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Veteran Pakistani Actor Ayesha Khan Found Dead at 77, Body Discovered a Week Later

Renowned Pakistani actress  Ayesha Khan  was found dead in her Karachi home on  June 19 , though authorities believe she had passed away around  June 13 , nearly a week prior. Her body was discovered in a  decomposed state , according to Pakistani media outlet  The Express Tribune . Ayesha Khan had a celebrated television career spanning nearly  four decades , appearing in numerous  dramas, telefilms, and films . Her final TV appearance was in  "Soteli Maamta" (2020) . Police responded after neighbors reported a strong foul odor from her house. Her remains were taken to the  Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre  for a postmortem, but the procedure was paused until her  son’s arrival from abroad . Currently, her body is being held at the  Edhi Foundation mortuary . Preliminary findings suggest she may have  slipped in the bathroom  and died of  natural causes , police told  Dawn News .

Why Nitish Cabinet expansion has sparked JD(U) fears of BJP play for ‘supremacy’

  The induction of seven new ministers, all from the BJP, into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Cabinet appears to have created uneasiness in the state’s ruling NDA coalition, with a section raising concerns that it has “upset” the power balance ahead of the Assembly elections due in six months.

While some leaders of the Nitish-led JD(U) argue that the Cabinet expansion was long pending since the BJP had not filled the Cabinet vacancies in its share for over a year, others in the party pointed out that the BJP’s decision to appoint ministers from the castes considered to be the JD(U)’s support base, did not go down well with the coalition, especially at a time when the allies have started their poll preparations. BJP sources said it was a move to “reinforce” the party’s “superiority” ahead of the seat-sharing discussions and strategy planning.

The expansion inducted three ministers belonging to forward castes – Rajputs, Bhumihars and Vaishya (Baniya) – and one each from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs). It is being projected as the BJP’s attempt to do caste balancing in its state leadership.

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