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The former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan will appear before Islamabad courts in four cases today (Tuesday), ARY News reported.  According to details, Imran Khan is appearing before three courts in Islamabad today after being summoned, while a bail plea will be filed in the fourth case.  In Islamabad, Imran Khan will appear before Judge Rukhshanda Shaheen in a case registered under the Foreign Funding Act in the Banking Court.  He was summoned in person by the court and a decision on his bail application is expected today. Mr. Khan will also appear before the Anti-Terrorism Court of Judge Raja Jawad Hasan, where he will file a pre-arrest bail. It may be noted that the court had rejected Imran Khan’s bail plea in the case, earlier, over his non-appearance.  Furthermore, two cases against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief will also be heard in Islamabad Court today. The addition judge Zafar Iqbal has fixed today, the date for the...

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration announced measures to crack down on child labor on Monday amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports by Reuters and other news outlets on illegal employment of migrant minors in dangerous US industries. US officials said the Labor Department had seen a nearly 70% increase in child labor violations since 2018, including in hazardous occupations. In the last fiscal year, 835 companies were found to have violated child labor laws. US officials told reporters on a Monday conference call that the administration was probing the employment of children at companies including Hearthside Food Solutions and suppliers to Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS>. It has created an interagency task force on child labor, and plans to target industries where violations are most likely to occur for investigations. The Democratic administration of US President Joe Biden is also pushing for heavier penalties for companies that violate these laws, and ...

A video of a youngster getting instant karma when attempting to break a boundary wall for no reason is going viral on social media. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   The viral video showed him kicking the wall for breaking or damaging it. His first attempt goes in vain as nothing happens. The metal-like piece got loose on the second attempt.  It caved in on the third kick. He got stuck in the interstitial space or the margin rabbet/rebate. pic.twitter.com/DVGinimsnZ — Instant Karma (@Instantregretss) February 26, 2023 It is not the first time people have been served instant karma for their follies. Related – WATCH: Man served instant karma during harassment attempt Earlier, a video of an elderly pedestrian getting angry at a car driver without reason and being served karma immediately went viral. pic.twitter.com/DVGinimsnZ — Instant Karma (@Instantregretss) February 26, 2023 In the video uploaded by a Twitter user, a driver of a car stopped in ...

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has demanded the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) extend time for household census as Pakistan’s first-ever digital census will kick off on March 1 (Wednesday), ARY News reported. The MQM-P has penned down a letter to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) chairman, expressing concerns over the steps taken for first-ever digital census. MQM-P demanded to extend the time for household census, saying that allocating only three days in this regard was not enough. “It will not be possible to count houses in a densely populated city like Karachi within three days”, the letter stated. The letter further stated that at least 10 days should be set aside for household censuses, and that the number of days should be increased for the three phases of national household and digital censuses. In the letter, the party stated that in order to enumerate the population completely, the whole process should be done with transparency. It is pertinen...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first-ever digital population and housing census will kick across the country from Wednesday [March 1], ARY News reported on Monday. Briefing the journalists, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) spokesperson Muhammad Sarwar Gondal noted that a portal has already been launched by the bureau so that people can submit their data themselves and don’t need to face the botheration of giving data to census teams visiting door-to-door. He said more than 4 million people have already been registered at the portal and a UTN number will be issued to them after their data is saved and they can give that number to the census team. The spokesperson further said that 121,000 field enumerators have been deployed for the field operation of census, which will begin on Wednesday.  “The process will be completed by April 1 and the data will be released by April 30 which will then be approved by the Council of Common Interests (CCI),” he added. He added that this will be the ...

ISLAMABAD: In the nation-wide polio vaccination campaign from January 02-29 over 62 thousand parents refused vaccination to their children, citing sources ARY News reported on Monday. The anti-polio campaign, which was held in January in three phases, 62,411 parents refused to administer polio vaccine to their children. Most of the parents who refused polio vaccine to their children were belong to Sindh, according to sources. In Sindh 37,008 parents refused polio vaccine, while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 20,305 parents refused vaccine administration. Moreover, in Balochistan 4,902 parents, in Islamabad 141 families and in Punjab 36 parents refused polio vaccine administration to their children. According to the figures shared by the authorities in Karachi East 2.4 percent, Korangi district 1.2 pct, Karachi South 1.1 pct, Keamari district 1.3 pct, Karachi Central 1.7 pct and in Malir district 0.9 pct parents refused vaccine in the polio vaccination campaign, sources said. In Hyderabad ...

ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad accepted former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan’s exemption plea for one day in the Toshakhana case, ARY News reported on Monday. As per details, the court announced the reserved verdict and Babar Awan assured the court that PTI chief Imran Khan will appear before court tomorrow. The court also rejected the plea to summon Imran Khan’s medical reports from PIMS. Earlier, the sessions court in Islamabad reserved verdict on the former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan’s plea to transfer the hearing of the Toshakhana case from district Kachehri to judicial complex. Read more:  TOSHAKHANA CASE: NAB TEAM VISITS IMRAN KHAN’S RESIDENCE Babar Awan also filed an exemption plea and told the court that the PTI chief will present himself in the Toshakhana case tomorrow. He further said that there is a security alert in the Kachehri court and terrorist attacks took place in district Kachehri in Past as well. There is a threat t...

ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General (retired) Amjad Shoaib was arrested by the Islamabad police on charges of inciting the public against national institutions, ARY News reported on Monday. Police sources said that officers from the Ramna police station apprehended him at his residence in the federal capital. Sources said that a First Information Report (FIR) was filed last evening against the former army officer at the Ramna police station following his television interview, under sections 153A and 505 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Read more: IHC grants bail to Azam Swati in controversial tweets case According to the FIR, Lt Gen Amjad Shoaib incited people to revolt against institutions during his television interview. Currently, he is in police custody at the lockup of the police station. Police will produce him before a local court this morning and seek his remand. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/9MRwBGy

A police check post was attacked by a group of terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday, ARY News reported. A cop sustained injuries in the attack carried out by a group of terrorists on the Rohri check post in Kulachi Tehsil. Earlier in the month, a cop sustained injuries in a terrorist attack on a check post in Dera Ismail Khan. READ: KP POLICE THWART TERRORIST ATTACK ON DI KHAN CHECK POST Police said that a group of terrorists attacked the Kathi check post in DI Khan today and fled from the scene. A cop got injuries in the exchange of fire between the police officials and terrorists. Police added that the terrorist fled from the scene after police contingents reached the check post under the supervision of DPO Muhammad Shoaib and SDPO Saddar Circle. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/fvXWrp3

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has decided to hold ‘power shows’ against ‘flawed’ delimitations of constituencies as the Sindh government did not notify the increased number of union councils (UCs), ARY News reported on Sunday, citing sources. The decision was taken during an ‘important meeting’ of MQM-P Rabta Committee, which discussed the country’s political situation and issues regarding delimitations of constituencies, census and agreement with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Sources told ARY News that the Rabta Committee also raised concern over the non-issuance of the notification of increased number of union councils (UCs) in Karachi. In this regard, MQM-P has decided to hold power show in Karachi against the delimitation and violation of agreement with PPP. Sources further claimed that the party would hold a public rally on March 12 at Karachi’s Bagh-i-Jinnah. “A formal announcement of the public gathering will be made through a press conference”, source...

Earthquake tremors were felt early Sunday morning in Awaran district of Balochistan and adjacent areas, ARY News reported. An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted Awaran and surrounding areas on Sunday morning. The residents came out of their homes reciting the ‘Kalma-e-Tayyaba’. The Seismological Center furthered that its depth was 76 kilometers. However, it didn’t confirm the epicenter of the earthquake. As per initial reports there was no loss of life or any financial loss. Read more: Earthquake tremors jolt Islamabad On February 24, earthquake tremors of 4.2 intensity jolted Islamabad and its adjoining areas. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the tremors were felt at 6:06 in the morning. People came out of their houses in fear by reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba. No loss is reported as per initial reports. It is to be mentioned here that the tremors relatively closer to the surface are likely to bear long-term adverse effects on the buil...

JAMPUR: Polling for the by-election in the National Assembly’s constituency NA-193 Rajanpur got underway on Sunday amid strict security. The polling began at 8am and will continue until 5pm without any pause. The seat fell vacant due to the death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Jaffar Khan Leghari. He died in Lahore on December 31, 2022, after a prolonged illness. 11 candidates are contesting NA-193 Rajanpur by-poll, but the main contest is expected between the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Emaar Owais Leghari and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Mohsin Leghari. 237 polling stations have been set up in the constituency, of which 68 are declared sensitive. 2,650 police personnel have been deployed to deal with any untoward situation while Rangers and Army personnel will also patrol the area. Read more: ECP TURNS DOWN GOVT’S REQUEST TO DEFER RAJANPUR BY-ELECTION Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) accused the district administration of ...

Fans of HBO juggernaut “Succession” will soon bid a final farewell to the family business drama which will end after its upcoming fourth season, according to the show’s creator. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv “I’ve never thought this could go on forever,” Jesse Armstrong told The New Yorker magazine in an interview published Thursday. “The end has always been kind of present in my mind,” added the show’s screenwriter and producer. “I got together with a few of my fellow writers before we started the writing of Season 4, in about November, December, 2021, and I sort of said, ‘Look, I think this maybe should be it. But what do you think?'” Armstrong recalled.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Succession (@succession) Riding high on both popular success and critical acclaim, “Succession,” produced by HBO, is a dark and gritty chronicle of patriarch Logan Roy and his children, a powerful family tearing its...

LAHORE: The Punjab caretaker government has decided to implement the austerity policy announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, ARY News reported on Saturday. The caretaker Punjab chief minister (CM) Mohsin Naqvi took a series of decisions while chairing the 7th session of the cabinet. The caretaker Punjab CM sought a plan from the concerned committee for adopting the austerity measures. The committee will forward the recommendations to the caretaker CM for cutting down the government’s expenditures. CM Mohsin Naqvi said that the provincial government will have to play its role in the austerity drive amid the economic crisis. READ: MARYAM’S LAVISH PROTOCOL MOCKS PM’S AUSTERITY MEASURES It has been decided that the government officers will donate three-day salary to the quake victims of Turkiye and Syria. The cabinet received a suggestion to fix the relief price of wheat at Rs3,900 per maund. The other decisions included the establishment of a committee for the early completion...

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser has challenged the transfers and postings by the caretaker government in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), ARY News reported on Saturday. Asad Qaiser filed a petition through his counsel Barrister Gohar Khan to the Peshawar High Court (PHC), challenging the transfers and postings made by the caretaker government. The provincial government, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the administration were made parties in the case. The petition stated that the caretaker government took illegal steps by making transfers and postings which were violations of the election rules. It added that the caretaker government is responsible for holding free and fair elections but not making the transfers of the government officers. READ: ‘JAIL BHARO TEHREEK’: PTI RAWALPINDI LEADERS SHIFTED TO SHAHPUR JAIL Qaiser pleaded with the PHC to nullify the caretaker government’s notification. In another move, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded two Covid-19-related deaths and 42 fresh Covid-19 cases during the last 24 hours, ARY News reported on Saturday, quoting the National Institute of Health (NIH). According to the statistics issued by NIH, a total of 5,019 Covid-19 diagnostic tests were conducted, of which 42 samples came back positive. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 0. 84 percent. COVID-19 Statistics 25 February 2023 Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 5,019 Positive Cases: 42 Positivity %: 0.84% Deaths: 02 Patients on Critical Care: 15 (shared by NCOC-NIH) — NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) February 25, 2023 The number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,576,880 while the nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,643. Earlier, the Sindh health department confirmed the presence of the Covid-19’s sub-variant BF-7 in Karachi. “This sub-variant of Omicron variant of the coronavirus has recently infected people in China on massive scale,” the health department h...

Nigerians vote on Saturday for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race dominated by three political veterans. Nearly 90 million people are eligible to vote in the poll, which is unfolding as Africa’s most populous democracy grapples with a security crisis, a sluggish economy and widening poverty. For the first time in Nigeria’s modern history, a third candidate has emerged to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). With Buhari stepping down after two terms in office, the APC’s Bola Tinubu, 70, a former Lagos governor and political kingmaker, says “It’s my turn” for the presidency. He faces a familiar rival — PDP candidate and former vice president Atiku Abubakar, 76, who is on his sixth bid for the top job. But the emergence of a surprise third candidate appealing to young voters, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, 61, has thrown the race open for the first time since the end of military rule in 19...

A horrific video of a man trying to survive a deadly bear attack is going viral on the social media application Twitter. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv       The video was shared by Oddly Terrifying on the micro-blogging social media platform. The video showed the bear approaching a tree on which a man is hanging on about seven to eight feet from the ground.  The grizzly bear stood on its hind legs and attempted to get hold of the man hanging for his life. The bear did not let him go easily. The man was doing everything he could to save himself.  The well-being of the man was unknown.  Terrifying encounter between hiker and bear pic.twitter.com/tnXcGxTeX2 — OddIy Terrifying (@OTerrifying) February 24, 2023 It is not a wise option to confront a bear without taking safety precautions. The people have lost their lives and suffered life-threatening injuries.  Many people have survived to tell the tale. A mountain climber in Ja...

LAHORE: Former Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Friday lambasted Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief organizer Maryam Nawaz for ‘maligning the judiciary’ during her speech in Sargodha, ARY News reported. The former CM criticised PML-N chief organizer Maryam Nawaz for ‘maligning judges’, stating, “Under the leadership of Imran Khan, we will not let the judiciary be pressurized or blackmailed,” Pervaiz Elahi termed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leadership ‘incompetent’ and stated that the PDM’s ‘failed strategies’ steered the country towards the worst economical crisis. READ:  ‘GROUP OF FIVE’ RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTRY’S WOES: MARYAM NAWAZ Speaking of the election, the former CM said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Punjab Governor were not fulfilling their responsibilities. Earlier this week, PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz during her speech at the PML-N’s workers’ convention in Sargodha alleged that the ‘group of fi...

ISLAMABAD: A judicial reference, filed against Supreme Court (SC) Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), is ‘based on lies’, ARY News reported on Friday, citing judge’s family sources. Advocate Mian Dawood had filed a judicial reference against Supreme Court (SC) Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), accusing him of “misconduct” and “amassing illegitimate assets”. Sources within the family told ARY News that the reference against the SC judge was ‘malicious and misleading’, terming the leaked audio ‘cut-paste’ job. Sources claimed that Justice Mazahar Naqvi and granddaughter were travelling in a private vehicle on November 10, 2022 when police intercepted them and misbehaved. “The police started making the video even after the judge stopped his vehicle,” they claimed. “Later, senior police officers and Secretary Punjab Assembly Muhammad Khan Bhatti reached the spot,” sources said, adding that Muhammad Khan informed ...

KARACHI: Several passengers received minor injuries after one of the buses of the Karachi Green Line BRT lost control and hit the railing near Nagan Chowrangi on Friday morning, ARY News reported. The accident caused panic among the passengers as commuters broke the window pane to escape the bus after it crashed into the side railing. The front of the bus was damaged as a result of accident. Following the incident, authorities briefly suspended the operation of the bus service on the particular section of the track while a probe was launched into the accident. Last year, stones had been pelted at the Green Line bus service in Karachi at multiple points between Surjani and Numaish areas of the city. STONES PELTED AT MULTIPLE POINTS OF GREEN LINE BUS SERVICE The stones were pelted from the pedestrian bridge that damaged the infrastructure of buses. The Karachi Green Line BRT was launched on December 25, 2021 as the first of the six bus rapid transit projects in the city under...

On the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted and approved a resolution demanding Russia to end the Ukraine war and “immediately” withdraw its forces. As fighting raged on in Ukraine’s east and south, its allies around the world showed their support on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. During the vote in the 193-member UNGA, 141 member nations voted in favour of the resolution. While 7 opposed the resolution, 32 members. including Pakistan, China, Iran, India and others abstained from voting. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative at UN, Munir Akram said few clauses of the resolution are against Pakistan’s stance. Meanwhile, Russia’s Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy dismissed the action at the United Nations as “useless”. Read more: Russia plans deep March oil export cuts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed the vote. “This resolution is a powerful signal of unflagging g...

Earthquake tremors of 4.2 intensity jolted Islamabad and its adjoining areas on Friday, ARY News reported. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the tremors were felt at 6:06 in the morning. People came out of their houses in fear by reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba. No loss is reported as per initial reports. It is to be mentioned here that the tremors relatively closer to the surface are likely to bear long-term adverse effects on the buildings. Last year in December, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 jolted Karachi. Read more:  4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Kohat, surrounding areas An earthquake of this magnitude in Karachi shocked the seismic experts as they had never earlier recorded an earthquake of such an strength with epicenter within the provincial capital city. Director Seismology Division of Pakistan Meteorology Division (PMD), had said that earthquakes of magnitude just over 3.1 have hit Karachi in the past, with their epicenters being outside the pro...

South African woman cricketer Laura Wolvaardt got compared to primary antagonist of the ‘ Harry Potter ‘ franchise Lord Voldermort after a video of her confused look  during a press conference following her side’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup fixture against Bangladesh went viral. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   The video showed Laura Wolvaardt answering questions following her side’s qualification for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi final. She got puzzled when a journalist asked about the upcoming fixture via zoom call. The journalist asked if she could hear him. In her reply, she said she cannot see him.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ICC (@icc) The cricketer and all those in the press conference broke into laughter after he infomed that he was talking via zoom. Social media users wrote hilarious comments on the video captioned, “Laura Wolvaardt was very confused.” “I thought it was L...

KARACHI: Sindh government on Thursday introduced the “Breeze Mobile App” for the convenience of Green and Orange line metro service passengers, ARY News reported. Sindh Infrastructure Development Co Ltd General Manager Abdul Aziz, while addressing the mobile app launching ceremony, said that a mobile app was introduced for Karachiites travelling on Green and Orange Line buses by the collaboration of SIDCL and the Ministry of Planning and Development. He said that the app will enable passengers to track and trace the bus location, recharge the account and pay for the ticket to the Orange and Green Line metro services. https://arynews.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Video-2023-02-24-at-12.22.50-AM.mp4 from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/ybczJQj

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned the meeting of the apex committee in which will be attended by the civil and military leadership, ARY News reported on Thursday. PM Shehbaz Sharif summoned the apex committee meeting on Friday (tomorrow) at PM House at 3:00 pm. The civil and military leadership will be given a briefing on the terrorist attacks in Peshawar and Karachi. The participants of the meeting will review the implementation on the National Action Plan (NAP). Previous meeting Earlier in the month, PM Sharif chaired the apex committee meeting held at the KP Governor House. The apex committee expressed its determination to protect the life and property of the people at every cost and make an example out of the terrorists who shed the blood of Pakistanis. The committee assured the nation that those who attacked innocent Pakistanis, would be punished and the government would come up to its expectations, reported the state news agency. The meeting reviewed,...

PESHAWAR: Amid the current law and order situation, the deputy commissioner of Peshawar has imposed Section 144 in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY news reported on Thursday.  The provincial capital has been prohibited of gatherings of more than five persons and any violations of Section 144 will result in legal action, a statement released by the deputy commissioner’s Office Peshawar said. The statement furthered that gathering of more than five individuals is not permitted given the existing condition of law and order. Earlier, the Punjab government directed law enforcers to take legal actions against the violators of Section 144 in Lahore following the PTI’s ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek.’ Read more: Punjab govt orders action against violators of Section 144 According to the spokesperson of the Punjab government, Section 144 had been imposed in different parts of the city and special measures were adopted on Mall Road following terror threats and the ongoing Pakista...

BEIJING: An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), Chinese state television CCTV reported, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter is about 82 km from the nearest border with China and was strongly felt in some areas in China’s western Xinjiang region, including Kashgar and Artux, CCTV reported. Power supply and communication remained normal in Kashgar, state media Xinhua reported. The Xinjiang railroad department called a halt to passenger trains running on the Aksu to Kashgar section of the Southern Xinjiang railway, state media said. Local authorities were inspecting bridges, tunnels and signal equipment, CCTV said. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/u3lcNqC

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to issue the third call-up notice to the former Punjab chief minister (CM) Usman Buzdar in connection with the probe into the assets beyond income case, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The decision was taken after Usman Buzdar did not appear before the NAB Lahore investigators today. The former CM was directed to appear before NAB along with the property, income and relevant documents. The anti-graft watchdog issued the second call-up notice to Buzdar today. The former CM was also summoned by the NAB on February 16 but he did not appear. It is pertinent to mention that Buzdar secured an interim bail from the accountability court in Lahore. Sources added that the authorities will take action against Usman Buzdar if he does not appear before the investigators again. Earlier, an accountability court (AC) barred the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting former chief minister Punjab Usman Buzdar in assets beyo...