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FIR registered against security guard for attack on Chinese nationals in Karachi

Police on Wednesday registered a case against a security guard who shot at and injured two Chinese nationals a day earlier. According to a statement by the Sindh Home Department, a clash broke out between Chinese nationals and security guards at a police station in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Area. During the clash, a security guard fired at two Chinese nationals, injuring them. Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar instructed authorities to arrest the security guard involved in the incident. He had also sought details from the South deputy inspector general, stating that facts of the incident must be confirmed with a comprehensive inquiry. According to a first information report (FIR) filed late on Tuesday night, the complainant Najeebul Rab said he worked as a security in charge at at textile mill. He said that he, along with four Chinese nationals accompanied by police and private guards, arrived at the mill in Site Area at around 8:02am, the FIR, a copy

Drums of victory echoed at White House to celebrate Trump’s historic comeback

The rhythmic beat of dhol drums welcomed Republican supporters at the White House early on Wednesday, celebrating Donald Trump’s return after a four-year hiatus from the political spotlight. Once it became clear he had defied obstacles to reclaim the presidency, a lively group of his supporters gathered to mark what they saw as an extraordinary comeback. “This is the greatest political comeback in US history,” declared Sajid Tarar, leader of “Muslims for Trump,” who brought a group of drum-beaters, Muslim, and Sikh supporters to celebrate. Tarar, who had recited Surah Fateha at Trump’s inauguration in 2016, was emphatic about Trump’s return: “He will make America great again.” Standing beside Tarar was Irfan Yaqub, who explained his support: “Trump at least pledged to end the war in the Middle East, which Kamala Harris never committed to. That’s why I’m here celebrating his victory.” Trump’s supporters, who drummed outside the White House, had travelled from the Maryland

Editorial: Govt’s legislative agenda has so far seemed focused less on ‘actual problems’

For all its stress on "supremacy of parliament", the ruling coalition has wasted no opportunity to reiterate where its allegiances truly lie. from The Dawn News - Home https://ift.tt/6dKEe0U

The extension game

IT was yet another bizarre night. In less than an hour, the government managed to steamroll a series of laws through both Houses of Parliament amid the opposition’s raucous protests. There was not even debate on these highly consequential pieces of legislation that are bound to impact the entire political spectrum in the country. One can only describe it as yet another act of deceptiveness on the part of the current dispensation that seems to have mastered the art. Besides the anticipated increase in the number of Supreme Court judges and changes in the Practice and Procedure Act, which is meant to further tighten the executive’s hold on the country’s top judiciary, parliament also pushed through a number of controversial bills. An earlier one, a few days ago, gave greater detention powers to the security forces. Reportedly, a controversial military-related clause had previously been dropped from the initial draft of the recently passed 26th Constitutional Amendment. In this instanc

Why does modern Urdu copywriting make you cringe?

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Kamala or Trump? US decides today

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• Former Republican president strikes ‘dark note’, says he shouldn’t have left White House after losing to Biden in 2020 • Vice president courts voters angered by her administration’s stance on Gaza PITTSBURGH: A presidential election unlike any other in US history has entered its last full day, with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump launching a final frenzied campaign blitz on Monday. Even after the astonishing blur of events of the last few months, the electorate is divided down the middle. The winner may not be known for days after Tuesday’s vote, but both campaigns are projecting optimism. Both sides say they are encouraged by early turnout, with over 78 million people having voted already, around half of the total number of ballots cast in 2020. In the final days of this campaign, both sides are flooding social media sites and TV and radio stations with a last round of ad campaigns, and racing to knock on doors and make calls. The Democratic vice president and the Republican fo

Woman found dead alongside unconscious brother-in-law in parked car

KARACHI: A young woman was found dead while a man unconscious inside a car parked at an auto shop in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Monday, police said. The woman was identified as Javeria, 25, a gym instructor, the police said, adding that the unconscious man was identified as Kashif Iqbal, brother-in-law of the deceased and the owner of the auto shop in Phase II. DIG-South Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that the woman was found dead in a Suzuki Mehran car. The body and the unconscious man were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. After regaining some consciousness, Kashif told the police that the car engine and its air-conditioner were running and he and Javeria were talking in the parked car inside the auto shop. He said that the shop was filled with smoke and he lost consciousness after facing breathing problems. The police said the family was reluctant to pursue the case legally, but the police ensured the post-mortem examination of Javeria. The investigator