ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari commended the security forces for thwarting terrorists’ infiltration attempt along the Pak-Afghan border in the Dir district. In a statement issued from the President House,  President Zardari hailed security forces for the swift response against the terrorists on the Pak-Afghan border. The president also emphasized the nation’s unity with the security forces in ensuring national defense, peace, and security. Separately,...

ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister on Monday shared his perspective over arson and riots at the Corps Commander House on May 9, stating that when the mob decided to go at the Corps Commander’s House, he went back home, ARY News reported. During an appearance on ARY News program ‘Off the Record’, the Former Federal Minister – Shafqat Mehmood – recounted the events of May 9, explaining that after the arrest of the PTI founder, he joined the protestors at Liberty...

JEA said it repaired a leaking water main 25 feet below San Jose Boulevard, and all lanes that were closed for the repair have reopened. The lanes first closed July 8 near Interstate 295. The closure was extended July 15 after JEA ran into a complication with repairs. As of 5 a.m. Monday, the two northbound lanes that had been closed for nearly two weeks reopened. Then the two southbound lanes reopened by 12:20 p.m. The closed lanes caused heavy traffic backups...

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told CNN on Sunday that he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris will be easier to defeat in November’s election than Democratic President Joe Biden who stepped aside as his party’s candidate. A CNN reporter said on X that Donald Trump made the comments to the network shortly after Biden announced his decision. President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he was ending his campaign for reelection, while...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday rejected Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s statement on dissolving Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assembly and resigning from other legislatures, ARY News reported. In a statement, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar expressed ignorance about the statement and clarified that PTI has not discussed dissolving the assembly or resignations. He stated that there was no consultation or decision with Fazlur Rehman in this regard. Sources...

KARACHI: A 6-year-old Karachi girl on Saturday recovered from drain after being torture and attempted to rape by the man residing in her neighbourhood of Quaidabad, ARY News reported. The accused, Javed, allegedly attempted to rape her and subjected her to torture before throwing her to nearby drain. According to SSP Malir, Kashif Abbasi, the neighbor threw the girl into a drain after threatening her, while the girl was rescued from the drain, and is now...

A leaked call between the leader of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali and his associate revealed the plans to carry out terrorist attacks on schools, hospitals, and security forces, ARY News reported.  The TTP leader, Noor Wali, can be heard directing his associate to target government schools and hospitals with explosives and not to claim responsibility for the attacks. He also directed his sub-ordinate to attack the homes of police...