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KARACHI: The Constitutional Bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the provincial government to withdraw the Maintenance of Public Order notification, terming it unconstitutional and in violation of established legal principles. The bench gave the order while hearing petitions filed against the “preventive detention” of PTI workers on Tuesday. The counsel for the petitioners, Barrister Ali Tahir, informed the court that the illegal detentions were affecting more than 187 families. He argued that his clients were being held under false claims of disturbing public order, and that police were conducting illegal raids on their homes. Speaking to the…

 Kid Rock breaks silence on Bad Bunny’s performance at Super BowlLast Sunday, when Bad Bunny was performing at the Super Bowl halftime show, a parallel music event was happening on Turning Point’s stage, headlined by Kid Rock.Now, he is reacting to what the internet says about his rival’s performance at Levi’s Stadium. “Like most people, I didn’t understand any of it,” he tells Fox News, referring to Bunny’s performance fully in Spanish.The country musician also adds that Puerto Rican hitmaker Bad Bunny’s performance was “not my cup of tea, but I don’t fault (Bad Bunny) for doing the Super Bowl,…

. LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at the Lahore District Courts on Tuesday rejected a request to record the statement of Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari via video link in a case related to the alleged circulation of a fake video attributed to her on social media. The court directed the complainant to appear in person and record her statement at the next hearing. Judicial Magistrate Naeem Watto announced the decision after reserving the verdict on the application earlier. During the proceedings, accused social media activist Falak Javed was produced before the court from jail. Counsel for the minister argued that…

Punjab Police. Photo (file) LAHORE: A video showing a civilian chained to a bed at a police post in Lahore’s Model Town Division sparked widespread outrage on social media, prompting action by senior police officials. Police sources confirmed that the video, which surfaced online on Monday, was recorded three days earlier at the Lakhoki police post. The footage shows a man restrained with chains and tied to a charpoy, raising serious questions about custodial practices at the facility. The detainee was later identified as Mukhtar Ahmed, a resident of Kiraka village. Police officials said Mukhtar had been kept in custody…

The cars were stolen from Rawalpindi and Gujranwala respectively. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE GUJRANWALA: Punjab Police and City Traffic Police personnel in Gujranwala have been equipped with body cameras under a pilot project aimed at improving transparency, accountability and public trust in law enforcement. The initiative was launched on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister, with City Police Officer (CPO) Dr Ghayas Gul Khan and Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Ayesha Butt formally installing body cameras on officers. In the first phase, around 100 body cameras have been provided to field officers, including traffic wardens and police personnel posted at police stations and…

. HYDERABAD: Activists of the Jeay Sindh Tehreek staged a protest and observed a token hunger strike outside the Hyderabad Press Club against the Central Jail Hyderabad administration.

LAHORE: The 21st Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally scheduled from Wednesday to February 15 is expected to attract thousands of tourists, including foreigners, to Bahawalpur. Environmental and wildlife officials have warned that plastic waste, noise and dust generated during the event pose risks to the desert ecosystem. Experts said a large number of visitors discard plastic water bottles, food wrappers and other waste across the desert during the event.. This not only contributes to environmental pollution but also threatens wildlife inhabiting the area. A wildlife conservator, Badar Munir, is currently engaged with his team in collecting plastic waste left during last…

Savannah Guthrie said “We believe our mom is still out there. We need your help”Fans and friends including Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner have extended support to US TV host Savannah Guthrie as she makes plea at ‘hour of desperation’ in search for her missing mother Nancy Guthrie.The US TV host whose family has been at the center of national attention for a week since her elderly mother was apparently kidnapped, took to Instagram and shared a video wherein she and siblings had reached “an hour of desperation.” Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed…

. PESHAWAR: A prolonged slowdown in the promotion process of doctors in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has left more than 1,440 posts vacant across the provincial health department, aggravating staff shortages and deepening the strain on an already overburdened healthcare system, sources said on Tuesday. The vacancies span the management cadre, general cadre and dental surgeons, largely due to prolonged delays in the promotion process. Sources said lack of progress has pushed the health sector into a state of serious administrative and service-level distress, prompting fresh instructions to expedite the process ahead of the next meeting of the Provincial Selection Board (PSB). According…

.K-P CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, responding to federal criticism over the disbursement of Rs4 billion to families displaced from Tirah Valley, on Tuesday turned the spotlight back on the Centre. He cited an International Monetary Fund (IMF) “charge-sheet” reportedly identifying Rs5,300 billion in corruption at the federal level. “Why does nobody talk about this massive figure mentioned in the IMF’s documents?” the chief minister questioned while addressing a convocation of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) in Peshawar. “This smacks of double standards,” he added, labelling the federal allegations as a “political…