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An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolted Dalbandin in Balochistan on Saturday, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 35 kilometres, with its epicentre located 100km southwest of Dalbandin, the centre said. The district administration said no loss of life or property had been reported so far as a result of the tremors. Earlier in June, three people were injured after earthquake tremors were felt in Balochistan’s Barkhan district and adjoining areas, causing fear and panic among residents. In May, a series of mild to moderate earthquakes jolted parts of the country, with tremors felt in Islamabad, Balochistan’s Khuzdar district and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. No casualties or damage were reported. from Latest News, Breaking News & Top News Stories | The Express Tribune https://ift.tt/dn3SEhV

No notification of a revision in fuel prices was issued on August 14 by the Ministry of Petroleum due to it being a gazetted holiday, hence prices remain the same as a day before. Petrol would continue to be available at Rs325.43 per litre, while high-speed diesel (HSD) would remain priced at Rs383.95 per litre, rates that were fixed for August 14. Read: Govt announces 45 paisas increase in petrol, Rs1.16 in HSD price for August 14 On July 17, the government introduced a daily fuel price review mechanism amid volatility in global oil prices following renewed hostilities in the Middle East. The daily fuel prices are based on a seven-day average of international market rates to align with international standards. According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25, petroleum products constitute one of the country's largest import categories, making the economy highly vulnerable to changes in global crude oil prices. Domestic refineries satisfy only part of national demand, wh...

Two police personnel, including a sub-inspector and a head constable, were martyred when armed assailants opened fire on them in the Badami Bagh area on Thursday evening. The victims were identified as Sub-Inspector Adeel and Head Constable Asad, both deployed at Lorry Adda police station. According to police, the incident took place within the jurisdiction of Badami Bagh police station. Armed assailants opened fire on the two officials before fleeing the scene, police said. Both sustained critical bullet wounds and succumbed to their injuries. Read: Lahore attack: Cops killed in the line of duty Police identified the alleged central suspect as Rehan Butt, while efforts were under way to establish the identities of his accomplices. Reportedly, his brother Faizan Butt had been killed in an encounter a few days back. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran reached the scene along with a heavy police contingent and supervised the initial investigation. The area was cordoned off, and evide...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Chaudhry Mohsin Aziz has challenged the election results in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) LA-17 Haveli-Kahuta constituency, alleging tampering in Form-24 and seeking a recount of votes. The third phase, covering Bagh and Haveli, followed polling in the Mirpur and Muzaffarabad divisions and is expected to influence the balance of power in the AJK Legislative Assembly. The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJKEC) admitted his application for hearing and summoned the parties for a hearing at 10am on Thursday in Muzaffarabad. The application was filed before the chief election commissioner through Aziz’s lawyers, Raja Sajjad Advocate and Chaudhry Ghulam Nabi Advocate. Aziz has also challenged Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to agree to a recount, saying he would quit politics if he failed to win the constituency by a substantial margin after the recount. READ: Political tensions s...

Political tensions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir's (AJK) LA-17 Haveli constituency on Wednesday escalated after several vehicles parked along a roadside in the village of Hoter were vandalised, with allegations also surfacing that passports and cash belonging to some visitors were taken during the incident. The AJK general elections are being held in phases across the territory. Polling in the first phase, covering Mirpur Division, has already been completed, followed by the second phase in Muzaffarabad Division and the refugee constituencies. Local sources alleged that workers affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and an independent candidate attacked people gathered outside the residence of Zahid Hashmi, a senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and president of the International Kashmir Peace Forum Europe (IKPF), in his native village. During the alleged attack, several vehicles parked on the roadside were damaged with their windows smashed, according t...

Lawyer Jibran Nasir on Tuesday alleged serious negligence in the investigation into the murder of waffle chain owner Mir Raza, questioning the handling of key evidence and demanded a criminal inquiry against three police officers. Raza, 25, was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS before his body was found in bushes near a wedding hall in Gulistan-e-Johar. Police had suspected that he had been tortured before being shot. The case had initially been surrounded by uncertainty over whether he had been murdered or had died by suicide. However, the findings of the second post-mortem had strengthened his family’s longstanding claim that he had been killed. Speaking at a press conference tonight, Nasir said reports from the University of Karachi indicated Raza was administered a local anaesthetic and that the body was 20 to 22 hours old. Nasir alleged that the victim had remained in someone’s captivity for around 12 hours. He further said that Mir Raza’s...