A Pakistani man pours water over his head in seek of relief amid sweltering heat. — Reuters/Akhtar Soomro/FilesKARACHI: The Meteorological department on Thursday forecast hot and humid weather in the metropolis over the next 24 hours.The minimum is expected to remain between 26°C and 28°C and maximum temperature between 36 and 38°C, with 70% to…
Pakistani poet Shamim Hanfi can be seen reciting verses from a poem. — YouTube/Rekhta.Famous Urdu writer and critic Shamim Hanfi has passed away in New Delhi after battling with coronavirus-related complications. He was 82 years of age.Hanfi had tested positive for COVID-19 a few days ago after which he was shifted to a local hospital in…
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and former president Mohamed Nasheed arrive at an election campaign rally ahead of their parliamentary election on Saturday, in Male, Maldives April 4, 2019. — Reuters/FileFormer Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed injured in a blast outside his family home.He was the country’s first democratically elected president after winning the first multi-party…
Passengers board a train. Photo: FileRailways Ministry has decided to run 10 special trains on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr.First, second, third, and fourth Eid special trains will operate from Karachi to Lahore on May 7, 8, 9, and, 10, respectively. Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth Eid special trains will run from Lahore to Karachi…
A judge holding a gavel. — File photo President Alvi approves appointment of 13 judges in LHCHe also approves hiring two additional judges in BHC.President relaxes prisoners’ sentences on occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.President Arif Alvi on Thursday promulgated an ordinance that has given the authority to session courts to hear rape cases.The president has permitted session courts…
A Mpumalanga man was left battered and bruised after he was accused of raping his elderly blind neighbour.The incident allegedly occurred on Sunday in Vosman. According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brig Leonard Hlathi, the suspect went to the 79-year-old woman’s house, which is a few houses away from his, and found her alone.”[He then] raped her.…
A brace by Tshegofatsho Mabasa scored in the 47th and 67th minutes put Bucs in the driving seat. Substitute Gabadinho Mhango banged in the third, to make for a convincing scoreline, in the 86th.Pirates earned their first win in five matches in all competitions, the result leaving them in fourth place in the league with five matches…
Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton defended Valtteri Bottas as an amazing teammate on Thursday after the Finn faced questions about his future at Mercedes and the possibility of being replaced midseason.Bottas is already 37 points behind championship leader Hamilton after three races, and fourth overall in the drivers’ standings.The Daily Mail this week…
Taking the hot seat virtually in the National Assembly, Ramaphosa was temporarily disturbed as he was due to answer questions around SA’s vaccination rollout, gender-based violence and economic response to the pandemic, among others. EFF MPs questioned his legitimacy as the president of the country after the recent developments in the ANC.“All of us who are…
At least 25 people, including at least one police officer, were killed in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday in a shootout during a police raid targeting drug traffickers in the city’s Jacarezinho neighborhood, according to civil police.It was the highest-ever death toll from a police raid in the state, which has for decades suffered from…
