ZHOB; At least three people, including a woman and two children, lost their lives while four others sustained injuries when the roofs of two houses collapsed following heavy rainfall in Zhob district on Wednesday, rescue officials confirmed. According to reports, the incidents occurred near Bacha Khan School and in Shamsi Colony, where the roofs […]
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ZHOB: At least five people, including women and children, lost their lives when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine near Zhob, Balochistan. Several others are feared injured, with the casualties expected to rise. According to initial reports, the tragic accident occurred due to speeding. The driver lost control of the vehicle while navigating
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ZHOB: Three workers from a mineral extraction site were abducted by unidentified armed men in the Mir Ali Khel area of Zhob district on Wednesday, officials said. According to police, the victims belong to the Pishin district and were working at the site when the armed men struck. Following the incident, law enforcement agencies
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ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a significant weather alert, forecasting rain and snowfall across Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, and Balochistan over the next 48 hours. According to the NDMA’s Emergency Operations Centre, intermittent rain is expected in most districts of Balochistan within the next 24 to 48 hours. Key districts likely to
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ZHOB: A major protest demonstration was held at Zarif Shaheed Park on Tuesday, organized by the Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PkNAP) against crippling power outages, deteriorating security, and government policies causing widespread public distress. Senior party leaders, including Provincial Vice President Abdul Qayyum Mandokhel, addressed the gathering. They launched a severe critique against the Quetta
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MUSAKHEL: Four unidentified bodies were recovered from a remote mountainous area of Musakhel district in Balochistan. As per reports, authorities found the bodies of four unidentified men in a remote mountainous area on the border of Musakhel and Zhob districts. Officials said the bodies lay in a rugged and hard-to-reach mountain range. They found clear
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QUETTA: A widespread weather system brought significant rainfall and heavy snowfall to numerous districts across Balochistan on Tuesday, plunging the province into a deep freeze and disrupting daily life in several regions. The spell began early Tuesday, with moderate rainfall recorded in Quetta, Zhob, Ziarat, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, and several southern coastal and western districts
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QUETTA: Authorities in Balochistan report that the province is facing a severe drought this year due to below-average rainfall and higher-than-normal temperatures. Officials say no major rain spell is expected in the near term, though a western weather system later this month may provide partial relief. The year 2025 is being described as the worst
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ZHOB: A tragic collision between a high-speed passenger bus and another vehicle on the D.I. Khan National Highway near Zhob on Saturday resulted in the deaths of two people and left eight others wounded, including women. According to rescue officials, the accident occurred as a Quetta-bound passenger bus, travelling at high speed, collided with a
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QUETTA : Residents across Balochistan are advised to bundle up as a persistent cold and dry weather pattern is forecast to grip the province over the coming days, with the potential for light snowfall in its northern reaches. According to the latest update from the Regional Meteorological Centre, most districts will experience dry, partly cloudy,
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