Sunday, July 17th, 2016
Strangled Qandeel after drugging her, brother confesses
LAHORE: The brother of slain social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was arrested by police in Dera Ghazi Khan late Saturday night and confessed to killing her in the name of ‘honour’. Qandeel, who was also a model and an actress, was strangled to death in her house in Multan’s Karimabad area in the early hours of Saturday morning. Her father claimed that she was killed by her younger brother, Waseem, in the name of honour. Waseem, accompanied by police, confessed in a press conference that he had drugged and strangledRead More
Police arrests 2 for putting up banners in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, 17 JULY, (DNA) – Two persons have been arrested in connection with banners displayed in the city that urged the chief of army staff to ‘take over’, by capital and Rawalpindi police. A case was registered against the banners at the Secretariat police station on Thursday under Pakistan Penal Code sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 124-A (sedition), and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief). Investigators used footage from the Safe City Project’s cameras installed where the banners were hung. Police said a Suzuki pickup was seen being used to transportRead More
Pakistani boxer bags WBC silver flyweight title
SEOUL, 17 JULY, (DNA) – Quetta-born Muhammad Waseem alias ‘Falcon Khan’ won the World Boxing Council (WBC) silver flyweight title after defeating favourite Jether Oliva from the Philippines. Waseem, Pakistan’s only professional boxer began his professional career in South Korea last year and won the Korean Bantamweight title on debut. His latest win is the fourth in an unbeaten streak of wins, the previous three all ending in knockouts. Known as ‘Falcon Khan’ for his swift boxing style, the 28-year-old dropped to a career low weight of 112 pounds forRead More
UK offers Brexit free trade deal with Australia
LONDON, 17 JULY, (DNA) – Australia has called for a Brexit free trade deal with Britain following its exit from the European Union. Theresa May described the move as “very encouraging” and insisted it showed Brexit could work for Britain. In a phone call to the new PM, her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull said he urgently wanted to open up trading between the two countries. Liam Fox, the new international trade secretary, said he was already “scoping about a dozen free trade deals”. But the UK cannot sign any deals while itRead More