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Three of family crushed to death in auto-truck collision

In an unfortunate incident, three family members including two children lost their lives while three others sustained injuries after an auto-rikshaw overturned and hit by a speeding truck near Vehari Road in Bahawalpur on Thursday.  

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Bahawalpur: In an unfortunate incident, three family members including two children lost their lives while three others sustained injuries after an auto-rikshaw overturned and hit by a speeding truck near Vehari Road in Bahawalpur on Thursday.  

According to details, the family was returning from the wedding ceremony when the ill-fated vehicle overturned while taking a turn. Minutes after a rashly-driven truck collided with a rickshaw, killing three on the spot.

Rescue teams and police reached the spot after getting information and shifted the deceased and injured to a nearby hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Ahmed (14), Nasreen (15) and Mehreen (18).While, the injured were identified as Ahmed (12), Shahbaz (15) and Manzoora Bibi (70).

Police, however, started an investigation into the incident and a search operation for the truck is underway.

The accident was so severe that three persons, including teen-age brother and sister died on the spot while three other were wounded.

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Bangladesh-Pakistan Test: Third day’s match delayed as heavy rain continues in Dhaka

Pakistan scored 188-2 on day two  
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Bangladesh-Pakistan Test: Third day’s match delayed as heavy rain continues in Dhaka

Dhaka: Day three of the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh is expected to be called off Monday as heavy rain continues in Dhaka.

Both teams have been asked to stay at the hotel as rain continues to pour down in the city overnight.

Only 63.2 overs of play were possible over the first two days with Pakistan reaching 188-2 in their first innings, with skipper Babar Azam batting on 71 not out alongside Azhar Ali, 52 not out.

Taijul Islam picked both wickets to fall at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Pakistan lead the two-Test series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Chittagong by eight wickets.

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Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive to be launch on Dec. 6

Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the drive at Jinnah Stadium Sports Complex, Islamabad.
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Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive to be launch on Dec. 6

Islamabad: The government is launching ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’ in Islamabad on Monday (December 6), in a bid to revive sports culture for producing national heroes.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the drive at Jinnah Stadium Sports Complex, Islamabad.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar said this would be the biggest sports programme in the country’s history that would enable active participation of the youth in healthy physical activities.

He said under its first phase, twelve different games for male and ten for female would be arranged across 25 regions under the talent hunt programme. The age bracket for the both would be 11-25 years.

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PDM prepares recommendations for long march, resignations

Recommendations will be presented at the meeting heads of PDM parties.
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PDM prepares recommendations for long march, resignations

Lahore: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has prepared recommendations regarding long march and resignations from assemblies.

According to details, the steering committee of PDM chaired by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi discussed the option of long march and resignations from assemblies.

During the meeting, recommendations were made in support of the resignations, which will be presented at the meeting heads of PDM parties.

The members also agreed to hold protest demonstrations and conventions in all provinces before the long march. However, the time and date of the long march and resignations will be decided in the tomorrow’s meeting.

According to details, conventions and protest rallies will be held in all the four provinces before the long march.

PDM spokesperson Hafiz Hamdullah, the Pakistan Democratic Movement will hold a summit on December 6 where the central leaders of the opposition alliance will decide on a long march, Lahore march and tendering resignations from assemblies.

The session will be held in Islamabad with Maulana Fazlur Rehman in the chair.

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