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The five people aboard the Missing Titan submersible are thought to be dead, according to OceanGate, the company that owns the vessel, bringing a grim end on Thursday to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic. “These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement. “Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time.” The statement from OceanGate came just minutes after CNN said that debris found on the ocean floor on Thursday near the wreck of the Titanic was assessed to be from the submersible, citing an internal U.S. Coast Guard document. An unmanned deep-sea robot deployed from a Canadian ship discovered a “debris field” near where the century-old wreck is located, 2-1/2 miles (4 km) below the surface, the U.S. Coast Guuard said earlier on Twitter. The agency has sch...

ISLAMABAD: Ex-Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Jam Kamal Khan along with other politicians met Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz on Thursday, ARY News reported. Jam Kamal Khan, MNA Malik Sohail and former MPA Ikhtiar Wali from Balochistan held a meeting with PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz in which they discussed matters related to party organisation and future political strategy. Maryam said Nawaz Sharif wants prosperity and development in Balochistan besides making the citizens partners in the province’s development. She added that the PML-N government aims concrete steps to end the sense of deprivation of the Balochistan people. READ: Maryam Nawaz lauds PML-N leaders, workers for ‘standing by party’ The PML-N leader said that PM Shehbaz Sharif took several steps for Balochistan people including the establishment of Daanish schools and vocational training centres. The premier announced Rs1,150 billion development budget. She said that the gover...

Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Mahmood Moulvi has claimed that he will decide about joining Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (PPP) founded by Jahangir Tareen after ‘istikhara’ prayers, ARY News reported on Wednesday. Mahmood Moulvi, while talking to the ARY News programme ‘11th Hour’, clarified that he has not yet decided to join Jahangir Tareen-led IPP. He added that he will make final decision regarding IPP in a few days. محمود مولوی نے پرویز خٹک اور شاہ محمود قریشی سے متعلق بڑی خبر دے دی #ARYNews #11thHour pic.twitter.com/Jz6CpcS3FX — ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) June 21, 2023 ‘I will decide about joining IPP after offering istikhara prayers. I told people that Imran Ismail and Ali Zaidi have not formally joined IPP. Ismail and Zaidi can tell people by themselves regarding their formal joining in IPP.” READ: Pervez Khattak served notice for ‘inciting PTI members to leave party’ He said that Pervez Khattak is also forming his...

PARIS: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday arrived in Paris on an official visit to attend the New Global Financing Pact Summit, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, ARY News reported. As the prime minister landed at the Paris airport along with his delegation, he was warmly received by Pakistan’s ambassador in France and diplomatic officials besides senior French government authorities. Federal ministers Sherry Rehman, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Marriyum Aurangzeb and Special Assistant to PM Tariq Fatemi are part of the prime minister’s entourage. During the visit, the prime minister will attend the New Global Financing Pact Summit being hosted by France and participated by heads of state and delegates from over 50 countries. PM Shehbaz will also join the world leaders at the dinner reception hosted by the French president for the participating dignitaries. During the visit, the prime minister will also hold bilateral meetings with different heads of state....

LAHORE: The federal government on Tuesday de-notified the management committee of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headed by Najam Sethi, confirmed Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC) Ehsan Ur Rehman Mazari. According to a notification issued by Ministry of Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC), the PCB management committee of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) led by Najam Sethi stood dissolve following the ‘completion of tenure’. The ministry also said that all the affairs of the PCB have been handed over to the Election Commissioner Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, barring Najam Sethi from making any decisions. On the other hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has nominated that former chairman Muhammad Zaka Ashraf and Advocate Supreme Court Mustafa Ramday as members of the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The notification, issued on Tuesday, stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in the capacity of PCB patron-in-chief, has nominated Ashraf and ...

LAHORE: Punjab food department has suspended the wheat quota for flour mills and decided to auction the wheat under Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Punjab food secretary Zaman Watto said that mill owners can also participate in the auction. He added that the provincial government is mulling to grant direct subsidies on flour. He said that the steps were taken to stop misappropriations in the wheat quota. The flour mills associations have not yet reacted to the Punjab government’s decision. Read: Free flour distributed with transparency: Marriyum Aurangzeb responds to Shahid Khaqan In May, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) launched an investigation into alleged ‘irregularities’ in Punjab free flour scheme following the allegations levelled by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. A team of the accountability watchdog had visited the office of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) in Laho...

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Nadeem Afzal Chan said that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) is responsible for spending Local Government (LG) funds in Punjab, ARY News reported.  Talking to ARY News show Khabar, the PPP leader said that the Local Government (LG) funds and the transfers and postings in Punjab are done on PML-N’s direction.  He said that it’s not right that in coalition government one part holds the powers. Everyone is a beneficiary of the bureaucracy except the PPP. Moreover, Nadeem Afzal Chan said that it’s 2023, not 90’s politics wouldn’t work now and PPP wants transparent elections, no one should act as a beneficiary for anyone. Earlier,  Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nadeem Afzal Chan  revealed that he had advised his party to form an alliance with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Punjab for upcoming elections. He said that he had advised PPP to go for an alliance with PTI as it will benefit the party in upcoming ele...