RIYADH: The government of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become fed up with the influx of beggars from Pakistan disguised as Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. According to media reports, the government of Saudi Arabia has asked Pakistan to check the arrival of beggars on umrah and Hajj visas. The government sources said that beggars […]
DROSH: Residents of Drosh started a sit-in protest against power outages that have badly affected routine life and business activities. The Dharna was arranged by Drosh Action Forum and joined by residents of Drosh and nearby areas, including representatives of all political and religious parties. The speakers at the protest sit-in blamed the subdivisional officer
CHITRAL: The residents of villages situated near the chilgoza (pine nuts) forests have demanded of the government to impose ban on the transportation of chilgoza cones to down-country to ensure the conservation of forests and provide sources of employment to local people. Rehman Elahi, chairman of forest conservation council, a civil society organisation, told the
SWAT: A police official was martyred while three others were injured when their mobile vehicle was targeted through a remote controlled bomb in Swat on Sunday. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said that the mobile was part of the security provided 10 ambassadors of different countries who were on a visit to Swat. The police vehicle
Zahiruddin CHITRAL: The climate change phenomenon has hit the cattle farming in Chitral over the past two decades as flooding caused by torrential rains and glacial lake outburst floods have turned the pastures into wastelands. Hamid Ahmed, a Chitral-based ecologist, told Dawn that livestock keeping was once a major source of local economy, engaging both
