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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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
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim as the acting chief justice of Peshawar High Court after the retirement of Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan. Following the approval, a notification was issued regarding the appointment of Justice Ibrahim as the acting chief judge of the IHC. The seat vacant on the retirement of
