A 20-year-old US Marine has been arrested in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman, according to police. The suspect, identified as Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Police allege he killed 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a hotel in Naha on Saturday. Ballard...
The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) says it has arrested 13 suspected militants during 98 intelligence-based operations conducted across the province this week. According to a CTD spokesperson, one of those arrested, identified as Wajid, was allegedly linked to India’s intelligence agency RAW and was detained in Pakpattan. The other suspects were arrested in Lahore, Sargodha,...
Lahore police have arrested a British national accused of robbing a bank near Bhatta Chowk in DHA Lahore, with investigators saying the suspect was allegedly inspired by Netflix shows. According to DIG Operations Lahore Faisal Kamran, the suspect, identified as Subhan Ali, entered the bank at around 9:19 am and allegedly remained inside for about...
At least one private security guard was killed, two people were wounded, and 12 workers were abducted after gunmen attacked a construction company’s base in the Duki district of Balochistan on Saturday, police said. According to Duki Superintendent of Police Mansoor Ahmed Buzdar, the attackers raided the site in the Palari area of Nana Sahib...
MIRANSHAH: Four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after rival groups exchanged gunfire over a land dispute in Baka Khel, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday. According to Baka Khel police, the incident occurred in a mountainous area within the police jurisdiction after the two groups confronted each other over a dispute involving road...
The ride-hailing driver who took 25-year-old Mir Raza Ali from his home in PECHS to Gulistan-e-Johar shortly before his death has provided details of the young entrepreneur’s final journey, as investigators continue to probe the case. Driver Ehsanullah said he accepted the booking at around 3:57 am and reached Ali’s location shortly after 4 am....
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a mass shooting near Seattle’s iconic Space Needle late Saturday, prompting a major police response and an ongoing investigation into the deadly attack. According to the Seattle Police Department, officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots near the popular tourist attraction and found several victims suffering...
A special anti-corruption court in Sahiwal has acquitted Khawar Farid Maneka and his son Musa Maneka in a long-running cemetery land encroachment case, while ordering the arrest of his other son, Ibrahim Maneka, who was declared a fugitive. The verdict was announced by Special Judge Anti-Corruption Sahiwal, Masoodul Hassan, in connection with allegations related...
A Muslim man is fighting for his life after being stabbed multiple times in what authorities are investigating as a suspected hate crime at a shopping mall in West Valley City, Utah. Police say the attacker deliberately targeted the victim because of his religion, raising fresh concerns over rising anti-Muslim violence in the United...
Vietnamese authorities have launched an extensive investigation into an international diamond smuggling network allegedly responsible for illegally importing more than 28,000 diamonds valued at nearly $11 million, with one of the country’s largest jewellery companies caught up in the high-profile case. Police say the syndicate smuggled diamonds sourced from India into Vietnam via Hong Kong,...