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In a bizarre video that went viral online, a brawl broke out between two groups on top of amusement ride.  The incident occurred in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where a violent fight broke out between two groups at a fair in Amroha district over tickets. The viral videos of the incident showed young men exchanging blows on top of an amusement ride at the fair. A video showed chaotic scenes at the fair as the men threw kicks and punches at each other on top of the ride while others can be seen climbing the iron railing and scaling the carnival ride. Chaos reigned at the fair for a while after the fight as cops arrived at the scene, sending the miscreants running as they attempted to flee the spot. Due to the violence, the owner decided to halt the operation of the amusement ride until things cooled down, reports said. Amroha: Live video of fight goes viral on social media In the Tigri fair, swings and kicks were performed vigorously They attacked each other by kicking ...

KUWAIT: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday arrived in Kuwait on a two-day official visit after concluding his visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE), ARY News reported. Upon his arrival at the airport, Kuwait’s Minister for Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr Jassim Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ostad received the prime minister, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. نگران وزیرِ اعظم انوار الحق کاکڑ کا دورہ کویت. نگران وزیرِ اعظم انوار الحق کاکڑ اپنے دو روزہ دورے کیلئے کویت پہنچ گئے ہیں. کویت پہنچنے پر کویت کے وزیرِ بجلی، پانی و قابل تجدید توانائی ڈاکٹر جاسم محمد عبداللہ الاستاد نے وزیرِ اعظم کا پرتپاک استقبال کیا. اس موقع پر پاکستان کے… pic.twitter.com/1c3nTKRfwT — Prime Minister’s Office (@PakPMO) November 28, 2023 Pakistan Ambassador to Kuwait Malik Muhammad Farooq and other senior diplomatic officials were also present on the occasion. During his visit, PM Kakar will meet Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Pr...

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab has decided to conduct ‘safety audit’ of all major buildings across the city after nearly a dozen people were killed in a massive fire at a RJ Shopping Mall at Rashid Minhas Road, ARY News reported on Monday. Expressing concern over incidents of fires in commercial buildings, Murtaza Wahab – in a statement – said that firstly, a safety audit of major buildings at I.I Chundrigar Road and Sharea Faisal will be carried out. In the second phase, the mayor said, the authorities will conduct audit of buildings at Tariq Road. He regretted that no emergency evacuation routes were built in majority of the buildings in Karachi. “Action will be taken against responsible, if there are no safety exit in huge buildings,” he added. At least 11 people died while five others sustained burn injuries after a  fire erupted inside the RJ Shopping Mall  a day earlier because of a suspected short circuit, as per the officials. The fire began on the fourth f...

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan has formally entered politics and will contest parliamentary elections as he received confirmation of his nomination from the ruling Awami League. According to a report, Awami League joint secretary general Bahauddin Nasim confirmed the development, saying that the all-rounder took nomination forms on Saturday from the party to contest 2024 election. Shakib Al Hasan will be contesting from the Magura-1 constituency, his home district, with the polls scheduled for January 7. “He is a celebrity and has great popularity among the country’s youth,” Nasim said, welcoming the cricket all-rounder. Shakib is currently recovering from a finger injury he sustained during the World Cup match against Sri Lanka on November 6. It is unclear yet when he will return to the field. For unversed, Shakib Al Hasan is not the first one to enter into politics as the trend of a cricketer turning politician is nothing new in Bangladesh cricket. Mashraf...

The United Nations was able to scale up delivery of humanitarian assistance into and across bombed-out Gaza during the humanitarian pause that went into effect on Friday following an agreement reached this week between Israel and Hamas. Gaza has a population of over two million, with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, hosting more than a million displaced people in 156 of its installations across the enclave. The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday that 200 trucks were dispatched from Nitzana, a town in Israel, to the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. From there, 137 trucks of goods were offloaded by the UNRWA reception point in Gaza, making it the biggest humanitarian convoy received since the start of hostilities on 7 October, it said. Additionally, 129,000 litres of fuel and four trucks of gas also crossed into Gaza, and 21 critical patients were evacuated in a large-scale medical operation from the north of the enclave. “Hund...

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has responded to compatriot Mohammad Kaif’s remarks on Australia’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 win. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Australia won their sixth ODI World Cup title after beating hosts India by six wickets in a one-sided final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ICC (@icc) Following the defeat, Mohammad Kaif made news for his memorable tirade in which he said that India, not Australia, were the rightful winner.  “𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘷 𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘪. 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘢𝘮 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘪 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘬𝘰!” . @MohammadKaif lauds this strong, brave, dominating, sensational #TeamIndia side & believes they were the best team at the #CWC23 ! pic.twitter.com/iqB1fqKQO9 — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 19, 2023 “I can never accept that ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait will sign seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for investment worth $10 billion through seven projects in multiple fields including environment, mining and food security, ARY News reported on Friday. In this regard, the federal cabinet, in its meeting approved seven MoUs to be signed during the upcoming visit of Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar to Kuwait. Consequent to the efforts by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), both countries would sign MoUs on multiple projects including the expansion of water reservoirs, mining facilities, conservation of mangrove forests on coastal areas, information technology and food security, said a statement. The caretaker Prime Minister and the cabinet members appreciated the efforts of the SIFC and the relevant ministries. The prime minister, who chaired the meeting, instructed to ensure cooperation with the provinces for early and fair execution of the projects. The body also e...

KARACHI: Farhatullah Babar has tendered his resignation as the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) general secretary, ARY News reported on Thursday. The senior politician Farhatullah Babar has stepped down as the PPP general secretary months before the general elections scheduled for February 8, 2024. The resignation came at a time when PPP is going to issue tickets to its candidates for general elections. In a statement, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari confirmed the development and said that the former army chief had demanded Babar’s resignation but he rejected his demand. Read more:  Bilawal says ‘no decision on PPP-PTI electoral alliance yet’ In an interview with a private news channel , Zardari claimed that PTI chief Imran Khan offered him 6 ministries during their government. Zardari asserted that the government of former prime minister Imran Khan wanted “minus Zardari People Party” and send me out of the country. He contended that initiating a no-confidence motion against ...

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif on Wednesday said that the government had finalized a plan to transform Pakistan’s optical fiber cable network into a global digital gateway. The implementation of the proposed project would benefit Pakistan by millions of dollars, he disclosed while speaking in a high-level meeting. The meeting was attended by representatives of key organizations, including the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Special Communication Organization, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), TransWorld, and CyberNet. He said that all the necessary resources and facilities had been provided for the digital gateway initiative. Related: IT ministry to avail Rs8 budget for 9 broadband, optical fiber projects Dr Saif said that the existing optical fiber cable infrastructure, existing from Karachi to Gwadar, could be connected to global marine cables. It would facilitate digital access to regi...

The BRICS group of nations Tuesday called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza during an extraordinary summit where chair South Africa decried Israel over war crimes and “genocide” in the Palestinian territory. Pretoria hosted a virtual meeting of BRICS — a group of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — aimed at drawing up a common response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. “We called for an immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities,” the group said in a summary of the meeting. “We reiterated our strong support for regional and international efforts aimed at achieving an immediate cessation of hostilities, ensuring the protection of civilians and the provision of humanitarian aid.” Fighting has raged in Gaza after Hamas on October 7 launched a surprised attack on Israel, in which around 1,200 people were killed. Following the attacks, Israel launched a relentless bom...

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has thrown its weight behind the Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) employees protesting against proposed privatisation of the airline, ARY News reported on Monday. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto met a delegation of PIA employees – led by President People’s Unity CBA Hidayatullah Khan. During the meeting, a strategy was also finalised as to how to foil the privatisation of the national flag carrier. Speaking on the occasion, Bilawal said that what he had discussed with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was not the PIA privatisation, but it’s restructuring. “Just like the PML-N lies to the nation in political matters, it is not stating the facts about the discussions we had on the subject,” he said, vowing that they will not allow a single worker of the airline to get unemployed. It is pertinent to mention here that Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar had already directed authorities concerned to expedite the privatisation pro...

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday expressed satisfaction at the robust and wide-ranging engagement between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar stressed the need to focus on strengthening cooperation in energy, trade and investment. The prime minister was talking to the Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. The Emirati ambassador presented a formal invitation to the caretaker prime minister to attend the forthcoming COP-28 meeting in Abu Dhabi. He said that Pakistan was one of the leading countries in climate change negotiations and the U.A.E. was hopeful that Pakistan would play its part in ensuring the success of COP-28. The caretaker prime minister congratulated the UAE for hosting this important global climate change conference and assured of Pakistan’s active participation in the event. Pr...

KARACHI: Police personnel who were involved in Karachi’s Orangi Town sector 5 heist have been arrested, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the arrested police personnel of District South were shifted to DIG West office after arrest. Sources said that the police officials have summoned the affected family to DIG west office and returned the amount and 65 percent of the total gold. Furthermore, the IG Sindh has directed the DIG West to complete the investigation within 24 hours. Earlier today, police sources said that evidence points out the involvement of an under-training police officer in Orangi Town sector 5 heist. Related: Under-training police officer involved in Orangi Town heist: sources According to sources, evidence surfaced that an under-training DSP of District South Police had been involved in the robbery in which around 20 million rupees, 70 to 80 tola gold jewelry and other valuables were plundered from a house in Orangi Town. Police sources sa...

A video that went viral online showed the Indian star pacer Jasprit Bumrah hitting the stumps in frustration during the final of ICC World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, here on Sunday. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Jasprit Bumrah is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 20 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 4.06. The Indian speedster expressed his frustration during the match and hit the stumps when the hosts were struggling to take wickets at crucial stages of the match. He bagged two wickets with 4.78 economy in his 9 overs during the final clash.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ICC (@icc) It is pertinent to mention here that Travis Head’s century and Marnus Labuschagne’s important 58 not out led Australia to their record sixth World Cup title with a six-wicket win over India in 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium. Australia is crowned World Cup champions for the sixth ...

KARACHI: The murder mystery of biomechanical engineer Sohaib Nisar has been solved by Karachi police, ARY News reported.  Sohaib Nisar, the only son of his parents was shot dead in Sachal Scheme 33 area of Karachi. Initially, the case was reported as a street crime but the investigation revealed shocking details regarding his murder. According to SHO Sachal Aurangzeb Khattak, Sohaib was shot in the head by his childhood friend Asim over a money dispute in Sir Syed Chowk, Scheme 33. Despite severe criticism, the police continued their investigation and found out the prime suspect in the murder case. The main suspect Asim who was a friend of the deceased Sohaib for over 40 years, used to reside in Somar Goth. However, when the police conducted a raid on the suspect’s residence on intelligence information, Asim was found dead as he had committed suicide after locking himself in his room. https://arynews.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sohaib-Murder.mp4   The police offici...

SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday during its second test, after its first attempt ended in an explosion. The two-stage rocketship blasted off from the Elon Musk-owned company’s Starbase launch site near Boca Chica in Texas, boosting the Starship spacecraft roughly 55 miles (90 km) above ground on a planned 90-minte flight into space. But the rocket’s Super Heavy first stage booster, though it appeared to achieve a crucial maneuver to separate with its core Starship stage, exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after detaching, a SpaceX webcast showed. Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting second integrated flight test of Starship! Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster and made it through stage separation pic.twitter.com/JnCvLAJXPi — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 20...

ISLAMABAD: The non-filers would face the disconnection of utility connections including electricity and gas, as well as the blocking of mobile SIMs if return is not filed in response to notices issued, ARY News quoted FBR statement. As part of restructuring measures, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established 145 District Tax Offices to bring 1.5 to 2 million new taxpayers into the tax net till June 2024. Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar had stressed the importance of revenue and increasing the existing number of tax filers during recent meetings. The FBR board notified the establishment of district tax offices, a new initiative that will help broaden the tax base and ultimately raise the tax-to-GDP ratio to a desired level. Related: No extension in submission of tax returns, warns FBR The offices would be headed by District Tax Officers entrusted with the responsibility of enforcing Income Tax Returns from non-filers and stop-filers, according to a press ...

KARACHI: More than 640 citizens had lost their lives in road accidents that took place in the past 11 months of 2023, ARY News reported on Thursday. Karachi authorities failed to improve the traffic situation which resulted in the killings of more than 640 citizens in road accidents during the 11 months of 2023. Worse traffic situation is one of the major challenges alongside street crimes in Karachi as several citizens lost their lives in road accidents due to overspeeding car and heavy vehicles, negligence of traffic authorities and traffic violations by the citizens. Additionally, over 10,120 citizens were wounded in road accidents. 55 per cent of the road accidents involved heavy traffic across the metropolis, whereas, several citizens were killed in other accidents involving buses, cars and motorcycles. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/I2nMXyF

A possible meteor has caused a flash of light followed by a loud boom in Bemidji city of Minnesota – United States (US) which was caught on camera. Beltrami County Emergency Management said numerous reports came in from Bemidji and the surrounding area about 6:30 p.m. Monday of a bright flash of light and a loud boom that rattled the windows and walls of homes. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office checked local power stations and transformers for any sign of an explosion, but everything seemed to be working normally, according to the foreign media reports.  A video provided by a resident shows what appears to be a meteor streaking through the sky. Related: Woman hit by meteorite in rare astronomy event “It is obvious there was something of significance that passed over the skies of Beltrami County, but we can only speculate it was a meteor at this time,” county spokesman Christopher Muller told WCCO-TV. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/cuTMlmr

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar has directed the High Education Commission (HEC) to introduce scholarships in technical and scientific subjects in accordance with the global requirements. Caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar underlined the need to bring higher education in the country in conformity with contemporary and economic needs. Chairing a meeting regarding the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Islamabad on Tuesday, he emphasised on introduction of scholarships in technical and scientific subjects in accordance with the global requirements, Radio Pakistan reported. Related: China announces scholarships for Pakistani students The meeting was attended by Caretaker Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Madad Ali Sindhi, Chairman HEC Dr Mukthar Ahmed, secretary education and other senior officials, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. The prime minister was briefed about higher education, students’ scholarships, universiti...

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday directed the authorities concerned to formulate and present a comprehensive strategy, based on input from all the stakeholders, with a view to improve the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The prime minister, chairing a meeting to mull over the measures for improving the FBR’s performance, said the utilisation of modern technology was inevitable to improve the taxation system. The meeting was briefed on the measures to widen the tax net and digitisation of the taxation system. Related: No extension in submission of tax returns, warns FBR The participants also deliberated over different proposals aimed at restructuring the FBR. PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar said that the revenue collection was just like the backbone of the national economy. He told the meeting that various effective measures had been taken recently to curb smuggling, though it required more hard work to achieve the desired results. Ca...

KARACHI: In a shocking incident, a man’s body was found hanging from a tree near Hill Park Karachi, ARY News reported.  As per details, the deceased man whose body was retrieved from a tree has been identified as 58-year-old Massih. Police officials stated that the family of the deceased man was not found even after several hours had passed. Whereas, the hospital administration said that the incident seemed to be a suicide as per the initial investigation. Read more: Man commits suicide after shooting two in Karachi Furthermore, the body of 58-year-old Massih was shifted to Jinnah Hospital and the crime scene unit compiled a report after collecting evidence from the spot of incident. Last month, in a shocking incident, a man committed suicide after shooting two in Shah Latif Town Karachi. As per details, the incident occurred in Shah Latif Town where two men identified as Habib Ullah and Wahid sustained injuries and the accused Babar committed suicide by shooting himself. ...

KARACHI: Police recorded the testimonies of the family members who rode on slain online cab driver Shahzeb’s car from Hyderabad to Karachi, ARY News reported on Sunday. Karachi police made progress on the probe into the online cab driver Shahzeb’s murder case. The police investigators recorded statements of a family – including two women and three children – who travelled from Hyderabad to Karachi’s Korangi Crossing area in slain Shahzeb’s car. The investigators told the media that the family usually travelled between Hyderabad and Karachi. “Due to unavailability of their driver, the family hired an online cab to reach Karachi. The family did not observe any unusual situation or Shahzeb’s fight on the telephone.” Shahzeb left the family at Korangi Crossing and booked another ride, said the investigation officials, adding that they found some evidence of his second ride. They added that Shahzeb’s mobile p hone and other valuables had not been recovered from the crime scene. Geo-fen...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A policeman was shot dead by unknown assailants in Tehsil Kulachi of DI Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported on Sunday. As per details, the unknown assailants opened firing in Takwarha DI Khan on a policeman named Jameel Shah who was on his way back home. The police officials stated that Jameel Shah embraced martyrdom as a result of the firing. On November 7, at least two policemen were martyred and three got injured in a terrorist attack that occurred at the oil and gas company’s camp located in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Read more: Two policemen martyred, three injured in DI Khan terrorist attack As per details, the police officials said that the terrorists attacked an oil and gas company’s camp in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan. The two policemen ASI Rehmat Elahi and Khan Arif who were deployed to the security of the camp were martyred, while the three police officers Alamgir Khan, Fazalur Rehman, and Atta...

Indian star player Virat Kohli has grabbed his first ODI wicket in nine years during the ICC World Cup 2023 match against the Netherlands. His wife Anushka Sharma’s unmissable reaction also went viral on social media when she celebrated Kohli’s rare wicket. Kohli dismissed Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards in the 25th over despite it was not a wicket-taking delivery and would be a wide ball if the batter had let it go. Edwards made a failed attempt to get easy runs behind the wicketkeeper but KL Rahul made no mistake behind the stumps to carry the faint edge, leading Kohli get a rare wicket. Wicket for King Kohli #INDvNED pic.twitter.com/sNQsGC0Fvp — 𝐆𝐎𝕏𝐓𝐋𝐈𓃵 (@123_at_perth) November 12, 2023 Celebrating the surprise wicket, their adorable reactions were caught on camera after Kohli passed a chuckle to his wife Anushka Sharma who also responded to him with a big laugh. While the bottom-ranked side was batting cautiously in their 411-run pursuit, Indian captain Rohit ...