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RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will turn pink for the 30th fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings on Monday, 19 May, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said. “As part of its corporate social responsibility, the PSL is supporting the Pink Ribbon campaign to create awareness about breast […]

A child lost his life, while 11 others were injured in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkwa after trees and signboards fell due to strong winds and storms, officials said. Speaking to Dawn.com, Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi said, “A storm hit several KP areas, including Charsadda, Nowshera, Peshawar and Mardan on Sunday evening.” The storm also hit parts of the capital Islamabad. Faizi said a 10-year-old boy, Mohammad Hamad, died when a wall of a house collapsed in the Najib Abad area of Charsadda, adding that the injured were moved to the respective areas’ hospitals. Due to the storm, the electricity supply was suspended in many areas of the city, due to which citizens had to face severe difficulties, he said. He said that the Disaster Response Team of Rescue 1122 was immediately dispatched to the affected areas and work was underway to remove fallen trees from the roads. At least three people were killed in Rawalpindi and Gujar Khan last month after an intense hailstorm, accompanied by heavy ra...

Jennifer Lawrence has spoken openly about playing a mother battling deep depression in her latest film Die My Love alongside Robert Pattinson, which is competing at Cannes. In Die My Love, Jennifer Lawrence plays Grace, a young woman facing severe post-natal depression after moving to a quiet area in California with her husband, played by […]

RAWALPINDI: Lahore Qalandars secured a play-off berth of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10, defeating Peshawar Zalmi by 26 runs in a rain-affected encounter at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, thanks to a sensational fifty by Fakhar Zaman and four-for from Salman Mirza. In pursuit of 150 runs in 13 overs, the Babar Azam-led side never […]

Scorching weather leaves elderly, children, travellers at risk

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Pledges $3.5m for project to enhance billing accuracy

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KARACHI: K-Electric with help of law enforcement agencies continue a severe electricity theft crackdown in Karachi, removing its 250 kVA PMT installed in Ittehad Town, Baldia. Later on the individuals illegally installed 500 kVA PMT, stealing electricity from a high-tension line to supply power illegally to a residential area. K-Electric has discontinued the illegal PMT […]

Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where she had been due to attend the trial of a prominent opposition figure facing treason charges. Karua, a former justice minister who has been vocal about “democratic backsliding” in East Africa, said her deportation was a sign […]

Steve Burton and Michelle Lundstrom tie the knot in a romantic Laguna Beach wedding with close friends and family.

The Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise has confirmed he’s working on new film projects, including a follow-up to Top Gun: Maverick and a sequel to his 1990 racing drama Days of Thunder. The 61-year-old actor shared the news during an interview with Australia’s Today show. Tom Cruise, who returns as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible […]

Two people were killed and at least 11 were injured after an explosion ripped through a market in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district on Sunday evening, officials said. Deputy Commissioner Qila Abdullah Riyaz Khan told Dawn.com, “Two people were killed while 11 were injured in the explosion.” According to the initial investigation, the explosives were planted in a vehicle, DC Khan said, adding that the bomb disposal squad and law enforcement officials were summoned and an investigation was launched. “An emergency was declared at the District Health Headquarters in Qila Abdullah, where medical assistance was being provided to the injured,” he said. In a separate statement given to Dawn.com, Qila Abdullah Levies Risaldar Gulab Khan said, “The blast took place near the Abdul Jabbar Market in the Gulistan area of Qila Abdullah district, resulting in the death of two people and injuries to 11 others. “After the explosion, Levies personnel and people present at the scene immediately rescued the injured, who were t...

Jill Biden faces online backlash as critics question her role in President Biden’s health and recent cancer news.

Operation follows expiration of lease, end of a court-issued stay order

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