MASTUNG: Police have dismantled a six-member criminal gang accused of extorting money from residents in the Shirnab road area. The operation was conducted by SHO Nazir Ahmed Lango under the directives of SP Mastung Allah Bakhsh Baloch, following a tip-off about suspects demanding money from vehicles. During the raid, authorities recovered four motorcycles, one TT […]
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QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to establish a separate jail for child prisoners in the province. According to the Jail Department officials, the construction of the new facility in Quetta will soon begin at an estimated cost of Rs 750 million. For the time being, authorities will set up a temporary juvenile detention center
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting dismissed as misleading and baseless the recent statement made by the spokesperson of the Afghan Taliban, saying that Afghanistan’s allegations against Pakistan were contrary to the facts. The ministry said Pakistan “categorically rejects” the Afghan Taliban spokesperson’s “misleading” statements regarding the Istanbul talks. The statement clarified that the
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QUETTA: Provincial Minister for Food and Chairman Balochistan Food Authority, Haji Noor Muhammad Dummar, has announced that Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti will pay an important visit to Sanjavi on Sunday. In a video message, the minister urged the people of Sanjavi and party workers to warmly welcome the Chief Minister while holding the
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KARACHI: The former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry has urged both the government and the opposition to take conciliatory steps to reduce the growing political tension in the country. He said that for national stability, the PTI should take a step back while the government should take a step forward to create an environment
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ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is expected to hold a meeting in December to consider the approval of the third tranche worth $1.2 billion for Pakistan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. The IMF board session will deliberate on releasing the third installment of the financial support package aimed at stabilizing
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ISLAMABAD: The militants in Pakistan suffered their heaviest losses in ten years during October as security forces ramped up counterterrorism operations nationwide, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The Islamabad-based think tank said 355 militants were killed during the month, indicating the highest single-month death toll since 2014. The report
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused India of attempting to keep Pakistan “engaged on both the eastern and western fronts” amid intensified regional tensions with New Delhi and Kabul. Khawaja Asif was on Geo News, alleged that India was involved in acts of terrorism inside Pakistan, saying evidence existed to substantiate the claims. “If there
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ISLAMABAD: The Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that a fisherman from Pakistan had been detained and coerced by the Indian Coast Guard to carry out espionage-related tasks for India’s intelligence agencies. In this regard, the press conference, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry, Tarar alleged that the fisherman, identified as Ijaz Mallah, was arrested
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QUETTA: The district administration, under the supervision of special magistrates, carried out extensive inspections and enforcement actions across multiple sub-divisions, including City, Sariab, and Saddar, targeting price control violations, the use of banned plastic bags, encroachments, and illegal mini petrol pumps. In this regard, a total of 82 shops and markets were inspected during the
