Month: December 2023
Daily Metro Times-26 December 2023
Beware of 10 most ‘unsafe’ US cities during holiday season
It is the holiday season again and this means traffic-struck travel routes as families across the world travel hundreds or thousands of miles to reunite and celebrate together. However, during the holiday season, it is important to be mindful of safety, especially if you plan to travel to different cities in the United States. New research from Vivint, a smart-home security company, suggests that some cities in the US are considered more “unsafe” than others during the holidays. Those factors include data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), Google…
2023 sees highest suicide attacks in Pakistan since 2014: PICSS
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed a distressing rise in the number of suicide attacks with a staggering 29 such incidents leaving the country terrorised in 2023, data by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) showed on Monday. According to The News, the surge is said to be at the highest level since 2014. At least 329 people were killed and 582 individuals were injured in the wake of the suicide attacks in Pakistan this year. Whereas in 2013, 683 people lost their lives in 47 suicide bombings. As compared to the preceding year, 2022,…
Pentagon claims Iranian drone struck chemical tanker near India
A drone “fired from Iran” struck a chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean, a US Defence official has claimed. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. Greenwich Mean time) today in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran,” the official said in a statement on Saturday. A one-way attack drone is designed to impact its target rather than return to its origin,…
Parvez Elahi diagnosed with ‘chest infection’
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was moved back to Adiala jail after being diagnosed with a chest infection at Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC), where he was taken earlier today (Saturday). Sources present at the medical facility told Geo News that the 77-year-old politician, who has been incarcerated for months now, was shifted to the RIC after he complained of pain in his chest earlier in the day. Once he reached the medical facility, the former Punjab chief minister underwent a detailed observation. Following the check-up, according to sources, the…
Daily Metro Times-23 December 2023
Noman Ali ruled out of Australia Test series after surgery
MELBOURNE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday said that spinner Noman Ali will not be playing in the ongoing Test series against Australia after he underwent surgery. According to the details, Noman Ali reported experiencing abrupt and intense stomach pain on December 22. As a result, he underwent emergency tests and scans, which verified the diagnosis of appendicitis. The PCB reported that he had a laparoscopic appendectomy Saturday morning at the surgeon’s recommendation. The cricketer is stable and doing fine post-surgery. He will be discharged later this afternoon. Noman…
US Supreme Court declines fast-track ruling on Trump immunity dispute
The United States’ Supreme Court, without an explanation or any dissents, has rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s request to expedite arguments on former president Donald Trump’s immunity from federal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed during office. The court’s recent decision on Friday, which could delay Trump’s trial, is a significant setback for Smith, who requested the justices to bypass a federal appeals court and swiftly resolve a crucial issue in his election subversion criminal case against Trump, CNN reported. In urging the court to not take the case, Trump’s attorneys argued…
Police defuse time bomb in train at Karachi Cantt Station
KARACHI: Police defused an improvised explosive device (IED) from a train at the Cantonment Railway Station which was arriving from Peshawar to the port city, Geo News reported Saturday. According to law enforcement officials, the bomb disposal squad reached the station after receiving information about the bomb in Awam Express and defused it through a controlled blast. The police added that the bomb was hidden under the seat of the Awan Express train. Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) senior officer Raja Umar Khattab said the attempt to sabotage could have been done by a…