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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s heady days

These are heady days for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. With King Salman home after a week in hospital during which he had a colonoscopy, rumours are rife that succession in the kingdom may not be far off. Speculation is not limited to a possible succession. Media reports suggest that US President Joe Biden may visit Saudi Arabia next month for a first meeting with the crown prince. Mr. Biden called Saudi Arabia a pariah state during his presidential election campaign. He has since effectively boycotted Mr. Bin Salman because of the crownRead More


Explosion in house due to gas leak

By Faisal Munir / DNAATTOCK: A gas leak caused an explosion in a house in Attock, 5 peopleincluding children seriously were injured in the fire and they havebeen shifted to hospital. Rescue officials said that the tragic incident took place in HamzaTown of Attock where the house exploded due to gas leak, seriouslyinjuring 5 people including a couple and 3 children.  All criticallyinjured have been shifted to Rawalpindi Hospital. Rescue sources said the injured included 65-year-old Khalid , 40-yearMs.Khalid, 10-year Ahmed, 18-year Keyan. All the injured were shiftedto the HospitalRead More


Kaira appeals Int’l Human Rights Organizations to take practical steps to stop illegal trial of Yasin Malik

Islamabad, MAY 22 /DNA/ – In a letter to the international human rights organizations, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira has appealed the Amnesty International, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch to take practical steps to pressurize India to reverse its illegal framing of charges against Kashmiri Hurriyat Leader. He said that the Indian authorities have subjected Yasin Malik in a fake trial where he has been illegally convicted of the charges not due upon him. TheRead More


BREAKING: PTI to begin long march towards Islamabad on May 25: Imran Khan

Peshawar, MAY 22: PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in a press conference in Peshawar, has announced that his party’s long march towards Islamabad will begin on May 25. “Today we held our core committee meeting and we made [important] decisions,” Imran, flanked by the who’s who of PTI leadership, said at the start of his press conference. “The biggest [question] was when to begin the long march, and we have decided.” “I want to give a little background of how we reached here. There was a foreign conspiracy against Pakistan fromRead More


Nobody will vote for PTI, says Rana Sana

Saqib Mushtaq BAHAWALPUR: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Nawaz Sharif will address the people of Bahawalpur on May 28 on the day of Yom Takbir through video link. PML-N Punjab President and Federal Interior Minister Rana Sana ullah talks to media persons in Bahawalpur. The Federal Minister for Home Affairs said that the purpose of the meeting with all the leaders is to prepare for the meeting of Yom-e- Takbir on 28th May and to celebrate Yom Takbir in full. If Pakistan had not become the first superpower ofRead More


24 outlaws including drug peddlers rounded up in Capital

ISLAMABAD, MAY 22 (DNA) — Islamabad police have arrested 24 criminals including drug peddlers and liquid sellers from different areas of the city and recovered 5232 gram heroin, 1800 gram hashish, 114 liquor bottles and weapons with ammunition during the last 72 hours, a police spokesman said. He said that a Tarnol police team headed by SHO Tarnol Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar along with other officials succeeded to arrest four accused including two notorious drug dealer during special checking. The accused were identified as Manzar Khan, a resident of doray village,Read More