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PESHAWAR: Peshawar police foiled a terrorist attack on Sarband Riyaz picket in the wee hours of Friday night, ARY News reported. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police official stated that the police took action after seeing six to seven terrorists coming towards the picket by taking advantage of darkness. The police party, which was alert after recent attacks, opened fire at them and forced them to flee the scene. According to the police, no casualty was reported in the exchange of fire. In a separate terror attack on Thursday, three policemen were martyred and four others were injured in a blast and firing near police station in Bara market, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Read more: Three policemen martyred, four injured in KP’s Bara market blast As per details, the blast was followed by intense firing near police station located in Bara market, Khyber. Earlier this month, the police foiled a terror attack on law enforcers at Gomal Bazar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Tank city. Accordi

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the government has devised a comprehensive strategy to increase exports and investments through the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). PM Shehbaz Sharif was addressing the National Information Technology (IT) seminar and ceremony to launch different IT projects in Islamabad on Thursday. The premier said our strategy focuses on developing and attracting investment in agriculture, IT, mines and minerals and defence production sectors to boost exports, Radio Pakistan reported. He said the SIFC will work as a one-window operation where the whole government machinery will facilitate the potential investors and stakeholders without any delay to accelerate the development projects. READ: Pakistan constitutes Special Investment Facilitation Council for economic revival The prime minister said we will ensure best possible facilities to the youth in IT sector to raise our IT exports to 20-25 billion dollars in next few years. Earlier, PM She

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented the details of Pakistanis jailed in foreign countries to the National Assembly (NA). During the NA session today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the details of Pakistanis jailed in foreign countries. According to the MoFA statistics, more than 12,000 Pakistanis are imprisoned in different jails in foreign countries. READ: 100 Pakistanis deported from Saudi Arabia 3,100 nationals were imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 3,100 in Saudi Arabia including 1,612 in Abu Dhabi, 1,488 in Dubai, 1,503 in Jeddah and 1,596 in Riyadh. 209 nationals were jailed in Qatar, 329 in Turkey, 811 in Greece, 672 in Iraq, 208 in Manama, 115 in Spain, 239 in China, 119 in Germany, 44 in Australia, 98 in the United States (US), 151 in Malaysia, 55 in Kuwait and 275 in the United Kingdom (UK). 32 Pakistanis were jailed in Denmark, 94 in Sri Lanka, 21 in Maldives, 13 in Afghanistan, 12 in Jordan and 8 in Nigeria. from ARY NEW

KARACHI: Sindh cabinet has approved key amendments to the Local Government Act for empowering the LG institutions, mayors and UC chairmen and decided to pass the changes from the assembly at the earliest, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The Sindh cabinet approved the LG Act amendments to hand over powers to the mayors and UC chairmen to head the development authorities in their respective divisions and districts across the province. Following the LG Act amendments, the Karachi mayor will be ex officio of the Karachi Development Authority (KDA), Lyari Development Authority (LDA) and Malir Development Authority (MDA). The Hyderabad mayor will be the chairman of the Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA). The chief executive of the regional solid waste management will be appointed among three shortlisted officers with the consultation of the concerned mayor. The Karachi mayor will also be ex officio of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) and one of the three shortlisted

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Tuesday that consensus was reached on the Election Act 2017 amendments in the electoral reforms committee and the final draft will be forwarded to the members on Thursday, ARY News reported. The electoral reforms committee held another session regarding the amendments to the Election Act 2017 ahead of the general polls. The committee reached a consensus on the Election Act amendments and the final draft will be forwarded to the members on Thursday. The committee members will formally apprise their stances after holding consultations with the party leadership. Read more:  Electoral reforms without opposition would be controversial: PILDAT president Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar told the media that a consensus was reached on all amendments and some changes were made in the draft documents. He detailed that some written recommendations will be forwarded by Fehmida Mirza and the final draft will be sent to the

DreamWorks’ latest animated film ‘ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ‘ bombed at the box office and is going to video on demand just 18 days after its theatrical release. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv According to Universal Pictures, ‘ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ‘, was produced at a cost of $70 million. It had a disastrous worldwide box office run and earned just $34.2 million. The animated film likely underperformed as it simultaneously hit the threats with high-profile releases.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (@teenagekrakenmovie) But ‘ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ‘ is not the only film that misfired on the box office. Harrison Ford starrer ‘ Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ‘ just managed to pass its budget.  Related – Harrison Ford hangs up his ‘ Indiana Jones ‘ hat in ‘ Dial of Destiny ‘ Disney’s ‘ Elemental ‘ collected $313.2 million off a $200 million budget. from ARY N

ISLAMABAD: Two persons including a cop got injured after unidentified assailants opened fire in Islamabad’s Sangjani area on Monday, ARY News reported. Unidentified armed men opened fire in the Sangjani area of Islamabad, leaving a cop namely Zafarullah and a citizen wounded. The attackers managed to flee from the scene. The wounded persons were immediately shifted to the PIMS hospital for medical assistance. Heavy contingents of police force led by DPO Saddar rushed to the scene and started a search operation to arrest the culprits. READ: Two cops held hostage, one injured in armed attack Earlier in the month, a cop had sustained injuries in firing by ‘drug peddlers’ near Purana Golimar River in Karachi. Police told the media that a cop sustained wounds in a firing incident near the Purana Golimar River in Karachi. They said that the cop was standing alone in the area when unidentified men opened fire at him. They expressed suspicions that drug peddlers shot the cop deputed in

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday predicted a fresh spell of monsoon rains in various parts of the country, including Karachi, during this week, ARY News reported. In a statement, the Met office said monsoon currents from Arabian sea are likely to penetrate in upper and central parts of the country from 18th July (night) which are likely to intensify on 19th July (Wednesday). Under the influence of these weather systems, the Met Office said dust-thunderstorm and rain (with isolated heavy falls) are likely in Karachi, Hyderabad, Shaheed Benazirabad and other districts of the province from July 20 to July 22 with occasional gaps. While Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad and Dadu districts are likely to receive rain from July 19 to 23, it added. Meanwhile, the PMD said rain/wind-thundershower (with heavy falls) is expected in Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, Mirpur, Gilgit B

TikTok star Jannat Mirza, who proved herself in the showbiz industry in a short space of time, recalled an interesting incident involving director Syed Noor before signing his film. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Jannat Mirza appeared in the ARY Digital show ‘ Good Morning Pakistan ‘ where she talked about her personal life and professional happenings. Jannat Mirza recalled her getting a call from Syed Noor’s manager, who had seen her work on TikTok. When he talked about Syed Noor’s film offer for her, she told him that he didn’t know who the director was.   Jannat Mirza said he gave the phone to Syed Noor, who told her to look him up on Google. The TikTok star added that she returned his call and apologized to the director after knowing about him.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jannat Mirza (@jannatmirza_) She added that she didn’t know Syed Noor as she hadn’t seen old movies where he had worked with legenda

LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has been detained for a month under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rafia Haider has issued the notification stating that the PTI president will remain in custody at the Camp Jail Lahore for a period of 30 days in order to prevent public disorder. He will stay in Camp Jail under the Superintendent of Camp Jail for the next one month. The notification mentioned three cases have been registered against Pervaiz Elahi in Qila Gujar Singh police station and Ghalib Market. The notification said there are three cases against Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, who is a leader of PTI, who may harm law and order. It said the former CM is also wanted by the police in these cases. Read more: LHC bars Pervaiz Elahi’s arrest in ‘unknown cases’ Earlier, the capital city police on Saturday requested the Lahore deputy commissioner to issue a 30-day detention o

Four unidentified men barged into a house and shot dead a 65-year-old man in broad daylight in Moga City of India’s Punjab. The deceased was identified as Santokh Singh, 65, a resident of Bhagat Singh Nagar in Moga City. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera, setup in the alley where the victim’s house was located. According to details, the incident took place in the afternoon when Santokh was watching television inside his house, along with his wife Mahinder Kaur. Badlaav in Punjab by @AapPunjab is actually Bad Law Today in a shocking incident, 4 people entered the house of 65-year-old Santokh Singh in Moga & shot him dead in broad daylight and then quickly fled the scene. Total Jungle Raj! Mann Sahab pls don’t follow Kejriwal… Focus on… pic.twitter.com/rbhk4fSzio — Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) July 16, 2023 Mahinder Kaur told the police that she opened the door and three persons entered her house. “Suspects, who had come in a Verna car, entered the house cla

LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic’s long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time on Sunday. The 36-year-old Serbian had been indestructible on Wimbledon’s Centre Court for a decade but on Sunday he finally met his match as he ran out of ideas to stop young gun Alcaraz from hurtling towards the title. After the 20-year-old had broken for a 2-1 lead in the fifth set with a stupendous passing shot winner, Djokovic’s racket felt the full force of his anger as he smashed it against the wooden net post to leave it in a mangled mess. That earned Djokovic a second warning in the match, with the Serb also being cautioned earlier for taking too much time to launch into his serves. But all that distraction failed to throw an inspired Alcaraz off course as he became the youngest man in 37 years to win the gilded Challenge Cup after Djokovic scoop

LONDON: British defence minister Ben Wallace will not stand as a member of parliament (MP) in the next UK national election, and will leave government when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carries out his next cabinet reshuffle, he told The Sunday Times newspaper. Wallace, a member of the ruling Conservative party, has been MP for Wyre and Preston North and its predecessor constituency in northwest England since 2005. He has been defence secretary for four years, helping lead Britain’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I’m not standing next time,” he said in an interview with the newspaper, but ruled out going “prematurely” and forcing another by-election. Sunak is facing three by-elections next week, and opinion polls suggest his Conservative party could lose all of them. A general election must be held in Britain within the next 18 months. The Sunday Times said a cabinet reshuffle was expected in September. The newspaper said Wallace told Sunak his plans on June 16 but had

Twitter users have expressed their disappointment over Kajol’s latest web series ‘The Trial – Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhoka’ premiered on Disney+Hotstar on July 13. The users are expressing disappointment over the web series as one of them called the series literally a cheap copy of the good wife. Directed by Suparn S. Varma, the courtroom drama series features Kajol in the role of a lawyer named Noyonika Sengupta. ‘The Trial’ is an Indian adaptation of ‘The Good Wife’. The series has received mixed reviews from the audience on Twitter. The Trial of @itsKajolD is literally a cheap copy of the good wife. Then only difference is that In The good wife Julianna Margulies “the lead” acted real well whereas kajol is just saying the lines. Y can’t we come up with original Ideas — Gup Shup (@hello2128) July 14, 2023 Another user called it ‘a disaster of a series.’ “Court cases are won and investigations are completed faster than maggi is made, by an intern who resumes law practice after 1

DASKA: The dead bodies of the Greece boat tragedy victims will start arriving in Pakistan from today, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the dead bodies will reach Pakistan through several flights as no special flights are available to carry the dead bodies to Pakistan. Sources said that a single flight will carry two or three dead bodies to Pakistan. The dead bodies were allowed after the DNA verification. The dead body of the Greece Boat tragedy victim identified as Hamza will arrive in Pakistan tonight and his funeral will be offered at 9 am in Jamke Cheema, Sialkot, sources added. Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed to have arrested the ringleader of a human trafficking gang from Gujrat. Read more: Greece boat disaster: FIA arrests ringleader of human trafficking FIA arrested suspect Muhammad Saleem Sunyara, involved in a Greece boat tragedy that took several lives including of Pakistanis. The suspect used to send money to his brothe

The panel discussion of the upcoming Hollywood film ‘ Dune 2 ‘, also titled ‘ Dune: Part Two ‘ at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) has been cancelled amid the ongoing strikes of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv The strikes have hit hard at the illustrious event as there will be a limited schedule for films and TV series given that several studios have decided to sit these panels out. It is pertinent to mention that its predecessor ‘ Dune ‘ or ‘ Dune: Part One ‘ was one of the most successful films of 2021. It had an estimated earning of $165 million to produce, also did well overseas and has taken in almost $225 globally at the box office. Related – Zendaya shares picture from ‘ Dune: Part Two ‘ sets The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, out of which it emerged victorious in six categories. It clinched Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Fi

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the general elections would possibly be held on the old census data, ARY News reported on Friday. In a statement, Ahsan Iqbal reiterated that elections will be held at its prescribed time and the prime minister already gave the statement about the election commission’s responsibility to finalise the schedule of the polls. He added that the general elections would possibly be held on old census data. Iqbal was of the view that delimitations are still pending after the new population census. “If elections are held in October, then it will be conducted on old census data.” The planning minister said that the authorities found anomalies in the population count of some areas in the recent census. On the request of the province, the federal government extended the census deadline, he added. Ahsan Iqbal said that it would not be possible to issue census results in accordance with the new election schedule.

LAHORE: A report from Punjab home department expressed serious concerns over the increase in child abuse crime rate in the province, revealing that more boys are subjected to sexual abuse than girls. The report – compiled on the numeration of such cases from January to June 15, 2023 – stated that 1,390 cases of child abuse were reported in the province in a span of less than six months. According to the report, around 69 percent (959 cases) of the reported cases involved minor boys, while the remaining 31 percent (431 cases) involved girls. The report made more revelations that out of the total perpetrators facing trial in courts, 55 percent were the neighbours of the victims, 32pc strangers and 13pc were relatives. Read More: Minor girl allegedly sexually assaulted in Jhelum Regarding the city-wise prevalence of child abuse cases, the report stated that the Rawalpindi region and Lahore city reported lowest crime against children than other divisions of the province. Meanwhile,

KARACHI: Major revelations emerged in the ongoing probe into an ‘accidental fire’ case in Karachi involving a private company’s ‘untrained security guard’ in which an attendant of a patient was killed at a hospital, ARY News reported on Friday. A thorough probe into the ‘accidental fire’ case uncovered more facts about the accused security guard and the private security company.  In a tragic incident, a man lost his life in the accidental fire of a security guard inside a hospital in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. A man who was staying at a hospital to look after his patient was hit by an accidental fire by a security guard deputed inside a hospital in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. As a result, a man named Gulzar, a resident of Tando Adam, lost his life on the spot. READ: Karachi: Man dies in guard’s accidental fire inside hospital The police investigators said that the security guard namely Zubair loaded his gun a day before the ‘accidental fire’ happened in the hospital. T

In a horrific incident reported in India, a man brutally killed his wife with an axe for not cooking the chicken curry, instead cooking the eggplant curry. The terrifying incident took place in Mancherial district in India’s Telangana state. According to the Indian media reports, a 50-year-old man namely Galipelli Posham brutally killed his wife, 45-year-old Galipelli Shankaramma, using an axe when she was sleeping. The killer managed to flee from the scene. Police launched a manhunt for the accused. READ: Man kills himself after his daughter’s molester released from jail A few days ago, a murder incident was reported from India’s financial and technology hub, Gurugram, where a man stabbed a woman to death in front of her mother. Trigger Warning A CCTV video emerged on social media and got viral in which the attacker can be seen approaching the victim and after holding a conversation for a while, the man stabbed the girl to death. गुरुग्राम के पालम विहार थाना क्षेत्र में एक