BOONI: Routine life has been crippled by the unprecedented snowfall with roads to different areas blocked across Chitral. Schools in the valley have been closed for a week by the district administration after they reopened following the winter vacations. The main road connecting Chitral with other parts of the country through the Lowari tunnel has […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will elect the leader of the house at its session to be held on Sunday. Shehbaz Sharif of the PML-N and Umar Ayub Khan of Sunni Ittehad Council have filed nomination papers for the slot of the prime minister and the papers were scrutinized and approved by Speaker National Assembly Ayaz
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: In the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, incidents of roof collapse during the ongoing heavy rain/snowfall since March 1 have resulted in the loss of nine lives and injuries to 11 individuals. According to reports from Rescue 1122, the victims included five children, a woman and a man who lost their lives in
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HAVANA: The United States on Friday honored a Cuban dissident who for decades has defied the communist-run government with her on-island advocacy of human rights, a move likely to irritate Havana. Marta Beatriz Roque, 78, a former economics professor and outspoken critic of the Cuban government, will be one of 12 recipients globally of the
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NAIROBI (Reuters): UN delegates on Thursday withdrew a motion calling for more research into technologies that aim to fight climate change by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space, amid concerns about health and environmental risks. Some who opposed the draft resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) were also worried that the use of
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Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Aftab Tabassum from Garam Chashma Chitral has been given the Youth Scientist Award 2024 by Soil Science Society of Pakistan. The award was given to her at a ceremony held at the Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. Caretaker Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr. Qaiser Abdullah Malik, university’s Vice Chancellor
CHITRAL: The district administration of Lower Chitral has closed the Lowari tunnel approach road to and from Chitral, a statement said on Friday. The decision was taken by the deputy commissioner keeping in view the current snowfall and weather condition based on the forecast of the Met Office. About one foot of snow had fallen
ISLAMABAD: Ayaz Sadiq of PML-N was on Friday elected as the 23rd speaker of the National Assembly for the second time. Sadiq was a joint candidate of the PML-N, PPP and other parties and received 199 votes against 91 of Muhammad Aamir Dogar of the Sunni Ittehad Council. The election of the speaker was held
DHAKA (Reuters): A massive fire in Bangladesh that raced through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens, the health minister said on Friday. Fire authorities said a gas leak or a stove could have caused Thursday\’s blaze in the capital,
Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly members elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Ali Amin Khan Gandapur as the chief minister on Friday in what was a one-sided contest against PML-N candidate Dr Ibadullah. The Dera Ismail Khan-based Gandapur bagged 90 votes while his opponent candidate bagged 16 votes. With two-third majority in the house, the PTI grabbed
