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
LAHORE: In a savage act, a man killed his wife along with his seven children in a village located in the Alipur tehsil of Muzaffargarh in Punjab. Police in the area told media that the man used a dagger to kill the children and their mother in their sleep. The motive behind the gruesome act
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HUB: As many as 17 people lost their lives and over 35 others were injured when a truck carrying them fell into a ravine in Hub, Balochistan. The victims were going to the shrine of Shah Ahmad Noorani in Khuzdar from Sindh when the accident occurred. The dead and injured were residents of Makli in
CAIRO (Reuters): Three sons and as many grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Palestinian Islamist group and Haniyeh’s family said. The Israeli military said it was checking the report. Haniyeh, based abroad in Qatar, has been the tough-talking face of Hamas\’ international
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