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Video of Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf’s match-winning bowling performance in the first ODI against Afghanistan is going viral. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv     The Afghanistan Cricket Board posted the video of Haris Rauf’ match-winning five-wicket haul on the social media application X, formerly called Twitter.  The video showed him dismissing Ikram Alikhil (four), top scorer Rahmanullah Gurbaz (18), Mohammad Nabi (seven), Rashid Khan (nought) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (four) to complete the rout. A spectacle of pace, intensity and pure fire! Witness the explosive magic of @HarisRauf14 ‘s five-wicket haul #AFGvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/cEG8HoPl63 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 22, 2023 Pakistan trounced Afghanistan by 142 runs in the opening game of the three-match series.  1⃣-0⃣ in emphatic style What an incredible bowling performance to win the first ODI by 142 runs! #AFGvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has constituted a high-powered supervisory committee, led by the Special Secretary of the Commission, for the arrangements for the upcoming general elections. The committee’s responsibility includes ensuring the proper and timely execution of election arrangements, as well as maintaining close coordination with relevant departments to ensure smooth elections, the state news agency reported. Expressing contentment with the progress in the preparations, Secretary of the Election Commission, Omar Hamid Khan, directed the heads of all Election Commission divisions and Provincial Election Commissioners to promptly finalize election-related arrangements. They are to establish contact with pertinent institutions and ensure the availability of required election materials. It was emphasised that any shortcomings in this regard will not be accepted. Related: ECP warns caretaker govts against undermining ‘smooth conduct of polls’ Additio...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday again cautioned the federal and provincial caretaker governments against getting involved in any political activities that might undermine the smooth conduct of elections. In letters written to caretaker governments, the electoral watchdog affirmed that the regimes must refrain from any actions aimed at exerting influence on the elections or engaging in any activities that could, in any way, impact or compromise the integrity of free and fair elections. “The caretaker governments, as apolitical bodies, are authorised to make decisions or take steps pertaining to ongoing bilateral or multilateral agreements, as well as projects that have been previously initiated under the Public Private Partnership Authority Act 2017.” The ECP cautioned the caretaker administrations to confine themselves to the authority granted to them by the Elections Act, 2017. The Commission cited an instance, in which it intervened to curtail the ...

In a horrific incident that went viral in no time, a man committed suicide after killing his wife, two children after being asked not to hit pet dog. The incident happened in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, where a 45-year-old man reportedly killed his wife and two children with a sword and then to committed suicide. A drunk man who was identified as Dilip Pawar reached his home and started beating the pet dog angry over its presence in the house. His wife Ganga intervened asking him to leave the animal alone. This led to a fight and he killed her with a sword. When their 14-year-old son Yogendra and 17-year-old daughter Neha tried to protect their mother, he killed them too. His other two children, Devendra and Bulbul went up to the terrace after seeing the horrific incident and jumped from there to flee the house for safety. Right after the accused stabbed himself at his home with a sharp object. In a separate incident, took place in the Khagaria district of India’s Bihar st...

Carlos Alcaraz fended off a match point en route to a 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday to reach the Cincinnati Open final, where he will meet Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last month’s riveting Wimbledon final. The Spanish world number one has lived dangerously since capturing his second Grand Slam title at the All-England Club, needing three sets in all his matches in Ohio, including his quarter-final win over qualifier Max Purcell. Hurkacz, who narrowly lost to Alcaraz in the quarters of the Canadian Open, raced out to a 3-0 lead as Alcaraz mixed dazzling shotmaking with some head-scratching errors in the entertaining first set. Hurkacz captured the opener when he broke Alcaraz for a second time and had match point in the second set while returning serve and leading 5-4 but misfired on a forehand. Alcaraz drew Hurkacz to the net with a drop shot and then fired a sensational cross court winner to set up the tiebreak. In the breaker Hurkacz once again started s...

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least 11 laborers died and two injured in a bomb blast in Gulmir Kot, tehsil Shawal North Waziristan, ARY News reported. As per details, the police spokesperson said that the bomb exploded in a van in North Waziristan which resulted in the death of 11 laborers while two others sustained injuries. Earlier, at least 40 persons were killed, and 200 sustained injuries in the powerful bomb blast that targeted Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention. It was learned that nearly 400 people were attending the JUI-F worker convention on Shanday Morr near the NADRA office. Law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area. JUI-F Khar Ameer Maulana Ziaullah Jan and Hamidullah were killed in the incident. A private news channel’s cameraman Samiullah was also among the wounded persons. Read more:  40 killed, 150 injured in blast at JUI-F workers convention in Bajaur Caretaker KP Information Minister said that 200 persons got injured in the bombing. Hospital...

A shocking video of snakes swimming in the hot tub and pool of a hotel in the United States is going viral on social media. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv The viral video showed snakes swimming in the swimming pool and hot tub of the Country Inn and Suites in Wisconsin state. They also slithered around the hallway. Michelle Griese, speaking about her encounter with the reptiles with a foreign news agency, said she crossed paths with the snakes at the pool area, and then in the hallway. “I literally watched the snake slither under this person’s door. I knocked on this gentleman’s door, and he came out, and I was like, ‘There’s a snake in the room,’ and he said, ‘I see that’,” she said. He ushered the snake out of his room with a plunger. The hotel employees helpted him to take the reptiles outside. She recalled being told by the hotel’s management that they were having problems in dealing with snake invasion. “This is an ongoing issue, and they’re continually remov...

A US Army soldier killed his wife before hiding her body, posting distressing messages about her disappearance and helping his mother-in-law search for the deceased. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   According to a foreign news agency, the US Army soldier Zarrius Ray Hildabrand reported that his wife Saria Hildabrand – a combat paramedic – went missing on August 7. He then took to Facebook to post a picture of her with “missing” written on it.  Moreover, he started looking for his wife with his mother-in-law Meredith Barney. He got arrested after her body was found inside a storm drain near their apartment. There was a gunshot wound on the left temple. In the missing complaint, The US Army soldier told police that they got hung over during his birthday celebrations on August 6, the day of the murder, adding that his wife left to work on foot. Saria Hildabrand’s colleagues informed police that she did not show up for work and recalled them getting a text m...

SINGAPORE: Oil prices looked set to snap a seven-week winning streak on Friday as concerns about demand growth in China as its economy slows, and the possibility of higher for longer US rates triggered losses. Major benchmarks were little changed on Friday, with the US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) up 10 cents, or 0.1%, at $80.49 a barrel, while Brent crude was flat at $84.12 a barrel as of 0205 GMT. The US Federal Reserve’s focus on containing inflation amid stronger-than-expected economic data was keeping a lid on oil prices. On Thursday, the US Labor Department reported the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell in the last week, suggesting the still-tight labour market could prolong the Fed’s tightening campaign to cool the economy. That report followed similarly upbeat economic data earlier in the week, including U.S. retail sales, which all suggested the Fed may have to stick with higher rates for longer. Investors fret that higher borrowing c...

More than 60% of candidates have failed the written tests for the 40 posts of trade officers which would be appointed in foreign countries by the Pakistani government, citing sources, ARY News reported on Thursday. Sources told ARY News that 61.45 of candidates have failed to clear the written test for the trade officers’ posts. It was learnt that only 101 out of 262 candidates passed the written test, whereas, 161 candidates were declared fail. All candidates of Secretariat, Trade Promotion Services and Economist groups have failed the written test, whereas, the highest number of candidates, 35, were declared successful from the commerce and trade group. The highest ratio of successful candidates was 56.6% who belong to Pakistan Administrative Service, whereas, all five candidates of the Secretariat Group and four candidates each from the Trade Promotion Service and Economist Group failed the test. 35 out of 56 candidates from Commerce and Trade Group have passed the test and 21 ...

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will move court if the upcoming general elections are delayed, ARY News reported. Taking to ARY News programme Khabar, PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi said that PPP does not accept the ECP decision regarding the schedule of delimitations and delay in general elections is not acceptable. He said that ECP will also be approached to carry out the delimitation process after elections as timely elections are PPP’s stance from day one. Faisal Kundi said that the number of constituencies increases after the delimitation and the ECP would need an amendment for an increase in the constituencies. Furthermore, PPP suggested the coalition parties to hold elections within 60 days after the dissolution of assemblies however they wanted election in 90 days. Read more:  Elections not possible in 90 days: ECP Earlier today, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that general elections are not possible within 90 days. As per details, the Elect...

In a shocking incident that went viral, a 14-year-old boy committed suicide after his mother scolded him for excessive use of his phone. The incident happened in the Indian state of Telangana, where a 14-year-old boy named Sai Charan took his life after his mother scolded him for spending excessive time on his cell phone. Despite his mother’s advice to focus on his studies, Charan was unable to cope with the scolding and hanged himself in his house while alone. When the mother returned home she discovered the distressing scene, finding the door closed. With the help of neighbors, they broke down the door and found Charan’s lifeless body hanging from the ceiling. The local police were informed, and they promptly arrived at the scene, transferring the body to Jagtial Hospital for post-mortem and initiating an investigation. In a separate incident, a 21-year-old girl in India’s Chhattisgarh attempted suicide after her parents scolded her for excessive mobile phone use. The woman, ...

QUETTA: Ali Mardan Domki has been unanimously nominated as the Balochistan’s caretaker chief minister (CM), ARY News reported on Tuesday. After much deliberation, Ali Mardan Domki has been unanimously nominated as the Balochistan CM. The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has finally convinced Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) on Domki’s name.  Sources told ARY News that JUI-F leaders will be given ministries in the caretaker cabinet of Balochistan. Balochistan CM Abdul Quddus Bizenjo is yet to sign the order for Domki’s appointment as the caretaker chief minister. READ: Balochistan CM signs advice for dissolution of provincial assembly On August 12, Balochistan Governor Malik Abdul Wali Kakar had dissolved the provincial assembly on the advice of CM Abdul Quddus Bizenjo. “In accordance with guidance from Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, the Chief Minister of Balochistan, and empowered by the provisions stated in Article 112(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, ...

Brazil forward Neymar has signed for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain, the clubs announced on Tuesday, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by نادي الهلال السعودي (@alhilal) “I am here in Saudi Arabia, I am Hilali,” said Neymar, who has penned a two-year deal, in a video posted to Al Hilal’s social media accounts. “It is always difficult to say goodbye to an amazing player like Neymar, one of the best players in the world,” said PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi in a statement from the French champions. “I will never forget the day he arrived at Paris Saint-Germain, and what he has contributed to our club and our project over the last six years. We had a great moment and Neymar will always be a big part of our history,” he added.   View th...

KYIV: Two cities in western Ukraine were hit by air strikes overnight, local officials said early on Tuesday. Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi said “many missiles were shot down”, but that “residential buildings got hit” in the strike. “There is a fire on the upper floors. We are evacuating people. All services are on site,” he said on Telegram. Lviv has mostly been spared the daily bombardments that have hit other parts of Ukraine. But in July, 10 people were killed in what Sadovyi said was the biggest Russian missile attack on the city’s civilian infrastructure since the invasion. About 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Lviv, in Lutsk, mayor Igor Polishchuk said “one of the industrial enterprises in (the city) was hit”. “All emergency services are on site,” he said. The strike wounded two people, according to Yuriy Poguliaiko, governor of the Volyn region, of which Lutsk is the capital. “Air defence forces worked in the region during the night air alert. But, unfortunately, we had...

Former US President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The charges, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, add to the legal woes facing Trump, the front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. Prosecutors brought 11 counts against Trump and his associates, including forgery and racketeering, which is used to target members of organized crime groups. Prosecutors charged 18 other people, including Mark Meadows, Trump’s former White House chief of staff, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman. The case stems from a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call in which Trump urged Georgia’s top election official, Brad Raffensperger, to “find” enough votes to reverse his narrow loss in the state. Raffensperger declined to do so. Four days later, on Jan. 6, 2021, and...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan on Monday said relations with Russia were the priority of Pakistan’s foreign policy. Addressing an event in Moscow, the Ambassador said that relations between Pakistan and Russia are on very positive trajectory. He expressed confidence in further strengthening relations between the two countries. The Ambassador praised the invaluable role of the Pakistani community in Russia in enhancing cooperation and bringing the two countries closer to each other. The Embassy of Pakistan in Moscow hosted an event to celebrate the 76th anniversary of independence of Pakistan. A Russian string quartet of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory – Home performed classical adaptations of Pakistani songs ‘Jeevay Jeevay’, ‘Sohni Dharti’ and ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’. Pakistanis residing in Russian Federation also presented national songs and children performed on stage. The performance was greatly appreciated by the audience, which included the members of ...

KARACHI: Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar has been named as Sindh caretaker chief minister (CM) as outgoing provincial chief executive Murad Ali Shah and Leader of Opposition in provincial assembly Rana Ansar agreed on his name, ARY News reported on Monday. The outgoing chief minister and the opposition leader finalised Maqbool Baqar’s name during a meeting at the CM House. They subsequently signed and sent the advice to the Governor Sindh for the final approval. Although the name of Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar has been approved, sources told ARY News that he would be sworn in on tomorrow (Tuesday, August 15). Chief Secretary Sindh will issue the notification of appointment of Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar as caretaker Sindh Chief Minister (CM). Read More:  Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar among candidates for Sindh caretaker CM It is pertinent to mention here that Governor Kamran Tessori dissolved the  Sindh Assembly  at the advice of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Fri...

KARACHI: A three-member dacoit gang involved in more than 50 street crimes was busted by Karachi police on Sunday, ARY News reported. A raiding team comprising Landhi police officials arrested the three-member dacoit gang that was involved in over 50 street crimes in Korangi, Landhi, Malir and Malir River areas of Karachi. Police told the media that the gang used to target motorcyclists in the Landhi 89 area. CCTV footage of the gang’s robberies also went viral on social media. A Landhi police technical team arrested the gang members after tracing their mobile phones. Three pistols and snatched mobile phones were also recovered from their possession. Earlier in the month, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) apprehended a wanted criminal linked to the Lyari gang war, associated with Uzair Baloch’s group. The operation, conducted near Napier Road in Karachi, led to the arrest of the wanted individual along with the recovery of a hand grenade. The accused has been identified as Wazir,...

Kamaal Rashid Khan aka KRK, never leaves a chance to launch an attack on Bollywood films, actors and filmmakers. This time he has bashed newly released sequel of Sunny Deol “Gadar 2”. The most-anticipated Bollywood film Gadar 2 has finally hit the big screens facing a huge box office clash with Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi’s OMG 2 and are receiving mixed reviews. On his Twitter account, KRK posted a series of tweets slamming the film while comparing it to Bhojpuri films adding that they have 10 times better direction and quality. Scroll down for details. Taking to Twitter KRK wrote, “Prediction 97:- Gadar2 sorry Gutter2 is such a great film and Anil Sharma’s direction is so brilliant that no Bollywood actor will do his film ever except his son and Deols. And ढाई पसली का चिच्छडा मालेगाँव का star Utkarsh is so good actor that no director will give him even 2 minutes role. Gadar2 is a joke in the name of film.” Prediction 97:- Gadar2 sorry Gutter2 is such a great film and An...