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GUJRANWALA: Four people including a father and son on Saturday were gunned down over an old enmity in Gujranwala’s area of Nowshera Warkan, ARY News reported. According to the local police, unidentified armed men, who were riding motorbike opened indiscriminate firing over a vehicle, resulting in the death of four people. The deceased were identified as Azam, his son Tauqeer and two of his guards, said the police and added that the deceased were going to the court for their court appearance when they were attacked. The police further said Azam, got released on bail from the jail in a murder case, a few days earlier. Further investigation into the matter was underway. Earlier on November 11, at least five people were gunned down and four others were injured in an armed clash between two rival groups over a property dispute in  Lahore . Read more:  Policeman martyred, two wounded in Islamabad firing According to the police, the firing incident took place in Lahore’s area...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, has revealed that Pakistan will become the first country of South Asia which would introduce battery-powered electric buses, ARY News reported on Saturday. Fawad Chaudhry, in his Twitter message, said that the budget of science and technology has increased up to 600 per cent in the current year. The minister added that he would make efforts to hike the budget to 1000 per cent next year. He credited Prime Minister Imran Khan for his special attention in the sci-tech sector, saying that the government has brought back the country to research and development with the support of the premier. Read: Federal cabinet approves electric motor vehicle policy Chaudhry said that ministerial commissions are being established with Russia and the government is now focused on the European Union (EU) and United States (US). اس سال سائنس اور ٹیکنالوجی کے بجٹ میں چھ سو گنا اضافہ ہوا وزیر اعظم کی بھرپور سپورٹ سے ہم پاکستان کو ر...

KARACHI: What can be called a unique robbery, three burglars looted Rs80,000 and 10 kg of chicken meat from a shop located in Shah Latif Town, Karachi, ARY News reported on Saturday. In a Close Circuit Camera TV (CCTV) footage available with ARY News, the thieves can be seen torturing the shopkeeper during a robbery bid. Faces of two robbers can be clearly identified in the CCTV footage, while the third one was wearing a helmet. They looted Rs.80,000 from the shopkeeper and took away 10kg of chicken meat. Last week, the metropolis had witnessed a very odd tale of robbery in Karachi’s area of Korangi No.5 area. The robbers upon finding the right chance got inside a house in the locality, three defenseless women were inside the premises whom they took hostage. Read more:  WATCH: ‘Panicked’ man shoots barking dogs in Karachi The burglars got busy with the looting and had gotten their hands on all the valuables inside the house . One of the women from the three shouted out and ...

LAHORE: An anti-narcotics court on Saturday extended judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah for 14 days in alleged drugs recovery case, ARY News reported. Rana Sanauallah was produced before the court under strict security. The police denied entry to the lawyers and media persons in the courtroom, which was resulted in scuffles. The defence lawyers as a protest against the inappropriate behavior of police personnel boycotted the court proceedings. Defence lawyer Tahir Khalil Sindhu said that the security officials resorted to violence against him and other lawyers. Meanwhile, the court extended judicial remand of Rana Sanaullah till December 14. The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had submitted charge-sheet against the PML-N stalwart in July this year, in a case pertaining to the alleged recovery of heroin from his car. The ANF submitted the charge-sheet to the relevant court seized with the hearing of the case. Rana Sanaullah and six other su...

ISLAMABAD: Airport Security Force (ASF) on Saturday foiled a bid of smuggling drugs abroad from the Islamabad airport, ARY News reported. According to details, officials of the ASF arrested a man identified as Zaira Jan, resident of Khyber Agency and recovered 840grams of ice heroin from his custody. The passenger was nabbed by the ASF officials when he was boarding to fly to Bahrain via flight no F-771. Later, he was handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) for further investigation into the matter by the ASF officials. On April 17, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had foiled a smuggling attempt at the Jinnah International Airport and arrested a man. Read more:  ANF foils drug smuggling bid at Karachi airport, arrests passenger A passenger named Mir Muhammad was about to board a foreign airline when he was caught by ANF officials for carrying packets of heroin in his luggage. The arrested man was heading to Saudi Arabia. The man was caught smuggling drugs during the scr...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Lahore for a day on Saturday (today), ARY News reported. According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair Parliamentary meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and will take it into confidence over the current political situation of the country. “Changes in the Punjab cabinet will also be discussed in the meeting”, sources said. The prime minister is scheduled to preside over a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister House and will hold meetings with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Sarwar. In his last visit on October 28, Prime Minister Imran Khan had emphasized on early implementation of local government system while directing to complete the plan in this regard on time. Read more:  PM Imran stresses on early implementation of LG system in Punjab Presiding over a high-level meeting on Punjab Municipal Services Program in Lahore, PM Imran had said, “The incumbent government has brought a revo...

KARACHI: Pakistan People s Party (PPP) is all set to celebrate its 52nd Foundation Day on Saturday (today), ARY News reported. The PPP, founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was on November 30th, 1967, ruled Pakistan five times since its foundation. The central function of the 52nd Foundation Day of the PPP will be held in Muzaffarabad which will be attended by party leaders and workers from all over the country. The stage has been set up and the venue has been decorated with party posters and flags with thousands of chairs. According to local administration, strict security arrangements have been made for the gathering. The gathering will also be addressed party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other party leaders. Read more: PPP will celebrate its foundation day in Muzaffarabad: Bilawal Bhutto In his message, Bilawal reiterated commitment to founding principles and also vowed to set a new direction for the country. “Only a strong people’s agenda can pull Pakistan out of democ...