SportsThe PCB has announced that Australia will tour Pakistan for a three-match ODI series beginning on May 30. The visitors will arrive in Islamabad on May 23, with matches scheduled in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
CITYA passing-out parade for Islamabad Police’s Delta Force was held on Wednesday, with 100 personnel joining the unit. IGP Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi said the CTD-linked force will help secure the capital and counter terrorism.
CITYTwo armed robbers allegedly snatched Rs2 million from a shopkeeper in Lahore’s Ravi Road area on Wednesday. Police registered a case after the victim said the suspects intercepted him near his home and fled with the cash.
LocalPolice said a father and son were arrested after investigators solved the case of a headless body found in Sahianwala and identified the victim as Javed Iqbal. Officials said the suspects confessed and led police to the buried head.
SportsAustralian cricketer David Warner will accept responsibility in a Sydney drink-driving case, his lawyer told reporters after a court hearing. The next hearing is scheduled for June 24.
WorldSurrey County Council has refused to release a report on official failings linked to Sara Sharif’s death, citing data protection laws. British media reports said earlier safeguarding findings showed she suffered prolonged abuse and should not have been returned to her father’s care.
Arts & CultureThe Punjab archaeology department says restoration work worth over Rs120 million on parts of Derawar Fort has been completed. Officials say the renovated sections may be opened to visitors in due course.
SportsShaheen Shah Afridi has backed new Pakistan head coach Sarfraz Ahmed ahead of the two-Test series against Bangladesh in Dhaka. He said the all-Pakistani coaching staff has improved communication and stressed the team is prepared for both seam and spin conditions.
NATIONALJI-backed town chairmen and a City Council opposition leader have challenged the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board Act in the SHC, seeking transfer of waste management powers, funds and staff to TMCs and UCs.
SportsArsenal beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 to reach the Champions League final for the first time since 2006 and stay on course for a historic double. Mikel Arteta urged his side to use the belief generated by the win in the closing weeks of the season.
WorldUS Central Command said American forces disabled the rudder of the Iranian-flagged tanker M/T Hasna in the Gulf of Oman after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings tied to the US blockade.
PoliticsJUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has demanded the arrest of those behind the killing of Maulana Muhammad Idrees in Charsadda and announced nationwide protests on Friday. He also said the party would outline its future course of action at a Karachi rally on May 14.
