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  • 18 dead, more than 40 injured in Hub truck accident

    18 dead, more than 40 injured in Hub truck accident

    At least 18 Sindhi pilgrims were killed and more than 40 wounded after a truck carrying them to a shrine in Khuzdar fell into a ditch while taking a sharp turn.

    The unfortunate incident happened in Balochistan’s Hub district on Wednesday night when dozens of people from Sindh’s Thatha district were traveling to the shrine of Shah Noorani located nearly 300 kilometers from Balochistan’s provincial capital of Quetta.

    20 passengers with critical wounds were referred to Karachi after being administered initial medical care. They were visited by the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.

    “All efforts will be made to provide the best medical facilities to the injured,” assured CM Sindh while talking to media.

    Abdul Waheed Baloch, Station House Officer (SHO) told the media that the truck driver was inexperienced and unfamiliar with the road leading to the shrine.

    “He was traveling to Balochistan for the first time and didn’t know the routes and curves leading to the shrine,” he said.

    The SHO added that the driver was speeding and jumped out of the truck to save his life. He has been arrested by the police.

  • Sher Afzal Marwat sings Bollywood song about being drunk and alone

    Sher Afzal Marwat sings Bollywood song about being drunk and alone

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) popular leader Sher Afzal Marwat has turned out to be a fan of Indian film songs. During an interview, at the request of the host, Sher Afzal Marwat sang a classic 90s song.

    The host asked him to sing his favourite song in Urdu or Pashto.

    Marwat crooned the song “Barsat kay mausam main, tanhai kay aalam main” from the Bollywood film Najaiz.

    The song is about the loneliness of a man drinking alcohol in the rain.

    Sher Afzal Marwat said that his children are fond of listening to his songs, but his wife is not.

  • Maulana Tariq Jamil becomes emotional as he remembers son

    Maulana Tariq Jamil becomes emotional as he remembers son

    Maulana Tariq Jamil has opened up about the death of his younger son, a tragedy that befell the family a few weeks ago.

    Asim Jamil, who was battling depression, passed away in what was reported as a huge shock for the family. Maulana talked openly about how much his son suffered and how heartbreaking it is to lose him. This Eid is the first one he is celebrating without his son.
    During a conversation with Hafiz Ahmed, Maulana shared, “I and my wife, we both feel that a parent’s love is the greatest. But the love we had for Asim, whom Allah has called back, was the most intense for us both. He had engraved himself in our hearts with his qualities. Allah had only given him such a short life.”

  • Coke Studio is coming back

    Coke Studio is coming back

    Coke Studio is coming back

    Coke Studio Pakistan is getting ready for its 15th season, set to premiere on April 14, 2024.

    The season is expected to showcase Pakistani music talent across different genres, continuing its tradition of innovation and cultural expression.

    While the lineup for Season 15 is still a secret, people are eagerly waiting to see the potential collaborations and talents it will feature. The show has a history of making emerging artists famous, which adds to the excitement about its upcoming season.

  • Pakistan officially bans shia militant organization Zainebiyoun Brigade

    Pakistan officially bans shia militant organization Zainebiyoun Brigade

    The Pakistani government has officially proscribed the Zainebiyoun Brigade, a Shia faith militant organization, as a threat to the security of Pakistan.

    The Khorasan Diary reported that the banned militant organization has backing from Iran as well.

    Interestingly, former Senator Faisal Raza Abidi had said in a talk show on GTV that, “40,000 fighters from Hezbollah and Zainebiyoun Brigade have reached Jerusalem out of which 233 are Pakistani fighters who came from areas of Parachinar.”

    In a notification issued on March 29 by the Interior Ministry of Pakistan, it was said that “Zainebiyoun Brigade is engaged in certain activities which are prejudicial to the peace and security of the country”.

    Under the Anti-terrorism Act of 1997, the government has made it a proscribed organization.

    The banned group is known for its involvement in the Middle East conflict and provided support to the Bashar-ul-Asad forces in Syria.

    The group had come under scrutiny from the authorities about its capabilities.

  • Sindh CM blames past care-taker government for alarming crime rates

    Sindh CM blames past care-taker government for alarming crime rates

    Amidst increasing crime rates and deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has blamed the previous caretaker government, again, for the problem – a claim rejected by the ex-caretaker home minister Brig (retd) Haris Nawaz.

    The CM made the claim while speaking to media after visiting victims of a road accident while en route to the Shah Noorani shrine.

    The CM was of the opinion that the previous caretaker set-up had reshuffled the police department ahead of the February 9 general elections, worsening the law and order situation.

    “This reshuffle affected the entire policing system, from additional inspector generals (AIGs) to station house officers (SHOs). However, the government is taking strict measures to improve the overall law and order situation, including in Karachi, rural areas, and particularly in the katcha area,” said Shah.

    Shah emphasized that PPP has always done the best for Sindh and recalled Karachi’s 7th ranking as the world’s most dangerous city by International Crime Index in 2008 before their government came.

    “But we restored law and order after coming into power and when we left the government in 2023, the same city of Karachi had improved its ranking and was ranked 128th on the same Index,” he said.

    Responding to Shah’s claims, former caretaker home minister Brig (retd) Haris Nawaz rejected CM’s remarks and said, “The Sindh CM has his own point of view, but we approved postings of the officers with good reputation”.

  • Will work with Iran: Zardari urges Iranian President to mutually share security intelligence

    Will work with Iran: Zardari urges Iranian President to mutually share security intelligence

    President Asif Ali Zardari, and the President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, talked on the phone and greeted each other for Eid-ul-Fitr.
    President Asif Ali Zardari expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to the Iranian leadership and the families who lost loved ones in the Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus during the conversation.

    Zardari voiced his worry about the humanitarian crisis and the genocide happening because of Israeli forces. He demanded an instant ceasefire in Gaza.

    President Asif Ali Zardari assured his Iranian counterpart that Pakistan would continue to work with Iran in all areas of mutual interest to further boost bilateral cooperation.

    He emphasized the importance of improving how information is shared to tackle the security issues both countries are dealing with.

  • PIA flight carrying Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz rerouted

    PIA flight carrying Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz rerouted

    A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Jeddah to Islamabad, carrying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz back from their visit to Saudi Arabia, was diverted to Lahore on Monday.

    Flight PK842 was supposed to land in Islamabad at 10:30pm on Monday night but was diverted to Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore and landed there at 9:25pm.

    The commercial flight was carrying 393 passengers which had the official delegation returning from Pakistan, including the Defence Minister, the PM, the CM and their family members.

    Videos circulating online showed passengers expressing resentment for the problems caused to them.

    After offloading about 79 passengers at Lahore, the flight did take off for Islamabad and landed there at 11:17pm.

  • Shah Rukh and Salman Khan greet fans outside their homes on Eid

    Shah Rukh and Salman Khan greet fans outside their homes on Eid

    Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan thanked his fans gathered outside his home Mannat in Mumbai on Eid through a message on X (formerly Twitter) saying, “Eid Mubarak everyone… and thank you for making my day so special. May Allah bless us all with love, happiness and prosperity.”

    Later, Salman Khan, Bollywood’s Sultan, also came to the balcony of his Galaxy home in Bandra and greeted his fans on Eid by waving to them.
    Salman Khan was with his father Salim Khan and some of his armed bodyguards.
    He also wished “Eid Mubarak” on his X (twitter)
    During this time, an unpleasant incident happened when some fans tried to break the security barricade, and the police had to use baton charging.

  • Viral video ‘exaggerated, out of context’, police issues statement after social media pressure

    Viral video ‘exaggerated, out of context’, police issues statement after social media pressure

    On Wednesday, the Punjab Police condemned the “fake propaganda” being spread on social media websites after videos emerged showing cops being assaulted by Pakistan Army officers in Bahawalnagar.

    “This matter in Bahawalnagar, which went viral on social media, has been taken out of context and exaggerated,” the police said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.

    The footage caused calls for concern from various quarters including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar who said that the matter in Bahawalnagar was very concerning and that the government was treating the incident as “trivial”.

    “When the unverified videos went viral, both institutions launched a joint investigation. Officers from both institutions reviewed the facts and peacefully resolved the matter,” the police said in a statement.

    “Punjab Police and the Pakistan Army are cooperating to eliminate terrorists, miscreants and criminals from the province. We request that social media users do not spread fake propaganda,” concluded the statement by Punjab Police.

    On April 8, an FIR was registered after ASI Naeem was on petrol with other cops and came across two individuals who fled after seeing them. One person was arrested and a gun without licence was also seized from him.

    When they tried to arrest the other suspect who fled from the scene, he had called his relatives and resisted arrest even dragging a constable inside his home while beating him. Naeem said negotiations to recover the constable failed and police backup was also called.

    Around 20 people threatened to kill the police, opened fire and took another constable and SHO Abbas as hostages.

    Furthermore, many videos came to surface on social media showing army officials beating and torturing cops in public.

    The police statement did not give details on what transpired between the men in the video.

    However, in a turn of events, an FIR was registered station on April 10 against four police officials under Section 342 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) which declares “punishment for wrongful confinement” and Section 155C which gives penalties to police officers for misconduct under the Police Order 2002.

    This FIR was registered after instructions were issued to carry out legal proceedings against the four.

    The now newly appointed SHO said that the previous police officers misused their authority and exhibited “high-handedness”.