Lahore, JUL 9: The Lahore High Court on Saturday granted bail to journalist Imran Riaz Khan in a petition seeking to either quash the 18 cases filed against him or consolidate them all into a single first information report (FIR). Justice Ali Baqar Najafi took up the petition, which was moved by lawyers Shazib Masud, Mian Ali Ashfaq, Rana Abdul Maruf Khan and Mian Izhar Ahmed on Imran Riaz’s behalf. The petition, requested the court to suspend the “operations of all … FIRs till the final decision of this caseRead More

LAHORE, JUL 9: /DNA/ – The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday arrested six alleged terrorists across Punjab including two from Lahore and recovered ammunition from their possession. According to the CTD officials, the arrested terrorists were identified as Wahid Bhatti, Jameel Ur Rehman, Mohammad Abdullah, Mohsin Khursheed, Imran Khan and Kashif Ali. The CTD teams arrested four terrorists from five districts of Punjab and two from the metropolis of Lahore. The counter-terrorism teams also recovered arms, ammunition, and explosive material from their possession. While the investigation is underway with theRead More

Makkah: Pilgrims cast pebbles in the stoning of the devil ritual on Saturday, as this year’s expanded Haj pilgrimage was winding down. From first light, small groups of worshippers made their way across the valley of Mina, near Makkah, to throw stones at three concrete walls representing Satan. In 2019, some 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world took part in the Haj, usually one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings. But that figure slumped to only a few thousand in 2020 and 60,000 in 2021, all of them SaudiRead More

LAHORE, JUL 9: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that he will not seek criminal charges against PTI supporters who heckled him at a restaurant in Bhera yesterday, pointing out he had left the matter in the “people’s court” but lamented the “culture of hatred” that he said was introduced by Imran Khan. Iqbal was jeered at and heckled by PTI supporters at the restaurant on Friday night. Viral videos of the incident circulating online show women and teenagers chanting anti-government slogans and hurling abuses atRead More

Karachi: Karachi and other areas of Sindh witnessed heavy rainfall coupled with strong winds and thunderstorms on Saturday increasing fears of urban flooding as the monsoon system across the country has intensified. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), heavy showers lashed DHA, Clifton, II Chundrigar Road, Ibrahim Hyderi, Korangi, Saddar, Sharae Faisal, Malir, and Stargate after 10am today. The monsoon rains flooded the Korangi nullah after which the EBM Causeway was closed for traffic. Urban flooding was also reported in several localities. In Lyari, streets were inundated with rainwaterRead More