Drone strikes Pakistani police station for fifth time
PESHAWAR, July 13: A drone attack on a police station in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been carried out by terrorists, marking the fifth attack on the same station in a month. The attack occurred on Saturday at Miryan police station in Bannu district, causing no injuries to the officials or damage to the building. The recurrence of these drone assaults is seen as evidence of terrorists increasingly deploying advanced quadcopter technology in the bordering Afghanistan region. A comprehensive search operation is underway, and security has been significantly tightened across Bannu. The Serai Gambila police station, which has been attacked several times by terrorists, has been targeted multiple times over the past year. (PTI)
Indian held with cocaine at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu, July 13: Nepal police have arrested an Indian national with cocaine from Tribhuvan International Airport here, an official statement said on Sunday. Abdus Samad Jamal Mansuri, 49, a resident of Mumbai, was arrested from the arrival parking area of the Airport on Friday, the police said in a statement. Police recovered 3 kg and 400 grams of cocaine from Mansuri. The Indian national had arrived in Kathmandu from Azerbaijan on board a Qatar Airways flight, police added. Mansuri has been taken into custody, and a further investigation has been launched, it added. (PTI)
Massive arms seizure in Afghanistan, 58 arrested
KABUL, July 13: Over the past three months, police in Afghanistan’s Helmand province have discovered a significant amount of arms and ammunition, leading to 58 arrests. The weapons included 45 pistols, seven Kalashnikovs, nine assault rifles, and hundreds of projectiles. The collected weapons were handed over to authorities and 58 individuals were arrested on charges of involvement in criminal activities. Similar operations have been reported in neighbouring Kandahar province. Police have also taken into custody several people for carrying arms illegally and handed them over to the judiciary for further investigation. (IANS)
Apartment fire in Turkey kills three, including infant
ISTANBUL, July 13: A fire at a 26-story apartment building in the Turkish capital, Ankara, killed three people, including a three-and-a-half-month-old baby, local media said. The blaze broke out at around 10:00 pm local time Saturday night on the fourth floor and quickly spread through the structure, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. It took firefighters four hours to put out the fire. The agency also reported that 39 suffered light smoke inhalation, including seven firefighters. Paramedics attended to 26 people on site, while 20 others have been hospitalised, one in critical condition. (AP)