BOONI: An Afghan national who was working as shepherd for people of Istaru village was found dead on the bank of the river near the village on Saturday. The district administration of Upper Chitral said the dead body had been shifted to the headquarters hospital in Booni for a postmortem to ascertain the actual cause […]
LAHORE: At least 25 people were reported killed in lightning strikes during widespread rain that lashed Punjab and Balochistan on Saturday. The deaths from lightning were reported from different parts of Punjab and Balochsitan where rain also inundated roads and low-lying areas. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan heavy rain triggered flooding in streams and nullahs
PESHAWAR: A new policy has been formulated and brought into force by the provincial government to take back official residences from government employees upon their retirement. Under the new policy, pension will not be paid to the retired government employees until they vacate the residences and submitted the evidence to the departments concerned. Notices have
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SYDNEY (Reuters): An attacker who fatally knifed six people in a Sydney mall was shot dead by police in the beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday, police said, as hundreds fled the scene. The assailant was shot by a police officer after he attacked shoppers in the busy Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre, police said
ISLAMABAD: Devcom-Pakistan (Development Communications Network) on Saturday announced the details of the 11th category of Pakistan Mountains Pride Awards (PAMPA) for 2024 titled ‘Raja Changez Sultan Himalayan Odyssey Award for Creative Arts.\’ In an online artists meetup, the founder of the PAMPA and Executive Director Devcom-Pakistan Munir Ahmed said three artists will be given the
KARACHI: A man who was arrested while going to Iran carrying 45 Pakistani passports has been released, authorities here said. They said that the man identified as Adnan was a travel agent and arrested at Jinnah International Airport on April 8 after recovery of the 45 passports grom his luggage. The arrested man was released
CHITRAL: Heavy rain that started on Friday triggered flooding and landsliding in different parts of Chitral, blocking the main Chitral-Peshawar and Chitral-Mastuj roads. The rain caused heavy flooding in streams and nullahs and landsliding in different areas, cutting of the Kalash and Garam Chashma valleys as well. The Chitral-Peshawar road was blocked at Kaldam in
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Afzal Ali Shigri Last December, the Gilgit-Baltistan government made a significant decision to increase the subsidised price of wheat. The tradition of providing essential items at subsidised rates to this remote region can be traced back to the era of Dogra rule, persisting post-liberation. Subsidised rates essentially aimed at offsetting the added expenses incurred in
QUETTA: Nine people belonging to Punjab were shot dead by gunmen after abducting them from a bus in Noshki town of Balochistan on Saturday. About 10-12 gunmen blockaded the Quetta-Taftan Highway N-40 in the vicinity of Sultan Charhai near Noshki and abducted nine passengers from a bus, Deputy Commissioner Habibullah Musakhel told media. The gunmen
LAHORE: As many as 20,000 bikes will be provded to students under the Chief Minister\’s Youth Initiative in the province of Punjab. The Punjab government will allocate Rs1 billion for interest-free loans to the students to purchase the bikes. The deadline to apply for the bikes is April 29. Students can apply on bikes.punjab.gov.pk. Chief
