Rescue 1122 spokesperson says search operation to recover other people trapped under debris underway At least 10 people were killed and six others injured after a three-storey building collapsed in Lahore’s Baghbanpura area on Wednesday night, according to Lahore Rescue 1122. Lahore Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Farooq Ahmad said the emergency response team pulled out 16…
Negotiations between the parties are continuing to normalise the situation, FO says Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing. SCREENGRAB Pakistan was making efforts to bring the concerned parties back to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions, the Foreign Office…
Fishing vessel suffered from engine failure; Navy towed the vessel towards shore despite rough conditions Pakistan Navy rescues all crew members from a stranded fishing vessel near Gwadar. PHOTO: DGPR The Pakistan Navy on Thursday successfully rescued a fishing vessel carrying 19 crew members, including eight Iranians, after it became stranded about 120 nautical miles…
K-P IG says 15 terrorists killed, several others injured in retaliatory operation PESHAWAR: Nine policemen, including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Diyar Khan, were martyred and 28 others, including DSP Mujahid Hussain, were injured after terrorists attacked the Khazina Banda police check post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district late on Wednesday, while police killed 15 terrorists…
Prolonged disruption had affected communication, digital banking, businesses and journalists MUZAFFARABAD: Internet services were restored in Muzaffarabad on Wednesday night, 53 days after broadband connectivity was suspended on June 6 bringing relief to residents, businesses, journalists and other users who had struggled to access online services. Broadband internet services were restored at around 10pm Wednesday…
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses a PPP workers’ convention in Muzaffarabad on July 29—PPP MUZAFFARABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said his criticism of alleged irregularities in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections would not endanger the party’s coalition with the PML-N at the Centre, but warned that the alleged rigging and…
CM Bugti says govt committed to strengthening law and order, improving governance Chief Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti chairing a meeting of the Balochistan cabinet—PHOTO VIA X The Balochistan cabinet approved a series of major decisions aimed at improving security, education, governance and public service delivery on Wednesday, including declaring the entire province a “police area”…
Four Village Defence Committee members martyred, six terrorists killed in Swat operation Four police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), two assistant sub-inspectors and a constable, were martyred while eight terrorists were killed after the Khazeena Banda police checkpost in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district came under attack on Wednesday. According to police, the terrorists launched…
25-year-old Wafflix owner was abducted from PECHS; police probe suspected torture Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube A 25-year-old man who was allegedly kidnapped from Karachi’s PECHS Society was found dead in the bushes near a…
Claims that vote theft is an assault on the people’s mandate, will not remain silent as party workers are targeted PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses a PPP workers’ convention in Muzaffarabad on July 29—PPP Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said his criticism of alleged irregularities in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections could…