QUETTA: Protestors continued their protest on Thursday at Bolan warehouse area of Kachi district against the killing of peasants causing huge traffic jam at the National highway connecting Balochistan with Sindh province. At least five peasants were killed by the unknown armed men in Awan Goth of Kachi district of Balochistan in November last. A […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Two persons including the rice owner was killed while two others injured on Thursday in a firing incident occurred in Osta Mohammad area of Jaffarabad district, police confirmed. They said that unknown armed men opened fire at people sitting inside the local rice mill. In a result, the mill owner and another person were […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Iraq Hamid Abbas Lafta called on Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad here on Thursday. Pakistan-Iraq bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest came under discussion during the meeting, said a statement. Provision of facilities for tourists especially ‘Zaireen’ were also discussed in the meeting. They stressed the need for enhanced liaison between […]
Read MoreMULTAN: Police recovered stolen timber worth hundreds of thousands of rupees and arrested an accused involved into the crime on Thursday. According to police sources, operation was launched in collaboration with Forest Department officials in Chowk Sarwar Shaheed area, outskirts of the district Muzaffargarh against timber mafia. Police foiled attempt to steal valuable timber worth […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abbottabad Tariq Salam Marwat on Thursday said following the government policy, large-scale tree planting will be ensured during the current spring tree planting campaign. The DC Abbottabad expressed these views while addressing officials of various departments regarding the tree plantation campaign under Nikhra Abbottabad drive. He said Nikhra Abbottabad drive tree […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha on Thursday said that the Customs Department has a key role to play in stabilizing the economy of the country. He said Balochistan has lucrative opportunities for industrial, maritime trade, fisheries and livestock development and there is an urgent need to take steps in this direction. He expressed […]
Read MoreMULTAN: At least four labourers were injured as roof of under construction plastic factory building caved in near Gulistan chowk on Thursday. According to Rescue officials, the labourers were busy in working at an under-construction factory building when suddenly the roof collapsed. As a result, the four labourers which were working there trapped under the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Exchange rate of the Pakistan rupee strengthened by 29 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Thursday and closed at Rs175.38 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 175.67. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of US dollar in the open market were recorded […]
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