BANNU, (DNA) – At least four people have been killed and over a dozen others injured after a bomb went off near the convoy of Akram Khan Durrani, senior leader of the Jammiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl. The injured were being shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment. District Police Office Khurram Rasheed  said   the former KP chief minister remained unhurt in the attack . Regional  Police Officer (RPO) Bannu, Karim Khan, said the bomb  appeared to be  planted in  a motorcycle. He said the blast took place  some 50 meters from the venueRead More

LONDON (DNA) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Friday reached Abu Dhabi on their way back Pakistan to face the jail sentence awarded by an accountability court in the Avenfield reference. The father-daughter duo is expected to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore at 6:15 pm today on a foreign airline, Etihad Airways, via Abu Dhabi. Maryam shared a video message from former premier addressing the Pakistanis in midflight. Nawaz said, “I have done what I can and now it is yours [public] turn”. MaryamRead More

LONDON: (DNA) – The United Kingdom (UK) police on Thursday arrested Maryam Nawaz’s son Junaid and Hussain Nawaz’s son Zikeriya in London. Junaid Safdar and Zakariya Hussain have been  detained for assaulting a  protester outside the Avenfield Apartments. In his defence, Junaid said that protesters had spitted on him  and tried to attack him outside their residence. According to reports,  Junaid Safdar was arrested and handcuffed by the police.  He was shifted to Charing Cross Police Station for questioning. The arrest comes  shortly former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and hisRead More

LAHORE, (DNA) – The second solar eclipse of the year is set to occur in several countries of the world including Pakistan (Friday). The first solar eclipse happened in the beginning of the year on Janury 31. Astronomers say that the eclipse will begin at 1:48pm. The total solar eclipse will occur at 3:01pm and will end at 4:13pm. The eclipse will be clearly visible in several countries of the world including Pakistan, Canada, United States, India, Bangladesh and Europe. Experts have prohibited directly viewing the eclipse without safety measures.Read More