PESHAWAR: At least eight people, including four children, lost their lives in rain-related incidents in different parts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa on Saturday. According to Rescue 1122, roofs of houses collapsed in Peshawar, Bajaur, Nowshera, Bannu and Shangla in which many lives were lost. Moreover, walls of mud houses caved in in other parts of the […]
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GUJRANWALA: An anti-terrorism court in Gujranwala today sentenced 51 PTI activists to five years’ imprisonment each in the May 9, 2023, vandalism case. ATC Judge Natasha Nasim Sapra announced the short verdict after conducting trial of the case inside the jail. The court also fined the convicts Rs20,000 each in the case registered against them
CHITRAL: Sufi poet and humorist Abdul Ghani alias Dool Mama of Broze passed away on Saturday at the age of about 91. He remained hospitalized at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar for over a month with health complications and breathed his last there. His body will be taken to Chitral and laid to rest at his
ISLAMABAD: Retired judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Tasaduq Hussain Jilani will probe the recent allegations levelled by six justices of Islamabad High Court against intelligence agencies. The federal cabinet has approved the appointment of the retired judge after a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa
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ISLAMABAD: A serving general has been appointed as the chairman of National Database and Registration Authority by the federal government. Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Ofsar was appointed by the caretaker government on a temporary basis on October 2, 2023. However, the PML-led government has now confirmed the appointment of the general for three years. The
LAHORE: Over 200 officers and officials of Punjab police have been found to be abettor of drug mafias in the province. A report prepared by the surveillance branch of the police containing the names of 234 police officers and officials in 10 districts of Punjab has been sent to higher authorities for action. According to
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CHITRAL: The district administration of Lower Chitral has formed teams to visit different areas after reports about rising number of typhoid cases especially in the Kalash valleys. The district administration stated that the teams were carrying out tests and treating those suffering from the disease. According to a report, typhoid outbreak had been reported from
GH Farooqui CHITRAL: There was an old road to Bumburate and Sheikhandeh area of Kalash valley that was abandoned after construction of the current road along the stream. The old Ghochharkoh road was constructed by the forest department in 1963 to access the forest areas in these villages and bring deodar wood to Chitral. The
JOHANSBERG: A bus accident in South Africa\’s northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury on Friday. Rescuers said the only survivor was an eight years old girl who was shifted to hospital in critical condition. According to a government transport official, the passengers were pilgrims travelling from Botswana\’s capital Gaborone
PESHAWAR: Chinese nationals have stopped working on Diamer and Dasu dams after a suicide attack killed five Chinese engineers working on Dasu power project a few days ago. The Chinese have also suspended work on Dasu and Turbela dams, according to media reports. However, the Chinese engineers and technicians have not halted work at Mohmand
