MUMBAI: A massive fire broke out at electric scooter showroom on Monday in India, killed at least eight people and injured 11. A spate of electric scooter fires this year has alarmed the government, which is keen to promote use of such two-wheelers in its fight against pollution. Early investigations have identified faulty battery cells […]
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Top commander says nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed
Kyiv, Ukraine: Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s invasion began, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief said on Monday, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. Valeriy Zaluzhny told a forum that Ukraine’s children needed particular attention “because their fathers have gone to the front and are maybe among the nearly 9,000 heroes who have been killed”. Ukrainian officials […]
Traffic policeman dies after being hit by a vehicle
LAHORE: Traffic policeman dies after being hit by a vehicle. A traffic policeman was run over and killed by a speeding vehicle near Lahore’s Shimla Hill, on Friday, while quoting police. According to details, an over-speeding vehicle hit the on-duty traffic policeman, killing the cop – identified as Mahmood Ahmad – on the spot. A […]
Sargodha: Youth kills sister ‘for honour’
SARGODHA: A youth killed his sister “for honour”, in the jurisdiction of Bhera police station on Sunday. According to police, the incident took place in Hujka Sharif village where Muhammad Faisal (18) shot dead his sister Tasleem Kausar (25) on suspicion of illicit relations. Police have shifted the body to a nearby hospital for postmortem. […]
Bride, 3 others die as wedding-party car plunges into ravine
MUZAFFARABAD: At least four persons, including the bride, were killed and five others injured as a car, carrying a wedding-party, skidded off the road and fell into a deep ravine at Noseiri village on Muzaffarabad-Neelam Valley road on Sunday. According to the police, the ill-fated Toyota Corolla car was on its way to Muzaffarbad from […]
One tourist killed, three injured in road accident in Kalash valley
CHITRAL: A tourist was killed and three others injured in a road accident in Kalash Valley, District Chitral due to bad road condition and torrential rain in the area. According to Bomburit Police Station, Amjad Khan, son of Farid Khan, a resident of Timargarh, came to Bomburit along with his friends for a walk. When […]
Man kills, several injured during LG Polls in Sukkur
SUKKUR: A man killed and some were left injured in separate incidents of violence during the local bodies polls on Sunday. A man was shot dead and three were injured during a clash between JUI and PPP workers in Sukkur. The two parties were clashing over election proceedings at a polling station in Rohri. Police […]
Security forces kill four terrorists in North Waziristan: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: As many as four terrorists were killed by the security forces on Saturday during an Intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in area Dossali, North Waziristan District. According to the military’s media affairs wing (ISPR) news release, the terrorists were killed during fire exchange, whereas weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists. The […]
Somali forces kill 16 al-Shabab terrorists in foiled attack
MOGADISHU: Somalia’s regional forces on Friday morning killed 16 al-Shabab terrorists in a foiled attack on Bahdo town in the central part of the country, officials said. The military officials from Galmudug State told Somali National Army (SNA) Radio that the regional forces backed by the local residents fought bravely and repulsed the attackers. “The […]
Inquiry in bear killing at Battagram founds contradictory evidences, investigation in progress
PESHAWAR: The Wildlife department has found some contradicting evidences during inquiry in killing of a bear in retaliation over “attack on human” at village Kohani of Battagram district. A female bear was killed by dwellers of Kohani village in Battagram on Wednesday (May 11) evening in retaliation of alleged attack of the beast on a […]