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A pride of lions can be seen at the Lahore Safari Zoo in Lahore. — AFP/FilePunjab CM orders crackdown on illegal wildlife possession.Inspections carried out at 22 locations in various districts of Punjab.Punjab minister condemns “unacceptable” illegal trade of animals.LAHORE: The Punjab wildlife department has recovered 13 lions and arrested five people in a large-scale crackdown on illegal wildlife possession, a day after a pet lion escaped and injured three people in Lahore.The crackdown against individuals across the province keeping lions without valid licences, initiated under the special directive of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, is being conducted under…
A protester holds a poster of Istanbul’s detained Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they listen to the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel (not pictured) during a rally protesting the 100th day of his detention at Sarachane Square in Istanbul on 1 July 2025. — AFP Arrest latest move to put pressure on opposition.Ekrem Imamoglu seen as biggest political rival for 2028 election.Police arrest 137 in alleged graft probe in Izmir this week.Turkiye arrested three more opposition mayors early on Saturday as part of an investigation into alleged graft, officials from the main opposition CHP said, denouncing…
A giant jellyfish-shaped red lightning “sprite” can be seen in this image taken on July 3, 2025, from the ISS over parts of Mexico and the southern US. — X/@Astro_AyersNicole Ayers, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) astronaut, has recently captured a sight of an electrifying phenomenon, a giant red lightning “sprite”, from the International Space Station (ISS).This “jellyfish”-shaped burst of light, shooting upwards from a thunderstorm over Mexico and the southern United States, offers researchers a unique opportunity to understand these elusive atmospheric events better, Live Science reported. Ayers, the pilot of SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission and a member of ISS expeditions…
Pakistan’s national women’s football team poses with the national flag in this undated image. — ReporterKARACHI: Pakistan concluded their AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying campaign on a high note, defeating Kyrgyzstan 2-1 at the Sport Centre Kelapa Dua Stadium in Tangerang on Saturday. Despite failing to qualify for the main tournament, Pakistan showcased significant improvement by winning two of their three matches, all against higher-ranked opponents. Forward Maryam Mahmood was the standout performer for Pakistan, scoring both goals in the first half. She opened the scoring in the fourth minute and doubled the lead with a penalty in the 26th minute. Kyrgyzstan’s Alina…
Sophia Bush recalls abusive on set environment Sophia Bush is opening up about a traumatic time in her life when she suffered “every kind” of abuse.Bush said she’d been abused by a man “old enough to be my father” while working on a show that was on her career “bucket list.” The Grey’s Anatomy star appeared on Monica Lewinsky’s podcast and said, “I had a workplace ongoing trauma revolving around an unending situation with someone old enough to be my father.” She continued, “I did the thing I learned to do and said, ‘I will not have my integrity diminished by…
Three have died as blaze continues to rage in southern coastal area of Dortyol in Hatay province, which borders Syria.A forestry worker injured in a wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir has died from his injuries, raising the death toll in recent days from the fires to three, as the blaze in villages of the Odemis district was brought under control but emergency crews continued to battle one in a province bordering Syria. Worker Ragip Sahin “who was injured while fighting the fire in Odemis and was being treated in hospital, has died”, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim…
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The Federal Investigation Agency logo can be seen outside the FIA building in Islamabad. — FIA Website/FileLAHORE: A bird seller in Lahore never imagined that selling a few parrots would leave him unable to access his own money.In early April, sixty-year-old Nadeem Nasir discovered that his bank account had been blocked after repeated failed transactions. When he visited his bank, he was told the FIA Cyber Crime Wing in Islamabad had ordered the freeze. The bank declined to share a copy of the directive.“I was shocked,” Nasir told The News over the phone. “What crime had I committed?”After days of…
An undated image of former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. — Reuters/FileDiscussions ongoing, new political party to take shape soon: CorbynHe expresses excitement to fight for future people deserve.Labour MP Zarah Sultana to quit, join Corbyn in launching new party.LONDON: UK’s Labour Party’s former leader, Jeremy Corbyn has said that he was in talks to start a new political party because Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government had “refused to deliver the change” voters expected during its first year in office.Corbyn, an avowed socialist who took control of the party in 2015, was its most left-wing leader in a generation, with plans for…
The image shows Shaheen Afridi celebrating his son’s first steps with family. — Instagram@ishaheenafridi10Pakistan’s star fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi melted hearts across social media after sharing a touching moment with his son, Aliyaar. In a video posted to his Instagram, Shaheen proudly captured the milestone of the baby boy taking his very first steps. The heartwarming clip shows a visibly joyful Shaheen, joined by his wife Ansha Afridi, father-in-law and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, and other close family members, celebrating the special moment together in a lush green valley. Their expressions of happiness reflected the emotional significance of the…