PESHAWAR: A new policy has been formulated and brought into force by the provincial government to take back official residences from government employees upon their retirement. Under the new policy, pension will not be paid to the retired government employees until they vacate the residences and submitted the evidence to the departments concerned. Notices have […]
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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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Afzal Ali Shigri Last December, the Gilgit-Baltistan government made a significant decision to increase the subsidised price of wheat. The tradition of providing essential items at subsidised rates to this remote region can be traced back to the era of Dogra rule, persisting post-liberation. Subsidised rates essentially aimed at offsetting the added expenses incurred in
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
