RAWALPINDI: Seven Pakistan Army soldiers, five belonging to Gilgit-Baltistan, were martyred during an anti-terror operation in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The martyrs included Havaldar Barkat Ali (Rondu), Sepoy Ansar Ali (Kundas), Sepoy Mohammad Amir (Chilat, Nagar), Sepoy Malik Abdul Wahab (Astore), Havaldar Azhar Khan, Havaldar Taj Rasool, and Sepoy Mohammad Iqbal. The mortal […]
PAKPATTAN: An eight-year-old boy killed his mother in the Pakpattan town of Punjab. According to local media, the minor boy asked his mother to give him money for Eid. However, when she refused, the boy punched her in the chest with a scissor. The woman identified as Sobia Bibi died due to excessive bleeding when
CHITRAL: Flash floods, landsliding and avalanches following heavy rain and snowfall have also blocked Garam Chashma road at several places. Affected residents have called upon district administration of Lower Chitral to expedite work to reopen road. They said that though the district administration had launched work to remove the debris and obstacles from the road,
CHITRAL: Roads to many areas in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan have been blocked due to flooding and landslides following the rain and snowfall. The rain and snowfall continued in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan for over two days causing blockades of roads including Karakorum highway, Chitral to Garam Chashma, Kalash valley, Madaklasht, Torkhow, Yarkhun and Broghil. Hundreds of
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KARACHI: Civil society groups and networks have called on the federal and provincial governments to urgently address multiple human rights crises across the country. Speaking at a press conference, representatives of the rights groups and networks said Increasing state authoritarianism, suppression of dissent by force, restrictions on press freedom and the rapidly growing influence of
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet at a meeting approved the gazette notification of Bashkar in Garam Chashma Lower Chitral as the biosphere reserve under Section 30 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife and Biodiversity Act 2015. This and a site in Gallyat were added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves on June 14, 2023 by
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PESHAWAR: Jaffar Express resumed operation and left Peshawar for Quetta after being suspended following the terror attack on it in Bolan area of Balochistan on March 11. Federal Minister and PML-N leader Amir Muqam saw off the passengers from Peshawar. Jaffar Express will come to Peshawar from Quetta on Friday. Yesterday, Railway Minister Hanif Abbasi
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MALAKAND: At least five people lost their lives when a car crashed into a canal in Malakand on Thursday, police and rescue officials said. According to the officials, the five persons died in the accident in the refugee camp of Khatku Shah in the Malakand district. Rescue officials said the car and the bodies of
QUETTA: As many as seven members of a family were killed and their house burnt down by armed men over a land dispute in a village located in the Suhbatpur district of Balochistan. Police and district administration officials said that house was attacked by rivals of the family on Wednesday night. According to the police,
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ISLAMABAD: A private airliner is planning to launch flights to Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan soon. The Chinese airlines will operate daily two flights to Chitral, Gilgit and Skardu from Islamabad and Lahore. As part of its launch plan, South Air will begin its operations with two turboprop aircraft, ensuring improved connectivity to the scenic northern areas
