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Foreign hands proven behinds militancy in Pakistan: PM

Foreign hands proven behinds militancy in Pakistan: PM

TIANJIN: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif have raised the issue of foreign involvement in militant attacks in KP and Balochistan during the SCO conference. Speaking at the 25th SCO Heads of State Council Meeting in Tianjin, China, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude to the Chinese President and government for their warm hospitality and excellent arrangements. […]

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CM Bugti, UNICEF discuss polio eradication, education reforms in Balochistan

CM Bugti, UNICEF discuss polio eradication, education reforms in Balochistan

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti met UNICEF Country Representative in Pakistan, Pernille Ironside, to discuss polio eradication, routine immunization, education, and health initiatives in the province. Bugti said effective coordination would strengthen public welfare initiatives and praised UNICEF for offering technical support and staff training to build the capacity of the provincial Health

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Foreign powers fuelling terrorism in Balochistan, KP: PM Shehbaz

Foreign powers fuelling terrorism in Balochistan, KP: PM Shehbaz

TIANJIN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday accused foreign powers of using terrorism as a political weapon and warned that undeniable evidence links external actors to recent attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, Sharif said Pakistan had lost more than 90,000 lives in the

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Five martyred as Pakistan Army helicopter crashes in GB

Five martyred as Pakistan Army helicopter crashes in GB

GILGIT: Two pilots and three technical crew members of the Pakistan Army were martyred on Monday when a military helicopter crashed near the Thore area of Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, police and officials said. Diamer District Police Officer Abdul Hameed said the MI-17 helicopter was carrying two army majors and three technical personnel when

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Traders in KP demand reopening of Ghulam Khan Border

Traders in KP demand reopening of Ghulam Khan Border

BANNU: Traders from southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have demanded the immediate reopening of the Ghulam Khan border, Pakistan’s third-largest crossing with Afghanistan, warning that continued closure has crippled cross-border commerce and caused millions in daily losses. Addressing a press conference in Bannu, leaders of multiple trader associations stated that the month-long shutdown had left perishable goods

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Severe flood alert issued in Punjab for Next 36 hours amid unannounced water release from India

Severe flood alert issued in Punjab for Next 36 hours amid unannounced water release from India

LAHORE: Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a high-level flood alert for the next 36 hours following reports that India has opened all spillways of the Salal Dam without prior notification, leading to the release of a massive flood wave into the Chenab River. While talking to local news channel, PDMA Director General

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Nine killed, dozens injured as powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Nine killed, dozens injured as powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan

KABUL: At least nine people were killed and 25 others were injured after a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan late Monday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the quake was located near Jalalabad, in Nangarhar province, at a depth of just 8 kilometers, which increased the destructive potential of the

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Kakar chairs emergency meeting on flood situation and medical relief

Kakar chairs emergency meeting on flood situation and medical relief

QUETTA:  Provincial Health Minister Balochistan, Bakht Muhammad Kakar chaired an important high-level meeting, to review the flood situation in the province and coordinate ongoing medical relief efforts, on Sunday. According to details, Secretary Health Balochistan Mujeeb ur Rehman, Director General Health Dr. Amin Mandokhail, and senior officials from MSD, MNCH, Nutrition, Public Health, PDSRU, EPI,

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Federal govt to block SIMs registered on Afghan refugee cards

Federal govt to block SIMs registered on Afghan refugee cards

ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has decided to block all SIM cards registered on Afghan Citizen Cards by August 31, Sunday. According to details, the decision is part of broader measures being taken to regulate undocumented Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan and to tighten control over telecommunication services used under foreign identities. Authorities have

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