Mauritius president to visit Pakistan on Sunday on April 15, 2016ISLAMABAD – A delegation of Mauritius led by its President Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim will visit Pakistan on Sunday. During the visit, they will hold meeting with President Mamnoon Hussain where matters of the mutual interests as well as regional and international importance will come under discussion. Both the sides will explore the possibilities of […]
Malakand at loggerheads with govt over customs act on April 13, 2016MINGORA –Protest against extension of Customs Act 1969 to Malakand division continued on second consecutive day as traders backed by political parties observed a strike on Tuesday across the division. According to the sources, thousands of people gathered at Nishatchowk to protest against the government’s decision to extend the customs law to their region. The […]
12 displaced families repatriated to Mohmand agency on April 13, 2016GHALANAI – At least 12 families returned on Wednesday to border areas at Khwezai tehsil in Mohmand Agency in the wake of internally displaced people’s (IDP) repatriation started recently. According to officials of the political administration, the tribesmen were displaced from these areas after security forces launched operation against militants in 2010-11. Since then, these […]
Balochistan govt provides free stents to 462 heart patients: minister on April 13, 2016QUETTA – Balochistan Minister for Health Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch said on Tuesday that 462 patients of cardiovascular diseases were provided with free stents by the provincial government. The minister said that a patient of cardiovascular diseases had to normally bear Rs 1.5 million on his medical treatment. In order to facilitate people, the provincial […]
2nd phase of polio vaccination campaign Kicks off today on April 13, 2016 QUETTA – The second phase of Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV) going to last for eight days will commence in 18 union councils of the high risk district of Killa Abdullah on Wednesday. According to officials of the Emergency Operations Centre, the campaign aims at vaccinating more than 16,300 children in Killa Abdullah and […]
Balochistan assembly on same page to develop Ziarat as tourist resort on April 12, 2016QUETTA – The Balochistan provincial assembly passed a resolution on Monday declaring Ziarat a tourist resort and vowing to refurbish the hill station where Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had spent last days of his life. According to a press release, the mover of the resolution, Balochistan Member Provincial Assembly Spozma Achakzai, said that Ziarat already […]
PTI to hold intra-party polls with April 15 as last date for registration on April 12, 2016 PESHAWAR – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Election Commissioner Noman Wazir said on Tuesday that preparations for intra-party polls were in full swing across Khyber Pakhthunkwa with April 15 as the last date for member’s registration. While briefing coordinators on the procedure of the election during his visit to the party’s provincial secretariat in Peshawar, […]
Houses of Afghan nationals bulldozed in Torkham on April 12, 2016LANDI KOTAL – The political administration of Khyber Agency bulldozed houses of Afghan nationals at Bacha Maina in Torkham on Monday. According to official sources, the decision was taken after a large number of Afghan nationals refused to comply with a four-day deadline to vacate the area and cross the border into Afghanistan. On April […]
100 IDP families repatriated on first day to SWA on April 12, 2016DI KHAN – Repatriation of internally displaced people (IDP) from South Waziristan Agency (SWA) started on Monday amidst journalists decrying about ill treatment meted out to them during the recent visit of Khyber Pakthunkwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra. According to official report, at least 100 families were returned to Manzakai, Raghzai and Kat Kai villages […]
Sub-inspector shot dead as attackers ambush police van on April 12, 2016MINGORA – A police official was shot dead in Swat district of Khyber Pakthunkhwa on Tuesday, a day after two police personnel were killed in Lakki Marwat. The incident occurred in Shahdara Watkay area on the outskirts of Mingora city when attackers ambushed a police vehicle and opened fire at it. In another incident, a […]