limiting lawmakers’ disqualification period The House passed the

Bollywood’s remake of last year’s biggest hit, ‘Pasoori’ from the forthcoming film ‘Satyaprem ki Katha’ was dropped on Monday morning. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv After teasing it last week, the makers of the upcoming Kiara Advani and Kartik Aaryan starrer released the music video for the remake, ‘Pasoori Nu’ , of Pakistan’s similar-titled global hit. The latest version of the chart-topper is co-sung by A-lister Arijit Singh and Tulsi Kumar, while, the music is composed by Ali Sethi and Rochak Kohli. The name of the Pakistani singer also features in the lyrics credit with Gurpreet Saini, however, it is not yet confirmed if it is for additional Hindi lyrics or the original ‘Pasoori’, which was in Punjabi.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by KARTIK AARYAN (@kartikaaryan) Reacting to the remake, a netizen wrote, “No one can beat old Pasoori,” while another slammed, “This is disturbing. What was the need? Even Arijit

KARACHI: Stampede broke out during the distribution of funds of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) among deserving women in Karachi, ARY News reported, citing rescue sources.  The stampede broke out outside the BISP office near KPT Ground in Karachi’s Kemari area. As a result, 20 women lost fell unconscious. Getting the information, the rescue teams reached the spot and moved the women to the hospital. Last Monday, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) announced releasing the fourth quarterly tranche of Benazir Kafaalat cash assistance. Read more: ‘BISP budget enhanced up to Rs455bn in Budget 2023-24’ According to a press release, the fourth quarterly tranche would be Rs 9,000 per beneficiary, after 25 increase, which was announced by the federal government early this year. In addition to Benazir Kafaalat cash assistance, Benazir Taleemi Wazaif stipend’s instalment of January to March is also being disbursed to 6.7 million school-going students, having at least 70 per

ISLAMABAD: The Met Office forecast more rainfall on Monday, after devastating pre-monsoon rainfall that claimed several lives in Punjab yesterday, ARY News reported. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted rainfall with thunderstorm in Punjab, Islamabad, Potohar region, KP, northern and eastern Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan on Monday (today). Heavy rainfall is expected in northeastern Punjab, Potohar region, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir with downpour and hailstorm at some places. The wet spell will also persist on Tuesday. Lahore received very heavy rainfall with 241mm at Laxmi Chowk, 236mm at Paniwala Talab, 230mm at Qurtaba Chowk, 226mm at Airport, 213mm at Gulshan-e-Ravi, 202mm at Nishtar Town, 178mm at Iqbal Town, 165mm at Tajpura, Jail Road 163mm, city 162mm, Johar Town 155mm, Gulbarg 130mm, Mughalpura 126mm, Chowk Nakhuda 125mm, Samanabad 120mm, Farrukh Abad 115mm and Upper Mall 103mm. Sialkot Airport received 71mm rainfall and city 47mm, Ra

Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) on Monday seized contraband items worth $136mln in Balochistan, ARY News reported. According to the Pakistan Coast Guards spokesperson, the hashish, crystal ice, and heroin were seized during an operation on a tip-off in Balochistan’s Kapkapar. The team of PCG raided a vacant house in Kapkapar and recovered high-quality 5,166 kilograms of hashish, 274 kg of crystal ice and 53 kg of heroin worth $136 million in the international market. Read more: Coast guards recover 37kg hashish, liquor in Balochistan The spokesperson for Pakistan Coast Guards further said the contraband items were to be smuggled abroad. The case has been registered after seizing the contraband items. Separately, Coast Guards seized huge quantities of contraband items, in two separate actions in Balochistan. Detailing the actions, the spokesperson of the PCG said, as many as 37 kilogram hashish was recovered, during a checking of a passenger van at Windar Khari check post in Balochis

ISLAMABAD: Citizens across Pakistan are forced to experience the extremely hot weather due to prolong power outage as the power distribution companies reporting to observe with a shortfall of 6,300 megawatts (MW), ARY News reported on Monday. Sources within the power sector have revealed that the total demand for electricity stands at a staggering 26,900 megawatts, while the overall electricity generation falls significantly short at 20,600 megawatts. According to reliable sources from the Power Division, the national grid is currently generating a modest 7,900 megawatts of electricity, while the independent power producers (IPPs) are contributing an additional 7,700 megawatts, making up a substantial portion of the country’s electricity supply. However, it is worth mentioning here that the electricity generation from nuclear power plants is only reaching 3,130 megawatts, further exacerbating the prevailing crisis. Government thermal power plants are producing a meager 520 megawat

Singer Falak Shabir treated netizens with a recent glimpse of his adorable family in a new video going viral on social media. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Taking to his Instagram handle over the weekend, the ‘Vichora’ singer posted a heartwarming reel with his wife, actor Sarah Khan and their only daughter Alyana Falak. “My world MASHALLAH,” he added in the caption of the reel with a family emoji.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Falak Shabir (@falakshabir1) The clip, with the trending number ‘Zihaal-e-Miskin’ by Shreya Ghoshal in the background, is going viral across social media platforms and netizens are showering their love on the star kid in the form of likes and heartwarming comments. Earlier, he shared a snippet of Alyana, proving her love for red roses, just like her mother, Khan. “ Phoolon par eska qabza ab (The flowers are now for her),” he added to the text overlay on the video.   View t