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Coast Guards seize $136m narcotics in Balochistan

QUETTA: In a major blow to drug trafficking networks, the Pakistan Coast Guards have confiscated a massive haul of narcotics with an estimated international value of $136.5 million during a month-long series of intelligence-based operations across Balochistan. The successful raids, which targeted key smuggling routes, led to the seizure of the following substances: 1,729.5 kilograms […]

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Four killed in an accident on Quetta-Karachi highway

Four killed in an accident on Quetta-Karachi highway

Hub/Winder: The Quetta–Karachi highway (N-25), often termed the “killer highway,” claimed four more lives on Thursday when a speeding pickup overturned near Winder Khur Kheera. According to rescue sources, the vehicle lost control due to over-speeding and flipped over, killing four passengers on the spot and injuring seven others. Rescue 1122 teams reached the site

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40 Afghan refugees arrested in Quetta crackdown

40 Afghan refugees Arrested in Quetta crackdown

Quetta: Following the expiration of the deadline for Afghan refugees to voluntarily return to their homeland, the district administration has launched operations in the Saryab subdivision. According to Assistant Commissioner Saryab, Masoor Ahmed, 40 Afghan refugees have been detained during the operation, while four shops were sealed. The administration stated that strict action is being

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PTI facilitates militancy in Pakistan: Ata Tarar

PTI facilitates militancy in Pakistan: Ataullah Tarar

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ataullah Tarar has claimed that the purpose of bringing back Sohail Afridi is to provide support and facilitation to militancy in pakistan. He made these remarks during a press conference alongside PML-N Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leader Ikhtiar Wali Khan. Tarar stated that the biggest facilitator of terrorists is currently

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PTI rule in KP under threat as 92 lawmakers declared independent

PTI rule in KP under threat as 92 lawmakers declared independent

ISLAMABAD: Ruling party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)  faces fresh political turmoil after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared all Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed lawmakers as independents, following a Supreme Court ruling issued on August 25. The decision has intensified divisions within the provincial government, a day after PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan directed Chief Minister

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Rifts in PPP Balochistan temporary, says Senator Umar Gorgaij

Rifts in PPP Balochistan temporary, says Senator Umar Gorgaij

QUETTA: Amid recent internal rifts within the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Balochistan, hopes have emerged for reconciliation among its provincial leaders. PPP Balochistan President and Senator Sardar Umar Gorgaij said the party functions like a family, and such differences are “temporary” and will be resolved soon. He said he is personally working to address

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Major crackdown on illegal water connections in Dera Murad Jamali

Major crackdown on illegal water connections in Dera Murad Jamali

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Authorities launched a large-scale crackdown against illegal water connections along the 18-inch main pipeline of the Kachhi Plain Water Supply Scheme (Kachhi Canal Project) in Dera Murad Jamali, cutting off hundreds of unauthorised connections to restore clean water supply to nearby areas. The operation was carried out under the supervision of Executive

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