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  DPO says two suicide bombers were involved — one targeted gate of police station, and other blew himself up inside mosque HANGU: At least four people, including a police officer, lost their lives while several others were injured after a bomb went off inside a mosque during Friday's sermon, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Hangu, where people were gathered for weekly prayers. The city's district police officer (DPO) Nisar Ahmed said that the blast took place within the limits of the Doaba police station. Over 30 people have been buried under the rubble after the roof of the mosque collapsed following the blast.  Ahmed said two suicide bombers were involved in the attack — one targeted the gate of the police station, and the other blew himself up inside the mosque. According to the law enforcement agency, a rescue operation to pull people from the rubble is underway while 12 rescued people have been shifted to a nearby hospital.  Caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Mini...

  Miladun Nabi By Shahab UmerSeptember 29, 2023 People standing around an ambulance after a blast through Mastung, on September 29, 2023. — Reporter People standing around an ambulance after a blast through Mastung, on September 29, 2023. — Reporter QUETTA/MASTUNG: A massive explosion Friday killed at least 52 people including a cop and left around 60 injured, as the death toll from the attack in  Balochistan's Mastung district crawled up. Suspected a suicide blast, the second major explosion in the district in around two weeks' time, rocked the area near a mosque leaving 43 dead and over 50 people injured on the spot, an official said. The district administration shared fears that the death toll could increase following the intensity of the blast. Provincial Caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai has appealed to the citizens to donate blood for the blast's victims. Mastung district administration said that 51 wounded people were shifted to Quetta. It said that...

  Senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan has finally returned home safely after missing without a trace for over four long months. This news comes from District Police Officer Sialkot, Hassan Iqbal, who confirmed Imran's safe return. The journalist's ordeal began when he was detained just two days after the nationwide protests that erupted on May 9. These protests followed the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Imran Riaz Khan found himself in a whirlwind of events as he was taken into custody and brought to Sialkot prison from Cantt. Police Station. However, on May 15, the Lahore High Court was informed that Imran had been released from jail after giving a written undertaking. Still, he remained missing for an agonizingly long period. The Lahore High Court, not willing to give up on the quest to find Imran Riaz Khan, gave the Punjab police chief a final chance on September 20. They urged him to bring Imran back by September 26. In a post on a X formerly known as Twitter, the S...

An Islamabad Accountability Court has summoned Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwarts Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gilani in fake bank accounts and Tosha Khana cases on October 24, 2023. The court has issued notices to both leaders, directing them to appear in person on the next date of hearing. Zardari is facing charges of money laundering and corruption in the fake bank accounts case, while Gilani is accused of misusing his authority as prime minister to obtain luxury gifts from Tosha Khana at throwaway prices. The summoning of Zardari and Gilani by the accountability court is a significant development in Pakistan's political landscape. Both leaders are senior figures in the PPP, and their cases are being closely watched by both the public and the political class. It will be interesting to see how the cases against Zardari and Gilani unfold in the coming weeks and months.

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