Tribesmen block highway in KP’s Khyber over targeted killings – Pakistan
KHYBER: Enraged Zakhakhel tribesmen blocked the main highway leading to Torkham on Saturday and announced that they would take up arms in self-defence after two men were killed in a targeted attack late on Friday evening. Led by local tribal elder Malak Abdullah Khan, the protesters — including scores of political party activists, civil society […]
Three injured in gas leak explosion in Rawalpindi
Explosion caused by suspected gas leak and fire injures three people in Muhalla Hukumdad, officials say Three people were injured on Saturday after an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak and subsequent fire in Rawalpindi’s Muhalla Hukumdad, rescue officials said. According to initial reports, the blast occurred due to a possible gas leakage that […]
Tribesmen block highway in KP’s Khyber in protest of targeted killings – Pakistan
KHYBER: Enraged Zakhakhel tribesmen blocked the main highway leading to Torkham on Saturday, announcing picking up arms in self-defence after two men were killed in a targeted killing incident late on Friday evening. Headed by a local tribal elder, Malak Abdullah Khan, the protesters — including scores of political party activists, civic society members and […]
PMD warns of nationwide heatwave as mercury set to climb
Temperatures will remain well above normal nationwide, reaching up to 51°C in Sindh and Balochistan The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday warned that heatwave conditions were likely to develop across much of the country from June 7 to 12 as a high-pressure system formed in the upper atmosphere, pushing temperatures significantly above normal levels. According […]
Pakistan, Russia sign pacts for cooperation against illegal immigration, drug trafficking – Pakistan
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, signed agreements to enhance cooperation in preventing illegal immigration and drug trafficking, the interior ministry said on Saturday. Naqvi is currently attending a special meeting of the Ministers of Interior and Public Security of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. According to the […]
Heavy silt deposits give illusion Attabad is ‘drying up’ – Pakistan
RECENT photos and videos of the Attabad Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan seem to show that the size of the water body has shrunken considerably. But the phenomenon at play here is not a drying-up of the lake, rather heavy silt and sedimentation encroaching on the lake bed, according to an iVerify fact check published on Friday. […]
Pakistan pitches motorways to Saudi investors – Business
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday invited Saudi investors to participate in the construction of the long-awaited Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M6) and two other major highway projects, as Islamabad sought to attract foreign capital into its expanding transport infrastructure sector. Once completed, the motorway is expected to provide uninterrupted motorway connectivity from Karachi Port to Peshawar and onward […]
AJK govt bans Joint Awami Action Committee under Anti-Terrorism Act – Pakistan
The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Friday declared the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) a proscribed organisation and placed it under the First Schedule of the region’s Anti-Terrorism Act 2014. The notification by AJK’s Home Department said the group is “engaged in terrorism” and has acted in a manner “prejudicial to peace and […]
Govt reduces petrol price by Rs4, keeps diesel price unchanged – Pakistan
The government on Friday cut the petrol price by Rs4 per litre and kept the diesel rate unchanged with immediate effect for the week ending June 12, owing to changes in global prices over the past week. Accordingly, the ex-depot price of high-speed diesel (HSD) will remain fixed at Rs380.78 per litre for another week. […]
Azad Kashmir govt bans Joint Awami Action Committee – Pakistan
The government of Azad Kashmir on Friday banned the region’s Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) and placed it under the First Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2014. The notification by Azad Kashmir’s Home Department said the group is “engaged in terrorism” and has acted in a manner “prejudicial to peace and security” of the state. […]