Good afternoon on this Wednesday Aug 12!
The sky is set to host several celestial events starting 9 pm on August 12 (Pakistan Standard Time). A solar eclipse will take place, followed by peak of the Perseid meteor shower from 11 pm till sunrise and planets appearing in an apparent line around dawn. How much of this will we be able to see in Pakistan, but why not head out for a night time walk and see what you can find?
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Lawyer Jibran Nasir has alleged that businessman Mir Raza was tortured for nearly 12 hours before his death, claiming he was injected with an anaesthetic, burned with acid and may even have been forced to drink acid. He also accused police of mishandling key evidence, including Raza’s smartwatch and CCTV footage, and demanded criminal investigations into senior officers. Police have not publicly responded to these latest allegations, while the investigation into the murder continues.
A case has been registered against unidentified suspects after the body of a newborn, believed to be three to four days old, was found in the duct area of a 20-storey building in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Police suspect the baby was thrown from an upper floor, possibly to conceal the birth, and say bloodstains at the scene suggest the infant may have been alive at the time. DNA and forensic tests are underway.
Trump has confirmed he secretly switched aircrafts in Türkiye last month on the advice of the Secret Service after an alleged Iranian assassination threat. Despite the covert move, Trump said the military plane he ultimately used was more vulnerable than Air Force One and insisted he simply followed security recommendations. The operation remained undisclosed until it was revealed by US media earlier this week.
A new study by researchers at the University of Vienna has found that dogs can distinguish different emotions in human faces, marking the first brain-scan evidence of this ability. Scientists observed that dogs showed unique brain activity for happy, angry, fearful and sad expressions, suggesting they process human emotions in sophisticated ways. Researchers now plan to study how dogs combine facial expressions with body language, voice and scent to better understand people.
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