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KARACHI: A complaint was filed against K-Electric (KE) for the electrocution of two brothers in Shah Faisal Colony during the recent rains on Friday. MPA Muhammad Farooq filed the complaint with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). According to the complaint, two brothers, Murad Sultan, 21, and Siraj Sultan, 12, died on August 19 when the younger sibling came into contact with an underground 11,000-volt high-tension cable submerged in rainwater. The elder brother was also fatally electrocuted trying to rescue his brother. The plaintiff quoted the victim’s family members as saying that the high-tension cable was buried at a…

Kevin Costner starts new romance Kevin Costner is stepping into a new chapter of his personal life. The Yellowstone star is said to be “casually” dating Kelley Noonan, the ex-wife of billionaire Alec Gores.“They are hanging out casually and were connected by friends,” a source shared with Us Weekly on Friday. Because the two live about 100 miles apart, Costner in Carpinteria, California, and Noonan in Manhattan Beach, the insider noted that things between them are “not serious” at this stage. Still, the pair have been spotted spending time together in Colorado. “They both frequent Aspen often and have mutual friend groups,” the…

The Sindh Health Department has announced that a province-wide vaccination campaign against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) will be conducted from September 15 to 27. The campaign aims to vaccinate girls between the ages of 9 and 14 against cervical cancer. According to the department, the drive will cover 30 districts across Sindh, with a target of vaccinating 4.1 million girls. Of these, around 2.05 million will be covered through school-based programs, while the rest will be reached through community-level efforts. The Sindh Health Minister has appealed to parents to ensure their daughters receive the vaccine, stressing that it is a…

ISLAMABAD: Chairing a high-level meeting at the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Headquarters, the Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi approved a series of major development initiatives for the federal capital including a flyover at T-Chowk and an underpass at Shaheen Chowk. The projects, ranging from new traffic infrastructure to housing sector upgrades and hospitality ventures, are aimed at easing urban challenges and improving civic facilities for residents. One of the headline decisions was the launch of a flyover at T-Chowk and an underpass at Shaheen Chowk, with their groundbreaking scheduled for early September. The minister also ordered a city-wide operation against encroachments,…

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police claimed on Friday to have recovered the acid-burned remains of a missing public service vehicle (PSV) driver in Gulberg Greens in Kirpa limits, following arrests aided by call data records (CDR). Two suspects are in custody, while a third accomplice remains at large. A police spokesperson said that Jehanzaib Khan had reported his driver, Muhammad Waseem, son of Muhammad Ishaq, missing at Bhara Kahu Police Station on August 14, 2025. Waseem, originally from Ghora Gali Malot, Murree, lived with his brothers in Bhara Kahu and had been driving Jehanzaib’s Suzuki Bolan for five months,…

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced plans to transform Islamabad into Pakistan’s first cashless city, making QR code-based digital payments mandatory at all businesses and public transaction points. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by CDA Member Administration and Estate, Talat Mehmood, at CDA Headquarters on Thursday. Officials said the move is part of the government’s broader vision, under the Prime Minister’s directive, to promote a cashless economy and enhance transparency, efficiency, and ease of doing business in the federal capital. “All types of businesses, from large retailers to small fruit vendors and even taxi…

United Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward, accompanied by other E3 members German Ambassador Ricklef Beutin and Deputy French Ambassador Jay Dharmadhikari, speaks to members of the press about Iran and nuclear weapons outside the UN Security Council chamber at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, August 29, 2025. — ReutersUNITED NATIONS: Britain, France and Germany have warned Iran at the United Nations to meet key conditions or risk the return of UN sanctions. The three countries said that Tehran must let inspectors back in, address concerns over its nuclear stockpile and rejoin talks if it wants to avoid…

RAWALPINDI: Two children died of suffocation after being trapped inside a parked vehicle in Dhoke Chiragh Din in the jurisdiction of Civil Lines police station on Friday. According to the Rescue 1122 officials, they received information that two children were stuck inside a parked car. When the rescue team reached the spot, the children were found in critical condition. They were pulled out of the vehicle, given CPR, and shifted to the hospital, but they could not survive. The deceased were identified as five-year-old Owais Muqaddar and four-year-old Fatima, who were cousins. According to the family, the children had been…

RAWALPINDI: Authorities in Rawalpindi confirmed that the grave of a seven-year-old girl, buried two days earlier in Khan Colony graveyard on Girja Road, had been desecrated. Under the supervision of a magistrate, the grave was exhumed, and a medical board collected tissue and other samples from the body for DNA and forensic analysis. According to officials, there were no apparent marks of torture or injuries on the child’s body. However, police said a case has been registered for desecration of the grave and tampering with the remains. The deceased girl was a resident of Girja Chowki. She died on August…

RAWALPINDI: The Education Department has issued strict instructions for a two-day anti-dengue campaign in all government schools across the Rawalpindi Division, to be completed ahead of the reopening of schools on September 1. The directives mandate comprehensive cleaning of school premises, including playgrounds, corridors, and classroom rooftops, with the urgent removal of overgrown grass and wild vegetation. Stagnant rainwater is to be drained, all leaks repaired, and classrooms, laboratories, and halls thoroughly cleaned; washrooms must be fully sanitised, equipped with soap and towels; the provision of safe drinking water ensured; and scrap materials and storage areas are to be entirely…