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$5m meth disguised as 12,000 melons caught in US
United States border agents pulled over a produce-laden tractor-trailer only to find out that the watermelons loaded on it were actually bundles of methamphetamine worth $5 million worth wrapped in coloured paper. Smugglers disguised more than 4,500 pounds (2,000 kilograms) of the addictive drug as melons, hid them amongst other cargo and tried to truck them across the border from Mexico. The paper used to package meth was painted to look like the juicy fruit. Border agents pulled over the produce-laden tractor-trailer at Otay Mesa in California on Friday and got…
Terror attack on police checkpost in Central Kurram martyrs cop
KURRAM: Terrorists on Sunday attacked a police checkpost in Central Kurram, leaving one policeman martyred and injuring another, police told Geo News. The terrorist, according to District Police Officer Ahmed Khan, set fire to the checkpost after the gun attack. The martyred policeman was identified as Qoowat Khan, while Constable Shahzad has been injured in the attack. He has been shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Sadda in Central Kurram for treatment. Funeral prayer of the martyred policeman has been offered in the wake of the attack. The region has witnessed multiple…
Daily Metro Times-24 August 2024
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Govt to unveil five-year homegrown economic plan soon
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to boost the national economy, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that he would soon roll out a five-year homegrown economic programme. Addressing the launching ceremony of the Buna-Raast connectivity project during a ceremony in Islamabad, the premier said the ‘Home-Grown Economic Programme’ would envisage measures to revive the country’s economy by beefing up information technology, agriculture and other untapped sectors. After discussions and mulling with the stakeholders for months, he said, a wide range of parameters for the programme had been finalised. “Great work…
Republicans launch Biden impeachment report
WASHINGTON: Congressional Republicans lodged a formal case Monday for the impeachment of US President Joe Biden, using the opening day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to launch a political assault unlikely to gain serious traction. The report from three powerful committees in the Republican-led House of Representatives accuses Biden of corruption linked to his son Hunter’s foreign business affairs. Jim Jordan, head of the Judiciary committee, said the probe showed “conclusively” that Biden had “abused his public office for the private financial benefit of the Biden family and Biden…
Three soldiers martyred in shootout with terrorists along Pak-Afghan border
Three soldiers were martyred in a gun battle with terrorists who were trying to infiltrate Pakistan via Afghanistan border near Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) district Bajaur, the Inter-Service Public Relation (ISPR) said on Monday. A statement issued by the military’s media wing said that on the night between August 18 and 19, the security forces noticed the movement of a group of terrorists trying to breach the Pak-Afghan border. “Own troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate. Resultantly, five khwarij of Fitna al Khwarij were sent to hell, while four khwarij got injured,” the ISPR…
PTI founder ‘picks’ August 22 for Islamabad rally
After its prolonged struggle to hold a powershow in Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has “decided” to hold a public rally in the federal capital on August 22, said Adviser to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif on Sunday. Addressing journalists in Islamabad, Saif reassured that the party will try to avoid any violation of law on their part and said: “We guarantee that there will be no law and order issue.” His statement comes amidst former ruling party’s months-long struggle to hold a public gathering in the federal…