NORTH WAZIRISTAN, July 7(ABC): A soldier of the armed forces of Pakistan embraced martyrdom in an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Wednesday. “Sepoy Waheed Khan, 23, resident of Nowshera having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat,” a brief statement issued by the military’s media wing read. The ISPR further …

ISLAMABAD, July 15(ABC): Foolproof security has been provided to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja after he expressed that there was a threat to his life. Sources privy to the matter said that in a meeting with IG Islamabad, Sikandar Raja expressed his concerns, on this foolproof security has been provided by the Islamabad Police. In this regard, the …

KARACHI, July 15(ABC): Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon Friday said that 28 people were taken into custody for forcing people to shut restaurants across the province. Unknown men set a car on fire at the city’s Al-Asif Square today during protests over the killing of a youth during a quarrel at a restaurant in Hyderabad. Addressing a press conference …

RAWALPINDI, July 15(ABC): A soldier embraced martyrdom while five terrorists were killed during an ongoing recovery operation in the Ziarat area of Balochistan in connection with the abduction of Lieutenant Colonel Laiq Baig Mirza and his cousin Omer Javed, the Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR) said Friday. Lt Col Mirza, a high-ranking official of the Pakistan Army, embraced martyrdom, the ISPR …

LAHORE, July 15(ABC): Authorities offloaded anchorperson and journalist Imran Riaz Khan from a Dubai-bound flight, immigration sources told on Friday. The immigration sources said that the anchorperson — who has been booked in several sedition cases — was offloaded as his name has been added to the black list. The sources said that Riaz, who is on bail till July 19 …

  LAHORE, July 15(ABC): Special Court Central in Lahore on Friday declared Suleman Shahbaz, son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, an absconder in the money laundering case, filed by FIA. On the other hand, the court has also ordered PM Shehbaz to attend the court hearing. Special Court Central Judge Aijaz Aiwan heard the case of money laundering case against …

KARACHI, July 6(ABC): The judicial magistrate (East) on Wednesday directed authorities to present the phone call records of the period April 15 to 19 of Zaheer Ahmed, the boy who allegedly kidnapped and married teenager Dua Zahra. Dua Zahra was reported missing by her parents in mid-April. She was later found to have married Zaheer Ahmed in Lahore. During the …

ISLAMABAD, July 6, 2022 (ABC): Christian Turner, British High Commissioner to Pakistan, said that about 500,000 people travel between the UK and Pakistan every year, regrettably, most travel from Pakistan was hampered by visa delays. “I am personally saddened by the plight of visa applicants, Students wishing to go to the UK should apply for a visa soon, the conditions …

KARACHI, July 6(ABC): Two citizens died in incidents after rain in Karachi. Roads in Sukkur were flooded due to the heavy rainfall while low-lying areas were inundated and different areas of Sukkur are also experiencing loadshedding. A man lost his life in Karachi’s Azam Basti after getting electrocuted by water motor while a 14-year-old Iman lost her life in Malir …

LAHORE, July 15 (ABC): Rainfall expected in Karachi on Friday as the series of monsoon rain has been forecast to continue intermittently until July 18, while heavy rains also continue in different parts of Lahore. The weather in Lahore city and its environs became pleasant due to rainfall. On the other hand, a tragic incident also took place in Farrukhabad …