Thousands stranded in Balakot after land sliding
BALAKOT: Thousands of tourists have been trapped in Balakot and Jalkhand after land sliding on Friday. As per details, the stranded visitors are facing a shortage of food and fuel is running…
Trail-V khokhas go to court over demolition threat
An intra-court appeal has been filed on behalf of the licensee of Trail-V khokha. It is one of the 500 licensed khokhas (kiosks) in the city which are facing demolition. Earlier in…
Two dead as rain water inundates basement
ISLAMABAD: At least two people, including a minor, lost their lives after rainwater flooded a house’s basement here early Thursday morning. According to police personnel, six residents were sleeping when rainwater inundated…
Skinny wolves, sick bear: Officials wrangle over Islamabad zoo
ISLAMABAD: An emaciated wolf rested its head on a block of ice, seeking relief from stifling heat in a zoo in Pakistan’s capital, while another gazed at a family enjoying an afternoon…
KP CM warns of action against PTI members who contested tribal polls independently
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday announced that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will take action against party members who contested provincial assembly elections in the tribal areas as independent…
Two-week vaccination campaign begins in KP
PESHAWAR: A two-week special vaccination campaign against 10 fatal diseases began in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday. According to the provincial health department, children across the province will be vaccinated against measles, hepatitis,…
PTI govt opposed to forming house committee to probe Peshawar BRT
PESHAWAR: The treasury benches in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly (KP) on Thursday opposed the opposition’s proposed suggestion to form a house committee to probe into the much trumpeted Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)…
PM constituted commission for Islamabad master plan revision failing monumentally
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan constituted federal commission for the revision of Islamabad’s master plan has missed its target and a request for an extension has been rejected by Capital…
Prices of naan, roti to remain unchanged in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Nanbais (bakers) of Rawalpindi on Wednesday announced not to increase prices of naan and roti. The announcement followed after successful talks of nanbais with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi. The nanbais in…
Bid to smuggle foreign currency worth millions to Dubai foiled
ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) foiled a bid to smuggle foreign currency worth millions of rupees to Dubai and arrested an accused here on Wednesday. According to details, the ASF during the…
Mardan jail prisoner succumbs to injuries after inmates attack
A prisoner in Mardan jail identified as Waheedullah succumbed to his injuries in the jail’s hospital on Monday. According to local media reports, jail officials said that the criminals became a victim…
Pakistani neurosurgeon removes Afghan child’s 2.5kg brain tumour
A seven-year-old child’s life has been saved after a 2.5-kilogramme tumour was removed from his brain in a risky surgery at a private hospital in Abbottabad. The child who belongs to Afghanistan’s…
Twelve killed as vehicle plunges into ravine in Kohistan
UPPER KOHISTAN: At least 12 people were killed when a vehicle plunged into a ravine in Kamila in Upper Kohistan on Thursday night. According to District Police Officer Raja Mohammad Saboor, 12 members of…
ANF foils drugs smuggling bid
ISLAMABAD: Airport Security Force (ASF) on Thursday foiled a bid of smuggling drugs abroad from the Islamabad airport. As per details, officials of the ASF recovered 824 grams of drugs from a passenger on…
Islamabad traders threaten shutter-down strike on Sunday
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Markazi Anjuman-e-Tijaran President Ajmal Baloch and Traders Action Committee Information Secretary Khalid Chaudhry on Wednesday urged the traders to observe a shutter-down strike on July 13 against the taxes…
Court adjourns trial against Arbab, Asma Alamgir in assets beyond means case
PESHAWAR: An accountability court on Wednesday adjourned till August 8 the trial of former federal minister Arbab Alamgir and his wife Asma Arbab in assets beyond means case. Earlier, the court had granted…
Police arrest 30 suspects in minor’s rape case
The Islamabad Police on Tuesday arrested 30 suspects in a rape case of four-year-old Fatima Zafar, registered at Bhara Kahu Police Station. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) told media persons that…