A driver and six children were critically injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a school van in Battagram on Tuesday. District Police Officer (DPO) Battagram Ayaz Khan said the incident appeared to be result of an old enmity. The school van was coming from Peer Pahari area of Battagram. One girl and five […]
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ISPR condemns assassination attempt on Imran Khan during PTI long march
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has condemned firing incident during PTI long march in Wazirabad. The media wing of the Pak army, the Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR) issued a condemning statement on the firing incident. “Firing incident during Long March near Gujranwala is highly condemnable,” the military’s media wing said. “Sincere prayers for precious life lost […]
Marriyum says firing on Imran Khan should not be politicized
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday condemned firing at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Gujranwala and demanded a thorough investigation into the incident. “ The incident is very unfortunate and condemnable. It should not be politicized and speculations on the incident must be avoided,” she said in a news […]
Four killed, two injured in attack on Liaqat MPA
PESHAWAR: Four persons were killed and two injured including PTI’s MPA Malik Liaqat Ali, said police on Saturday. MPA Liaqat Ali was on the way to his home at Maidan Gul area of Dir Lower that unknown assailants opened fire on them.MPA liaqat Ali got critical injuries. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Alam brother […]
CEC orders probe into firing incident in PP-167 by-poll
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has directed Inspector General Police Punjab to conduct an impartial inquiry of firing incident in PP-167 by- election (Lahore) and to take strict action against all those responsible for the violence and submit a report to the Election Commission. Taking notice about the firing and violence incident […]
Lawyers charged for discharging weapons in courtroom
Cases were filed against certain lawyers on Thursday for carrying out firing and creating ruckus inside a local court’s premises in Faisalabad. Sources stated that police filed the First Information Report (FIR) under terrorism section. On Wednesday, two groups of lawyers clashed in a local district court of the city. Lawyers released gunshots and created […]
Four people killed in alleged police firing in Sahiwal
SAHIWAL: Four people including two women were killed by Counter-Terrorism Department on GT Road near Sahiwal. Counter-Terrorism Department allegedly opened fire at a car coming from Lahore and killed four people near Sahiwal toll palaza on GT Road on Saturday. Two children present in the car were also injured in the incident. Police claimed that […]
NA condemns Indian firing at AJK premier’s copter
National Assembly (NA) has passed a resolution to condemn the Indian firing at helicopter of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider today. The resolution strongly condemned the incident and said the Indian army opened fire on a civilian helicopter carrying AJK premiers and his two ministers within the air space of Azad […]
Armed assailants martyr 2 traffic wardens in Quetta
QUETTA: Two traffic wardens were martyred when armed assailants opened fire at them at Sarki Road in Quetta on Sunday. According to reports, the two traffic personnel were on duty near Capri cinema when 2 armed assailants opened fire at them. The wardens were rushed to the hospital but succumbed to their wounds on the […]
Pakistani forces kill three Indian soldiers in retaliatory firing
LAHORE: Indian army violated once again the ceasefire and targeted the innocent civilians in Zafarwal Sector on Thursday, said a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In retaliatory firing, one Indian soldier was killed and other three were wounded. The befitting response to the Indian aggression silenced the enemy’s guns, the statement further said. It was the […]