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  • Two dead after container carrying expelled Afghans overturns

    Two dead after container carrying expelled Afghans overturns

    A container carrying Afghan refugees enroute to Afghanistan overturned on G.T. Road near Hattian, resulting in two deaths and multiple injuries.

    The container was reportedly packed with several Afghans who were being repatriated, as November 1 is the last date for undocumented citizens to leave Pakistan.

    “At least two persons were killed and 14 others sustained severe injuries in the mishap,” rescue sources told ARY news on Sunday.

    The driver allegedly lost control of the container and overturned after colliding with a bridge.

    “The injured have been shifted to hospital for medical attendance,” rescue sources added.

    Previously, the caretaker government had announced that all illegal migrants must leave Pakistan before November 1 or face expulsion. So far, a few operations have been carried out against the undocumented individuals, especially Afghan refugees. Now that the deadline is near, the operations are expected to increase and intensify.

  • PTI leader Wajiha Qamar joins PML-N

    PTI leader Wajiha Qamar joins PML-N

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Wajiha Qamar has joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as general elections loom nearer.

    In the last week, three political leaders left PTI and joined Jahangir Khan Tareen’s Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). Jahangir Tareen was a close aide of Imran Khan in the past.

    Three female politicians from PTI, Andleeb Abbas, Sadia Sohail, and Sumaira Bokhari also joined IPP.

    Wajiha Qamar was the latest PTI leader who parted ways with the PTI.

    Wajiha Qamar joined PML-N after meeting with party’s president and former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who welcomed her on joining the fold of the PML-N.

  • Angelina Jolie donates for Gaza, calls for ceasefire

    Angelina Jolie donates for Gaza, calls for ceasefire

    Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie has joined growing calls demanding a ceasefire in Gaza as the death toll from Israeli bombing climbs past 8000, including 3000 children.

    The ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ actress wrote that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic: “nowhere to go, no access to food or water, no possibility of evacuation, and not even the basic human right to cross a border to seek refuge.”

    Angelina went on to reflect on her 20- years of experience working with refugees and stressed on how urgent it is to help those being displaced by violence.

    “Gaza has a population of over 2 million people (half of them are children), who have lived under a severe blockade for over two decades, on top of decades of displacement and statelessness. The few aid trucks that are entering are a fraction of what is needed (and was delivered daily before the present conflict), and the bombings are causing desperate new humanitarian needs daily.”

    The actress ended the note by revealing she had donated to Doctors Without Borders, and urged her followers to do the same.

  • Death toll crosses 8,000: What we know about day 23

    Death toll crosses 8,000: What we know about day 23

    Operation expansion

    Israeli spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, has announced that the Israeli military is expanding its operations.

    “We are moving to the next phase of our war against Hamas in Gaza – from the air, land, and sea,” he stated in a video shared on social media.

    Communication restored

    Earlier today, the Palestine Telecommunications Company announced that landline, mobile and internet services were gradually being restored while their technical teams have been “diligently addressing the damage to the internal network infrastructure under challenging conditions”.

    Hospital vicinity bombed

    Israeli air raids have targeted areas near Gaza’s largest hospital that currently has “tens of thousands of people seeking shelter”, AP reports.

    Without giving any proof, Israel claims that Hamas has a command post under the hospital.

    Additionally, Health Ministry officials have told Al Jazeera that at least 30 hospitals and health centres have shut down in Gaza since October 7 and that they have a dearth of medical and fuel supplies.

    Now more hospitals are expected to shut down in the coming days if supplies do not come in.

    Al-Quds Hospital will be bombed: Israel

    The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) has received “serious threats” from the Israeli forces to “immediately evacuate the al-Quds Hospital as it is going to be bombed”.

  • Maulana Tariq Jamil’s son, Asim Jamil shot, passes away

    Maulana Tariq Jamil’s son, Asim Jamil shot, passes away

    Maulana Tariq Jamil’s son dies of bullet wound.

    Renowned cleric Maulana Tariq Jamil suffered a personal loss on Sunday evening when his son, Asim Jamil died of a bullet wound at his ancestral home in Tulamba, close to Mian Chunnu.

    Conflicting reports are giving different causes for Asim Jamil’s death.

    Maulana Tariq Jamil has himself taken to social media to say the death was “accidental”, while asking people to pray for his son’s soul.

    Multiple reports have said that Asim Jamil was transferred to a Rural Health facility in Mian Chunnu in a critical state with a bullet wound to his chest.

    He passed away at the hospital.

  • Complete communication blackout in Gaza: What we know about day 22

    Complete communication blackout in Gaza: What we know about day 22

    Israel vs Hezbollah

    Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that three missiles were fired on HezbollahAs a result of Israel-Hezbollah exchange of fire, nearly 29,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, the UN reports.

    International Organization for Migration states that so far, 28,965 people have been displaced, mainly in the south, an increase by 37 per cent since October 23.

    Israel hits 150 underground targets in Gaza

    The Israeli army claims to have attacked 150 underground targets in the north of the Gaza Strip, including tunnels used by “terrorists”, resultantly killing a number of Hamas members in overnight air raids.

    Gaza communications blackout

    The Gaza strip is now experiencing a blackout of communications as Israel destroyed feeder lines and towers, cutting off phone networks and the internet, the Palestine Telecommunications Company says.

  • Imran Khan ‘fears for his safety’ in jail

    Imran Khan ‘fears for his safety’ in jail

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s bail plea was rejected by the Islamabad High Court on Friday in a case involving the leaking of state secrets.

    The court also turned down his petition to cancel the FIR in the cipher case.

    The charges relate to the alleged unauthorized communication of classified information, with potentially severe penalties of death or up to 14 years imprisonment.

    Imran Khan’s defense team argued that the case didn’t align with specific sections of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and that as a former prime minister, he had constitutional immunity from prosecution.

    However, the prosecution contended that the act applied to all citizens and that his actions had jeopardized national security.

    The court emphasized that the disclosure of the classified document during a political gathering was not within the scope of his duties as prime minister.

    It also noted that only the country’s president and governors possess constitutional immunity while in office, not the prime minister.

    The rejection of Imran Khan’s bail request was due to the seriousness of the allegations and the potential penalties involved.

    Furthermore, concerns were raised about the contested cipher copy remaining in his possession.

    Meanwhile, Imran Khan has expressed fears for his safety, stating concerns that there might be another attempt on his life while he is in jail.

    Police open probe on May 9 events

    An official inquiry into the events of May 9 has been opened by police in three districts of Punjab province against Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the deputy chairman of the party.

    The police teams from Kasur and Faisalabad asked specific questions during the initial investigation, but the PTI leaders chose not to answer them.

    Teams from Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, and Kasur police have commenced their interrogations of Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi within Adiala Jail.

    Permission for these interrogations was granted by a court established under the Official Secrets Act.

    The police team from Rawalpindi is expected to return to Adiala Jail in the coming days to interrogate Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the former prime minister.

    Meanwhile, the teams from Faisalabad and Kasur have completed their preliminary investigations, according to jail sources.

    The jail administration has made special arrangements to make these investigations easier.

    As part of ongoing attempts to determine what happened on May 9 and the roles that different people played in those occurrences, investigations are being conducted.

  • PML-N will win elections, predicts Ahsan Iqbal

    PML-N will win elections, predicts Ahsan Iqbal

    Ahsan Iqbal, senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said on Saturday that his party will secure the majority in the upcoming general elections scheduled for late January next year.

    Speaking to media in Lahore, the former planning minister recalled the ouster of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, saying he was ousted as the premier through a conspiracy in 2017.’

    ‘’Nawaz Sharif was not given a level playing field in 2018,” he observed.

    Opining on the elections, he said, ‘’Elections in the country should be held on time to bring economic stability to the country.’’

    He lavished praise on Nawaz Sharif, saying, ‘’It was Nawaz Sharif who addressed the problems in line with power outages”, Samaa has reported.
    The former planning minister also said, ‘’Nawaz Sharif has said that institutions should play their role to take the country out of the economic quagmire.’’

  • Weather: Karachi to have a light rainfall

    Weather: Karachi to have a light rainfall

    Breaking the streak of hot weather in Karachi and Southern Sindh, winds from the West will bring light rainfall in different parts of the city along with the lowering of temperature. 

    The Meteorological Department has stated that this system of winds will cause a light shower of rain in Tesar Town, Kathor, M-9 motorway, Gulshan e Maymar, and Malir Highway. 

    However, the central part of the city will not experience any downpours. 

  • History will judge us all, warns UN Secretary-General

    History will judge us all, warns UN Secretary-General

    The Secretary-General UN Antonio Guterres has said “Everyone must assume their responsibilities. This is the moment of truth. History will judge us all,” as Israel imposed a total blockade of the internet on the Gaza Strip before the heaviest bombardment of the area has ever seen.

    He reasserted his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the war-torn Middle East, the release of hostages, and that aid be delivered at the scale needed.

    Earlier on Friday, the UN voted for a humanitarian truce in Gaza and adopted a non-binding resolution where 120 countries voted in favor, 14 were against and 45 abstained. The Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour emphasized, “Enough is enough, the carnage against our people needs to stop and humanitarian assistance should begin to enter the Gaza Strip.”

    It is important to note that Gaza has now no communication access and there is a complete blackout in the besieged area while the Israeli Ambassador in the UN has demanded the resignation of the Secretary-General. Gilad Erdan believes, “understanding for the campaign of mass murder of children, women, and the elderly, is not fit to lead the UN.”