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RAWALPINDI: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, responding to the Indian Army’s unfounded claims to mask its recent defeat, said that invoking third parties in what was a bilateral military confrontation reflects a disingenuous attempt at bloc politics. The field marshal passed these remarks while chairing the 271st Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at the General Headquarters […]

The Balochistan government on Thursday said that it has received information about the kidnapping of some passengers near Sardhaka and a search operation is underway to recover them. A statement from Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind said terrorists belonging to the Fitna-al-Hindustan had carried out attacks in Quetta, Kalat, Mastung and Sardhaka. “Information has been received about the kidnapping of some passengers near Sardhaka. A search operation has been launched in the area to safely recover the passengers,” he said. Rind added that the security forces responded “immediately and vigorously” at all three locations, saying they were fully alert to protect the lives, property and belongings of the people. The police and security forces have not provided details at the moment of the other incidents. In May this year, the government designated all terrorist organisations in Balochistan as Fitna-al-Hindu­stan — a new phrase aimed at framing India’s alleged role in terrorism as a deliberate desta...

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Pakistan white-ball coach Mike Hesson has broken his silence on reports about his discussion with Babar Azam to take up the wicketkeeper role. Reports emerged in recent days that the Pakistan coach had asked the star batter to take up an additional skill to make a comeback to the national T20I side. The former Pakistan […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced an ad hoc relief allowance for government employees from Grade 1 to 22, ARY News reported. According to a notification issued by the provincial finance department, salaries will see a 10 percent increase based on running basic pay. The Punjab Finance Department maintained that a 5 percent rise has […]

Posts from users on social media platforms X and Facebook on Wednesday claimed that the Supreme Court had declared an Islamabad court’s ban on 27 YouTube channels unconstitutional. However, no such development has occurred. It emerged on Tuesday that an Islamabad court last month ordered YouTube to block 27 channels for disseminating “fake, misleading, and defamatory” content against the government and armed forces. Among the 27 sanctioned accounts — run by journalists, political commentators and social media in­­fluencers in Pakistan and overseas — are those of the PTI, Matiuallah Jan, Wajahat Khan, Ahmad Noorani and Asad Ali Toor, Imran Riaz, Orya Maqbool, Sabir Shakir, and Moeed Pirzada. On Wednesday, former anchorperson Sabir Shakir said in a post on X: “Supreme Court declares ban on 27 YouTube channels unconstitutional.” The post was seen by more than 39,000 people. The same claim was shared by several other X users as can be seen here, here, here and here. The claim also circulated on Facebook, as can b...

The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested a suspect allegedly involved in “horrific” animal torture being committed in Lahore and put a stop to the activity. Lahore’s JFK Animal Rescue and Shelter said it received reports about an “extremely horrific situation after an Instagram influencer was seen posting torturing and killing animals, including bunnies and cats”. The organisation said it immediately contacted the police, who reached the location to find dead bodies of animals and blood, with the suspect found “laughing” when approached. The shelter said it would register a case against her and the animals were moved to shelters by the Police Animal Rescue Centre (PARC). Visuals shared by the shelter showed cats, rabbits and birds of prey in captivity at the site. Lahore Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi addressed the incident in a video, saying: “We just came back from a case where a girl … was torturing animals and she had rabbits, some exotic animals, cats and a lot of other stuf...

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