QUETTA – The Balochistan government has initiated a setup task force in order to process polio immunisation in the Afghan refugee camps. Provincial Coordinator of Polio Emergency Operation Centre Dr Saifur Rehman said that there are approximately 12 Afghan refugee camps situated in the province with a target population of 57,808 children. The task […]
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on Wednesday said the opposition had framed the terms of reference (ToRs) for the judicial commission on the Panama leaks with consensus and contacted various political parties to send them to the prime minister. Shah, senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), said that […]
KABUL – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani renewed his dialogue offer to the Talibanon on Sunday, saying the militia is facing a major test – to choose whether they want peace or war. “Peace is in the interests of both us and the Taliban,” Ghani said while addressing the opening of parliament after winter break. “Real […]
PESHAWAR – Decapitated body of an Afghan gemstone trader was recovered here on Friday. Police said that beheaded body of an Afghan gemstone trader was found near a hotel at Haji Camp bus terminal in the provincial capital Peshawar. The police took the body into custody and shifted it to hospital for medico-legal formalities. The […]
THARPARKAR: A 19 year old girl named Urmaila had allegedly axed her sister to death and also injured her parents over a domestic matter on Tuesday in Tharparkar area of Sindh. She attacked her sleeping family members with an axe over a domestic issue, killing her sister and injuring her parents in the incident in […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday stressed the need for completing all liquefied natural gas (LNG)-based power projects on a fast-track basis in order to generation cheaper electricity. Talking to Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abassi, who called on him at the PM’s House, the premier said that Pakistan would have enough power to meet […]