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News Desk KARACHI: The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) has issued show-cause notices to three officers and employees over the reported spread of HIV among children at Waliqa Hospital in Karachi. SESSI Commissioner Hadi Bakhsh Kalhoro said the final show-cause notices were issued on the basis of findings presented in the report of an inquiry committee formed to investigate the matter. Read More: https://metro-morning.com/number-of-children-living-with-hiv-in-pakistan-rises-to-around-7500/ According to the commissioner, the officials and employees who received the notices have been directed to submit written responses within 14 days. Kalhoro said disciplinary proceedings would be initiated against those who fail to respond…

News Desk NORTH CAROLINA: A man in the US state of North Carolina has won a $1 million lottery jackpot after buying a ticket featuring his lucky number, seven. According to international media reports, Thomas Munoz, a resident of the town of Biscoe, bought a $10 “Triple Red 777 Jackpot” scratch-off ticket from a local shop because he had always considered seven his lucky number. Munoz said his connection with the number seven was personal because he was born on the seventh day of 1977. He scratched the ticket shortly after purchasing it and was stunned to discover that he…

News Desk LONDON: Petrol theft in the United Kingdom has reportedly risen sharply following an increase in fuel prices, with around £200,000 worth of fuel allegedly being stolen every day. According to media reports, some drivers are filling their vehicles with petrol and leaving filling stations without making payment. The total value of petrol theft has increased by 48 per cent since fuel prices began rising. The reports said petrol prices increased by 27 pence per litre during the conflict involving Iran, while diesel prices rose by 37 pence per litre. The rise in fuel prices has also reportedly led…

Anti-Taliban factions have expanded their campaign in Afghanistan’s remote regions, with Badakhshan emerging as a new front challenging the Taliban’s grip on power News Desk KABUL: A series of armed attacks by groups opposed to the Taliban had raised new questions over the movement’s claim that it maintained complete control across Afghanistan, with reports of growing resistance activity and signs of internal challenges within its ranks. The latest incidents were reported from Badakhshan province, where anti-Taliban groups had intensified their operations in recent weeks. According to the US-based think tank Long War Journal, resistance forces had carried out several attacks…

News Desk NEW DELHI: India faced renewed diplomatic and economic pressure over its continued energy cooperation with Russia, as analysts warned that changing global dynamics and possible new US trade measures could create challenges for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. According to reports, legislation approved by the US Senate could impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries importing significant amounts of Russian energy. India, which has remained one of the major buyers of Russian crude oil since the Ukraine war, could be among the countries affected if the measures become law. US Senator Richard Blumenthal said India…

Iran rejects Trump’s claims as a fresh falsehood, warning that its armed forces remained ready for any possible escalation News Desk TEHRAN: Iran had rejected a claim by US President Donald Trump that Tehran had asked Washington to stop further military action, calling the statement false and insisting that it had not made any request for a suspension of possible attacks. According to Iran’s state-run Mehr News Agency, Iranian military officials said the country had not contacted the United States to seek a halt to military operations or appeal for a reduction in tensions. They described Trump’s statement as “a…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said he broadly agrees with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s concerns about the state of the system, but argued that meaningful reforms should be pursued through parliament and the cabinet rather than by bypassing these institutions. In a statement, Asif said Naqvi had held powerful positions within the system for around three and a half years and could have raised the issue of systemic change or made progress towards reforms during that period. “Better late than never,” Asif said, while acknowledging Naqvi’s recent comments about the condition of the system. The defence minister…

News Desk KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has clarified that reports of a strong gas smell from different parts of Karachi were caused by the testing of a newly installed pipeline on Abu Al Hassan Isphahani Road. According to an SSGC spokesperson, the new pipeline was tested a day earlier, during which a higher-than-required quantity of an odorising substance was added to the gas. The chemical is used to give natural gas a distinctive smell so that potential leaks can be detected. The spokesperson said the unusual concentration of the odorising substance resulted in complaints from residents in several…

News Desk KARACHI: Karachi police have registered a case against eight transgender people after a group allegedly entered the Boat Basin police station, threw stones and damaged vehicles, Safe City equipment and other property. According to police, the case was registered on behalf of the state in connection with an incident that occurred several days ago. Three transgender people have been arrested so far, officials said. Police said a large group entered the station in an agitated state, allegedly abused staff and broke the windows of parked vehicles. When police officers attempted to intervene, the group allegedly damaged the doors…

News Desk HATTIAN BALA, Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah has criticised those questioning Pakistan’s political system, saying they had managed to complete what he described as a 30-year political journey within three and a half years but were now claiming that the system was incapable of functioning. Addressing a public gathering in Hattian Bala, Rana Sanaullah, without naming the federal interior minister, questioned where his political opponents had started and where they had reached before concluding that the system could not work. He said the parliamentary democratic system was the system given to the country by…