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Indonesia announces surprise bid for 2032 Olympics

JAKARTA, (DNA) – Indonesia unveiled surprise plans to bid for the 2032 Olympics on Saturday as it rides high from its successful staging of the Asian Games. President Joko Widodo revealed Indonesia´s intentions after talks with Olympics chief Thomas Bach and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, head of the Olympic Council of Asia. The announcement came on the penultimate day of the two-week, 40-sport Asian Games, the biggest sporting event in Indonesia´s history. “Indonesia has planned to immediately register itself as a candidate for the 2032 Olympics host,” Widodo said inRead More


Asian Games: India defeats Pakistan to secure bronze

JAKARTA, (DNA) – India on Saturday defeated Pakistan by 2-1 and secured bronze medal in Asian Games. As per details garnered, India took the lead in the fourth minute when Akashdeep Singh scored the ball. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay rolled the ball down inside the semi-circle and then rolled it backwards to Akashdeep as the defence tried to tackle him. Akash with plenty of space with him, hammered it inside the back of the net. A second goal was scored by Harmanpreet Singh and India doubled the lead. Muhammad Atiq scoredRead More


Russian passenger jet goes off runway in Sochi

MOSCOW, (DNA) –  A Russian passenger plane ran off an airport runway outside Russia´s southern city of Sochi early on Saturday and caught fire injuring 18 people, officials and state media reported. Russia´s Healthcare Ministry said 18 people were injured but said there were no fatalities. State news agency RIA said one Sochi airport staff member died during the clean-up operations. Utair´s Boeing 737-800, carrying 164 passengers and six crew members from Moscow to Sochi, did not brake in time after landing, RIA reported, citing local emergency services. The aircraftRead More


Ex-Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti gets Senate ticket

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Former Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti was awarded a ticket for Senate by the ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). The former provincial minister took to social media to thank the party’s leadership and Chief Minister Jam Kamal for entrusting him the Senate’s election ticket. “I am thankful to @BAwamiParty and Chief Minister #Balochistan @jam_kamal for entrusting me the Senate Election ticket. I am also grateful to Secretary General @BAwamiParty Manzoor Kakar for surrendering in my favour,” he tweeted Mr Bugti had served as Home Minister from JanuaryRead More


Dozens of Palestinians hurt in anti-Israel protests in Gaza, West Bank

RAS KARKAR, SEPT 01 (DNA) – Israeli security forces wounded dozens of Palestinians taking part in protests in the occupied West Bank and along the Gaza Strip border on Friday, witnesses and medical officials said. At the West Bank village of Ras Karkar, hundreds of Palestinians demonstrating against Israeli land seizures for Jewish settlements threw stones at troops, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, injuring at least a dozen people. Israeli authorities had no immediate comment. In Islamist Hamas-controlled Gaza, thousands of Palestinian massed near the border fenceRead More


Torture on local: CJP directs PTI’s Imran Shah to submit Rs3 million in dam fund

KARACHI, (DNA) – The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Saturday directed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Dr Imran Ali Shah to submit Rs3 million in dam fund within 15 days for torturing a local in Karachi. While winding up the suo motu notice case against Shah SC Karachi registry, the CJP allowed the lawmaker to use only a 1800 CC car. During the hearing, the judge reprimanded Imran Ali Shah and said, “What were you thinking when you slap the citizen? No one even beat an animal like this. ThisRead More