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SWAT: An ice drug addict killed his wife in the Balasor Chuprial area of Swat on Saturday, residents said. They said that the suspect had a history of drug addiction and had reportedly been arrested and jailed multiple times in narcotics-related cases. On the day of the incident, the woman was reportedly on her way to seek medical treatment. Her 17-year-old son had given her money for the treatment expenses, they said. The residents alleged that when the woman reached near a graveyard, her husband attempted to take the money from her. When she refused, insisting that the money was needed for her treatment, the suspect allegedly attacked and killed her before fleeing with the cash. The couple’s three-year-old daughter was also present at the scene. According to a resident who was among the first to arrive after hearing the child crying, the young girl was found sitting beside her mother’s body, clutching her mother’s shoes and crying inconsolably. The witness said he carried the child home, but throughout the ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday received a telephone call from Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar, during which the two leaders discussed ongoing regional peace efforts and bilateral cooperation.

RAWALPINDI - Security Forces killed 21 more khwarij, including four ring leaders, belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij in a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted in the general area of Miran Shah and its surroundings in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Saturday held a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan and discussed the regional situation.

ISLAMABAD - A 13-year-old Pakistani boy rescued by the army has described systematic sexual abuse at multiple terrorist-controlled facilities in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, security sources said.

Lebanon - The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said it struck over 70 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, targeting rocket launchers and buildings allegedly used by the group to advance attacks, after the army issued evacuation warnings for over 20 locations.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saturday, spoke with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis.

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “encouraged” by the general tone of reports indicating the U.

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FAISALABAD - A significant decline in the crime rate has been recorded in the city due to the effective leadership, modern policing strategies and timely actions taken under the supervision of City Police Officer Tanveer Hussain.

VEHARI - Foolproof security arrangements, improved public service delivery and strict implementation of government performance targets were emphasized during separate meetings jointly chaired by Deputy Commissioner Vehari Khalid Javed Goraya and District Police Officer Tasawar Iqbal.

Muzaffargarh - In line with the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to promote educational opportunities and welfare for minority communities, a ceremony for the distribution of educational scholarship cheques was held under the auspices of the Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department.

MULTAN - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Multan has frozen multiple movable and immovable assets of accused persons in the Gulberg Executive Housing Scheme mega fraud case, as investigations enter an advanced stage with over 1,800 victims having filed claims worth more than Rs 5 billion.

BAHAWALPUR - Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora has said that 1,000 minority students across Punjab are being awarded educational scholarships, while 173 students from the Bahawalpur Division.

MUZAFFARGARH - The team of SHO Sadar Police Station Kot Addu demonstrated prompt and effective policing by recovering a lost bag belonging to a transgender person and safely returning it to its rightful owner.

HASSANABDAL - A group of 512 Indian Sikh Yatrees visiting Pakistan to participate in the annual Jor Mela and the 420th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev Ji performed religious rituals at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hassanabdal on Saturday.

GUJRAT - review meeting on ongoing development projects under the Punjab Development Program was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Gujrat Noor-ul-Ain Qureshi.