Miscreants Who Set Cars On Fire For ‘Fun’ Arrested

Two youths, who would indulge in arson, just for the sake of fun, were arrested by the Bengaluru police. The hunt is on for two of their friends, who are absconding.

According to the police, they frequently received complaints from residents of Subrahmanyapura in south Bengaluru that miscreants would often torch vehicles parked outside their homes past midnight. They were not in a position to identify the culprits. Recently, 4 motorbikes and 2 two autorickshaws were set on fire in the same locality.

The police who formed separate teams to probe the case zeroed in on 4 youths using CCTV footage from nearby shops. They managed to nab two of the accused - Jagath (29) and Ranjith. During interrogation the duo revealed that they torched the vehicles just for fun. The police are searching for two of their accomplices Sunil and Prashanth, who are absconding after the police commenced the probe.

Pak Snubs US Call, Won’t Slash Nuke Arsenal

Pakistan's finance minister Thursday said that his country will never roll back its nuclear programme despite financial hardship and threat of mounting external debt.

Ishaq Dar was briefing the Senate, the upper house of parliament, on the country's economy.

The Express Tribune reported that Dar dismissed reports about Pakistan bartering away its nuclear arsenal.

"We did not start this (nuclear) programme to roll it back. This is a programme of our security, and it is a national responsibility to protect it. All political parties of Pakistan share the ownership of our nuclear programme," he said.

"Even if our debts swell to USD 100 billion or USD 100 trillion, we will not roll back our nuclear programme," he said.

He referred to a 2008 article in Wall Street Journal headlined 'Let's Buy Pakistan's Nukes' in which the author asked Western donors to agree on a USD 100 billion economic package in exchange for eliminating Pakistan's nuclear stockpile, currently said to be the world's fastest growing.

He mentioned another article which suggested the ever-ballooning debt may lead Pakistan to compromise on its national security assets.

Dar's forceful statement came after US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Pakistan at this week's strategic dialogue in Washington to reduce its nuclear arsenal.

Dar did not mention Kerry's statement but Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani asked Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz to brief the house on the issue.

Aziz had urged the US not to contribute to "strategic imbalance in South Asia" by aiding India.

PTI

Techie Stabbed To Death

A 25-year-old software employee, working in an IT firm Hyderabad was murdered by a group of at least four unidentified people in the early hours of Thursday.

The incident occurred at about 4:50 AM opposite to Swapnalok complex gate on SD Road in Secunderabad, when four persons came in a car and stabbed him.

The motive behind the murder is still not clear. Police team is verifying the car's registration number at RTA office.

A case has been booked and further probe is on.