10 die as roof of house collapsed in AJK due to rain

MUZAFFARABAD:As many as 10 persons including women and children died and four other received injuries when roof of a house collapsed due to heavy rain in Tai Mandhool village of district Poonch, some 120 kilometer from here on Monday early morning, local administration said. Assistant Commissioner Hajeera told reporter that the residents of the house […]

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More rain-wind-thundershower likely in various parts of country: PMD

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more rain-wind/thundershower for Kashmir, upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday. Hot and Humid weather is expected in other parts of the country. According to the synoptic situation, weak monsoon currents were penetrating in central parts of the country. A western disturbance was affecting upper parts of […]

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Supervision officers review security for Muharram

D.I.KHAN:The Supervision officers and Sectors Incharges reviewed the security measures regarding Muharram-ul-Haram across the district at various thalas and police checkpoints. According to the police spokesman, on the directive of DPO Dera Captain (Retd) Najamul Hasnain Liaquat, all the supervision officers and in-charges of the sectors reviewed the security measures of Muharram-ul-Haram across the district. […]

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Ex-chairman NAB moves IHC against PAC’s proceedings

ISLAMABAD:Former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Monday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the summons notice issued to him by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the Tayyaba Gul harassment matter. The petitioner prayed the court to set aside the minutes of PAC’s meeting regarding the […]

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109,970 electricity connections pending in country: NA told

ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly was told on Monday that some 109,970 new electricity connections were pending across the country due to spread of pandemic (Covid-19) and volatile economic crunch. In a written reply to the question of MNA Syed Agha Rafiullah, Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastagir Khan said the firms were not participating in the […]

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Member of inter-provincial drug cartel held, huge quantity of drugs recovered

KARACHI:West zone police on Monday arrested a member of an inter-provincial drug cartel and recovered huge quantity of drugs from his possession. According to SSP West Farukh Raza, the drug peddler identified as Javed s/o Ishaq was arrested while he was going to supply drugs on a motorcycle. The police, during checking of his motorcycle, […]

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Use of derogatory remarks by PTI against Maulana Fazl ur Rehman condemned

PESHAWAR:Jamiat Ulema Islam –Fazl (JUI-F) Deputy General Secretary Amjad Khan on Monday strongly condemned use of foul language by PTI leadership against JUIF leader Maulana Fazl ur Rehman and said that it showed the level of their frustration in foreign funding case. Talking to media, he said that the British newspaper had already exposed the […]

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UNA, WAM hold workshop on Global Media Congress

ISLAMABAD:The Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) held a virtual workshop for the benefit of its member news agencies to introduce the Global Media Congress, in cooperation with Emirate News Agency (WAM) and Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on Monday. Representatives from more than 40 news agencies in the member states of the Organization […]

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