Constable martyred in terrorist attack on police checkpost in Balochistan’s Pishin – Pakistan
QUETTA: A police head constable was martyred in a terrorist attack on a checkpost in the Huramzai area of Balochistan’s Pishin district on Monday. According to police, armed militants on a motorcycle opened fire on a police checkpost using automatic weapons, following which police personnel retaliated. “The exchange of fire, which continued for some time, […]
Pakistan, China sign 3 MoUs to boost desalination, agri technology, tea sector cooperation – Business
Pakistan and China on Monday signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in water desalination, agricultural technology, and the tea industry. President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a week-long visit to China until May 1, witnessed the signing of the MoUs between Pakistani and Chinese entities. The MoUs reflect a focused […]
5.7-magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, parts of KP: PMD – Pakistan
Tremors were felt in Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday as an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. In a statement, the PMD said the quake was recorded at 11:46am. It added that the epicentre was located near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan and had a depth […]
Jolts from 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Islamabad, parts of KP: PMD – Pakistan
Tremors were felt in Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday as an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. In a statement, the PMD said the quake was recorded at 11:46am. It added that the epicentre was located near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan and had a depth […]
Iran FM Araghchi says he discussed conditions for continuing US talks with ‘friends in Pakistan’ – World
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday said he discussed the “path and conditions” under which Tehran could continue its dialogue with Washington with “friends in Pakistan” during his recent visit. After visiting Pakistan twice in two days and making a trip to Oman in between, Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday as part of […]
Iran FM Araghchi says he discussed path, conditions for continuing US talks with ‘friends in Pakistan’ – World
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday said he discussed the “path and conditions” under which Tehran could continue its dialogue with Washington with “friends in Pakistan” during his recent visit. After visiting Pakistan twice in two days and making a trip to Oman in between, Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday as part of […]
Cargo truck fire shuts Indus Highway in DI Khan district – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A fire broke out in a cargo truck at Maahra in Dera Ismail Khan district on the Indus Highway, prompting authorities to shut the road and causing long queues of vehicles on both sides. According to rescue sources, the incident occurred near Dhora Solahn Adda in the district’s Paroa tehsil, where a […]
Encroachments in Ravi riverbed hinder embankment construction – Pakistan
LAHORE: The failure of the city district administration to allegedly clear the Ravi riverbed from temporary and permanent encroachments has delayed the phase-2 of the construction of flood-protection embankments which can cause devastation by floods, similar to last year, in the upcoming monsoon season, Dawn has learnt. “Due to various settlements and encroachments in the […]
Karachi court orders release of five women held for staging protest against ‘enforced disappearance’ – Pakistan
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Sunday discharged five women, including a Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activist, who were arrested for staging a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) a day before and booked in a sedition case. On Saturday, police arrested BYC activist Fozia Baloch, her mother and their three other companions for staging […]
Funeral across Line of Control lays bare pain of divided families – Pakistan
MUZAFFARABAD: The death of a member of a divided Kashmiri family in Indian-held Kashmir and the agonising scenes of his relatives in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) watching his funeral from across the Line of Control (LoC) have once again underscored the human cost of the region’s protracted division, stirring an outpouring of grief on […]