Famous Indian singer and actor Prashant Tamang passes away at 43
NEW DELHI: Prashant Tamang, a renowned Indian singer and actor who was popularized by winning Indian Idol Season 3, passed away on Sunday in Delhi at his home. He was only 43. Initial medical reports indicate that he suffered a stroke. The singer became popular when he won the reality
Kiyani urges CM Afridi to focus on KP’s problems, not political protests
JHELUM: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi faced a harsh backlash from the Minister of State for Finance and Railways, Bilal Azhar Kiyani, who condemned the former for taking political trips to other provinces instead of solving the problems of his people. Kiyani’s statement cast a shadow over the
Kohli smashes Tendulkar’s record, reaches 28,000 runs in style
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket ace Virat Kohli has erased another big record of the legend Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has now become the quickest batsman to touch the 28,000 runs mark in international cricket thus surpassing the record of Tendulkar. The extraordinary achievement came during the first ODI match of
NHMP closes key motorways amid low visibility
PESHAWAR: The National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) announced the closure of different sections of the motorways due to fog in order to safeguard the travellers. NHMP stated that on Monday night, very dense fog made driving extremely dangerous and the section from Peshawar Main Toll Plaza (Kilometre 498) to
Iranian President accuses US and Israel of fuelling unrest in the country
TEHRAN: Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has associated the protests and unrest in the country with the meddling of its external foes, with the U.S. and Israel mentioned as the main culprits. In a media interview, Pezeshkian proclaimed the Iranian public’s right to peaceful protest while assuring them that their complaints
Waqar Satti slams PTI Karachi rally for disappointing turnout
KARACHI: Veteran journalist Waqar Satti expressed his disapproval of the low turnout at the political rally conducted, where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had advertised a large number of participants to a large extent, questioning the claims. As per Satti, the gathering which took place at the large ground of Bagh-e-Jinnah, witnessed
Two terrorists killed in Bannu intelligence-based operation, weapons seized
BANNU: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Bannu region, working together with the local police, conducted an operation based on intelligence inputs in the Jhando Khel Road area close to Shagi Machan Khel that comes under the Mirakhel police jurisdiction. As a result of the operation, two terrorists were killed. The terrorists
Sri Lanka outplays Pakistan in thrilling final T20, series levelled
DAMBULLA: In a thrilling finale to the series, Sri Lanka won the last T20 match against Pakistan by 14 runs and thus the series ended in a draw of 1-1. This match was interrupted by rain and thus curtailed to 12 overs for each side. Pakistan flipped the coin and
CM Sohail Afridi leaves Karachi rally after brief speech, disappoints workers
KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi delivered a short speech at Karachi’s Naseem Chowrangi, but during this time, the workers had to wait all day. After Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s short speech, he left the Nimaish Chowrangi, after which the workers also had to return. During this
Three militants killed in CTD operation in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Three Khawarij members of Fitna-ul-Khawarij were killed in a successful targeted operation by CTD in the Zahir Ghari area of Peshawar. Counter-Terrorism Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (CTD) Peshawar, acting on credible information, conducted a successful targeted operation against terrorists belonging to Fitna-ul-Khawarij in Taposano Bacha Cemetery, Zahir Ghari, a suburb
