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LAHORE: The Lahore administration has imposed ‘no helmet, no petrol’ ban to ensure the safety of the motorcyclists, ARY News reported on Thursday. The Lahore administration notified the imposition of a ban on selling petrol to motorcyclists who are not wearing helmets. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore said that petrol will not be sold to motorcyclists without helmets. The DC Lahore said that hundreds of citizens got seriously injured in road accidents for not using helmets. Yesterday, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore Mustansar Feroze announced that the entry of motorcyclists without helmets was banned on all roads. He said that actions were taken against 810,000 motorcyclists without helmets in six months. He said that the number of road accidents was significantly reduced after the crackdowns. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/YljvB1p via IFTTT

Hong Kong-born American singer Coco Lee died at 48 on Wednesday following a suicide attempt that left her in a coma, Lee’s two sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, said in a statement posted on Instagram and Facebook. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Lee died in Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, where she had been living. “Although, Coco sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her,” the statement said. “On 2 July, she committed suicide at home and was sent to the hospital. Despite the best efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat her from her coma, she finally passed away on 5 July, 2023,” the statement said.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Nancy Si Lin Lee (@nancy_yauyetei) Coco Lee’s career as a singer spanned around 30 years. Among her most notable performances were voicing the female warrior Mulan in the Mandarin-language version of Disney’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday hoped that the brotherly countries, Pakistan and the State of Qatar, would continue to broaden and deepen their bilateral relationship, particularly in trade and investment sectors. The prime minister received Ambassador of the State of Qatar Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani for a farewell call, at the PM Office, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. The prime minister, expressing satisfaction at longstanding brotherly relations between the two countries, appreciated ambassador Thani’s sterling contribution in further strengthening the fraternal ties. The prime minister particularly mentioned the recent visit of the delegation from Qatar Investment Authority as a manifestation of Qatar’s interest in investing in various sectors of Pakistan’s economy. He noted the enhanced frequency of high-level interactions between the two countries and cooperation in the fields of food security, energy, IT, mining and d

NEW DELHI: A Pakistani woman has been arrested for ‘illegally’ crossing border along with her four children to meet a man in India, she interacted on online game – PUBG Mobile, ARY News reported on Wednesday. According to details, the 27-year-old Pakistan woman identified as Seema Ghulam Haider illegally entered India along with her four children to meet his friend – named Sachin – from India’s Greater Noida, she met on PUBG Mobile. The Pakistani woman entered India along with her four children in May via Nepal and first entered Uttar Pradesh and then reached Greater Noida by bus. As time passed, local police received information that a Pakistani woman was living in Greater Noida illegally. The owner of the apartment Brijesh told police that they had rented the house in May. Brijesh told police that the couple had claimed they had a court marriage and had four children. Sachin, who is also in his 20s, has a grocery store in Greater Noida’s Rabupura area. Meanwhile, currently both

KARACHI: The sole power distribution company in Karachi, K-Electric clarified on Wednesday that there has been no change in the ownership and the structure of its board. K-Electric, on behalf of the company’s Board of Directors, wishes to communicate that there has been no change in the structure of the board, read a press release. “The board members continue to represent the shareholders with a concentrated focus on the growth trajectory of the company in an evolving power sector steadily transitioning towards an open market era.” “The majority shares (66.4%) of the company are listed in the PSX owned by KES Power, a consortium of investors including Aljomaih Power Limited of Saudi Arabia, National Industries Group (Holding), Kuwait, and the Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund (IGCF). The Government of Pakistan also maintains a shareholding (24.36%) in the company,” it added. Moreover, any changes in the shareholding pattern of the company will be disclosed in line with the st

Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) President Aleem Khan said on Wednesday that General Asim Munir had shown proof of Bushra Bibi’s corruption to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief in the previous government, ARY News reported. Aleem Khan, while talking to the ARY News programme ‘Khabar’, said that the PTI chief’s personality had completely changed after becoming prime minister in 2018. He clarified that IPP will not accept those people who are involved in May 9 riots. He alleged, “Faiz Hameed was also included in the ‘corrupt group of five’. PTI chief, his wife Bushra Bibi and Farah Khan were also included the ‘group of five’. Faiz Hameed was thinking that he would be appointed as the next army chief. I don’t know whether former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa was willing to make Faiz Hameed the next army chief or not.” READ: IPP’s Aleem Khan asks Awn Chaudhry, Nauman Langrial to resign from cabinet “For important meetings, the PTI chief usually used Jahangir Tareen or mine vehicl

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has been nominated in first information reports (FIRs) registered against May 9 riots and attack on military’s General Headquarter (GHQ), ARY News reported on Wednesday. According to details, the former prime minister has been nominated in cases – May 9 riots, vandalism of state properties and GHQ attack – registered at police stations RA Bazar and New Town. نو مئی کو جلاؤ گھیراؤ، توڑ پھوڑ کا معاملہ، چیئرمین پی ٹی آئی تھانہ آر اے بازار، تھانہ نیو ٹاؤن میں درج مقدمات میں نامزد، ذرائع #ARYNews pic.twitter.com/AkNmfATgxo — ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) July 5, 2023 The case of attack on military’s General Headquarter was registered in RA Bazar police station. 15 people including PTI leader Raja Basharat were already nominated in the case. Earlier in June, it was reported that the investigators had identified 41 people from the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and Canada who were directly involved in inciting and fac

FAISALABAD: Some 30 kilometer south of the Manchester of Pakistan lies a small town of Satiana where Asad Abbas, now 33, practiced his vocals since he was a child, in the supervision of what he terms a family of musicians, until 14 odd years ago when his professional singing career was propelled into fame following his win at the Pakistan Sanget Icon season 1. Abbas never since looked back and sang, as lead vocalist for the Mekaal Hasan Band, and the award winning OSTs of Pakistani dramas and films; he also did a Coke Studio song Mahi Gal, for its season 6; he’s performed covers of famous bollywood songs and was approached by the producers across the border. But while his songs were timeless, his health was very shortlived as soon after becoming a popular vocalist, Abbas plunged into renal failure following his blood pressure condition. Decades-long Guantanamo Bay torture won’t let me eat, sleep: Rabbani 82-year-old Baloch shepherd Qadir Baksh gets Hajj offers after viral videos N

Six people, including two women, were found shot dead in Mexico’s northeastern city of Monterrey, home to major international corporations as well as rival drug gangs, authorities said Tuesday. The victims’ bodies were found abandoned in a residential area, most of them with their hands bound, according to the state prosecutor’s office. The incident was reported shortly after midnight by local residents who heard gunshots, it said. Monterrey, located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the US border in the state of Nuevo Leon, is an industrial powerhouse that hopes to benefit from a new wave of foreign investment. Electric car giant Tesla plans to build a giant new factory outside the city — part of the “nearshoring” trend of US companies bringing production sites closer to their home market. Mexico has recorded more than 350,000 murders — most of them blamed on organized crime — since the launch of a controversial military operation to combat drug trafficking in 2006. On Mond

RAWALPINDI: Armed Forces of Pakistan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and Services Chiefs paid glowing tribute to Capt Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, on his 24th Shahadat Anniversary on Wednesday, ARY News reported. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that Capt Karnal Sher Khan shaheed’s stellar leadership and courage beckon us to defend Pakistan at all cost. The army media wing said that Capt Kernal Sher, Kargil War Hero, wrote history with his blood displaying utmost valour, commitment and unwavering allegiance to defend the country against all odds. “Capt Karnal Sher Khan’s martyrdom anniversary serves as a powerful reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the Armed Forces of Pakistan to defend the motherland. Let us remember these heroes who have laid down their lives in defence of our motherland. The nation is proud of its gallant sons.”, ISPR added. Capt Karnal Sher Khan shaheed was born on January 1, 1970, in Nawan

In a shocking incident, a 57-year-old woman died while hiking at Grand Canyon National Park in triple-digit heat.  The unfortunate incident happened in the US where the woman went for a an eight-mile hike when the temperature was well over 100 degrees. The woman was unconscious initially but soon after she was pronounced dead reportedly of a heart attack. Park officials had issued a heat warning in the Grand Canyon National Park earlier. In the summer, temperatures on exposed parts of the trail can reach over 120 degrees in the shade. On July 1, at least 13 people reportedly died in Texas heatwave in southern United States, international media reported citing officials. Eleven of the heat-related deaths occurred in Webb County, where temperatures soared to 48 degree Celsius. Huge swaths of the US continue to face extreme hot weather as temperatures going to extreme in the south and south-west while smoke pollution is blighting the Midwest. More than 120 million people in the US

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendment ordinance will not affect PTI chairman, ARY News reported. Speaking at the ARY News program ‘Off the record’, former prime minister Khaqan Abbasi said that the PTI chairman used to say that the NAB laws should not be changed. The forced arrests of people by NAB are unfair, he added. The former prime minister said that military courts were constituted for the crisis in Karachi but Supreme Court suspended it. “After one month of the top court’s decision, we were arrested in plane controversy”, he said. Everyone, in that case, would have been hanged to death if the case was proceeded in the military courts. On a Question related to PTI Khaqan Abbasi said that they were in power for four years and their party has a vote bank. He said he is not in favor of postponing elections for one year, elections will be held on time. Khaqan

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani has signed the presidential ordinance for the recommended amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance, ARY News reported on Monday. The acting president issued the presidential ordinance for the NAB Amendment Ordinance. نیب ترمیمی آرڈیننس جاری، قائم مقام صدر نے دستخط کردیے #ARYNews #NAB pic.twitter.com/OQHUWz3NQA — ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) July 3, 2023 Earlier, it was learnt that the federal government has prepared draft amendments for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance. Sources within the Ministry of Law and Justice said that draft amendments have been prepared for the NAB Ordinance. READ: Federal Cabinet gets briefing on Pakistan-IMF $3bn deal The federal cabinet gave approval to the recommended amendments which will be promulgated into law through a presidential ordinance, sources added. It is expected that the NAB amendments will be approved by the acting president tonight. After the am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday aimed a verbal bouncer at Australia’s cricketers after the Lord’s Ashes match over ‘controversial’ dismissal of England’s batter Jonny Bairstow, but ruled out turning it into a Bodyline-style diplomatic incident. Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal was not in keeping with the spirit of the game, Sunak’s spokesman told reporters. “The prime minister agrees with (England captain) Ben Stokes who said he simply wouldn’t want to win a game in the manner that Australia did,” the spokesman said. But Sunak, a keen cricket fan who watched with Prince William from the Lord’s pavilion on Saturday, also deplored the Long Room abuse directed at the Australians by Marylebone Cricket Club members. “He thinks it was right that the MCC have taken swift action to suspend any members accused of poor behaviour,” the spokesman said. Read More: Brendon McCullum incensed by Jonny Bairstow stumping Rishi Sunak believed that the standing ovation

RAWALPINDI: Two army personnel embraced martyrdom during a gunfight with terrorists in Hoshab, Balochistan, ARY News reported quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the military’s media wing, two army personnel Major Saqib Hussain and Naek Baqir Ali Bahadri martyred and one sepoy sustained injuries when the terrorists attacked the Combat Patrol party. The army media wing said that 31-year-old Major Saqib Hussain hailing from district Sangarh Sindh has left behind parents and wife whereas 26-year-old Naek Baqir Ali was from  district Dadu and he left behind a three-year-old daughter and wife. Security forces remain determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism, and such sacrifices of brave soldiers only further strengthen their resolve, the ISPR added. Earlier yesterday, three terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces in the Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan district . According to the military’s media affairs wing, the security

A pilot was killed Sunday when a Russian-made fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area in northern Venezuela during practice exercises ahead of a parade to mark the country’s independence, President Nicolas Maduro said. “I regret to inform that during the practice manoeuvres … an aircraft of our Bolivarian Military Aviation fell to the ground, causing the physical loss of the distinguished pilot Col. Paulino Jose Millan Sabino,” the president wrote on Twitter. The armed forces said in a statement that the plane “crashed to the ground” at around 09:45 am (1345 GMT) on July 2 in the municipality of Guaicaipuro, in Miranda state, some 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Caracas. The plane, a Sukhoi-30, had two crew members. Both managed to eject, but Sabino “died when he fell to the ground,” the armed forces added. In the past week, military aircraft have flown over Caracas and other cities in practice maneuvers to commemorate July 5, 1811, the date of the signing of the act declaring ind

CCTV camera captured the moment a mugger snatched the gold chain from a woman in Lucknow’s Viram Khand area in Gomti Nagar on the road. It showed a youth stalking the woman on the road and suddenly he ran from the back and pulled her gold chain. He then pushed her down the road and fled with the chain. The whole episode was captured on a CCTV camera. The woman looked shocked and later she quickly collected herself up and ran to catch the mugger, however, he managed to run away. लखनऊ में बेखौफ बदमाश ने सरेशाम महिला की चेन लूटी। एबीवीपी के लखनऊ महानगर संयोजक अनिवेश सिंह की मां के साथ वारदात। पड़ोस में सुंदरकांड सुन कर लौट रही शालिनी के साथ वारदात। वारदात को अंजाम देकर पैदल ही भागा बदमाश। पॉश इलाक़े गोमतीनगर के विरामखंड की घटना। pic.twitter.com/LcXcE4fHp4 — SANJAY TRIPATHI (@sanjayjourno) July 2, 2023 The incident took place in the posh Gomti Nagar area in broad daylight. The affected woman was reportedly returning back to her house after attending a religious programme. from

ABIDJAN: A six-storey building collapsed while under construction in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan on Friday, killing at least seven of the builders on site, firefighters at the scene said. Around midday local time, the workers heard cracking sounds and the building started to crumble around them, said caretaker and builder Jourdin Yoro. “In a rush, we started to run,” Yoro said. “Within about 45 seconds, the building collapsed.” Rescue efforts were ongoing at the site in Abidjan’s upscale Riviera Palmeraie district on Saturday with emergency workers searching through a vast pile of shattered concrete and debris. A further nine people were wounded in the collapse, said Charles Paolo, the head of the firefighting unit at the scene. Such accidents are relatively frequent in Ivory Coast and elsewhere in West Africa, particularly in the rainy season, due to poor enforcement of building regulations and the use of often substandard construction materials. In 2022, the Ivori

Twitter is limiting how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Executive Chair Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday. Verified accounts were initially limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, Musk said, adding that unverified accounts will be limited to 600 posts a day with new unverified accounts limited to 300. The temporary reading limitation was later increased to 10,000 posts per day for verified users, 1,000 posts per day for unverified and 500 posts per day for new unverified users, Musk said in a separate post without providing further details. Previously, Twitter had announced it will require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that Elon Musk on Friday called a “temporary emergency measure.” Read more: Twitter to focus on video, commerce in business revamp Musk had said that hundreds of organizations or more were scraping Twit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned the federal cabinet session on Monday (tomorrow), citing sources, ARY News reported. PM Shehbaz Sharif summoned the federal cabinet’s session on Monday in which the participants will review the political and economic situation of the country. On June 30, PM Sharif said a three billion dollars Stand-By Agreement with the IMF will help in bringing economic stability and growth to the country. Factbox: What Pakistan needs to do under the IMF programme Addressing a news conference in Lahore, he said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and his team made tireless efforts to reach this arrangement. He said the IMF Board will accord formal approval in its meeting scheduled to be held on the 12th of next month. PM Shehbaz Sharif said nations never progress with loans but it was inevitable for the country to go for this agreement with the IMF. He said the PDM parties will leave the government after the completion of tenure however the election