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LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) headquarters failed to make a conclusive decision for arresting the former Punjab CM Usman Buzdar in the assets beyond income case, ARY News reported on Wednesday. Sources told ARY News that the anti-corruption watchdog failed to make a final decision regarding the arrest of the former Punjab CM Usman Buzdar. It was learnt that the authorities are still working on legal framework after the amendments to the NAB Ordinance. Sources added that the NAB high-ups are reluctant to arrest Buzdar amid inquiry-level probe. As per the law, the status of the case against Buzdar should be upgraded to the investigation level for his arrest. They said that it is also mandatory to run the inquiry at least six months before arrested the accused. The high-ups mulled over issuing another call-up notices to the former chief minister in the assets beyond income case. READ: NAB decides to arrest former Punjab CM Usman Buzdar Earlier, it was learnt that ...

KARACHI: Sindh cabinet has approved key amendments to the Local Government Act for empowering the LG institutions, mayors and UC chairmen and decided to pass the changes from the assembly at the earliest, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The Sindh cabinet approved the LG Act amendments to hand over powers to the mayors and UC chairmen to head the development authorities in their respective divisions and districts across the province. Following the LG Act amendments, the Karachi mayor will be ex officio of the Karachi Development Authority (KDA), Lyari Development Authority (LDA) and Malir Development Authority (MDA). The Hyderabad mayor will be the chairman of the Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA). The chief executive of the regional solid waste management will be appointed among three shortlisted officers with the consultation of the concerned mayor. The Karachi mayor will also be ex officio of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) and one of the three shortlisted ...

RAWALPINDI: A mother-son duo was stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant in Rawalpindi, whereas, the father was left seriously wounded, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Three persons including two women were killed in two separate incidents in Rawalpindi today. In Kallar Syedan, a man gunned down his sister. In a separate incident, a man entered a house and stabbed a woman and her son to death besides injuring the father. The attacker fled from the scene. Rescue officials shifted the bodies and injured man to the hospital. READ: Muzaffargarh murders: ‘PUBG addict’ brother confesses to killing sisters Yesterday, three minor girls – daughters of Ijaz – had gone missing from Muzaffargarh’s Thermal Colony after they left home for playing on a vacant plot. the family found their bodies in an empty quarter adjacent to their house. Later, Muzaffargarh police said that one of the brothers confessed to murdering his three minor sisters during interrogation and the murderer is a ‘PUBG ...

DreamWorks’ latest animated film ‘ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ‘ bombed at the box office and is going to video on demand just 18 days after its theatrical release. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv According to Universal Pictures, ‘ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ‘, was produced at a cost of $70 million. It had a disastrous worldwide box office run and earned just $34.2 million. The animated film likely underperformed as it simultaneously hit the threats with high-profile releases.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (@teenagekrakenmovie) But ‘ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ‘ is not the only film that misfired on the box office. Harrison Ford starrer ‘ Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ‘ just managed to pass its budget.  Related – Harrison Ford hangs up his ‘ Indiana Jones ‘ hat in ‘ Dial of Destiny ‘ Disney’s ‘ Elemental ‘ collected $313.2 million off a $200 million bu...

ISLAMABAD: Two persons including a cop got injured after unidentified assailants opened fire in Islamabad’s Sangjani area on Monday, ARY News reported. Unidentified armed men opened fire in the Sangjani area of Islamabad, leaving a cop namely Zafarullah and a citizen wounded. The attackers managed to flee from the scene. The wounded persons were immediately shifted to the PIMS hospital for medical assistance. Heavy contingents of police force led by DPO Saddar rushed to the scene and started a search operation to arrest the culprits. READ: Two cops held hostage, one injured in armed attack Earlier in the month, a cop had sustained injuries in firing by ‘drug peddlers’ near Purana Golimar River in Karachi. Police told the media that a cop sustained wounds in a firing incident near the Purana Golimar River in Karachi. They said that the cop was standing alone in the area when unidentified men opened fire at him. They expressed suspicions that drug peddlers shot the cop deputed in...

TikTok star Jannat Mirza, who proved herself in the showbiz industry in a short space of time, recalled an interesting incident involving director Syed Noor before signing his film. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Jannat Mirza appeared in the ARY Digital show ‘ Good Morning Pakistan ‘ where she talked about her personal life and professional happenings. Jannat Mirza recalled her getting a call from Syed Noor’s manager, who had seen her work on TikTok. When he talked about Syed Noor’s film offer for her, she told him that he didn’t know who the director was.   Jannat Mirza said he gave the phone to Syed Noor, who told her to look him up on Google. The TikTok star added that she returned his call and apologized to the director after knowing about him.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jannat Mirza (@jannatmirza_) She added that she didn’t know Syed Noor as she hadn’t seen old movies where he...

Four unidentified men barged into a house and shot dead a 65-year-old man in broad daylight in Moga City of India’s Punjab. The deceased was identified as Santokh Singh, 65, a resident of Bhagat Singh Nagar in Moga City. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera, setup in the alley where the victim’s house was located. According to details, the incident took place in the afternoon when Santokh was watching television inside his house, along with his wife Mahinder Kaur. Badlaav in Punjab by @AapPunjab is actually Bad Law Today in a shocking incident, 4 people entered the house of 65-year-old Santokh Singh in Moga & shot him dead in broad daylight and then quickly fled the scene. Total Jungle Raj! Mann Sahab pls don’t follow Kejriwal… Focus on… pic.twitter.com/rbhk4fSzio — Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) July 16, 2023 Mahinder Kaur told the police that she opened the door and three persons entered her house. “Suspects, who had come in a Verna car, entered the house cla...