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Dozens of supermarkets across Europe hit by suspected fridge cyber-attack
Supermarket chains in Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg have said that refrigerator and freezer temperatures rose overnight in dozens of stores, foreign media reported on Monday. The incidents have raised fears of a cyber-attack like the one that caused millions of euros in food…
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Abida Batool becomes first Pakistani woman to win Women’s International Boxing Association world title
Pakistani boxer Abida Batool has won the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) world atomweight title, becoming the first Pakistani woman to win the belt. Abida stopped Thailand’s Wandee Sinongkhrot in the fifth round of their eight-round fight in Pattaya, Thailand.…
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Imran Khan’s son Sulaiman ‘forced into politics’, mother Jemima says
The sons of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan have entered the political arena, with their mother, Jemima Goldsmith, saying that the government has forced another of her sons onto social media and into politics. Goldsmith shared a post by her son Sulaiman Khan,…
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Iranian negotiators leave Doha as draft US deal circulates; follow-up meeting possible
Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators in Doha, which were aimed at ending the war with the United States (US), as a draft proposal is being circulated, an official briefed on the discussions said. According to foreign media reports, the negotiators departed…
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Man, wife arrested for assaulting sister-in-law days after her husband’s death
Lahore police have arrested a man and his wife after the woman’s sister-in-law accused them of physically assaulting her and cutting off her hair 40 days after her husband’s death. The widow contacted emergency helpline 15 seeking help, following which Lower Mall police took…
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15 arrested, 435 phones recovered as Karachi police bust IMEI-patching network
Police in Karachi have arrested 15 suspects involved in buying and selling stolen and snatched mobile phones after tampering with their IMEI numbers. According to reports, the arrests came after targeted operations were simultaneously carried out in the limits of four police…
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South Africa names squad for Bangladesh Test series
South Africa has named a 15-player squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, with Temba Bavuma continuing as captain. The first Test starts at the DP World Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on November 15 and runs until November 19. The second Test takes place at…
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Mohammad Amir likely to enter IPL 2027 auction on British passport, claims Indian media
Former Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir, who now has a British passport, could be putting his name down for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2027 auction scheduled for December 16 in Goa, an Indian media outlet has claimed. According to reports, Amir, who now lives in England,…
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US-backed consortium proposes $4.4bn LNG project in Pakistan
A United States (US)-backed consortium is pushing for an investment of up to $4.4 billion in an integrated Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Pakistan, covering imports, storage, regasification and gas transportation to major consumers. The consortium includes Global Vision…
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‘He has dumped me’: Woman claiming to be Mr Patlo’s first wife says he divorced her without telling her
A woman who says she is the first wife of TikToker Ansar Mehmood, better known as Mr Patlo, has claimed that he divorced her without telling her and threatened to leak an intimate video. Taking to social media, she said that the couple got married on November 10, 2021, however,…
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Binance investors withdraw $3.6bn after multi-billion-dollar hack
Investors have withdrawn a net $3.6 billion from Binance after the cryptocurrency exchange reopened withdrawals on Sunday, three days after North Korea-linked hackers stole $6.3 billion from its digital wallets in a 20-minute attack. Binance resumed customer withdrawals at…
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Peshawar court overturns doctor’s acquittal, sentences him to life in jail for raping 12yo sister-in-law
Peshawar High Court (PHC) has sentenced a doctor to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs500,000 for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old sister-in-law in 2023, overturning his acquittal by a trial court. A two-member bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice…
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Boxer Amir Khan confirms he was scammed, says foreign investors need security in Pakistan
Boxer Amir Khan has said that he was scammed, after a YouTube video claimed he lost two crore and 25 lakh rupees in a failed shisha cafe project in Islamabad. Khan referred to a man named Tanoli in a post on X and accused him of taking money unlawfully. However, the boxer has…
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Lahore tops list of world’s most polluted cities again with air quality past ‘hazardous’ levels
Lahore ranked as the world’s most polluted major city on Monday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 535, placing it ahead of Cairo in second position and Delhi in third, as pollution levels in the provincial capital entered the hazardous category. IQAir recorded Lahore’s…
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Lahore man kills wife, injures five children in knife attack
A man has allegedly killed his wife and injured their five children in a knife attack at his in-laws’ house in Lahore’s Nishtar Colony, following a dispute with his wife over a domestic matter. The suspect, identified as Arshad, was arrested by police on Sunday and booked in a…
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Ukrainians receive false nuclear threat, radiation warnings after alert app gets hacked
Ukraine’s air raid alert application was hacked on Sunday, sending users false warnings of radiation, chemical and nuclear threats in Kyiv, prompting authorities to urge residents to rely on official sources for information. The Ukrainian Air Force warned on Telegram that the…
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Pakistan strikes back hard in response to Afghan cross-border attack
Security forces have responded to firing from Afghan Taliban border posts targeting Pakistani positions in South Waziristan, as troops struck multiple Afghan posts, mortar positions and defensive installations, a Deputy Commissioner (DC) has said. In a post on X, DC of South…
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Babar Azam should fix technique before playing first-class cricket, suggests Mohammad Yousuf
Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf has urged Babar Azam to seek specialised coaching in England or Australia as the 32-year-old struggles for form. Yousuf wrote on X that Babar should stay out of first-class cricket until he fixes his technical problems. “I don’t think Babar…
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Adelaide Strikers sign Haris Rauf for BBL 16
Adelaide Strikers have signed Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf for the entire BBL season 16, adding pace to their attack. Rauf has played 33 Big Bash matches for Melbourne Stars since 2019, taking 56 wickets. He is the third international signing in head coach Tim Paine’s squad,…
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US has heard Pakistan’s concerns over Afghan terrorism, willing to play productive role: Rubio
The United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Washington DC had “heard” Pakistan’s concerns about terrorism originating from Afghanistan and that if “there’s a productive role for us to play, we would play it”. Responding to a question about tensions…