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Former senator Taj Muhammad Afridi passed away on Friday after his vehicle was involved in a fatal accident near Karnal Sher Khan Interchange on the M-1 motorway, police said in a statement. According to a statement by the Motorway Police, the former senator was travelling from Islamabad to Peshawar. It further said that upon receiving reports of the accident, the Motorway Police immediately reached the scene, adding that a technical fault in the vehicle reportedly caused the crash. “Afridi’s car met with an accident near Karnal Sher Khan Interchange on the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway. He passed away on the spot while his driver sustained minor injuries,” said Swabi Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Saqib Shah. The casualties were shifted to Mardan Medical Complex, added the rescue official. The deceased was a member of the Senate from March 2015 to March 2021. He was also the provincial caretaker minister for relief and rehabilitation. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Chief Minister Sohail Afridi ex...

Former senator Mushtaq Ahmad on Sunday announced the launch of a new political party, the Pakistan Rights Movement (PRM), saying it would struggle for constitutional rule, social justice and the protection of fundamental rights.

British boxer Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, the BBC reported on Sunday. Former world champion Hatton won titles at light-welterweight and welterweight, before retiring in 2012. He had been due to make a comeback for an event in Dubai later this year. Greater Manchester Police said in a statement that a body had been found on Sunday morning at an address in Hyde in the northern English city. A police spokesman said: “Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am (0545 GMT) today (Sunday) where they found the body of a 46-year-old man. There are not currently believed to be any suspicious circumstances.” Hatton had 45 wins in 48 bouts over his career but in the years after he retired he said he had tried to kill himself several times and had been open about his struggle with depression, drink and drugs. “I was coming off the rails with my drinking and that led to drugs. It was like a runaway train,” he told BBC radio in 2016. Hatton’s best performanc...

KARACHI: Former cricketers have raised questions over the fitness of Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah following his expensive spells during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in which he was looking reluctant to bowl yorkers in the last overs. Speaking during ARY News’ sports programme, former wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said that Islamabad United’s Naseem Shah struggled […]