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…
Balakot grid station becomes garbage dump
BALAKOT: Due to lack of boundary wall and negligence on part of the authorities concerned, the Balakot grid station has turned into a garbage dump and pasture. Despite passage of 14 years…
India’s ex-naval chief criticises use of armed forces to bag votes
India’s former chief of naval staff L Ramdas has written a letter to the Election Commission (EC) expressing dismay over what he sees as the misuse of the Balakot ‘airstrike’ to “influence…
Pakistani military warns India against further escalation
–ISPR DG says Pakistan has already taken peace initiatives, ball is now in India’s court to defuse tension –Says world should help Pakistan in getting rid of militant organisations instead of levelling…
Satellite images show Jaish compound still standing at scene of Indian bombing
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE: High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a seminary (madrassa) run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had…
Indian opposition leaders seek proof of IAF strike in Balakot
ISLAMABAD: Indian Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, joining the chorus of opposition, has sought evidence from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if the Indian Air Force (IAF) really carried…
Pakistan airspace fully reopened, says CAA
KARACHI: Pakistan fully reopened its airspace on Monday, authorities said, days after it closed its skies to all air travel, leaving thousands stranded worldwide as tensions with nuclear arch-rival India soared. The…
CJP reaches Balakot, reviews ERRA, govt’s performance after 2005 earthquake
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Wednesday arrived in Balakot to review the rehabilitation work for 2005 earthquake survivors. The top judge stopped over at Mansehra where addressing the…
‘Tired of empty promises’, residents of Balakot apprehensive over CJP’s visit
Local MNA Sardar Yousaf blames provincial govt’s incompetence Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar visited Balakot on Wednesday to hear the first-hand account of the 2005 earthquake victims and to direct investigations…
Five injured as jeep falls into gorge in Balakot
BALAKOT: At least five people were seriously injured when a jeep fell into a gorge after it skidded off road at Shogran Road on late Friday. Police said that a jeep with registration…
Two dead in Balakot road mishap
BALAKOT: Two people working at a key hydro-power projected died in a road accident here on Saturday. Police said that a vehicle serving staff working on Sukki Kinari Dam got out of…