Lawmakers to pay toll tax now
ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) on Friday announced that all national and provincial lawmakers would henceforth pay toll tax while travelling on the highways. NHA also issued a notification to remove…
Hard-hit Indonesian city buries its dead as toll tops 840
PALU: Brightly colored body bags were placed side-by-side in a freshly dug mass grave Monday, as a hard-hit Indonesian city began burying its dead from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed…
Philippines typhoon toll rises to 74 as rescuers dig for landslide missing
ITOGON: The death toll in Typhoon Mangkhut hit 74 on Tuesday, Philippine authorities said, as rescuers used their bare hands to sift through a massive landslide in which dozens were feared killed…
Gaza protest toll rises to three
GAZA CITY: A 40-year-old Palestinian hit by Israeli fire on the Gaza border died of his wounds on Saturday, taking the death toll from protests the previous day to three, the territory’s…
Nigeria Eid suicide attack death toll rises to 43
KANO: Deadly weekend attacks by suspected Boko Haram jihadists using young girls as suicide bombers killed 43 people in northeastern Nigeria, officials said Monday, updating the toll. Blasts ripped through the town…
Toll rises to 7 after earthquake in South African mine
JOHANNESBURG: An earthquake that hit a South African gold mine claimed a total of seven lives, its owner said Saturday, after rescue operations were completed at the site outside Johannesburg. The epicentre…
Mumbai chopper crash’s death toll rises to six
MUMBAI: Searchers have recovered two more bodies from the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed off India’s west coast, taking the death toll to six, an official said Sunday. The helicopter went…
California mudslides death toll hits 17, over dozens missing
LOS ANGELES: The founder of a Catholic school is among the 17 people killed in deadly mudslides and flooding in Southern California. Hundreds of rescuers and dogs continued searching for people Wednesday,…
Death toll of Iran protests reaches 50: Opposition
TEHRAN: Iranian Protests have reached the ninth consecutive day on Friday amid rising calls for more demonstrations under the slogan “The Friday of Anger for our Martyrs” referring to the 50 protesters…
Toxic liquor case: Court grants physical remand of accused as toll climbs to 48
An anti-terrorism court on Thursday granted 10-day physical remand of four accused involved in sale of aftershave tainted liquor in Toba Tek Singh. Police had arrested Sawan Jan Masih, Muhammad Ishfaq, Muhammad…
Power cuts, voltage fluctuations take toll on electrical appliances
People complain their electrical appliances broke down due to tripping, fluctuation, low voltage LESCO unable to deal with complaints on time due to shortage of staff, machinery Staff demanding money from power…
Sheikhupura road crash: 2 more die, toll climbs to 20
Two more people wounded in the February-10 Sheikhupura road mishap involving a collision between an LPG filled tanker and a car, succumbed to their injuries at Allied Hospital of Faisalabad on Saturday,…
Sheikhupura accident: Toll climbs to 18
Death toll of the LPG tanker-car collision in Sheikhupura reached 18 as another victim succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday at Faisalabad’s Allied Hospital a week after the accident. The fatal road…
Quinsy claims lives of two more kids, toll climbs to 34
Three more children fell victim to deadly Quinsy disease on Saturday, taking the death toll during the recent month to 34. According to the Health Department, the two children suffering from Quinsy…
Gaza toll crosses 1,000 as truce extension urged
Palestinians find over 100 bodies during digging through remains of hundreds of homes In many places buildings have levelled and entire blocks of homes completely wiped out by Israeli bombardment The death…
Balochistan quake toll jumps to 825
The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that devastated an impoverished region of Balochistan has climbed to 825, the National Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday. More than 30 villages of 20,000…
10 new cases take dengue-infected toll to 58
Despite the launch of the anti-dengue campaign, dengue-infected children are increasing with each passing day. Ten more dengue patients were confirmed in Lahore. According to Punjab Health department, 10 more dengue patients…