London mayor’s bikini-clad balloon takes flight

London: A controversial 29-foot bikini-clad giant balloon of London Mayor Sadiq Khan took flight above Parliament Square here on Saturday. Around 3,400 people have donated £58,182 for the balloon stunt, aimed at removing Khan as mayor at the next local election in 2020 over what organisers claim is his poor record on cutting crime in the British capital. The crowdfunding page for the ‘Make London Safe Again’ campaign said: “In light of the Trump’s ‘Baby Trump’ balloon being allowed to fly over London during his visit to the UK, let’s get a ‘Baby Khan’ one and see if free speech applies to all. PTI

Poland totals WW-II occupation’s cost, seeks claim  

Warsaw: A parliamentary commission in Poland has reported that the country lost more than 5 million citizens and over $54 billion dollars (46.6 billion euros) worth of assets under its Nazi German occupation during World War II. The commission announced the numbers as part of the current Polish government’s declared intent to seek damages from Germany. It said the figures were preliminary estimates. The leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, argues that as the first country the Nazis attacked in 1939, Poland also was the first to put up resistance and suffered the greatest losses. AP

Luxury vehicles of Pak’s PM House to be auctioned  

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to go ahead with the sale of luxury surplus vehicles of the Prime Minister House under the austerity drive of the new government, said a report on Saturday. A list of the luxury vehicles has been prepared to be sold during an auction set for September 17. The fleet of luxury vehicles includes eight BMWs, three cars of 2014 model, three 5000cc SUVs and two 3000cc SUVs of 2016 model, the Dawn reported. The list also contains four Mercedes Benz cars of 2016 model. Two of them are 4,000cc bullet-proof vehicles. There are 16 Toyota cars also. PTI