Not school, but mosque’s wall collapse kills student: Minister

PESHAWAR:Provincial Education Minister, Shahram Khan Tarakai on Monday said the initial investigation into a wall collapse incident has revealed that it was not wall of the school but in fact the wall of a nearby under-construction mosque had collapsed that killed a student and injured five others. In a statement here, the Minister said a […]

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UN official appeals for greater int’l aid after visit to quake-devastated Afghan regions

A top UN official in Afghanistan has appealed for greater international aid for the country, after he visited communities affected by last week’s devastating earthquake. “Yesterday’s visit reaffirmed to me both the extreme suffering of people in Afghanistan and their tremendous resolve in the face of great adversity,” Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative of […]

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NHMP has penalized over 500 over-speeding vehicles since June 1

ISLAMABAD:National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) has chased and penalized over 500 over-speeding vehicles since June 1 under its campaign ‘NoMore’. On the directions of Inspector General National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) Khalid Mahmood, over-speeding vehicles are being chased and penalized with heavy fines, said a statement. HMP was running a campaign titled “#NoMore” […]

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Pakistan ready to work with BRIC states on global challenges: FO

ISLAMABAD:The Foreign Office on Monday said Pakistan stands ready to work with all developing countries, including the BRICS members for addressing the challenges faced by the global community. Responding to media queries about a “High-level Dialogue on Global Development” held virtually on sidelines of the BRICS meetings, the the FO spokesperson said. Pakistan congratulated China […]

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Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema, Balochistan MNAs meet PM

ISLAMABAD:Minister for National Food Security Tariq Bashir Cheema and four members of the National Assembly from Balochistan called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Monday. The parliamentarians from Balochistan, who met the prime minister, included Khalid Magsi, Aslam Bhootani, Rubina Irfan and Ehsanullah Reki. During the meeting, they discussed the political situation as […]

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Six more tested positive for corona in Balochistan

QUETTA:Six new coronavirus patient were tested positive in Balochistan while number of total confirmed patients surged to 35531 in the province on Monday. According to media coordinator provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan Dr, Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1537138 people were screened for the virus, out of which six more were reported positive. As many […]

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