4 policemen were killed when a blast ripped through a market in Quetta’s Satellite Town last night
Last night, 4 policemen lost their lives when a blast ripped through a market in Quetta’s Satellite Town. 2 policemen and 7 civilians have also been injured in the blast, while a police van was also damaged. The blast, according to DIG Cheema, was the result of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a motorcycle parked on the roadside. The nature of the blast has not yet been determined and it is not clear if it was a targeted attack. This is a developing story we shall update you. After anti-muslim riots, Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide six-hour night curfew and social media blackout
Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide six-hour night curfew and banned Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms on Monday after anti-Muslim riots gripped several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter bombings. Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in a sign of the ongoing religious tension in Sri Lanka since the April 21 attacks by suicide bombers on three hotels and three churches which left 258 dead. A night curfew in several towns north of Colombo was lifted at dawn, but reimposed 10 hours later as tensions were fuelled by persistent rumours of mob violence. The curfew was later extended across the island, police said in a statement. Sachin Tendulkar labels Jasprit Bumrah the “best bowler in the world”
After the Mumbai Indians paceman played a key role in his team’s fourth Indian Premier League title win, Sachin Tendulkar called Jsprit Bumrah the ‘best bowler in the world.’ The 25-year-old took 2-14 in Sunday’s IPL final as Mumbai edged Chennai Super Kings by one run in the thrilling finale in Hyderabad. “Without any doubt, let me go on record and say that he is the best bowler in the world at this stage,” said Tendulkar, an advisor to the Mumbai team. “The best is yet to come.” Rohail Hyatt will be returning to Coke Studio as a producer
More than a decade down the road and Coke Studio, about to launch into its twelfth season, has come full circle. Rumours have been afloat for a while now but we finally have confirmed news that Rohail Hyatt will be returning to the show as its producer. It is common knowledge that Rohail was the show’s first ever producer, breathing life into it and setting benchmarks with songs that have now become timeless hits. Fawad Chaudhry announced that the lunar calendar and app will be ready by the 15th of Ramzan
The Minister of Science and Technology announced that the lunar calendar will be available soon, along with an app. The purpose of said calendar to help with the moon sighting. This will help know what dates eid will be on, and so on. He further informed that he has invited religious scholars to become a part of the committee he created to help in the preparation of the lunar calendar. He also urged for providing the religious leaders with government jobs of 14 to 16-grade pay scale. Fawad previously said that spending 4 million rupees for the moon sighting every year in unwise and that the Ruet-e-Hilal committee members should sight the crescent voluntarily.