Crime
JUI leader assassinated in Bajaur agency
The motive for the shooting is still unknown

Bajaur: Mufti Bashir Muhammad Jan, a leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), was shot dead in Tani area of Tani Mamund Tehsil of Bajaur on Tuesday, witnesses and police said.
Police said two unknown motorcyclists opened fire on Mufti Bashir near Badan Chowk. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The deceased received two bullets to his skull.
Bashir was a runner-up candidate in the National Assembly elections. Further investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Pakistan
Riots in Islamabad: Police register cases against PTI leaders including Imran Khan, Asad Umar
Riots in Islamabad: Police register cases against PTI leaders including Imran Khan, Asad Umar

Islamabad: The Islamabad police Thursday booked senior PTI leaders including chairman Imran Khan in a case for the riots that ocurred in the federal capital during the “Azadi March” on Wednesday.
Police also registered cases against PTI leaders Asad Umar, Imran Ismail, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Ali Amin Gandapur, and Ali Nawaz Awan.
The police registered two separate cases at the Kohsar Police Station for "rioting and arson".
The first FIR was registered at the complaint of a sub-inspector (SI) named Asif Raza, while the second one was filed on behalf of SI Ghulam Sarwar.
The cases have been registered against 150 people out of which 39 have been arrested. They also mention the burning of the metro bus stations at Islamabad's Jinnah Avenue, damaging a government vehicle at the Express Chowk, and breaking the glass windows of Geo News and Jang office.
Sports
Japan beat Pakistan 2-3 to kick green shirts out of Asia Hockey Cup
Japan has already stunned defending champions India 5-2

Pakistan's hopes to enter the super four stage of the Asia Hockey Cup 2022 and qualify for the 2023 Hockey World Cup suffered a big blow as the Men in Green conceded a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Japan in a closely-fought Pool A match at Jakarta's GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
Japan, who on Tuesday stunned defending champions India 5-2, scored two goals in the first quarter to put Pakistan under pressure.
Pakistan made a strong comeback in the second quarter when in the 23rd minute, Ijaz Ahmed scored a scintillating field goal. But four minutes later Japan scored the third goal. Pakistan found another breakthrough in the 30th minute, thanks to a well-converted penalty corner by Mubashir Ali.
Both teams, however, failed to score any more goals in the last minutes of the game.
Pakistan, who scored a last-minute goal to draw 1-1 against India in their tournament opener, registered a thumping 13-0 win against hosts Indonesia on Tuesday.
Yet, the visitors finished at number three as India claimed the second spot on the points table after thrashing Indonesia 16-0 in their last pool game. That means Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia have sealed the FIH World Cup 2023 berths.
India has qualified as hosts while Pakistan are out of the race. The Asia Cup served as a World Cup qualifier.
SOURCE: APP
Regional
Punjab govt notifies summer vacations for schools from June 1
The Punjab School Education department announces two-month vacations

Lahore: The Punjab government issued notification of summer vacations for school kids on Thursday.
All state and private schools will observe a two-month summer vacation from the beginning of next month.
The vacataions for private and public schools will begin on June 1 and continue till July 31, the Punjab School Education Department said in the notification.
The notication has also advised private schools to spare students at 11am from May 27 to May 31 in the wake of ongoing heatwave.
Similarly, summer vacation in all public and private educational institutions in Sindh will be observed from June 1 to July 31.
Public and private educational institutes in Balochistan's summer zone districts are observing summer vacation from May 15 to July 31.
In Khyber Pakhthunkhwa, summer vacation in the summer zone would be observed from June 1 to August 14 and in the winter zone from July 1 to July 31.
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