Several fatalities reported after small plane crashes into Florida mobile home park

 Several fatalities were reported on Thursday after a small plane crashed into and demolished a mobile home in Clearwater, Florida, officials said. Images posted online by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department showed flames and smoke billowing from the destroyed home. “I can confirm that we have several fatalities both from the aircraft and within” […]

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Russian officials find flaws in election paperwork of anti-war candidate – TASS

MOSCOW – Russia’s election commission has found irregularities in the list of signatures that anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin submitted to back his bid to run against Vladimir Putin in an upcoming election, the TASS news agency said on Friday. Nobody expects Nadezhdin, 60, to win if he is allowed to run, given Putin’s long dominance […]

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24 terrorists killed in Mach operation, four soldiers martyred

RAWALPINDI – At least 24 terrorists were killed in an operation in the Mach and Kolpur complexes of Balochistan while four soldiers martyred, said ISPR on Friday. On the night between January 29 and 30, terrorists attacked Mach and Kolpur complexes in Balochistan, said the public relations department of the Pakistan Army (ISPR). But the […]

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Mind games important for fostering youth’s physical, mental growth: PM

ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Friday, emphasizing the importance of sports, particularly mind games, in fostering both the physical and mental development of the youth, that the chess game helps to instill discipline in individuals’ thought processes. Addressing the launch of the Prime Minister’s National Mind Sports Initiative, the prime minister […]

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PML-N to hold power show in Faisalabad today

FAISALABAD – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) will hold its power show in Faisalabad today (Friday). The preparations have been finalised for the public rally in Dhobi Ghat ground, Faisalabad. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz will address the rally. Strict security arrangements have been made in Dhobi Ghat ground […]

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Reply sought from govts over plea seeking permission to run election campaign

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought reply from federal and provincial governments on a plea seeking permission for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidates to run their election campaign. The LHC conducted hearing of the petition against obstacles being placed to run the election drive. Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry heard the petition filed by […]

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May 9 cases: PTI founder’s interim bail extended till tomorrow

LAHORE – An anti-terrorism court on Friday extended the interim bail of the PTI founder in seven cases related to May 9 vandalism till February 3 (tomorrow). A junior of senior counsel Salman Safdar appeared in the court of Arshad Javed and informed him that the lawyer was busy with some cases in Islamabad. The […]

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‘Electioneering’ prompts PTI to defer intra-party polls

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced that it would hold its intra-party elections after the general election instead of Feb 5 as the party leaders and workers were preoccupied in poll campaign.  A day earlier (Thursday), the party in a surprise move said it would hold the intra-party elections on Feb 5. […]

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LHC Justice Shahid Jamil resigns for ‘personal’ reasons

LAHORE – Justice Shahid Jamil Khan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday resigned from his post, Dunya News reported. Justice Khan cited personal reasons for quitting the office. He has sent his resignation to the president of Pakistan. According to the LHC website, Justice Khan was 11th most senior judge of the court. […]

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Pakistan ranking on global corruption index improved under Shehbaz’s rule: TI

Pakistan’s ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) improved during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led government in 2023. The improvement in ranking reflects that the menace of corruption subsided during the brief stint of Shehbaz Sharif-led government compared to his rival Imran Khan’s 2018-2022 tenure. As per the analysis of the TI’s previous […]

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