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Sardar Akhtar Mengal. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Akhtar Mengal, chief of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M). According to an official statement, Mengal had submitted his resignation from the National Assembly in September 2024. The speaker’s office has formally informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of the decision. Further proceedings regarding the vacant seat will be carried out in accordance with the law. Meanwhile, proceedings of the National Assembly were suspended shortly after the session began due to a lack of quorum. Opposition member Junaid Akbar pointed out the…

Suspect detained as authorities probe Nancy Guthrie’s abductionAuthorities reached a turning point in the investigation into the Nancy Guthrie disappearance that occurred on January 31. Police are searching the Arizona home of a person who has been detained in connection with the incident. The 84-year-old had been abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona, triggering a comprehensive investigation. The FBI are searching the residence of the person detained in connection with the Nancy Guthrie investigation under a court-authorized warrant. The person detained is believed to live in a house in Rio Rico, south of Tucson. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department…

Search under way for remaining inmates as probe examines security lapses and planning QUETTA: Six of the 27 prisoners who escaped during a coordinated attack on Central Jail Mastung have voluntarily surrendered to authorities, according to jail sources. On January 31, armed groups, including the banned Baloch Liberation Army, carried out a series of large-scale coordinated attacks across various districts of Balochistan. Among the targets was the Central Jail in Mastung, where attackers launched an assault on the facility. The assailants attempted to seize control of the jail, took staff members hostage, broke locks, and facilitated the escape of approximately…

173 senior crime figures arrested, 11,000 workers deported in a campaign that began late last yearCounterfeit U.S. 100 dollar banknotes on the floor inside a compound in O’Smach used for scam operations. PHOTO: REUTERS Cambodia has closed almost 200 scam centres in a crackdown on transnational fraud in recent weeks, a senior government official said, with authorities providing rare access to one centre in a bid to show they are tackling the sophisticated operations targeting people across the globe. “There are about 190 locations that we have sealed off now,” Chhay Sinarith, the deputy chief of Cambodia’s Secretariat of the…

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Wednesday halted the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from initiating contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and federal ministers in the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. The court also adjourned hearings in the related case of Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, Dr Aafia’s sister, and issued notices to all parties involved. On July 21, the IHC initiated contempt proceedings against PM Shehbaz and his entire cabinet for disregarding its order to provide reasons for not assisting a US court hearing the case of incarcerated neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui. A three-member bench, led by Chief…

Raj, 32, Shail, 30, and Gaurav, 23 (no last names given), migrant workers from India, sew tulle fabric at a textile factory in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia, January 20, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS A group of weary-looking Indian men carrying sports bags queued at passport control at a busy Moscow airport one recent evening after flying over 2,700 miles – and via Uzbekistan – to get work. “I have a contract for one year. In the rubbish disposal business. The money is good,” said Ajit, one of the men, speaking in English. Faced with what the authorities say…

FDA sends ‘refusal-to-file’ to Moderna over new flu vaccineModerna has developed a new flu vaccine, however, what’s the problem they are facing?The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna´s application for the vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology. This decision points towards the increased scrutiny of vaccines by the FDA, operating under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., particularly those using mRNA technology, which he has criticized before and after becoming the nation´s top health official.Moderna received what´s called a “refusal-to-file” letter from the FDA that objected to how it conducted a 40,000-person clinical trial comparing…

PMD has forecast mainly cold and dry weather in most parts of the country over the next 12 hoursA man is silhouetted as he walks amid hot and humid weather at breakwater along port area in Karachi, Pakistan May 7, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS Stronger-than-usual winds are sweeping across Karachi, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Wednesday. According to the Met Office, winds are blowing from the north-eastern part of Balochistan at 30 kilometres per hour. Wind speeds may exceed 40 kilometres per hour later in the day, officials said. The department added that the winds have brought a slight chill…

‘Heartbroken’ Vanessa Hudgens mourns death of her ‘sweet girl’Vanessa Hudgens is “heartbroken” over the death of her beloved dog, Darla.Taking to her Instagram handle on Tuesday, the 37-year-old actress announced the sad news of her dog’s passing. “Anyone that knows me knew Darla. She went everywhere with me. Traveled the world. Was there for me every single step of the way,” Vanessa penned.The Princess Switch actress further wrote, “She was the smartest little lady I’ve ever known. I couldn’t have asked for a better dog. I am beyond heart broken today.””Putting her down was one of the hardest things I’ve…

Abbasi made comments during an appearance on host and comedian Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcastActor Javeria, fellow actor Saba Qamar. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM Actor Javeria Abbasi has criticised fellow actor Saba Qamar over remarks she made about relocating permanently to Karachi, as debate surrounding the comments continues within the entertainment industry and on social media. Abbasi made the comments during an appearance on host and comedian Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcast, where she addressed Qamar’s earlier statement in response to a question about moving to Karachi. Referring to Qamar’s remark, Abbasi said a city that grants an individual fame and recognition deserves respect,…