CDF Munir in Iran alongside delegation for ‘ongoing mediation efforts’: ISPR – World
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday that Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir had reached Tehran as part of the “ongoing mediation efforts”. In a statement, ISPR said that CDF Munir had arrived in the Iranian capital alongside a formal delegation and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. […]
3 killed in KP’s Bajaur as mortar shells fired from across Afghan border: security sources – Pakistan
BAJAUR: Two children and a woman were killed while three others were injured when mortar shells fired from across the Afghan border hit a house in the Kitkot village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday night, security sources said. The sources held the Afghan Taliban responsible for the firing, terming it an act of […]
3 killed in KP’s Bajaur as mortar shells fired from across Afghan border: sources – Pakistan
BAJAUR: Two children and a woman were killed while three others were injured when mortar shells fired from across the Afghan border hit a house in the Kitkot village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday night, security sources said. The sources held the Afghan Taliban responsible for the firing, terming it an act of […]
Three people killed as morter shells fired from Afghan side hits border area in KP’s Bajaur district – Pakistan
BAJAUR: Two children and a woman were killed while three others were injured when mortar shells fired from across the Afghan border hit a house in the Kitkot village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday night, security sources said. The sources held the Afghan Taliban responsible for the firing, terming it an act of […]
President Zardari directs all possible efforts be made to minimise loadshedding across country – Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday directed that all possible efforts be made to minimise loadshedding across the country, according to a statement issued by the President’s Secretariat. He issued the directive while chairing a meeting on water resource management at Aiwan-i-Sadr, the statement said, adding that the president also addressed the issue of energy […]
Massive outages as deficit hits 6,500MW
To cover losses, successive governments have increased electricity prices and imposed a Rs3.23 per unit surcharge to service debts taken for power distribution companies, pushing energy prices to the highest levels in the region. Photo: file LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The country faces a worsening electricity crisis, with the overall power shortfall reaching 6,500 megawatts (MW). This leads […]
ECP issues delimitation schedule for long-delayed local govt elections in Punjab – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued on Wednesday the schedule for the delimitation of union councils in Punjab, taking a significant step towards holding long-delayed local government elections in the province. Delimitation is the legal prerequisite for holding local government polls. Once the final list of constituencies is published, the ECP will be […]
Nine killed, 13 wounded after school shooting in Turkiye’s second school shooting in 2 days – World
A teenager opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13, with students jumping from windows to escape the second school shooting in the country in as many days, officials said. Wednesday’s attack unfolded in the Kahramanmaras province in the south of the country, where such mass shootings are usually […]
Nine killed, 13 wounded after school shooting in southeastern Turkiye, minister says – World
Nine people, including eight children, were killed in a shooting at a middle school in southeastern Turkiye on Wednesday, Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said, adding 13 others were wounded, with six in critical condition. Speaking to reporters in a televised press conference in Kahramanmaras province, where the incident took place, Ciftci said the attack was […]
PM Shehbaz arrives in Saudi Arabia on first leg of regional tour – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday alongside a high-level delegation on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Earlier in the day, the Foreign Office said the prime minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation, would be undertaking official visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye from April […]