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Mahira Khan has voiced her concern over 11 Pakistani crew members aboard a vessel h!jacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia on April 21.

In an Instagram story, she reacted to Times.Update's video related to the incident, questioning "Why isn't this being reported?"

"And what exactly are we doing to save so many of our own?"

A private bill has been introduced in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly to regulate the production, sale and distribution of naswar in the province.

The Regulation of S***f (Naswar) Bill, 2026, tabled by PML-N’s Aamna Sardar, proposes licensing for sellers, sealed packaging, and fines of up to Rs30,000 for illegal sales.

The bill also seeks to ban sales near schools, madarsas and hospitals, prohibit sales to minors, and impose a Rs1,000 fine for spitting naswar in public. If approved, it would bring naswar under a formal regulatory framework for the first time in KP.

A woman arrested for k!dnapping a four-year-old boy to allegedly fund her plan to travel to France was later identified as his aunt.

The incident occurred in Quetta where the woman, a medical student, abducted her cousin’s son and demanded $60,000 in ransom. The suspect wanted to travel to France to become a doctor. The case stunned the family as the k!dnapping was carried out by someone close to the child.

The Serious Crime Investigation Wing (SCIW) of the police recovered the child safely, while raids are underway to arrest other suspects believed to be involved.