A group of alleged drug dealers on Monday snatched away the official weapons of a police squad as it raided their hideout in Lahore.
In a video making rounds over the internet, the cops can be seen running for their lives after their rifles are turned on them in the Icchra area of the city.
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According to reports, the accused were later arrested with the help of locals. A cache of weapons, including the official guns, were recovered from their possession.
United States (US)-based financial news outlet, Bloomberg, has confused former Abraaj chief executive officer (CEO) Arif Naqvi with President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi, Twitterati suggested on Saturday.
It was reported by Bloomberg that Naqvi, founder of Abraaj Group, was denied bail by a London judge Friday after prosecutors said he may flee to Pakistan rather than face US fraud charges.
However, while reporting the development in Naqvi’s case, Bloomberg used an image of President Alvi in what Twitterati termed as a “big blunder”.
Some believed the image was justified as the story claimed Naqvi had in his possession Alvi’s contact details.
But the popular opinion remained that Bloomberg had confused the two Arifs.
Arif Naqvi was arrested from the United Kingdom (UK) over “alleged fraud”, earlier this month.
He is the founder of defunct buyout fund, Abraaj Group — a private equity fund that used to take money from investors and buy other companies with it to improve their operations and cut costs.
Popular travel vlogger Jordan Taylor is all set to explore Pakistan and has released a video trailer of her journey through Pakistan.
The video trailer shows Taylor experiencing rich culture and heritage of Pakistan and enjoying the famous desi food. She can be seen wearing a traditional shalwar kameez and a dupatta.
Taylor will release a full video of her journey very soon. She is currently traveling the Southern Areas of Pakistan with an intent to visit the Northern Areas very soon.
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Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that the Ramzan moon will be sighted in Pakistan on the evening of May 6.
“The new moon of Ramzan, 1440 AH, will be born at 3:45 Pakistan Standard Time (PST) on May 5,” a statement issued by the Met Office said, adding that the holy month is expected to begin on May 7.
According to the astronomical parameters, there is no chance of sighting of the new moon on the evening of May 5 as “it will be 15 hours and 18 minutes old by sunset and only seven degrees above the horizon”.
Saudi Arabia and Middle Eastern countries, however, will be able to see the moon on May 5 and observe the first of the holy month on May 6.
Pakistan’s Aleem Dar will be a part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup 2019 team of officials, as announced by the cricket governing body on Friday.
According to the ICC, 16 umpires and six match referees are part of the official panel appointed to officiate 48 matches of the tournament to be held between May 30 and July 14.
It would be the fifth World Cup in which Dar will participate as an umpire.
Among other umpires are Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Sundaram Ravi, Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Michael Gough, Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Paul Wilson.
“The umpires will officiate the matches in the first phase of league matches and names of those for semi-finals and final would be announced subsequently,” ICC said in a statement.
The highly anticipated final installment of Marvel Studios superhero story, Avengers: Endgame, has received positive reviews from critics all around.
As of Tuesday afternoon, all but one of 56 Endgame reviews collected by the Rotten Tomatoes website were rated as positive.
CNN said the film delivered a worthy finale.
“The film-makers have sought to reward movie-goers with a spectacle that’s epic in every way,” they wrote.
USA Today said that the film is a hugely satisfying tale that begins with a brutal, emotional gut punch and takes you on quite the trip with the original Avengers crew.
The New York Times said the movie provided the “sense of an ending.”
“We’ve lived with these characters and the actors playing them for more than a decade,” NYT wrote. “For the most part, it’s nice to see them again, and a little sad to say goodbye.”
Endgame concludes a story that has unfolded over 21 previous films since 2007. It picks up where last year’s Avengers: Infinity War left fans hanging when several beloved heroes appeared to turn to dust.
Box office experts say Endgame may break the opening weekend record for ticket sales in the United States and Canada, which now stands at $257.7 million for Infinity War. It is also the highest-grossing franchise of all time.
Amid all the backlash that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan continues to face after referring to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as “sahiba”, musician Salman Ahmed has stepped up to defend him.
In a tweet on Wednesday evening, Salman, who is well-known for his undeterred support for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, said that “calling someone sahiba is a sign of respect”.
His statement, however, wasn’t very well received by Twitterati, who had termed PM Imran’s remarks as “disgustingly sexist” a day earlier.
