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MIANWALI: Six members of a family are feared dead after the car they were travelling in fell into a canal on Sunday. Seven people were travelling in the ill-fated car when it plunged into Lower Branch Canal Piplaan. Read Also: Three cousins drown while taking bath in sea at Manora beach One of them was rescued alive while a search operation is underway to trace the drowned people, who included three women, two children and a man. The family was taking an ailing member back home from a hospital when their car tried to overtake another vehicle and fell into the canal. Read Also: 19 killed as bus plunges onto frozen river in Russia The drowned people have been identified as Abdul Rauf, Shakeela, Tanzila, Dilshad, Abu Bakar, and Eman. Earlier in August, four members of a family had drowned in the water of mountainous drain as they were trying to build embankment to store water for their fields near Gajoji village. Ghulam Rasool, his two daughters and daughter-in-law were building

ISLAMABAD: Export of kinno from Pakistan has commenced as an export target of 300,000 metric tons has been set for the current season which is expected to generate valuable foreign exchange of $19.5 million . Of the anticipated kinno production of 2.2 million tons, around 15-20 per cent would be exported. According to Waheed Ahmed, Patron-in-Chief All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association ( PFVA), keeping huge losses sustained by kinno exporters in Russian market during the previous season the export target for the current year has been kept 50,000 tons less than that of the last year. He said due to stiff competition in the Russian market, exporters had to export kinno to this international market at lower cost than its actual cost of shipments leading to huge financial losses of around $6 million in the previous kinno season. Waheed Ahmed said the exporters of kinno from countries of our competitors are rendered financial support by thei

SHEIKHUPURA: Two suspected robbers were shot dead in a ‘shootout’ with policemen in a Sheikhupura neighbourhood on Sunday, ARY News reported. According to the local police, the robbers on a motorcycle opened fire at a police team. In the ensuing encounter, the suspected criminals were killed, they added. The police said the robbers were involved in Saturday’s murder of a policeman. Arms, a motorcycle and other things were seized from the killed robbers’ possession, they said. A day earlier, four suspected outlaws were shot dead in an alleged shootout with police personnel in Jalalpur Pirwala. The robbers were busy looting residents near Haji Bridge of the area. Upon being alerted to the criminals’ activities, a police team reached the spot. In the subsequent exchange of fire, four of the robbers were killed on the spot, while their accomplices escaped. The looted valuables, weapons, cash and motorcycle were recovered from the custody of the killed criminals. One of the dead b

RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has summoned Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla for questioning in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-billion fake bank accounts scam. The corruption watch has asked the PPP leader to turn up for the purpose on Dec 9 (Monday). Mandviwalla will be quizzed about transactions between him and Aijaz Haroon who is in NAB custody over his alleged involvement in money laundering. Read Also: Fake accounts case: NAB files supplementary reference against Zardari, Talpur Last month, the bureau had arrested Overseas Cooperative Housing Society chairman Muhammad Aijaz Haroon on charges of laundering money of the Omni Group in the guise of 12 fake plots. He allegedly received illegal pecuniary gains to the tune of Rs144 million from two fake bank accounts. According to NAB, Haroon, being chairman and secretary of Overseas Cooperative Housing Society misused his authority by creating 12 fake plots files in the name

CHOWK SARWAR SHAHEED: Four persons including a woman and a child were killed on Saturday in a road accident in Chowk Sarwar Shaheed, reported ARY News. According to rescue sources, the incident occurred near Hussain Shah bus stop, where a speeding passenger bus crushed a motorcycle and a rickshaw. As a result four persons lost their lives on the spot. Getting the information, rescue teams reached the spot and moved the bodies to the nearby medical facility for legal formalities. On the other hand, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar taking notice of the appalling road crash, has summoned detail report from the district administration into the matter. Read more: Eight killed, several injured in DI Khan accident He also extended his grief and prayers for the eternal peace of the departed souls. Earlier in October, four persons including three women were killed while one person injured in a road accident near Pusha Bridge of Dera Ismail Khan. The rescue officials said that

The wedding functions of model and actor Sana Sarfaraz have begun and are in full swing. The festivities kicked off with a simple mayun ceremony. The actress, who entered the showbiz industry in 2012, took to Instagram and shared pictures from the colourful event. Sana Sarfaraz posted candid photographs from the event, giving her fans a sneak peek into the mayun ceremony and rituals. View this post on Instagram And here are some more candids from the big day! Thank you all my lovelies, Zainab, Armeen, Anamita and @sarahsarfaraz for being the most loving bride maids! #mayunbride #mayun #sanasarfaraz #bridemaids #haldi A post shared by S A N A S A R F A R A Z (@sanasarfaraz) on Dec 6, 2019 at 2:58am PST The happy bride looks beautiful in a bright yellow traditional dress paired up with flower jewellery. She shared a boomerang and wrote “The Mayun boomerang I always wanted.” View this post on Instagram

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will inaugurate a flyover on the intersection of Tipu Sultan and Shaheed-e-Millat Road today. In a tweet, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah’s Adviser on Law and Environment Murtaza Wahab said: “Chairman Bilawal will today  inaugurate a fly over on the intersection of Tipu Sultan & Shaheed e Millat Road, Karachi.” “The flyover has been named after Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan, wife of 1st PM & also the 1st female Governor of a province in Pakistan.”   Chairman Bilawal will today also inaugurate a fly over on the intersection of Tipu Sultan & Shaheed e Millat Road, Karachi. The flyover has been named after Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan, wife of 1st PM & also the 1st female Governor of a province in Pakistan #PPP #SindhFacts pic.twitter.com/VPlkTc93rl — SenatorMurtaza Wahab (@murtazawahab1) December 7, 2019 Two underpasses – one at the Tariq Road intersection on Shaheed-e-Millat Road an

KARACHI: An accountability court summoned former Sindh minister Sharjeel Memon’s wife and other proclaimed offenders in assets reference hearing on Saturday, ARY News reported. The court summoned Sadaf Sharjeel and other co-accused on December 21. Counsel informed the court that the wife of Sharjeel Memon was presently staying in Dubai. Sindh High Court has issued stay order and suspended warrants against Sadaf Sharjeel and other co-accused, he said. They will appear in the high court on December 14. Earlier, the accountability court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants of Mrs. Sadaf Sharjeel and other accused . Sharjeel Memon’s wife and mother Zeenat Inaam Memon have been among the co-accused in the assets beyond means NAB reference. The corruption reference stated that the investigators have found solid evidence of financial irregularities against Sharjeel Memon, his wife and other accused persons. The co-accused also included Zeeshan, Izhar Hussain, Muhammad Sohail, Saiful

KARACHI: The rupee strengthened further against the dollar during the outgoing week, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to a weekly report, the rupee appreciated 17 paisas to end at 155.06 against the greenback, when compared with last week’s closing of 155.23 in the inter-bank market. In the open market, the rupee gained 50 paisas to finish at 155.60 against last week’s closing of 155.60 against the dollar. Read Also: FBR launches crackdown against benami assets in Punjab   Sluggish demand for the dollar from importers and smooth supply of the greenback are among the factors that are believed to have led to the rupee appreciation. Earlier, on Dec 6, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved $1 billion in immediate budget support to Pakistan to shore up the country’s public finances and help strengthen a slowing economy. The quick dispersing Special Policy-Based Loan is part of a comprehensive multi-donor economic reform program led by the International Monetary Fun

ISLAMABAD: The revenue of the Communication ministry has increased by 62 per cent in last 15 months, ARY News reported on Saturday. The ministry while revealing its performance of 15 months in a report issued here on Saturday, said that it has generated Rs.24.42 billion to its revenue, while Rs 11.90 billion were received on account of embezzlement of funds in the mega project. “The record of corruption cases reported in the department was handed over to the PM’s Inquiry Commission and the NAB”, the report said. Around Rs. 231 million were saved in the communication ministry through austerity drive on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In the month of April, the Senate of Pakistan was informed that the revenue of National Highway Authority (NHA) has increased by ten billion rupees over the last eight months. Read more:  Murad Saeed achieves fastest revenue record in both the ministries Apprising the house, Minister for Communications Murad Saeed had said that work was

NEW YORK: Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has at times failed to wear a required electronic tracking device, New York prosecutors said Friday, asking a judge to increase his bail to $5 million, from $1 million, as he awaits trial on sexual assault charges. Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi made the request at a hearing before Justice James Burke in Manhattan state court. She said Weinstein had failed to wear an electronic transmitter that works in tandem with his ankle bracelet on “numerous” occasions. “It is the people’s position that none of those ‘bracelet gone’ violations were accidental,” she said. Weinstein’s lawyer, Donna Rotunno, said the violations were a “technical” problem and that her client had never tried to flee, arguing that there was no need to increase his bail. She noted that he had always appeared on time for every court date. Burke did not make a decision, but scheduled another hearing on the issue for next Wednesday. Weinstein, 67, has pleaded not

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed appeals of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against the Al-Azizia case verdict for hearing on Dec 18. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, will hear the case. The former premier through his appeal has challenged the seven-year jail term awarded to him by an accountability court in the Al-Azizia reference, whereas the NAB moved the appeal seeking to enhance his sentence in the same case. Read Also: Al-Azizia reference: IHC suspends Nawaz Sharif’s sentence for eight weeks A bench of the IHC had recently granted bail to Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds, suspending his sentence for eight weeks so he can travel abroad for treatment. The court  asked his counsel to submit two surety bonds worth Rs two million each. On December 24, 2018, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader was sentenced to seven years in prison in the Al-Azi

 Martin Scorsese’s new gangster film The Irishman  was watched by an estimated 17.1 million Americans in its first five days of release on Netflix, according to Nielsen data released on Friday. The Nielsen estimates were the first indications of audience interest in the movie, which cost some $160 million to make and is expected to be a major contender at the Oscars. Netflix has never won the coveted best picture Academy Award. By comparison, last December’s Netflix thriller Bird Box,  starring Sandra Bullock, scored nearly 26 million U.S. viewers in its first seven days of availability, according to Nielsen’s subscription video on demand content ratings. Netflix said at the time that Bird Box was watched by 45 million members worldwide in its first seven days of release in December 2018. Netflix does not routinely release viewing data and the streaming platform declined to comment on the Nielsen estimates for The Irishman. The Nielsen estimates cover only U.S. viewers and is li

ISLAMABAD: Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country on Saturday (today) while Gilgit Baltistan remained the coldest region of the country as per the weather forecast of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Skardu in Gilgit Baltistan region remained the coldest place in the country with -10 Celsius, while mercury plunged in Astore to -08°C, Gilgit -05°C and Hunza, -03 in the GB region. Fog is likely to prevail in few plain areas of Punjab and Upper Sindh during morning time today. According to the met office cold and dry weather will prevail in most parts of the country on Sunday. However, rain-thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in southwestern parts of Balochistan. Lowest minimum temperatures in the country were recorded at Skardu -10, Astore -08°C, Gupis-07°C, Gilgit -05°C, Bagrote, Kalam -04°C, Hunza, Kalat-03°C, Parachinar -02°C, Chitral, Dir, Bunji and Quetta-01°Celsius. Climate change related factors have affected weather patterns in the w

The streaming giant Netflix is all set to stream the fourth installment of the well-acclaimed series, Money Heist. The show has been garnering traction in all horizons of the world, so much so that it has become one of the most famous shows in the world.  Also known as La Casa de Papel, Money Heist is a Spanish crime drama show that is being streamed by Netflix. Created by Alex Pina, Money Heist has become the most-watched foreign language visual delight. View this post on Instagram A post shared by La Casa de Papel (@money_heist) on Jan 22, 2018 at 2:39pm PST A few pivotal fragments of the show have reported that season 4 is coming out on 18th January 2020. However, Netflix have not made any official announcement as of now, but fans need not worry as the season is definitely approaching and the shooting has already completed, according to the sources. Related: ‘Money Heist’ season 4 could air sooner than we thought! The third seas

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan says the interest shown by hundreds of thousands of youth in securing loans under the “Kamyab Jawan Program” reflects their trust in a Naya Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Taking to the popular micro-blogging site Twitter, she stressed loans will be given to youth on a merit basis. She said the prime minister believed in promotion of merit in order for a society to flourish and progress. The special assistant said this programme guarantees future generations’ progress and is indispensable for their growth. She said provision of loans is a practical step towards meeting the promise the prime minister had made to the youth. Ms Awan explained Rs100 billion worth of loans would be disbursed in the first phase as it would help small and medium young businessmen avail opportunities to move ahead. The government is fixated on spurring economic activities and ease of doing bus

NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old rape victim died in a hospital in India two days after she was set on fire by a gang of men, including her alleged rapist, Reuters partner ANI reported on Saturday. The woman was on her way to board a train in Unnao district of northern Uttar Pradesh state to attend a court hearing when she was doused with kerosene and set on fire on Thursday, according to the police. She died of cardiac arrest, ANI reported. The 5 accused in Unnao rape case being taken to jail from court yesterday night, after being remanded to 14 day judicial custody. The victim passed away during treatment in Delhi yesterday, following cardiac arrest. pic.twitter.com/85KhUHJc9U — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 7, 2019 The woman had filed a complaint with Unnao police in March alleging that she had been raped at gun-point on December 12, 2018, police documents showed. Having been subsequently jailed, the alleged rapist was released last week after securing bail , police officer S.K. B

The fastest bowler in the history of cricket, Shoaib Akhtar aka Rawalpindi Express has just added another feather in his cap by making it to the official YouTube Rewind 2019 video, becoming one of the top YouTube content creators in the whole world. In response to the YouTube Rewind 2019 video , the right-arm fast bowler took to Twitter asking his fans, “What was your favorite video of my YouTube channel from 2019?” What was your favorite video of my YouTube channel from 2019? #YouTubeRewind #ShoaibAkhtar — Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) December 6, 2019 YouTube Rewind is the streaming giant’s total recap of the most appreciated videos, trends, events, music, memes, and content creators for 2019. Shoaib Akhtar made it to number 10 in the list of the top content creators of the entire year. The 44-year-old cricketer uploaded his first video on February 11 and within 28 days, he managed to pull off his first million followers for the impeccable content he posted. He stands tal

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday called for the World Bank to stop loaning money to China, one day after the institution adopted a lending plan to Beijing over Washington’s objections. The World Bank on Thursday adopted a plan to aid China with $1 billion to $1.5 billion in low-interest loans annually through June 2025. The plan calls for lending to “gradually decline” from the previous five-year average of $1.8 billion. “Why is the World Bank loaning money to China? Can this be possible? China has plenty of money, and if they don’t, they create it. STOP!” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter. Why is the World Bank loaning money to China? Can this be possible? China has plenty of money, and if they don’t, they create it. STOP! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2019 Spokespeople for the White House and the World Bank did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The World Bank loaned China $1.3 billion in the fiscal 2019 year, which ended on Ju