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News Desk SURAT: Four senior doctors have been suspended for six months following the suspected suicide of a 30-year-old postgraduate doctor at a government medical college hostel in the Indian city of Surat. Indian media reports said Harsh Pandya, a resident doctor in the microbiology department at New Civil Hospital, was found dead in his hostel room. He had been working at the hospital for the past six months while pursuing postgraduate studies and had recently become engaged. Following his death, four senior resident doctors were accused of harassing and ragging Pandya and were suspended for six months, according to…

News Desk MULTAN: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two passengers, including a woman, at Multan airport for allegedly being trafficked to Saudi Arabia for commercial sexual exploitation under the cover of Umrah visas. According to the FIA, immigration officials stopped the two passengers during clearance after noticing suspicious behaviour as they prepared to travel to Saudi Arabia. They were referred to the shift in-charge for further questioning. The agency said detailed questioning revealed important information about suspected human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Officials also examined the passengers’ mobile phones, chats and other digital material, where they allegedly…

News Desk PORTUGAL: .Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has reacted to a bizarre rumour that he was due to marry his longtime partner, Georgina Rodríguez, in Madeira. According to international media reports, rumours circulating on social media claimed that Ronaldo and Rodríguez would get married on Saturday in Funchal, the capital of Portugal’s Madeira island. Ronaldo’s family had denied the reports, but that did little to stop hundreds of fans from gathering outside the historic Sé Cathedral in the hope of seeing the football star’s wedding. Fans waited outside the church for hours with mobile phones and cameras, only to…

News Desk KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has expressed concern over delays in the trial of the Mustafa Amir murder case and ordered the trial court to submit the case record and a report on its progress. The order came after Mustafa Amir’s mother approached the high court, complaining about delays in the proceedings and seeking an explanation for the prolonged adjournments. During the hearing, the court asked whether Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code had been added to the case. The petitioner’s lawyer said the accused, Armaghan, was facing several cases and had allegedly been using different tactics…

News Desk TEHRAN: Iran has set out six conditions for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway would not be reopened unless the United States changed what Tehran described as its hostile policy towards Iran. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington would first have to provide assurances that it would never threaten Iran, regardless of the language or circumstances involved. He also said the United States would have to respect the dignity of the Iranian people. Zolghadr said Iran’s second condition was an end to what Tehran described as…

Security forces said the operations had targeted militant hideouts, support networks and positions used by armed groups to sustain their activities News Desk QUETTA: Security forces said they had killed 15 militants during ongoing intelligence-based operations under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-3 in several districts of Balochistan. According to details released by the security forces, the operations were conducted in Mastung, Bolan, Washuk, Awaran, Sibi, Khuzdar, Harnai and Nushki districts. The operations were launched on the basis of intelligence reports about the presence and movement of militants in the areas. The security forces said the operations targeted militant hideouts, support networks and other…

News Desk LONDON: The defence agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye has gained renewed international attention following the recent Iran-US war and continuing instability in the Middle East, according to British media. Read More: https://metro-morning.com/bilawal-hails-mecca-pact-as-boost-to-regional-security/ The Guardian reported that the three countries had signed a Nato-style defence agreement amid continuing attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Under the pact, an armed attack on one member would be treated as an attack on all three. The agreement brought together three of the Muslim world’s most influential states in a new security arrangement and marked a significant development in regional…

News Desk KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to establish a judicial commission comprising high court judges to investigate the death of Mir Raza, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar said. Read More: https://metro-morning.com/new-medical-report-raises-fresh-questions-over-mir-raza-death-investigation/ Speaking to media Lanjar said a meeting had been held with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to discuss the case, where the decision to form the judicial commission was taken. “We have decided to form a judicial commission and will have the case investigated by high court judges,” Lanjar said. The provincial home minister said the government stood with the public and was committed…

News Desk WENZHOU, ZHEJIANG: Typhoon Dolphin, described as the strongest storm to hit China so far this year, made landfall on the country’s eastern coast on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds while raising the risk of flooding and landslides. According to China’s meteorological authorities, the typhoon made landfall near Yuyuan in Zhejiang province at about 5.30pm on Sunday. At the time of landfall, maximum sustained winds near the centre of the storm reached 42 metres per second, or about 151km per hour. Authorities moved workers operating at sea to safer locations and ordered vessels to return to port…

News Desk LAHORE: Punjab’s Home Department said its Foreign National Security Cell had continued a crackdown on Afghan nationals living in the province without valid legal documents, with those detained being transferred for repatriation to Afghanistan. According to a department spokesperson, a total of 2,689,295 Afghan nationals had so far been repatriated from Pakistan, including 140,468 from Punjab. The spokesperson said Afghan citizens without valid visas were considered to be staying in Pakistan unlawfully under the government’s policy. Authorities had therefore intensified checks in residential areas and markets across the province to identify people without the required documentation. Officials said…