Two caught for electricity theft

SIALKOT, Mar 25 (APP): Two persons were caught for pilfering electricity directly from the main transmission lines in Sialkot district. A spokesperson said that Muradpur police conducted a raid in the jurisdiction of Machi Khokhar and caught red-handed Wajid Ali stealing electricity. Also, the Sambrial […]

LAHORE: Rain turns weather pleasant in city

LAHORE, Mar 24 (APP): The provincial capital received light to moderate rain on Friday which turned weather pleasant. The Met office has predicted more rain during the next 24 hours in the city. The rain with occasional gaps covered the most parts of the metropolis, […]

Dry weather forecast in most districts of Sindh: Met Office

KARACHI, Mar 24 (APP): The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday predicted dry weather for most districts of Sindh for the next 24 hours. Mainly, dry weather is likely to prevail in the province. The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded during the previous day (in °C): […]

Pegula and Gauff advance in Miami

Miami Gardens, United States, March 24 (AFP/APP):Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff advanced to the third round at the Miami Open with straight sets wins on Thursday. World number three Pegula got her campaign under way with a confident 6-3, 6-1 second round win over […]

Rain is likely in most districts of KP: Met Office

PESHAWAR, Mar 24 (APP):Rain is likely to occur in most districts of the province in the next 24 hours, an official of the Meteorological Department said here Friday. He also predicted heavy rain in the provincial capital Peshawar. He said the weather has turned cold […]

India’s Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction

New Delhi, March 24 (AFP/APP):Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India’s parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been widely accused of using the law to […]

Dera police devise security plan for Ramazan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Mar 24 (APP):The district police have devised a security plan for bazaars, mosques, Imam Bargahs, major markets and other key places to maintain peace during the holy month of Ramazan. According to the police spokesman, District Police Officer Abdul Rauf Babar Qaisrani […]

Charles III visit to France postponed over protests: Paris

Paris, March 24 (AFP/APP): A planned visit to France from Sunday by King Charles III has been postponed due to ongoing protests over pension reform, the French presidency announced. “Given the announcement yesterday of another national day of protests against pension reform on Tuesday March […]

Ukraine says three killed in Donetsk region strike

Kyiv, Ukraine, March 24 (AFP/APP): A Russian strike on a humanitarian support centre in an eastern Ukraine town killed three people, the emergencies service said on Friday, revising their previous toll of five dead. “The town of Kostyantynivka came under rocket fire during the night […]

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