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Kenya court declares police killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif unlawful

  • Arshad Sharif was shot in the head when Kenyan police opened fire on his car on the outskirts of Nairobi in October 2022
  • Lawyer of Sharif’s widow says the court has ordered Kenya to pay 10 million Kenyan shillings ($78,000) in compensation
By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

Pakistan to conduct fitness tests of players after humiliating T20 World Cup exit

  • The 2009 champions suffered a shock defeat to first-timers USA before losing to arch-rivals India in last month’s World Cup
  • The national team was dogged by allegations of internal discord and that some players were in squad because of favoritism
By KASHIF IMRAN ·

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Named after famed cinema, Karachi street now hub of used goods and fashion fakes

  • Light House street named after pre-partition cinema that screened famous movies like ‘Koel,’ ‘Josh’ and ‘Umrao Jaan Ada’
  • Light House cinema entertained movie buffs until 1980, after which area gradually transformed into a business center
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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Pakistan announces $197 million project to solarize 27,000 tubewells in arid southwestern province

  • Federal government to pay 70 percent cost of project, rest to be paid by provincial government 
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was in Balochistan’s capital of Quetta on one-day visit
By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

Saudi police arrest 3 for illegal hunting, arson

  • 2 poachers nabbed in King Salman Royal Natural Reserve
  • A third caught setting fire to vegetation cover in Hail province
By Arab News ·

Iraq exhibits ancient artifacts returned by US and other countries

  • Iraqi authorities have been trying to retrieve thousands of archaeological relics missing since the invasion
  • More ‘rare archaeological collections’ would be returned by Switzerland and Japan this month
By Reuters ·

Four Indian soldiers killed in clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir

  • Fighting broke out after militants ambushed an army convoy in the Malhar area, an officer says
  • India and Pakistan both claim Muslim-majority Kashmir in full and have fought three wars over it
By AFP ·

Saudi Arabia keen to get more women in the workforce

  • Saudi women in tourism and hospitality sectors underline power of workforce diversity, experts explain
By Reem Walid ·

England great Anderson ‘proud’ of longevity as Test exit looms

  • The paceman, 42 at the end of this month, will bow out after playing first match of England-West Indies series at Lord’s starting on Wednesday
  • Anderson says he has yet to decide whether this week’s match will be his farewell to first-class cricket or he would play on for county side
By AFP ·