At least 7 killed, 18 injured in suicide attack on Kabal police station in Swat – Pakistan
At least seven people were killed and 18 others injured in a suicide attack outside the gate of Kabal Police Station in Swat on Sunday, police said. According to Swat District Police Officer (DPO), the suicide bomber detonated explosives after police personnel attempted to stop and search him at the entrance of the police station. […]
Two parenting styles: predict the successful one
. The writer is an educationist based in Kasur City. He can be reached at m.nadeemnadir777@gmail.com He was a college dropout, and after trying his hand at various menial jobs, he apprenticed himself to a private internet provider of his locality. Having a business acumen honed a little, he secured the contract of a private […]
At least 72 died in Spain’s Ceuta migrant rush – World
At least 72 people died during the mass influx in recent days of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, when tens of thousands of people mostly swam around the border post from Morocco, local officials said on Sunday. Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain’s north African territory have returned to Morocco since […]
Iranian envoy hails deepening Pakistan-Iran ties, says bond cannot be weakened by challenges
Moghadam says ties with Pakistan have entered a new era marked by friendship, solidarity and mutual support Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam. Photo: APP Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam on Sunday said relations between Iran and Pakistan had withstood the test of time and continued to strengthen, describing the bilateral ties […]
Second phase of AJK polls conclude amid renewed rigging allegations by PPP – Pakistan
The second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections took place on Sunday, with polling held in eight out of the nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division and all 12 refugee constituencies. Polling began at 8am and continued till 5pm for the refugee seats, while the process concluded at 6pm in Muzaffarabad after an […]
Khawaja Asif says PML-N set to form next AJK govt, calls turnout ‘encouraging’
Rana Sana defends polling process, says only three violence incidents reported and rejects PPP rigging allegations Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday expressed confidence that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would form the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), saying the polling process was peaceful and turnout was encouraging. Talking to the media during a visit to […]
Security forces kill mastermind of Hangu police checkpost attack: sources – Pakistan
Security forces have killed the mastermind behind the July 30 attack on a police checkpost in Hangu, which claimed the lives of nine police officials, security sources said on Sunday. The sources identified him as khariji Amir Mauviya, who they said was killed during an intelligence-based operation in Hangu’s Chapri Naryab. They added that under […]
Bilawal again alleges rigging as second phase of AJK polls underway – Pakistan
The second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections began on Sunday morning. Polling is being held in nine constituencies of Muzaffarabad division and all 12 refugee constituencies. Polling started at 8am and will continue without interruption till 5pm. Over 300 candidates are vying for nine Muzaffarabad seats and 12 seats for refugees […]
Bodies of Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja, 3 other mountaineers recovered on Broad Peak: Alpine Club – Pakistan
GILGIT: The bodies of celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and three other mountaineers accompanying him on a summit of the Broad Peak mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan were recovered on Sunday — three days after all 10 members of the team were reported missing after an avalanche. On Saturday, his expedition organising company Elite Exped announced that […]
Guilty until proven innocent: Pakistan’s textile trade on trial
When European lawmakers talk about labour abuse in the garment trade, Pakistan is too often cast as the defendant before any evidence is heard. A serious child-labour problem in one corner of the economy becomes, in the retelling, a verdict on an entire export industry. That is not regulation. It is collective punishment by reputation. […]