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Lahore ATC grants police three-day ‘physical remand’ of PTI’s Shah Mahmood Qureshi

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LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Sunday allowed the police to interrogate Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail for a period of three days in May 9 violence related cases. As per details, the police implicated the senior PTI leader in eight more cases in connection with the May 9 mayhem. Qureshi, the former foreign minister, is currently imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in multiple cases. In addition to this, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act had handed Qureshi 10…

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle set to ‘lure in’ more royals to their side

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seemingly causing worry to Prince William and Kate Middleton as they make a secret alliance with some royals. According to royal author Tom Quinn, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are starting to feel like “outcasts” which means it won’t be long before they are tempted to follow down a similar path to the Sussexes. “For William and Kate an alliance between Harry and Meghan and Beatrice and Eugenie is a huge worry,” Quinn told The Mirror. He noted that while the Duke and Duchess of…

World’s 300-year-old stash of gold, silver coins discovered in Poland

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A 300-year-old stash of gold and silver coins that previously belonged to a renowned con artist has been discovered by metal detectorists in a Polish mountain range. Coins that may have belonged to a charlatan who fled to the south-central Polish mountains after defrauding people of their money have been discovered by metal detectorists, according to Live Science. A translated Facebook post from the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in Kielce on May 8 claims that Antoni Jaczewski, a “hermit, adventurer and false profit,” conned people in Kielce, a…

PM Shehbaz commends Ireland’s decision to recognise Palestinian state

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Irish counterpart Simon Harris. During the phone call, PM Shehbaz commended Irland’s recent decision to recognise the state of Palestine amid the ongoing Israeli aggression. Ireland, Spain, and Norway have announced to formally recognise the Palestinian state next week, a move that drew fury from Israel. The premier said Ireland’s decision would send a message of hope and solidarity to the innocent Palestinians, who were suffering Israel’s brutal atrocities. “It would also go a long way in…

Rumors around attacks on Russian Black Sea fleet warships

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There are rumours around the reported attacks on Russian Navy vessels in the Black Sea Fleet. The Ukraine Defence Ministry announced that the Project 266M Akvamarin class minesweeper Kovrovets was destroyed during the night between May 18-19, off the coast of Crimea. “Another bad day for the Russian Black Sea fleet,” the ministry wrote on social media. “Great job, warriors!” Multiple sources suggest that one or two Russian warships, including the missile corvette Tsiklon and minesweeper Kovrovets, have been damaged or destroyed in recent attacks by the Ukrainian forces. The…

Defamation Bill 2024 sails through Punjab Assembly amid opposition ruckus

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Amid the strong protest by the opposition, the PML-N-led government on Monday managed to bulldoze the controversial Defamation Bill 2024 in the Punjab Assembly. According to treasury benches, the bill is aimed at stopping fake news, while media bodies termed it “draconian” in its current form. Brushing aside the media bodies’ request to differ the proposed bill, Punjab’s Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mujtaba Mian Shuja-ur-Rehman tabled the bill in the House. Earlier in the day, representatives of the media bodies met Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari and requested her…