ISLAMABAD: Several passengers travelling to Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad were stranded at the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Friday. Ghulam Abbas, the National Highway Authority’s deputy director for Shangla and Kohistan in KP, said the Karakoram Highway was blocked at Jijal, Pattan, Uchar Nullah and other areas, adding the Frontier Works Organisation was clearing the impediments. Meanwhile, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said billion of rupees have been allocated in the current fiscal year budget for distribution of 100,000 laptops on merit to the youth. Addressing a ceremony in connection with the distribution of laptops amongst the students of various universities in Islamabad on Friday, he said if there are resources
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ISLAMABAD: Justice Musarrat Hilali on Friday took oath as Supreme Court of Pakistan judge. She is the second woman to become a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial administered the oath to Justice Hilali at a ceremony attended by other judges of the apex court, lawyers and officials. Earlier,
RAWALPINDI: Armed forces on Friday paid rich tributes to Havaldar Lalak Jan, Nishan-e-Haider, on his 24th martyrdom anniversary. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Havaldar Lalak Jan laid down his life while valiantly defending the motherland. “His unwavering dedication to duty and courage in the face of adversity exemplifies the very best of
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SHANGLA: At least eight children were killed when they were buried under a landslide in Martung Khas area of Shangla in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As per details, the children were playing cricket when the landslide hit them. Initially, five children were declared dead and five others buried under the sand. However, the rescue declared eight children
