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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday paid tribute to an officer who embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire in Tirah Valley’s Bagh area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Khyber district, the Prime Minister’s office said in a notification on Sunday. According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) today, an exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists on August 9 during which Lieutenant Uzair Mehmood Malik was injured. He succumbed to his injuries and embraced martyrdom at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) today, it said. “At one of the locations in Bagh, Lieutenant Uzair Mehmood Malik, leading his troops from the front, fought bravely and sent four Khawarij to hell,” the statement said. “However, during an intense fire exchange, the officer got critically injured and was under treatment at CMH Peshawar. Today he succumbed to injuries and embraced Shahadat.” The statement added that the security forces of Pakistan ...

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Arshad Nadeem at the Lahore Airport after his arrival from Paris.—White Star LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: After striking gold at the Paris Olympics, ace javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem landed at the Lahore airport in the small hours of Sunday morning to a rousing welcome by an ecstatic crowd that had gathered there to welcome the champion, who had ended Pakistan’s decades-long drought at the Games. His arrival was preceded by an announcement from the presidency that the gold medallist would be awarded one of the highest state honours Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his record-breaking performance in Paris where he hurled a monstrous throw of 92.97 metres in men’s javelin throw. Arriving on a Turkish flight, Mr Nadeem was wearing a green t-shirt and landed about 23 minutes after the scheduled time. He was showered with petals and the fans celebrated his return to the tune of drumbeats and patriotic slogans. Speaking to media persons, the Olympic winner said he was thankful to the entire nation f...

Minister for religious affairs calls reports on missing pilgrims 'false and misleading,' urging accurate reporting http://dlvr.it/TBlwS3

Stamp, bearing title ‘Azm-e-Istehkam,’ symbolises the nation's dedication to progress and stability http://dlvr.it/TBlNhR

President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Saturday that Arshad Nadeem would be awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his record performance in the Paris Olympics 2024. The superstar athlete set a new Olympic record on Thursday in the men’s javelin final in Paris and won Pakistan’s first gold medal in 40 years. Achieving a monstrous throw of 92.97 metres on his second attempt, Arshad’s throw was Pakistan’s first individual gold medal, first track and field medal and the second time a South Asian has had a podium finish in track and field. Nadeem’s efforts bagged him a combined cash prize announcement of Rs151 million from the governments in Punjab and Sindh yesterday. The National Assembly had passed a unanimous resolution a day ago recommending that the government award the highest civil award to Arshad. According to a statement issued by the presidency today, Arshad will be awarded the civil award in a special ceremony in recognition of outstanding services in t...

Record breaking Olympic gold medalist will be accompanied by the Chairman of South Asian Athletics. http://dlvr.it/TBl749

• Apex court is ultimate interpreter of Constitution, Justice Mansoor notes in NBP pensions case order • Says judiciary will be toothless sans contempt power ISLAMABAD: Senior puisne judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Friday emphasised that the Supreme Court’s orders were not merely recommendations or advisories, but legal mandates which must be followed. “To disregard or delay the implementation of such verdicts is to challenge the very framework of our legal system,” he cautioned in a three-page order issued. Justice Shah, who was heading a three-judge bench also consisting of Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Shahzad Ahmed Khan, observed that judgements were the culmination of rigorous legal scrutiny and deliberations intended to reflect the values and laws. The observations came during the hearing of a case concerning a pension issue in which Justice Shah recalled how on July 1, 2024 the president of National Bank of Pakistan had acknowledged that over 11,000 people have...

Masjid-i-Nabvi Imam Dr Salah bin Mohammad Al-Budair on Friday highlighted Pakistan’s “significant place” in the Muslim world during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, the military’s media affairs wing said. The Imam had arrived in Islamabad a day ago on a seven-day goodwill visit. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia share a strong relationship, with officials from both countries conducting frequent visits. In April this year, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud had said that his visit to Pakistan would deliver “significant benefits” in the upcoming months by realising the potential of untapped economic development. According to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Imam Al-Budair called on COAS Munir at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and discussed matters of mutual interest. “Pakistan has a significant place in the Muslim world and it is playing its vital role for peace and stability in the region,” the I...

United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has appreciated Pakistan’s decision to extend the stay of registered Afghan refugees by a year, a statement from the US embassy in Pakistan said on Friday. A large number of Afghan immigrants, with an estimated 1.7m undocumented as of October 2023, reside in Pakistan. Last October, the caretaker government had announced the repatriation of all illegal foreigners citing security concerns. The decision was alleged to be meant for Afghan refugees, a charge that was denied by officials. Pakistan launched the first round of deportation in November last year, and according to state-run Radio Pakistan, 675,190 Afghans have returned to their country as of August 4 under the drive. While the government had decided to begin the second round of repatriation of holders of Afghan Citizenship Cards (ACC), it last month granted 1.45 million Afghan refugees another year, extending their permitted stay in Pakistan till June 30, 2025. Accordi...

Hours after javelin giant Arshad Nadeem won Pakistan’s first Olympics gold medal in 40 years, the Sindh government and Governor Kamran Tessori on Friday announced cash prizes worth Rs51m for the athlete. At the Paris Olympics, 27-year-old Arshad stormed the field to take a terrific, historic gold at the elite men’s javelin with a mammoth 92.97m off his second throw. It was an Olympic record, erasing the existing one of 90.57m, set by Andreas Thorkildsen at Beijing 2008. “The Sindh government has announced Rs50m for the national hero,” state broadcaster PTV News quoted Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab as saying. “A sports academy named after Arshad Nadeem would be established in Karachi,” Wahab was quoted as vowing. Separately, the Sindh governor announced Rs1m for Arshad. “I announce Rs1m for national athlete Arshad Nadeem for his historical success,” he said in a post on X. Detailing the javelin thrower’s achievement, he said, “Many congratulations to t...

GUJRAT: In a shocking incident of gender-based hate crime, a man allegedly threw his infant daughter into a canal on Thursday for not having a boy. The incident happened at village Chak Fateh Shah of Dinga Police. Rescue 1122 team launched a search for the body of the three-month-old girl in the Upper Jhelum Canal. Initial investigation said Ali Ahmed Raza Sabri was not happy after he could not have a baby boy with his wife as his daughter was born three months ago. He used to quarrel with his wife. On Thursday again, he had a quarrel with his wife over the same matter, snatched the baby girl from his wife and threw her into the canal near his house. Police and Rescue 1122 officials were informed about the incident. A team of divers reached the spot and launched a search for the body. A spokesman for Gujrat Police said District Police Officer Mustanser Atta Bajwa had taken immediate notice of the incident and directed Dinga Station House Officer Inspector Mujahid Abba...

Following the agreement, JI leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announces postponement of the sit-in http://dlvr.it/TBhPV8

Pakistan’s wild parakeet populations are facing a severe crisis, with experts warning that the iconic birds could soon disappear from the country’s forests and plains altogether. High demand for the illegal pet trade, coupled with gradual habitat loss, has led to a dramatic decline in parakeet numbers over the past decade, making them prime candidates for extinction. “The extent of the illegal trade of Parakeets is quite large in Pakistan because of their high demand for keeping them as pets, which leads the poachers to trap them from the wild in bulk quantities,” said Rab Nawaz, a senior official at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan. Speaking to Anadolu, he said that over the past 10 years, the high demand for illegally traded wild parakeets has led to a significant decline in the numbers of birds, once a common sight in the wild. Echoing this, Anis Rehman, a wildlife expert based in Islamabad, described the smuggling of parakeets as “massively rampant” — stretchin...

Multiple users since at least July 28 were sharing an image of a large procession of coffins on social media platform X, claiming that they were Shia victims of recent violence in Parachinar. However, the image is actually of a mock procession in Karachi from December 2009. Deadly clashes took place in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district in July 2024, claiming 49 lives and leaving more than 200 people injured. Kurram itself is comprised of three divisions: upper, central, and lower. Parachinar lies in the upper belt and is a Shia-majority town, with the Turi and Bangash tribes making up most of the population. On the hilltops surrounding the valley are the Sunni tribes. A dispute between two tribes can often expand into a bigger problem, perpetuated by extremist organisations. Social and demographic changes over the years — the Iranian revolution, the entry of Sunni Afghan refugees and the influx of weapons during the Afghan jihad are among the facto...

Dr Salah Bin Mohammad Al-Budair, the imam (prayer leader) of Masjid-i-Nabvi in Saudi Arabia, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday on a seven-day visit, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said in a statement. Masjid-i-Nabvi, or the Prophet’s (PBUH) mosque, is the second largest mosque and the holiest site in Islam after the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. It is revered by all Muslims across the world. “The Imam of Masjid-i-Nabvi, Dr Salah Bin Mohammad Al-Budair, has arrived in Pakistan on a seven-day goodwill visit,” the ministry said in a post on the X platform. The imam was received by Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhary Salik Hussain, Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al Malkiy, and Religious Affairs Secretary Zulfiqar Haider at the airport, it added. Separately, the spokesperson for the ministry said in a statement that the imam will lead Friday prayers at Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. “The imam will also meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister...

Approximately 40% of adult Pakistanis actively use social media, according to a Gallup Survey. http://dlvr.it/TBfYQ3

DPM praises OIC for its efforts for peace in Middle East and expresses full support of Pakistan for its initiatives http://dlvr.it/TBdyf2

Prime minister made announcement during a meeting with a four-member delegation of the GSM Association http://dlvr.it/TBdHHF

The PTI on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against a law that would bar independent lawmakers from joining a political party after a stipulated period. A bill, titled “Elections (Second Amendment) Act, 2024” proposes changes to the Elections Act 2017 and is apparently aimed at circumventing the Supreme Court’s July 12 ruling, which granted the PTI reserved seats and set it to re-emerge as the single largest party in the National Assembly (NA). PML-N lawmaker Bilal Azhar Kayani had introduced the bill in the NA a week ago, after which it had been rushed through the lower house’s Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs by 8-4 votes. The move comes just a day after both houses of the Parliament — the NA and the Senate — passed the legislation amid strong opposition from the PTI. The Parliament saw hasty proceedings as both houses passed the bill after the suspension of the rules, without any debate on the issue. While the bill had been considered by the NA comm...

White House stated no evidence found against the accused Pakistani who remains in federal custody http://dlvr.it/TBcThz

Heavy rainfall expected in northeast and southern Balochistan, AJK, and G-B over the next 24 hours http://dlvr.it/TBc5RS

• Rules suspended to help passage of bill; minister says legislation prerogative of lawmakers, not ‘17 individuals’ • PTI up in arms; says assemblies turned into ‘rubber stamp’, vows to approach apex court • Law will have retrospective effect; govt-ally MQM-P terms bill ‘attempt to pitch parliament against judiciary’ ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday bulldozed a controversial election law, apparently aimed at circumventing the Supreme Court verdict on reserved seats and sap the expected strength of PTI in parliament, through both houses of parliament. The law passed despite fierce protest by PTI members, who later announced their intention to approach the top court against the move. Besides the opposition, Dr Farooq Sattar of the MQM-P, a key ally in the ruling coalition, also decried the “bulldozing” of the legislation, lamenting that his party was not consulted by the ruling PML-N regarding the move, which he declared an attempt to pitch the parliament against the jud...

Pakistan Hotel Development Limited (PHDL) signed a formal agreement on Tuesday with the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and transferred the title and possession of Karachi’s Regent Plaza Hotel to the provincial institute. A press release issued by SIUT said that lawyers and accountants from the sides, including founder and SIUT Director Professor Adib Rizvi and SIUT’s Trustee Shabbar Zaidi, were present at the formal agreement signing ceremony. Last year, PHDL — which owned Regent Plaza — told investors that SIUT had offered to buy its property for Rs14.5 billion. The purchase was finalised by SIUT to convert it into a hospital in July. Regent Plaza Hotel and Convention Centre is located on the main Sharea Faisal in an area of 13,200 square yards. The total covered area of the multi-storey building is 47,034 square yards. The 1500-bed SIUT is located in a congested part of the old city. Patients from all parts of the country come here for treatment due...

"This parliament is indeed supreme, but the authority to interpret lies with the Supreme Court," PTI chief Gohar says http://dlvr.it/TBZ1Dz

Police said son Qayyum demanded luxury car of Rs130m as gift for girlfriend; also pressed for Rs3m monthly allowance http://dlvr.it/TBZ0r8

MOHMAND/SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Two persons were killed as heavy rains triggered flash floods, damaging communication infrastructure and standing crops in parts of Mohmand and South Waziristan districts on Monday An eight-year-old child, Ishaq Khan, drowned in a rainwater-filled pond in Khwezai tehsil, and 20-year-old Irfan was washed away by floodwaters in Pandiali tehsil of Mohmand district. The youth’s body was later retrieved. Heavy downpour also caused damage to link roads and standing crops as flash floods submerged different areas, including Atokhel, Haider Kor, Chamarkand, Iqrab Dag, Halimzai and Babikhel, damaging several houses. Floods also damaged vegetables. Meanwhile, heavy monsoon rains damaged crops and orchards in different areas of Upper South Waziristan tribal district. The Chagmalai-Tangi Road remained closed to traffic due to landslides, troubling commuters. Assistant commissioner Suhail told Dawn on Monday that machinery had been sent to clear the roa...

• House condemns India’s Aug 5 action in held Kashmir, Haniyeh’s murder • Shouting match between PTI & PML-N forces chair to adjourn session ISLAMABAD: The Senate witnessed a rumpus on Monday with the opposition PTI demanding an immediate release of party chairman Imran Khan, who completed one year behind bars on Aug 5. Members from both sides of aisle chanted slogans against each other. The uproar dominated the house as Leader of Opposition Shibli Faraz slammed Mr Khan’s “illegal” detention while speaking on a resolution to condemn the Aug 5 illegal actions of India in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The noisy situation compelled Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to adjourn the house without taking up most of agenda items. During Mr Shibli’s speech, the PTI senators, who wore black armbands and carried Mr Khan’s portraits, raised slogans ‘release Imran Khan’, ‘give justice’, ‘mandate thieves’ and ‘prime minister Imran Khan’. In response, the ruling PML-N lawmakers r...

Due to absence of moon sightings, Tuesday, August 6, will mark the 30th day of Muharram http://dlvr.it/TBXKQ7

Proposals include reduction of income tax and elimination of all taxes and capacity payments from electricity bills http://dlvr.it/TBWY9b

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Monday briefed the nation on the country’s security situation, effective measures taken against terrorism, and the professional activities of the Pakistan Army. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesperson provided details of the counter-terrorism operations that the Pakistani security forces performed during the current year. “The security forces and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) conducted 23,622 small and large-scale intelligence-based operations in the country”, the DG ISPR said. “Out of the total, 2,045 operations were carried out over the last 15 days.” He added that during the operations conducted over the last 15 days, “24 terrorists” were eliminated. “It is important to mention that to fight terrorism, the Pakistan Army, intelligence, police, and other law enforcement agencies conduct more than a hundred operations daily,” he said. ...

Police register murder case; launch search for suspects http://dlvr.it/TBW8df

Incarcerated ex-PM says he holds no grudges against the US whom he also blamed for his 2022 ouster from office http://dlvr.it/TBVZjj

Police in the southern Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) arrested a man on Sunday for allegedly attempting to rape his minor stepdaughter over two weeks ago, a police official said. Rashid Habib Masoodi, a station house officer (SHO) in Dadyal, informed Dawn.com via telephone that the suspect, 35-year-old Arsalan, who was unemployed, attempted the assault on his seven-year-old stepdaughter around midday on July 15, while her mother was away from their home in Sihalia village. Upon returning home, the girl’s mother learned of the incident from her daughter. However, the mother did not report the complaint to the police immediately due to threats from the suspect, who had warned her of severe consequences, including divorce, SHO Masoodi said. He added that the situation escalated when the suspect continued violent and abusive behaviour and, last Wednesday, the mother confronted him, disclosing her intention to report his actions to the authorities. Fea...

Senior PTI leader and former minister for parliamentary affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, has indicated that his party might be open to negotiating with the PML-N, PPP, and MQM-P to resolve ongoing tensions between the government and the opposition, provided PTI’s demands are met. Relations between the PTI and the PML-N-led coalition government — already tense since party founder Imran Khan’s ouster in 2022 — have grown even more strained over time. Recently, the party’s central office was raided by police over an alleged “anti-state-campaign” leading to the arrest of PTI party spokesperson Raoof Hassan. During the Dawn News TV program ‘Doosra Rukh’ on Saturday, Ali Muhammad Khan was asked whether the PTI would be open to talks with the three major political parties — PPP, PML-N, and MQM-P — to ease political tensions and address issues. In response, he affirmed that negotiations are essential. “We can sit with our allies, the MWM (Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen) and the Sunni Ittehad Co...

ویب ڈیسک: صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری نے کہا ہے کہ دہشت گردی کے خلاف جنگ میں پولیس کے شہدا نے گراں قدر خدمات انجام دیں پوری قوم کو اپنے بہادر شہدا پر فخر ہے۔ یوم شہدائے پولیس کے موقع مزید پڑھیں The post پوری قوم کو اپنے بہادر شہدا پر فخر ہے،صدر ملکت appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TBTV7g

ویب ڈیسک: اسرائیلی فوج نے غزہ میں قائم پناہ گزین سکول پر ایک بار پھر حملہ کردیاجس کے نتیجے میں بچوں سمیت 17 فلسطینی شہید ہوئے اور 60سے زیادہ شدید زخمی ہوگئے۔ اسکول پر پہلے حملے کے بعد امدادی کارروائیوں مزید پڑھیں The post غزہ میں پناہ گزین سکول پر حملہ، بچوں سمیت 17فلسطینی شہید appeared first on Mashriq TV. http://dlvr.it/TBTFGT

ISLAMABAD: Punjab has reported its first case of poliovirus in four years, marking a significant setback in the province’s fight against the crippling disease. The last reported case in Punjab was in 2020. An official from the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication, located in the National Institute of Health (NIH), confirmed that the latest victim is a six-year-old male child from the Chakwal district. Overall, it is the 12th reported case in Pakistan this year. Previously, nine polio cases were reported in Balochistan and two in Sindh. Number of cases this year already doubled compared to 2023 The official said the specific cluster of the virus in the latest case had yet to be identified as its genetic sequencing is still in progress. “The latest victim is over six years old, indicating possible immunity-related issues,” the official said. “We are currently in the eighth month of the year and have already doubled last year’s total of six cases. This sugg...

A 27-year-old German cyclist was robbed in the vicinity of Lahore’s North Cantonment police station early on Saturday. A first information report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, was filed at the North Cantonment police station in his complaint under Section 382 (theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft) of the Pakistan Penal Code It said 27-year-old Florian Berg was robbed at 1:30am when two men ambushed his tent which was set up on a piece of meadow near the street. The FIR said the suspects rummaged through his bag after he had told them that he had no cash. Berg said he tried to escape but the suspects caught up with him and stole his belongings, including a camera, AirPods, phone, power bank and Rs5,000. Berg said he was physically assaulted by the two as well. A statement from the police said Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Faisal Kamran took notice of the robbery and...

Resident in flood-prone areas urged to take precautions and stay updated. http://dlvr.it/TBRVzL

A ring leader of the Daesh terrorist group was apprehended in Faisalabad along with two other terrorists. http://dlvr.it/TBRVms

Despite sell-off, consumers expected to bear burden of losses exceeding Rs200b http://dlvr.it/TBRG8N

• Govt claims agreement with protesters signed, implemented • Baloch Yakjehti Committee accuses govt of not honouring commitment GWADAR / QUETTA: Protest demonstrations, roadblocks and clashes between protesters and security personnel continued in Quetta, Gwadar and other parts of Balochistan on Friday amid an apparent trust deficit between the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and the provincial administration over the implementation of a recently signed agreement. Balochistan government officials claimed that dozens of protesters and BYC supporters were released following the agreement, making it BYC’s responsibility to end the protests. However, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee insisted that the situation had already deteriorated in the Noshki area, where clashes erupted after highways and roads were blocked. The BYC alleged that one man was killed and another injured, though officials did not confirm any fatalities. However, local authorities in Noshki did confirm the occurre...